Queens International Affairs Association (QIAA) 2013-2014 School Year 1) Proposal by Hana Delibasic During this past year,

, under the leadership of President Digvijay Mehra, and Vice Presidents Kris Yue and Kelvin Kwok, QIAA underwent incredible changes to its structure and organization. All of which, for me, were positive motions into creating a bigger and better student club. Although change is good, my proposal is that QIAAs exec works hard to consolidate these efforts and bring forward a more focused agenda. As such, the following points are things that should be worked on: Marketing: For any club on campus, visibility is the biggest problem it faces. As one of the biggest clubs on campus, this should not be a problem for QIAA, yet personally I find that when I speak to individuals not affiliated with QIAA, they have not heard of it. My goal would be to focus on making QIAAs image better known, not only within the departments such as politics, development studies or history, where many students are exposed to it, but rather, other faculties such as engineering, and nursing. I believe there is an untapped market for QIAA, of students who have a passion for international affairs, but are studying in a different program. This could be students in nursing and biology who wish to one day join Doctors Without Borders, or engineering students who want to work in a foreign country. In order to do this, we must get students to understand the benefits of being a part of QIAA, or through attending the events that we provide. These benefits include networking with our various members and guest speakers, future job opportunities, volunteer opportunities within QIAA, and even simply having a fun time with new people. Conferences: While this is already a point under consideration by the current executive, I believe that it is imperative for QIAA to host its own model UN conference. This is key for bringing in funds for the club, and not having to rely solely on fundraising and sponsorship. It will also bring good advertising to other QIAA initiatives and conferences, which could bring in more external delegates in the future. Another point which should be worked on is creating a stronger crisis simulation. This can be done by working to distinguish the already established conferences, and outline specifically what differentiates them. Over the past few years, it seems that they have taken on a path to becoming the same conference, just in two different semesters. If we are able to outline exactly what makes each unique, we can cater to more than one group of students. However, a more efficient option is to consolidate the conferences, and put all efforts into creating one, strong and well-known, conference. I believe these two are the main priorities of QIAA for the next year. QIAA has the potential and capacity to become an even stronger and better club. As VP, I will work harder than anyone to ensure it reaches this potential.

2) Bio Hana Delibasic has been involved with QIAA since her first year at Queens University. Beginning as the Public Relations intern in first year, she moved on to be the Queens Interactive Crisis Simulation co-chair in her second year, and has held this position for two consecutive years. During her involvement with QIAA, she has participated as a delegate at BUCS, and has contributed a testimonial for the Global Passport Database.