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Shape North America’s future!
The Triumvirate is a unique parliamentary exercise that annually brings together a hundred university students, from Canada, Mexico and the United States, in order to simulate, during five days, a parliamentary meeting between North American national and sub-national parliamentarians, joined by journalists and lobbyists. This year, the event will take place in Washington D.C. in the
Inter-American Development Bank and American University,
from the 20th to the 25th of May, 2007.
The simulation offers participants a unique opportunity to live an experience rich in apprenticeship, emotions and outcomes. During the event, students will participate as a legislator, journalist or lobbyist.
The week’s work takes place in plenary sessions, political commissions, caucus and even in the corridors!
Each day a conference speaker from the political, economic or academic milieu will interact with participants on one of the event’s themes. 
Senator Enrique Jackson, President of the Mexican Congress’ Permanent Commission.
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MAIN OBJECTIVES
To raise awareness among future North American leaders regarding regional integration issues
To allow participants to familiarize themselves with the functioning of democratic institutions
To help participants better understand NAFTA’s political, economic and social realities
To develop their sense of a North American identity
To encourage intercultural exchanges and to promote the creation of North American academic networks
To inform the current decision makers of the priorities and the concerns of North American youth. |
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In May 2007, the themes debated will be the creation of a customs union, water management, human trafficking and telecommunications. For more information on the 2007 Triumvirate edition please refer to the presentation document “Triumvirate 2007”, available under the “Work Documents” section.
ROLES
Participants will be assigned one of the three following roles: legislator (representing a country other than their own), journalist or lobbyist.
Legislators
Triumvirate legislators will have to face the challenge of representing a country other than their own. Given that all the legislative levels are affected by NAFTA, the Triumvirate has incorporated both the federal and federated legislative levels. Basing themselves on their research, regarding the characteristics of the federal or federated entity they represent, participants will have to develop a personal position. Each participant will debate one of the four draft resolutions within their assigned political commission and will vote on all four resolutions during the plenary session. |
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Journalists
A team of journalist will produce a daily newsletter during the simulation. The TrilatHerald will cover the development and evolution of the debates and will offer interviews with conference speakers, legislators and lobbyists. The newsletter will be distributed each morning to the participants as well as to Triumvirate partners, via Internet.
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Lobbyists
Lobbyists will have to ensure that the amendments to the draft resolutions respect the interests of their organization as well as the mandate they will have received from NAFI. Each lobbyist will have to: present a memoir within one political commission; comment that commission's work during a caucus session; publish, in the TrilatHerald, one open letter exposing his or her opinion concerning the debates surrounding draft resolutions and transmit a final report to the Triumvirate secretariat. |
The registration and payment deadline for participants and universities is February 15th 2007. Participating students must fill out a registration form available under the “Triumvirate 2007 Registration” section, contact us at “info@fina-nafi.org” or call us at (514) 844-8030. For further information on how to participate, please click on “Participants”.
The North American Forum on Integration (NAFI)
3744, Jean-Brillant, bureau 581
Montréal (Québec) Canada H3T 1P1
Tel :
514-343-7874
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Fax :
514-343-7348
www.fina-nafi.org | info@fina-nafi.org
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