Georgetown International Relations Association
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| Abbreviation | GIRA |
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| Formation | 1969 |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | International relations education |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. USA |
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Board of directors |
| Affiliations | Georgetown International Relations Club |
| Website | modelun |
The Georgetown International Relations Association, Inc. (GIRA) is a non-profit organization that promotes scholastic and collegiate student engagement with international affairs. Founded and incorporated in 1969 as an independent 501(c)(3) corporation, GIRA is operated entirely by undergraduate students of Georgetown University. Though the two maintain a close relationship, GIRA is neither funded nor managed by Georgetown University.
The mission and functions of GIRA is multi-faceted. It hosts its two primary conferences, the North American Invitational Model United Nations and the National Collegiate Security Conference, as well as a third India-based conference which it co-hosts. Another of its activities is to fund the university-affiliated Georgetown International Relations Club (GIRC), which is largest student organization on campus. GIRC is the competitive, traveling Model United Nations team of Georgetown University that was ranked third in the world division by Best Delegate for 2014-2015. Additionally, GIRA awards grants to students who wish to pursue projects abroad. Lastly, it provides foreign immersion opportunities for students.
The Georgetown International Relations Association is principally governed by a board of directors on which its CEO (who serves as chairman), CFO, COO, and Executive Secretary sit, alongside current and former conference executives. The conference executives consist of the Secretary-General and Executive Director for each of GIRA's two annual conferences.
In addition to two executives, who are appointed by the board of directors, each conference is operated by a secretariat composed of senior staff that is selected by the conference executives. Members of the senior staff take the positions of "directors" of their respective departments (for the administrative side of the conference) or under secretaries-general of their respective organs (for the substantive side of the conference). The largest functional body is the junior staff, which is selected by the executives and secretariat. It carries out the day-to-day operations of the conferences including the functioning of individual committees and assemblies.
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