Dear Delegates, Advisors, Staffers, Partners, and Friends,

I am privileged to welcome you to the first ever edition of Model United Nations at Arizona State University’s conference, DevilMUN. Hosted in Tempe, Arizona, right in the heart of the vibrant and ever-changing Valley of the Sun, we aim to serve delegations near and far by offering the very first collegiate conference hosted in the state of Arizona. We look forward to providing delegates the opportunity to discuss real issues faced throughout the Southwest and the whole United States, fostering the beautiful intellectual exchange between college students, and creating an unforgettable weekend set in the temperate winter of our Valley.

DevilMUN I is not only a weekend full of debate and discussion, but the culmination of years of thought and effort by MUN students at capturing how to create an innovative conference. Our committees represent a wide array of ideas and problems, but all center around the issues of the present and the past that inform daily life in the Southwest and impact the United States as a whole. Our staff are driven to create memorable experiences for delegates through their knowledge on the issues, and through channeling all the greatest memories and systems they have seen throughout their careers. DevilMUN is not just a conference, but the long-standing pet project of MUN at ASU. Our foundation was laid by members of the club that knew they would not be able to see the execution of their vision before they graduated. Other key details emerged by taking inspiration from what allowed us as delegates at past conferences to feel empowered to solve the issues that moved us to join Model United Nations in the first place. DevilMUN is the result of eager conversations amongst staffers and between Director General Anna Wangerin and I walking down the streets of D.C., Montréal, Los Angeles, and most importantly our conference’s home of Tempe.

Outside of the conference’s activity of debate and discussion itself is Tempe, and the beautiful campus of Arizona State University. We invite you for a weekend to enjoy the scenery of the desert during one of the Valley’s wonderfully temperate Februaries, to explore the nightlife and ever-changing urban landscape of Downtown Tempe, and to help us bring the heat to collegiate Model United Nations. We hope to see you in the Valley for debate in the desert from February 5th to 8th of 2026!

Sincerely,

Chase H. Baugh

Secretary General