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Article 82
The OAS General Secretariat shall appoint a staff member to serve as Coordinator for the Model General Assembly. The Coordinator shall be in charge of the promotion, planning, coordination, and execution of each session of the Model and the subsequent follow-up thereon. Such other staff as may be named for this purpose shall assist.
Article 83
The Office of the Coordinator of the Model OAS General Assembly shall assign an OAS member state to each participating institution.
Article 84
The Office of the Coordinator of the Model OAS General Assembly shall assign to other participating institutions the function of providing General Secretariat staff support to the MOAS.
Article 85
The General Secretariat shall seek to provide the services of Consultants, Technical Secretaries, Rapporteur, Senior Assistant, and other support personnel during the Model sessions.
Article 86
The Office of the Coordinator may assign to an additional participating institution -- preferably one with an active mass-media program -- responsibility for the operations of the Communications Center, which shall keep all participants informed of the progress to the MOAS session. In addition, the Chief Communications Officer, who is subject to appointment by the Coordinator, will head the Communication Center.
Article 87
Prior to each session of the Model Assembly, the office of the Coordinator shall supply each participating school with the official documents and informative material relating to the meeting. Observers shall be provided with such documents and material in accordance with their status.
Article 88
The office of the Coordinator shall select from among the Faculty Advisors, in attendance at a given session, an individual to serve as Technical Secretary of each of the five working committees of the MOAS. The Technical Secretaries shall act as liaisons between the respective committees and the office of the Coordinator and assist in the resolution of such problems, as they may arise in the course of committee business.
Article 89
The Office of the Coordinator shall assign senior staff specialists to each committee to serve as consultants, who shall be available to assist MOAS participants and officers when so requested. The consultants shall be present at all sessions.
Article 90
The Office of the Coordinator shall ensure the services of consultants on style, whose duty shall be to edit resolutions approved by committees in order to enhance their quality of expression before they are printed in the Final Document.
Article 91
The OAS General Secretariat shall award certificates of participation to delegates, alternates, and observers from schools participating in the Model. The best delegation and the runner-up, the best committee Chairperson (excluding the Chairperson of the General Committee) shall be awarded certificates of merit, based on excellence in preparation, effective country preparation, adherence to the Model's Rules of Procedure, punctuality, observance of decorum and knowledge of the structure, objectives and programs of the OAS. The school designated as having the best delegation shall receive the "Edgar Maya Best Delegation Award for Excellence and Service." This award reflects the spirit of cooperation and collegiality, and the preparation and scholarship recognizable in an outstanding delegation. It is named in honor of Edgar Maya, the founder of the MOAS. The Award Committee immediately prior to the Closing Ceremony shall choose award winners.
Article 92
Following each MOAS session, the Office of the Coordinator shall undertake an evaluation of the performance of each student delegation and the cooperation lent by the corresponding participating institution, with a view to determine which school shall be invited to take part in the following session.
Article 93
All activities, announcements, or communiqués, which are not officially scheduled as part of the Model program, must be approved in advance by the Coordinator of the Model OAS General Assembly.
Article 94
The OAS General Secretariat shall determine participation fees for the Model OAS General Assembly. The General Secretariat reserves the right to modify this amount as changing economic circumstance warrants. Participation fees are non-refundable.
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