Most Esteemed Advisors, Delegates, and Esteemed Guests,
 
On behalf of our Executive Team, I am delighted to have the privilege to welcome you all to the 5th annual session of TED Istanbul College Model United Nations (TEDIMUN) as the Secretary-General of TEDIMUN '25. This year's session of TEDIMUN will take place between 7-9th of February with enthusiastic participants. Considering the importance of being focused on sustainability and effective diplomacy for future generations, our upcoming conference will take place with the theme: "Transcending Generations: Ensuring a Sustainable Legacy of Diplomacy."

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Having hosted more than 400 participants at our previous session, we are once again eager to welcome our outstanding participants who are encouraged to foster fruitful debates, establish suitable environments for discussion, and experience an exclusive learning opportunity. Since the establishment of the TED Istanbul College Model United Nations Club, following the THIMUN rules of procedure, we are honoured to gather young minds together to achieve significant development for every participant and foster the bright minds of the future. Leading to our fifth annual session, we hosted over 1065 participants with extreme professionalism. This year, we are maintaining our two assemblies, the General Assembly, and the Special Assembly, to take on-point measures and actions upon tremendously sensitive and crucial issues with more debated resolutions. In addition to our two assemblies, the Historical United Nations Security Council (HUNSC) and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), I am thrilled to announce an additional committee in our conference: the Advisory Panel (APQ). In addition to our new committee, which we fully believe will provide insightful solution ideas, the Special Assembly committees will be inspired by real-life UN offices and committees to further debate critical global issues.
 
Having analyzed the current situation of the globe as a whole, it is undeniable that collective development in every aspect is a crucial need for the modern era. Meanwhile, understanding the current diplomacy, the future should be a matter to be focused on for maintaining the actions taken today. Nonetheless, focusing on the future is the primary step for creating a legacy. More important than the creation of a legacy, leaving it in a sustainable form behind is the hardest but the most critical point. Acknowledging the means and dynamics of diplomacy: mutual respect, open-mindedness, and critical thinking, we would like to let young minds experience the power of diplomacy at our conference. As the Executive Team of TEDIMUN’25, we are waiting for you at the conference that we have been working tirelessly.

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Cordially, 
Defne Irmak Yurt
Secretary-General of TEDIMUN '25