Financial Officer: Michael A Brooks (mbrooks5@stanford.edu)
Amount Approved: $6,000
Full Budget

What is the mission and purpose of your student group?

The Society for International Affairs at Stanford (SIAS) is an
organization formed to promote awareness of international affairs
in the Stanford community.  The overarching goal of SIAS is to
give any Stanford community member with an interest in
international affairs, regardless of major, department or
affiliation, the opportunity to learn about international issues.
 To this end, SIAS works to stimulate discussion of international
issues through various means.

Why are you requesting Special Fees?

SIAS is asking for Special Fees in order to help provide a
variety of international affairs experiences to the Stanford
community.  A portion of the money we have requested will go
toward putting on speaker events that are open to all of
Stanford.  The rest of the money requested supports the Stanford
Model United Nations team, which plans to compete in at least
four conferences around the US next year.  The Model UN team is
also open to all Stanford students, and we make email
announcements and also flyer for recruitment before each
conference.

What are the three largest line item requests in your budget and why?

The three largest line item requests in our budget are for travel
fares, accommodations, and registration fees.  These are the
expenses that we incur to send Stanford students to Model United
Nations conferences.  The funds requested in these categories
cover less than 18% of our total expenses for attending these
conferences, so we raise the difference by hosting a Model UN
conference for high school students each fall here at Stanford,
by working with The Stanford Fund, as well as contributions from
the individual students attending the conferences.


If you applied for Special Fees last year, is there an increase in the
amount you're seeking this year?  If so, why?

Our Special Fee request has not increased this year despite our
plans to increase the number speaker events we host next year and
our goal to expand of participants on the Stanford Model UN team.