The Eugene Scassa Mock OAS Program
Celebrating our 25th annual Collegiate Summit of the Americas Conference and our 27th year

Current Announcements

Picture
The 25th Annual ESMOAS Collegiate Summit of the Americas Conference and Competition ​will be held Thursday, November 4 through Sunday November 7 at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.  University teams of 4-7 students may participate either in person or online via Zoom (see "Summit Info" for details on the competition and logistics). 
​
​The Summit will include the Model Summit of the Americas and Organization of American States simulation and competition, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Moot Court Competition, and the ESMOAS Program Academic Conference on International Relations and Latin America, running concurrently with all three components open to all registered participants. 

An online version of the Academic Conference will be held on November 12-13 via Zoom for participants that are unable to join us in San Antonio or for those participating in the Summit or IACHR competitions.

This year's Parliamentary Procedures Workshop  was held Saturday, September 25th, 2021, online via Zoom, with support from our 2021 host institution, Angelo State University.

Recordings and additional materials from the workshop will be made available to participants in the coming days.  Thank you for attending!

About the Program

Summit of the Americas Competition

The Summit of the Americas competition is comprised of teams from universities in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean who represent assigned member states of the OAS in a model-UN style format.  Each team of 4-7 students represents one country across four topical committees.  Students submit and debate resolutions on assigned topics, and deal with a hypothetical crisis scenario.  General Committee delegates have the opportunity to emulate their country's head of state in a mock Summit of the Americas meeting.

IACHR Moot Court Competition

The IACHR Moot Court competition pits teams of two students each against each other in a moot court format.  Student teams represent both the State and the Petitioner side in separate hearings in front of a panel of judges.  They must try a hypothetical human rights case similar to those heard in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and submit written legal memorials and oral arguments.  The competition culminates in a tournament.

Academic Conference on International Relations & Latin America

The ESMOAS Academic Conference on International Relations is open to all faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students to present papers in a traditional academic conference format.  Panels on all aspects of international relations and on specific topics pertinent to Latin America are held throughout the weekend.  Publication of the proceedings with respected academic publishers is routine, and panels are open to all participants.