Motion to Open Session: This is the first motion of the conference and is made to move into formal debate and open the primary speakers list. If there are multiple topics on the agenda, the body will first debate on the order they are to be discussed until there is a motion to set the agenda. All delegates wishing to be added to the speakers list should raise their placards at the request of the chair or send a note to the dais. Speaking time during debate may be limited with a Motion to Limit Debate (see below).

Motion to Suspend Session: This motion suspends the body between sessions. This motion requires a second, is not debatable, and needs a simple majority to pass.

Motion to Close Session: This motion closes the committee sessions for good. It will only be entertained by the chair at the end of the last committee session. This motion requires a second, is not debatable, and needs a simple majority to pass.

Motion to Open a Speaker’s List: This motion brings the body into a series of speeches from delegates who are to speak in a specific order, with a set time, and a set amount of points of information and follow ups. All of this should be specified by the delegate who asks for this motion, along with a reason for the speaker’s list. The first to talk will be the delegate who suggest this motion, followed up by the delegate who seconds it.

Motion to Add or Retract Points of Information from the Speaker’s List: This motion takes away questions or adds more questions per delegate from the ones previously set by the motion to open a speaker’s list.

Motion to Add or Subtract Speaker’s Time in the Speaker’s List: This motion shortens the time a delegate can speak during his speech in a speaker’s list.

Motion for an Unmoderated Debate: This motion temporarily suspends the meeting for a specified amount of time. Use it to create resolutions, talk to other delegates, or anything else you may need to do. It requires a second, is not debatable, and needs a simple majority to pass. The motion may be extended for a time less than the original. It cannot be extended more than once.

Motion for a Moderated Debate: This motion brings the body into a moderated debate on the issue on the floor for a specified amount of time. The moderating officer will then recognise speakers for a specified amount of time, who cannot yield to anyone but the Chair at the end of their speech. This motion requires a second, is not debatable, and needs a simple majority to pass. This motion may not be made once debate has been closed. The motion may be extended for a time less than the original. It cannot be extended more than once.

Motion to Table the Topic: This motion tables a topic (ending debate on the topic) until it is reopened with a Motion to Reconsider. This motion requires a second, is debatable (two speeches in favor and two against), and needs a two‐thirds majority to pass.

Motion to Vote by Roll Call: This motion requests that the Chair conduct a roll‐call vote on the resolution. This motion only requires a second to be accepted.

Motion to Vote on the Resolution as a Whole: This motion requests that the Chair conduct a roll‐call vote on the resolution. This motion only requires a second to be accepted.

Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair: This motion appeals a decision of the Chair to the body. This motion requires the consent of the Chair and may be deemed out of order. If accepted by the Chair, the Chair and the Delegate shall each be given one minute to present their argument to the body. This motion needs a simple majority to pass. If passed, the decision of the Chair is repealed.

Motion to Introduce a Draft Resolution: This motion brings a working paper that has already been approved by the Chair with the appropriate number of signatories to the floor for general debate. It requires a second, is not debatable, and needs a simple majority to pass.

Motion to Reconsider: This motion is used to bring a resolution or topic that has been previously tabled back to the floor. It requires two speakers in favor and two against and needs a two‐thirds majority to pass.

Motion For an Extraordinary Set of Questions: The motion is used to create an extraordinary set of questions to a specific delegate after the specified points of information have expired.

Motion to evict: Should a fellow delegate (or an official such as the Chair) be making debate procedures difficult for all concerned, they may be evicted from the committee for an indefinite period. This motion should be used sparingly. If evicted, the delegate will in turn fail the assignment. 

Right of reply: If a delegate is offended, the delegate has the right to address the house. The offended delegate needs to send a note to the chair. The chair decides if a right of reply is in order. If granted the offended delegate has the right to address the committee.