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THE Y2K MILLENIUM BUG

It’s the end of 1998, with the turn of a new millennium just moments away. Yet a tiny flaw buried in millions of computer systems is threatening to crash the modern world. Known as the Y2K Bug, this coding oversight causes computers to misread the year “2000” as “1900” and could trigger catastrophic failures the moment the new millennium begins. Banking systems could shut down, planes could fall, missiles could misfire, and even nuclear protocols are at risk.

In Washington. D.C, an emergency task force has been assembled. The most powerful figures from global tech, government, defense, and international advisors have one critical job: stop the bug from ending the world. As such, delegates must work together in order to solve the three topics at hand: the debate over investment, issues with public control, and methods to protect major industries.

Some want transparency. Others want silence. But the bug doesn’t care who’s in charge.

The countdown has already begun. Systems are failing, trust is eroding, and the line between order and chaos is thin. In this room, every decision could change the course of history.

Will the world enter the new millennium unscathed, or collapse before the clock strikes twelve?

NOTE: This committee will have low- to medium-level crisis elements. This committee DOES have a back room for private directives.


COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS


CONTACT


MEET THE TEAM

BACKGROUND GUIDE
MECHANICS GUIDE - COMING SOON

Have content-related questions? Reach out to our Committee Dais at y2k@utmun.org.

PAULA CHU,
Committee Director


University of Toronto, 1st Year
Humanities

ARYA SARAVANAN,
Co-Crisis Manager


University of Toronto, 2nd Year
Computer Science, Cognitive Science and Statistics

CHARACTER GUIDE

ROHAN HINDOCHA,
Moderator


Queens University, 3rd Year
Health Scinces

TYMAN HUANG,
Logistics Officer

University of Toronto Mississauga, 5th Year
Communication, Culture, Information and Technology

YUNKAI XU,
Crisis Analyst

University of Toronto, 1st Year
International Relations

NOT PICTURED: MICHAEL SU, Co-Crisis Manager, ADAM TAIMISH, Crisis Analyst, and AZYA EDRIS, Crisis Analyst.

COMMITTEE INTRODUCTION