3rd CON summit

The 3rd CON summit was held on October 6-8, 2017 in Sangkhat, Vandaysia.
It was the third summit of Commonwealth of Official Nations. The summit involves several announcements, votes and topics to discuss about.
== Host selection ==
Host selection began after Commonwealth of Official Nations announced that 3rd CON summit would happen in October 2017. Every Full-Member in the Commonwealth had an opportunity to send a bid for hosting the summit. Two member states, Vandaysia and Monteregis, were interested to host, so they sent their bids.
Vandaysia chose the capital city of the country, Sangkhat, as the candidate city for hosting the summit. The venue for the summit would be Sangkhat International Conference Centre. Monteregis on the other hand had chosen the largest city of the country, Havenecht as the candidate city. The candidate venue for Monteregis' bid was Havenecht Convention Centre, Monteregis has later withdrawn from the selection making Sangkhat the winner.
3rd Summit host selection
City 	Country 	Result
Sangkhat 	Vandaysia 	winner
Havenecht	Monteregis	withdrawn
== Participants ==
The current Leader Council of Commonwealth of Official Nations was invited to the summit.
Core CON membersHost state and leader are shown in bold text.	Core CON membersHost state and leader are shown in bold text.	Core CON membersHost state and leader are shown in bold text.	Core CON membersHost state and leader are shown in bold text.
Member 	Represented by 	Title 	
Adriatic Federation 	Dejan Mihajloviç 	President 	
Frangleterre 	Philip Anderson 	President 	
Hoflan 	William Von Hannover 	Prime Minister 	
Fielger 	Trygve Sumessen 	President 	
Monteregis 	Jean-Jacques Gauguin 	President 	
Rumas 	Traian Azoroni 	Prime Minister 	
Tavakareluu 	Lauri Virtanen 	Prime Minister 	
 	Ryan Scott 	President 	
Vandaysia 	Rik Kleijnee 	Prime Minister 	
== Topics ==
===Suffrage for all members===
We, the Congress of Great Lakes, want to propose to dissolve the current member rank system of CON. The current system has proven to be useless. We are suggesting to have two options:1. Unite all the current member ranks into a one single member rank.2. Update the current rank system: Unite Full-Members and Co-members into members, observers and trade partners into observers.
Should CON unite all member ranks? 	Should CON unite all member ranks?	Should CON unite all member ranks?	Should CON unite all member ranks?	Should CON unite all member ranks?	Should CON unite all member ranks?	Should CON unite all member ranks?	Should CON unite all member ranks?	Should CON unite all member ranks?	Should CON unite all member ranks?
Yes: All members should be united into as one 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Partially yes: We should have just members and observers	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
No: We should keep the member rank system 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===CON International Bank Reform/Creation===
Creation of CON Central Bank for managing membership fees, funding of CON programs and usage for emergencies.
Should CON create a central bank? 	Should CON create a central bank?	Should CON create a central bank?	Should CON create a central bank?	Should CON create a central bank?	Should CON create a central bank?	Should CON create a central bank?	Should CON create a central bank?	Should CON create a central bank?	Should CON create a central bank?
Yes: CON Central Bank should be created 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
No: Fundings for CON programs and support in case of emergencyshould be managed by members’ own independent national banks	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===New flag===
CON should have a new flag that is different from its seal/emblem.
Should CON create a new flag? 	Should CON create a new flag?	Should CON create a new flag?	Should CON create a new flag?	Should CON create a new flag?	Should CON create a new flag?	Should CON create a new flag?	Should CON create a new flag?	Should CON create a new flag?	Should CON create a new flag?
Yes: We should design a new flag 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
No: We should keep the current flag	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===New member type: Strategic Allies===
We should create agreements with small, low protected countries, especially in strategically important areas. CON will guarantee their independence in exchange for military access and permission for creating military bases, airfields, army ports.
Should strategic allies be created? 	Should strategic allies be created?	Should strategic allies be created?	Should strategic allies be created?	Should strategic allies be created?	Should strategic allies be created?	Should strategic allies be created?	Should strategic allies be created?	Should strategic allies be created?	Should strategic allies be created?
Yes: Strategic allies should be created 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Partially yes: Observer members should become strategic allies or vise versa (If you vote on this option you need to specify)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
No: Strategic allies should not be created 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Full membership for Holfan===
Are you ok with Hoflan becoming a Full-Member?
Should Holfan become a Full-Member? 	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?	Should Holfan become a Full-Member?
Yes: Hoflan should gain Full membership	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Abstain 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
No: Holfan should stay as Co-Member 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Funding of research and strategies to fight climate change and greenhouse gases===
* Opening statement:Though there are a lot of topics that climate change encompasses, there is an imminent need to focus on greenhouse gas emissions and how to reduce them. Virtually all the increase in greenhouse gas emissions recently has been due to human activity, and over the past century, the earth has seen a 0.8 degrees increase. This is obviously extremely detrimental to the Earth, and, while it is not affecting us too much, it can and will impact the following generations enormously. We must find a way to stop or at least prevent more emissions each year, and one such way is through the implementation of sustainable development, which delegation of Monteregis is confident that we can successfully find a plan to utilise it to the most of its potential.
* Research: Over the past few decades, global warming has been a topic of growing interest throughout the world. This phenomenon can be attributed largely to greenhouse gases, which are a group of atmospheric trace gases that are produced mainly from human activity. Some of the most commonly known greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides, and chlorofluorocarbons (or CFCs). These gases have over time become trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere, which ultimately creates a “greenhouse effect” where heat generated from human activities is trapped in the atmosphere as more heat from outside the atmosphere comes in. This is clearly a problem that must be dealt with imminently by decreasing human-made greenhouse gas emissions. Global warming in Portugal is an increasingly important issue, as the country has seen a 15% increase in total greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2012, with energy and industrial process emissions being responsible for 77% of its emissions. Many think that Monteregis is one of most vulnerable countries in terms of global warming on the Atlantic coast of North America.
* In the past, Monteregis has made considerable efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and introduce renewable energy sources into the country. One major program that the country created was the National Adaptation Strategy, or ENAAC, in 2010, which was revised in 2015. The energy sector of ENAAC, which identified and found solutions for vulnerabilities within the sector. Some measures taken include vulnerability analysis, stress testing for vulnerable infrastructure, as well as technological diversification and geographical distribution of a company’s assets. Additionally, Monteregis ran entirely on renewable energy for four days in 2016, and a recent report shows that the country is only one of three in North America that has met its 2030 goal in greenhouse gas emissions. This shows that Monteregis is making significant strides in progress on renewable energy, which can be partly attributed to ENAAC.
* Potential solutions: As climate change and the emission of greenhouse gases becomes an issue of greater importance, something must be done in order to combat it. In order to keep the global temperature increase under 2ºC, countries should take up sustainable development as a way to reduce their carbon footprint. Goals and requirements for each country should be different, thus creating a flexible and personalizable solution that works on an “each according to their ability” basis. Additionally, if each country’s goals are personalized, then the goals will be much more attainable. Such goals can include capping the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by a certain date or developing programs like Portugal’s ENAAC that focus on fighting climate change.
How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases? 	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?	How CON should fight against climate change and greenhouse gases?
Carbon tax & incentives 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Research in renewable energy 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Implementation of sustainable developmentin infrastructure and transportation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Research on stopping pollution 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Announcements ==
===CON is seeking for new members===
In case there are interested nations, that wants to be a part of the Commonwealth of Official Nations, you may know show your interest to us. Send your interest to the comment section of the main page of CON or to the comment section down below. If you are applying to be a full member that does not mean you will end up as a full member. You can not accept other types of memberships if they do not satisfy you. Good luck!
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