Harvard Model Congress - Domestic Conferences

Domestic Conferences

Harvard Model Congress Boston, founded in 1986, is the oldest of the HMC conferences and is held annually at the Boston Sheraton Hotel. Each February, approximately 1,500 delegates descend on Massachusetts to tackle the most pressing and important issues facing the nation as they assume roles in each of the three branches of the U.S. government and beyond. Exciting and diverse programs, ranging from committees in the House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court, to special programs such as press, lobbyists, and the National Security Council, help bring American government to life and have established Harvard Model Congress Boston as the nation's premier American government simulation.

Founded in 2001, Harvard Model Congress San Francisco is an American government simulation program based on the successful Boston model and the first conference of its type on the West Coast. Over three hundred delegates from across the country travel to HMC-SF to learn about American government by experiencing it firsthand. The four-day conference, held at the Hilton Financial District, San Francisco, is more intimate than the Boston conference and thus features lower student-to-staff ratios and more individual attention from the experienced staff of Harvard students. The conference was originally located in San Diego and subsequently moved to San Francisco, where it continues today.