2013 AINSummit

Bidding
The bidding for the candidate host cities started on the same day as the sign up for the Summit; 1 September. The bids were to be sent confidential through a google doc file. The bidding was officially closed on 13 September, and the first results were released on 14 September, eliminating 2 of the bids on the 15th, and then releasing the winner later in the day. The 4 nations that signed up to bid were; Darsingborough, Histalpol; ___, Asgard; Hong Kong, Okatabawashi and Nyhaven, Lower Columbia.

The voting came down to Hong Kong and Nyhaven, in which it was announced that Nyhaven won the vote 2-1. Nyhaven Sentital released the information that the venue to host this Summit in Nyhaven will be The International Centre, nestled in the middle of the cities financial district.

Topic 1: International trade
The topic of trade was suggested in signing up for the summit by 14 of the 21 countries signing up, with a total of the 42% of participating nations. This was the topic that started off the Summit on the 21st with the Speaker of the parliament for Lower Columbia opening with a welcoming speech, most nations responded with speeches relating to a questionnaire suggested for those with no particular debates for this topic, including if the nation is more isolationism or globalisation based, if the member state is in any specific economic agreements or organisations and if trade in a nation is expected to move between surplus and deficit within the next 5 years.

Specialised topics include the invitation of foreign nations onto the Histalian Stock Market index HSE 100 Index, and the wanting of Histalian companies to be in foreign stock markets.

Histalpol and the Liberal Monarchist Bloc
On 24 September, the 3rd day of the Summit, Histalpol announced the results of a vote in the Government of Histalpol towards the joining of the Liberal Monarchist Bloc, via the Speaker of the Minor Exposition House, Martin Woodbine.

It was announced that Sainte-Croix originally invited Histalpol into the union on the 31 August 2013. Histalpol before the Summit took upon a 2 round vote, as made by law, and announced the result on the 24 September, in front of representatives and heads of states of LMB nations.

The results were told to be a result of 351-204 for joining in the first round, but decreased to 347-207 in the second round, with an average of 341 to 205.5 for joining the union.

The result was followed by a speech by Chancellor Timothy Small on behalf of Histalpol first, thanking the union and Sainte-Croix for the acceptance into the union and then talked on behalf of King Dylan II apologising for his absence and also thanking the union on behalf of him and his family. The final announcement from Histalpol was that foreign relations with LMB nations will be advanced to the level above.

The nations of Cattala, Sainte-Croix and New Hollands responded to the results and speech, all of them welcoming the expansion of the LMB and stated the significance of Histalpol's steps to regaining foreign relations after the Black Depression.