UN Youth Australia has its sights set on Tasmania as the National Evatt Trophy Competition kicks off tomorrow, December 8.

Many of UN Youth's members have already arrived in Hobart for meetings of the National Council, which takes place every six months. The high school delegates for "Evatt" have been arriving since this morning, in time for the first debates tomorrow.

Evatt is Australia's largest and most prestigious national debating competition, attracting participants from across Australia. The competition emulates the United Nations Security Council. Each team of two delegates represents a country that currently sits on the real UN body. The debates revolve around scenarios similar to ones that the Security Council encounters on a regular basis. Teams need to represent the views of their country by backing, rejecting, amending, and negotiating the resolutions presented.

The delegates who have made it to the national finals of Evatt have fought off numerous challenges in their own states and territories during the regional rounds of Evatt earlier in the year. 

It's not all high pressure work over the four days of debate! A number of other educational programs and talks have been lined up to make sure that this Evatt will be an experience that the 60 delegates will not forget.

• Follow what's going on with this Evatt via Twitter, using the #Evatt11 hashtag
• Get involved with Evatt next year by contacting UN Youth in your area