[debate-l] Invitation to EYS Conference

[Jurate Motiejunaite]

IDEA in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam is organizing the Euro
Youth Festival of Ideas. The festival will take place in Amsterdam, 16-17
March 2007. 

 

The goal of European Youth Speak Conference festival is to exchange ideas on
how European Youth can be involved in the process of shaping the future of
Europe and how European ideas and policies relating to youth can be
communicated with European Youth. 

The festival will take the form of the first IDEA Model European Youth
Parliament. The event will start off with an address by official guests and
hosts of the event. We will then provide a short introduction of the Model
European Youth Parliament procedures and rules. The participants will then
present, discuss and vote on pre-prepared resolutions. A group of judges
will select the most effective parliamentarians who will continue their
debates in the final plenary session! Winners will be awarded prizes. 

We will announce the topics for discussion and the resolutions selected by
the European Youth Speak project partners by February 1, 2007. 

You do not need to be part of the project in order to participate in this
event. You can suggest a topic for discussion or register to participate in
the EuroYouth Model European Youth Parliament by emailing Jurate
Motiejunaite at jmotiejunaite at idebate.org (deadline - February 28, 2007) 
The participants have to make their own travel and accommodation
arrangements. 

The EuroYouth festival of ideas is a part of the European Youth Speak
project in which IDEA is partnering with debate organizations from Czech
Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Slovakia, and the HREA organization in the
Netherlands.

 

 

The tentative program of the event

 

 

Friday 16 March 2007

 

9.30                                      Registration

 

10.00                                  Opening 

                                           Welcome by the Alderman of
Amsterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb.

                                           Welcome by the Dean of the
University of Amsterdam

                                           The program of the conference by
Jurate Motiejunaite, executive director
IDEA

11.00                                  Coffee break 

 

11.30 - 13.00                     Workshop for Model European Youth
Parliament 

 

13.00                                  Lunch

 

14.00                                  Working groups in 4 plenary sessions,
discussing the proposals prepared by the participants. 

 

15.30                                  Working groups in 4 plenary sessions,
discussing the proposals prepared by the participants. 

 

18.00                                  Dinner and a cultural evening "Hope
for Europe" at European Salon in Lloyd Hotel and Cultural Embassy. 

 

 

Saturday 17 March 2007

 

 

10.00                                  Final plenary session 

 

11.00                                  Coffee break

 

11.30                                  Final plenary session 

 

13.00                                  Lunch

 

14.00             Final plenary session 

 

15.15               Coffee break

 

15.30                                  Discussion of the results from the
working groups and conclusions 

 

17.00                                  Closing 

Please register by sending an email to jmotiejunaite at idebate.org

 

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