[debate-l] IDEA Exchange - date change!!

[Jurate Motiejunaite]

We are proud to introduce the second annual IDEA Exchange! 
IDEA Exchange 2007 will feature an Academic Conference and Capacity
Building Workshops. 
 
Academic Conference: The topic of the academic conference is Debate in
the Neighborhood. We welcome presentations of academic papers, reports,
reports on debate programs and projects related to the topic of the
conference. 
 
Debate in the Neighborhood (DIN), as a concept, has developed from a
project started by IDEA in the Netherlands. 
Neighborhood is the most immediate space where people of different ages,
ethnic and educational backgrounds meet and live together. Sadly, in
many countries people, especially youth in the neighborhoods are divided
by class, ethnicity and age, so that some of them are not involved in
the decision making processes in their neighborhood or in the country as
a whole. Many neighborhoods are homes and meeting places for
disadvantaged youth, who remain in the margins of democratic processes
and are affected by decisions they did not participate in making. 
The introduction of debate in the neighborhoods aims to provide youth in
disadvantaged neighborhoods with skills and knowledge necessary to
understand the democratic participation, and have the means to
participate in the decision making processes. Ultimately, the
introduction of debate methodologies in the non-formal education of
youth in the neighborhoods, together with debates on actual topics aims
to stimulate tolerance and communication between different age and
ethnic groups in the neighborhoods; to improve the participation of
disadvantaged groups in the democratic processes in the society; and to
improve social cohesion within neighborhoods. 
 
The papers at the conference could deal with a variety of topics, such
as the benefits and drawbacks of introducing debate in the
neighborhoods; the specific debate methodologies to be used for DIN;
reports on similar projects in other countries, and others. 
 
The papers will be peer reviewed by experts from Vytautas Magnus
University and the University of Amsterdam ?. 
 
Capacity Building Workshops: we currently propose the following topics
for workshops at IDEA Exchange. Please send your suggestions for topics
to Jurate Motiejunaite at jmotiejunaite at idebate.org
 
*	Fundraising for NGOs
*	Proposal Writing
*	European project management and reporting
*	Debate methodologies for EFL teaching
*	IDEA Tournament Administration
*	Debate in the Neighborhood project

When? November 7-8, 2007
Where? IDEA Exchange will take place in Kaunas, Lithuania. 
Who? IDEA Exchange is for university professors, university students,
debate activists, youth workers, and educators who work with debate. 
Costs? There is no participation fee for IDEA individual members. The
participants will have to cover their own accommodation and meal costs,
but we will provide a contact of the local travel agent to assist with
the accommodation. 
How to register? Registration will open on May15th, 2007. 

More information? Contact:  <mailto:jmotiejunaite at idebate.org> Jurate
Motiejunaite.
 
 
Jurate Motiejunaite
IDEA-NL Executive Director
Tel.: +37061119740
Fax.: +370 37384135
 
 
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