Preliminary Conference Agenda
Pre-Conference: Tuesday 18/11/08
Optional European Site Visits for Participants – more information available soon.
Meeting of the IANYS Global Council
Day 1 Wednesday 19/11/08
9-18 Arrival, registration
9-16 Special Session on NYS policy and program development*
A pre-conference session for policymakers and practitioners new to the field of NYS to explore some of the key issues in policy and program design and develop tools and strategies for implementing NYS
19:00 Opening Ceremony
Day 2 Thursday 20/11/08
9-10 Round Table Presentation: Scaling Up NYS from local to national
10-10:30 Questions, Discussion
10:30-11 Coffee Break
11-12:30 Round Table Presentation: Measuring the Impact of NYS Programs on Participants and on the Community
12:30-14 Lunch – Preliminary Regional Network Meetings
14-18 Site Visits to Unis-Cite or Community Service Project
18-19 Return to hotel: Tea, reflection, networking
19-21 Dinner in
Day 3 Friday 21/11/08
9-10:30 Round Table Presentation: NYS as a Strategy for Social Inclusion
10:30-11 Coffee Break
11-12:30 Round Table Presentation: Where is the Learning in NYS?
12:30-14 Lunch
14-15:45 Thematic Workshops: Session 1
- Identifying and meeting community and national needs
through NYS
- Developing regional networks for youth service
- Comparison of NYS models – government, schools
and universities, NGO
- Reviewing youth service research and developing a
research agenda
15:45-16 Coffee Break
16-17:45 IANYS General Meeting and Presentation of Regional Declarations
19-21 Dinner in
Day 4 Saturday 22/11/08
9-10:45 Thematic Workshops: Session 2
- Peacemaking and Service
- Developing an international service-learning curriculum
- Stimulating private sector investment in NYS
- Regional network meetings
11-12 Closing Ceremony
* Not included in conference fee