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G20 Youth Summit Indonesia Organizing Committee2012 Delegate Application Methodology

Ariana Alisjahbana, Disty Winata, I Ketut Adi Putra & Sofwan Hakim

Introduction

The G8 & G20 Youth Summits

The G8 & G20 Youth Summits are international youth conferences that bring together young

leaders representing the Group of Eight (G8) and Group of Twenty (G20) nations to facilitate

discussions about the most pressing issues facing our world today.

Unlike the Model United Nations, the G8 & G20 Youth Summits aims to go beyond merely

replicating an existing institution and allow young leaders to directly voice their opinions and

craft creative solutions to current world issues. Each summit will produce a communiqu,outlining the resolutions, conclusions and agreements reached by the delegates at the summit.

This document then acts as young leaders input to current global issues and policies.

Previous summits have taken place in St. Petersburg (2006), Berlin (2007), Tokyo & Yokohama

(2008), Milan (2009), Vancouver (2010) and Paris (2011).

The 2012 Summits will take place from June 3rd-June 9th, 2012 at the George Washington

University Campus in Washington, DC. Young Americans for Diplomatic Leadership (YADL), the

organizing committee for the United States, and Global ECO, the organizing committee for

Mexico, will be co-chairing the summits in recognition of the American G8 and Mexican G20

presidencies in 2012.

The Organizing Committee

The Summits are organized by a network of youth-led organizations in each

of the twenty countries called the G8 & G20 Youth Network. An Organizing

Committee (OC) is a youth-run organization representing each G20 country.

Indonesias OC was formed in 2010 after the Vancouver summit , aiming to

continue Indonesias presence in the upcoming summits.

An updated list of all the OC in the network can be found at:

http://g8-g20-youth-summits.org/introduction/g8-g20-youth-network/

The G20 Youth Summit Indonesia Organizing Committee is Indonesias official OC for the G8

G20 Youth Network where alumni of the previous two summits run the organization.
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As of January 2012, these include:

Name Position & Summit

year

Current Occupation1

Contact

Disty Winata Sherpa 2011 Undergraduate (S1)student, Simon Fraser

University, Canada

[email protected]

Ariana Alisjahbana M. Environment

2011

Researcher, World

Resources Institute,

Washington, DC

[email protected]

Sofwan Hakim M. Development

2011

Junior Planner, BAPPENAS [email protected]

I Ketut Adi Putra

Kusnadi

M. Finance 2011 Equity Analyst, DeutscheBank Jakarta

[email protected]

Sugit S. Arjon Head of State 2010 Undergraduate (S1)Student, Monash

University, Australia

[email protected]

Zenathan Adnin M. Economy 2011 Graduate Student,

Universit Paris I-PantheonSorbonne, France

[email protected]

m

Table 1. Organizing Committee members.

Selection Process for the 2012 Delegates

We design our 2012 recruitment process to select well-rounded

candidates with the best knowledge, leadership, diplomacy and

English skills needed to succeed in the Summits.

There are three rounds in the application process: Round I includes an application form and

CV/resume, Round II includes two 2-page analytical essays, Round III involves a one-hour

skype interview with at least two OC members. The following table reflects our timeline for

this years application process.

Start date2

End date

(deadline)

# of

applicants3

# of

shortlisted4

Results

announced

Call for

Applicants/

Round I

November

13th

, 2011

December

14th

, 2011

121 33 December

24th

, 2011

Round II December

24th

, 2011

January 5th

,

2012

29 15 January 9th

,

2012

Round III January

14th

, 2011

January 21st

,

2012

15 6 January 23rd

,

2012Table 2. General timeline of the 2012 G20 Youth Summit Indonesia Recruitment Process

1Current occupation as of January 2012. All non-student OC members are recent (2010 or 2011) fresh graduates.

2

All dates and time correspond to WIB (GMT +7)3Refers to numbers of individual applicants

4Refers to numbers of individual applicants


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Call for applicants

Our call for applicants was posted publicly on our website (http://g20-

indonesia.blogspot.com) on November 13th

, 2011. The post can be found athttp://g20-indonesia.blogspot.com/2011/11/g8g20-youth-summits-2012-call-for.html

The link was circulated through Facebook, Twitter, the G8 & G20 Youth Networks, MUNnetworks throughout Indonesia, Indonesian student clubs in Metro Vancouver area,

PERMIAS Massachusetts and Washington DC, ITB and UI mailing lists and last years

applicants from November 13th

to December 14th

, 2011.

Screenshot:

Image 1. Screenshot of our Call for Applicants.
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Additional relevant links:

http://g20-indonesia.blogspot.com/p/apply.html

http://g20-indonesia.blogspot.com/p/faq.html

Round I: Application Form & CV

Candidates interested in applying to the Indonesian delegation would need to submit a

completed application form and attach a current CV/Resume that is no longer than 4 pages.

The application form includes basic information about the candidate, personal expertise,

organizational and conference experience, motivation in participating G20 Youth Summit,

list of positions applied and 2 topics suggestions to G20 Youth Summit agenda (5 questions

in total).

Note that in the first round, each candidate can apply for up to two Ministerial positions.

Attached below is the application form that each candidate must complete:

APPLICATION FORM

BASIC INFORMATION

Name :Current address :City/State :Country :Will this still be your address by June 2012? YES NOIf NO, insert June 2012 address:Email :Phone :Skype ID :

EDUCATION & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Most recent academic institution enrolled:Degree program :Graduation year :Have you been involved in a Model UN or similar programs in the past?YES NO

QUESTIONS

Please answer in 4-5 lines each, unless otherwise noted

1. What qualities do you judge are crucial for a G8/G20 Youth Summitdelegate to have?
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2. List the top two ministerial positions that you are applying for andexplain why in four to five sentences each.

3. List and elaborate on the two topics you would like to see on thisyears G20 Youth Summit Agenda.

4. What personal skills, expertise, or experience will you bring to the

Indonesian delegation? How will they help you be a successfuldelegate during the negotiations?

5.What do you expect to take away from this experience?

NEXT STEPS

Please attach your current rsum or CV. Be sure to include yourrelevant work experience, honors, conferences attended, publications,

and other features that you feel will be an asset at this summit. Lengthof CV should not exceed 4 pages.

Email this completed application form along with your resume or CV inpdf format [email protected] the subject line:2012 Application_YourFullName_FirstMinisterialPost_SecondMinisterialPostExample: 2012Application_ArianaAlisjahbana_Environment_DevelopmentDEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2011

Shortlisted candidates will be notified for a second round of selection(essay) by the Organizing Committee.

Questions and inquiries should be addressed [email protected]

How did you hear about the G8/G20 Youth Summits?(1) From my university(2) Fromafriend(3) From Facebook(4) From Twitter

(5) From a previous participant(6) Iamapreviousparticipant
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(7) Other:

Round I Evaluation

We evaluate the Round I submissions with a weighted and decentralized approach. Each

candidate is independently evaluated twice, once for each of the ministerial position they

applied for. This is illustrated using the diagram below:

Image2. Illustration of how each candidate is being independently evaluated according to positions they

applied for.

Each Organizing Committee (OC) member is in charge of one Ministerial Position. They are

in charge of grading the candidates who applied in that position for Round I and II, and they

are also in charge of being the main interviewer in Round III. The distribution is the

following:

OC Member Ministerial Position

Sugit S. Arjon Head of State

Disty Winata Sherpa

Sofwan Hakim M. Development

I Ketut Adi Putra Kusnadi M. Finance

Ariana Alisjahbana M. Environment

Zenathan Adnin M. Economy

Table 3. Organizing Committee members and positions they are in charge of.

!Note: Organizing Committee members who are familiar with one or more candidates in

person (friend, classmate, etc.) must pass on the evaluation of said candidates to another

OC member.

Since there are two components in this round (App form and CV/resume), we assign adifferent weight to each.

Candidate A applies as:

1)Head of State

2)Minister of Finance

Sugit evaluates CandidateA with other Head ofState candidates

Adi evaluates CandidateA with other Minister ofFinance candidates


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The weight for the application form is 40% and CV/resume is 60%. All scores are reported in

whole numbers from scale 1-very poor to 5-excellent. Each question in the application form

and each category in the CV are weighted differently. An internal OC meeting was held to

determine these weights, based on past experiences and certain conditions unique to

Indonesian students that might determine these answers.Weights are broken down into the following:

Application Form (makes up to 40% of the total score)

Question Weight

Q1 What qualities do you judge are crucial for a G8/G20

Youth Summit delegate to have?

10%

Q2 List the top two ministerial positions that you are

applying for and explain why in four

to five sentences each.

30%

Q3 List and elaborate on the two topics you would like tosee on this years G20 Youth Summit Agenda. 30%

Q4 What personal skills, expertise, or experience will you

bring to the Indonesian delegation? How will they help

you be a successful delegate during the negotiations?

20%

Q5 What do you expect to take away from this

experience?

10%

Table 4. Scoring weights from Round I Application Form questions

CV/Resume (makes up to 60% of the total score)

Component Weight

Education 20%

Work & organizational experience5

40%

Achievements6

40%Table 5. Scoring weights from Round I CV/Resume components

Each of these indicators is rated on a 1-to-5 scale, 1 being very poor and 5 being excellent.

Each organizing committee member uses his/her own discretion when assigning the scores,

as long as he/she maintains consistency throughout all candidates who applied in that

position.

The scores are then inputted into an Excel spreadsheet, which calculates the weighted score

automatically and adds the total score for the Application form and the CV/Resume to

produce a Grand Total score. Each candidate has his/her own excel sheet, an example is

copy pasted below:

5Due to diverse standards in this category, an increment of 0.5 is allowed

6Due to diverse standards in this category, an increment of 0.5 is allowed


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Candidate A; Head of State

Application Form (total out of 40%) CV/RESUME (total out of 60%)

GRANDTOTAL (%)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 TOTAL

TOTAL(%) Education

Work &Org Exp

Achievements TOTAL

TOTAL(%)

Score 1-5 4 5 5 4 5 4 4.5 4

Weighte

d score 0.4 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.5 4.7 37.6 0.8 1.8 1.6 4.2 50.4 88Table 6. Excel sheet for Candidate A in the Head of State Committee, evaluated by Sugit.

Candidate A; Finance

Application Form (total out of 40%) CV/RESUME (total out of 60%)

GRAND

TOTAL (%)Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 TOTAL

TOTAL

(%) Education

Work &

Org Exp

Achieve

ments TOTAL

TOTAL

(%)

Score 1-5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4.5 4Weighte

d score 0.4 1.5 1.5 1 0.5 4.9 39.2 0.8 1.8 1.6 4.2 50.4 89.6Table 7. Excel sheet for Candidate A in the Finance Committee, evaluated independently by Adi.

Round I Results

When all the candidates have completed excel scoring sheets, each Organizing Committee

member ranks all candidates who applied in their Ministerial Position based on their Grand

Total (%) score.

Each OC member then selects the top 20% of each applicant pool in their ministries.

Out of 121 applicants, we shortlisted 33 applicantsrepresenting thetop 20% of each

ministerial committee; 12 applicants were shortlisted for both ministerial positions they

have applied for while the rest were shortlisted only for one position.

The shortlisted candidates from Round I:

HOS

NO NAME APP FORM CV TOTAL

1 Candidate A 40.0% 55.2% 95.2%

1 Candidate B 35.2% 60.0% 95.2%3 Candidate C 33.6% 60.0% 93.6%

4 Candidate D 40.0% 52.8% 92.8%

SHERPA


1 Candidate C 36.0% 60.0% 96.0%

2 Candidate E 35.2% 60.0% 95.2%

3 Candidate F 34.4% 60.0% 94.4%

4 Candidate G 37.6% 55.2% 92.8%

5 Candidate H 32.0% 60.0% 92.0%

5 Candidate I 34.4% 57.6% 92.0%


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FINANCE


1 Candidate J 40.0% 60.0% 100.0%

2 Candidate K 37.6% 60.0% 97.6%

3 Candidate L 35.2% 60.0% 95.2%

4 Candidate M 37.6% 57.6% 95.2%

5 Candidate N 36.8% 55.2% 92.0%

ECONOMY


1 Candidate J 40.0% 60.0% 100.0%

2 Candidate A 37.6% 60.0% 97.6%

3 Candidate O 40.0% 57.6% 97.6%

4 Candidate K 37.6% 60.0% 97.6%

5 Candidate L 35.2% 60.0% 95.2%

6 Candidate M 37.6% 57.6% 95.2%

7 Candidate P 37.6% 55.2% 92.8%

8 Candidate N 36.8% 55.2% 92.0%

ENVIRONMENT


1 Candidate Q 36.8% 60.0% 96.8%

2 Candidate D 40.0% 55.2% 95.2%

3 Candidate I 36.0% 57.6% 93.6%

4 Candidate R 36.8% 55.2% 92.0%

5 Candidate S 39.2% 50.4% 89.6%

6 Candidate T 31.2% 57.6% 88.8%

7 Candidate U 35.2% 52.8% 88.0%

8 Candidate V 36.0% 50.4% 86.4%

9 Candidate W 31.2% 55.2% 86.4%

10 Candidate X 30.4% 55.2% 85.6%

11 Candidate Y 29.6% 55.2% 84.8%

12 Candidate Z 36.0% 48.0% 84.0%

DEVELOPMENT


1 Candidate AB 36.0% 60.0% 96.0%

2 Candidate O 36.0% 57.6% 93.6%

3 Candidate Q 36.0% 57.6% 93.6%

4 Candidate AC 35.2% 57.6% 92.8%

5 Candidate B 35.2% 57.6% 92.8%

6 Candidate AD 36.8% 55.2% 92.0%

7 Candidate AF 36.0% 55.2% 91.2%

8 Candidate AG 37.6% 52.8% 90.4%

9 Candidate P 32.0% 57.6% 89.6%

10 Candidate AH 36.8% 52.8% 89.6%11 Candidate V 36.8% 52.8% 89.6%


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12 Candidate AI 38.4% 50.4% 88.8%

13 Candidate AJ 37.6% 50.4% 88.0%

14 Candidate W 35.2% 52.8% 88.0%

15 Candidate AK 37.6% 50.4% 88.0%

Table 8. Compiled list of all shortlisted candidates from Round I. Note that there are candidates who passed

both Ministerial positions.

We announced these results on December 24th

, 2011 on our website. We decided not to

disclose it by Ministerial Position and not to disclose the scores. None of the candidates

knew which committee they were shortlisted in and none of the candidates knew their rank.

Here is what the public Round I results announcement look like:

Image 3. Round I Application announcement on the G20 Indonesia OC website.


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Round II: Essay

Candidates who passed the first round are then given an email with details on the Second

(Essay) round. Each candidate is asked to write two, 2-page essays, one for each Ministerial

position they applied for. Every candidate is asked to write two essays, regardless of

whether they actually proceed to the next round in both positions or not.

Each ministerial position has its own essay prompt, written beforehand by the Organizing

Committee member overseeing that position. Attached below are the Essay Instructions and

Essay Prompts that was sent to the candidates:

ESSAY INSTRUCTIONSPlease write two essays according to positions you have applied forbelow. Please adhere to the two-page limit per essay and use TimesNew Roman 12pt font and single space. Please do not repeat the

essay prompts as your titles and in your responses.

ESSAY PROMPTS Head of StateIf you were the newly elected 2014 President, what would be your mainstrategies (both locally and internationally) for Indonesia to staycompetitive in global transitions as well as to minimize the negativeimpacts from emerging markets demands?

SherpaIndonesia plays a crucial role in the G20; aside from representingnational interests, it is important to consider that Indonesia is the onlyASEAN country in the G20. What are your recommendations forIndonesia to improve, balance and coordinate its position within thesetwo global and regional institutions?

Minister of FinanceThe European sovereign debt crisis has been the most talked aboutevent in 2011 due to its widespread impacts to the worlds economy.The IMF has recently marked down its 2012 world growth projection

due to major financial turbulence in the Euro area. As a country backedwith strong domestic consumption, Indonesia has also been affectedby this problem. What should Indonesia do to ensure its economycontinues to flourish in the global crisis and what can we do as part ofthe worlds economy to solve the problem?

Minister of EconomyThe global food market has been suffering from rising prices of basicagricultural produce such as wheat and corn. The 2007-2008 foodprice crisis has ended, but the world is currently experiencing a newpeak in the price of basic agricultural goods. One explanation for the

crisis was trade barriers implemented by both developed anddeveloping countries to protect their agricultural industry with tariffs,


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quotas, and subsidies. What should Indonesias agricultural policies beon these trade barriers?

Minister of EnvironmentThere has been a surge in international interest and scrutiny ofIndonesias environmental issues, voicing both enthusiasm and

skepticism in the governments emissions reductions targets. Whatshould Indonesias strategy be in international forums such as theUNFCCC, Rio+20 and G20 to gain respect and confidence from theinternational audience and to ensure Indonesia has been doing itspart?

Minister of DevelopmentThe G20 has recognized that development and global economic issuescannot be handled separately, therefore the work of development willstill remain an important agenda of G20 members. Three issues are

especially crucial: infrastructure, food security and new innovativeresources for financing development. What are your main strategies forIndonesia to make a significant contribution to the global developmentagenda as well as to improve its own national development goals?

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?We are looking for thoughtful, well-structured, creative and logicalresponses written in clear English. Due to page restrictions, we are notlooking for a highly detailed essay. This exercise is especially designedto assess how well you formulate your strategies, based on previousknowledge or research.

NEXT STEPSSave this word doc to a .pdf file and rename it to2012 Essay_YourFullName_FirstMinisterialPos_SecondMinisterialPosExample: 2012 Essay_DistyWinata_Environment_Sherpa

Email the document [email protected] the samesubject line as the document name.

Please submit your essays by January 5th, 2012 at 23.59 WIB the

latest.

We will be announcing selected applicants who advance to the finalround of selection on January 9th, 2012.

Good luck!

G20 Youth Summit Indonesian Organizing Committee
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Round II Evaluation

Similar to Round I, we also evaluate the Round II essays using an independent weighted

approach. Each essay is sorted based on their Ministerial positions and independently

evaluated by the Organizing Committee member in charge of that position.

Although each candidate sent us two essays, only the essay in which the candidate is

shortlisted will be graded. When Candidate A, for example, is shortlisted in the Head of

State committee only, her Minister of Finance essay will not be evaluated. The reverse is

true when a candidate proceeds in both committees. When Candidate B, for example, is

shortlisted in both the positions he applied for, the OC member in charge of those positions

will grade both his essays independently.

Here is the illustrated version:

Image4. Illustration of how Candidate As Round II essays are evaluated, when he/she only passed in Head

of State back in Round I and not in Minister of Finance.

Image5. Illustration of how Candidate Bs Round II essays are evaluated, when he/she passed in both

positions in Round I.

Candidate A submits twoessays:

1)Head of State

2)Minister of Finance

Sugit evaluates Candidate

A's Head of State essay.

Candidate A did notadvance in the Ministerof Finance committee in

Round I. His financepaper in Round II is notgraded.

Candidate B submits two essays:

1)Minister of Finance2)Minister of Environment

Adi evaluates CandidateB's Minister of FinanceEssay.

Ariana evaluatesCandidate B's Minister ofEnvironment Essay.


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We evaluate the essays using five indicators, each with their own weights:

Round II Essay (70%) + Round I (30%)

Coherence (20%): How unified are the ideas the applicant proposes, and how well

linked they are together. Conciseness (10%):How comprehensive but brief is the applicant's essay?

English Level (10%): Grammar, tenses, etc.; How well is the applicant in convincing

us that his/her ideas are important for Indonesia and the G20?

Creativity (30%): Outside the box and fresh ideas, but realistically idealistic

Analytical Thinking (30%): Does the applicant answer our question? How logical are

the arguments?

The Organizing Committee determined these indicators and weights in an internal meeting

in December 2011.

We decided to include the Grand Total results from Round I to add into the Grand Total

figure in Round II. Round I results will be worth 30% and Round II results will be worth 70%.

They are then added together to form the grand total score for Round II.

Each indicator in Round II (Coherence, Conciseness, English level, Creativity, Analytical

Thinking) is scored on from 1 to 5 in 0.5 increments. 1 being very poor and 5 being

excellent. Attached below is an example of a candidates essay evaluation.

Candidate A; Head of State

ROUND 1 (30%) ROUND 2-ESSAY (70%)

GRANDTOTALScore

TOTAL(%)

Coherence

Concise

EnglishLevel

Creativity

Analytical Total

TOTAL(%)

Score 1-5 96 4.5 5 5 5 4.5 95.3

Weighted 0.288 28.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.35 4.75 66.5

Table 9. Round II Excel sheet for Candidate A in the Head of State Committee.


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Round II Results

Each completed Excel sheet within a Ministry position is then compiled and ranked by the

OC member. He/she then chooses the top 2, 3 or 4 candidates in that application pool. Here

are the compiled results from Round II:

Ministerial Position Head of State

Name of Committee Member Sugit Arjon

Name Round 1 (30%) Essay (70%) TOTAL

Candidate A 28.08 62.3 90.38

Candidate B 28.56 60.9 89.46

Candidate C 27.84 61.6 89.44

Ministerial Position Sherpa

Name of Committee Member Disty Winata


Candidate D 27.6 65.1 92.7Candidate E 27.6 63.7 91.3

Candidate F 27.84 60.9 88.74

Candidate A 28.8 59.5 88.3

Ministerial Position Finance

Name of Committee Member I Ketut Adi Putra


Candidate G 29.28 63.70 92.98

Candidate H 28.56 63.00 91.56

Candidate O 30.00 60.90 90.90

Ministerial Position Economy

Name of Committee Member Zenathan Adnin


Candidate B 29.28 65.8 95.08

Candidate I 29.28 54.6 83.88

Candidate H 28.56 43.4 71.96

Ministerial Position Environment

Name of Committee Member Ariana Alisjahbana


Candidate D 28.08 65.80 93.88

Candidate J 25.92 63 88.92

Candidate K 26.88 61.6 88.48

Ministerial Position Development

Name of Committee Member Sofwan Hakim


Candidate L 28.8 66.5 95.3

Candidate I 28.08 65.8 93.88

Candidate M 28.08 58.1 86.18

Candidate N 27.6 61.6 84.2

Table 10. Round II Compiled Results for all Committees.Note that some candidates are shortlisted in

two positions. Candidate name is for illustration purposes only and does not overlap with names inprevious tables.


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The results were then posted on our website:

Image 6. Screenshot of the Round 2 Results page on our website.


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Round III: Interview

The final round is a Skype phone interview with two Committee members and (optional) an

observer, conducted entirely in English. All interviews were scheduled to take place

between Saturday, January 14th and Sunday, January 15th from 08.00 to 22.00 WIB butended up having to add an extra day, Saturday, January 21st

.

The interview process was designed to know more about each candidate, to test their

English speaking skills, their knowledge about the G20 and G20 Youth Summit as well as

clarifying several arguments written in their essays.

Copy pasted below is a sample interview packed received by one candidate; note that

underlined words are unique to each candidate:

Dear Candidate A,

Congratulations for making it to the final round - you are a step closer torepresent Indonesia at the 2012 G8-G20 Youth Summits in Washington, D.C.

We are pleased to invite you to the final/interview round of the selectionprocess in the Minister of Development committee and Minister of Economycommittee. Your Skype interview will take place on Sunday, January 15 at19.00 - 20.00 WIB. Your interviewers are Sofwan Hakim (Skype: Skypeid),Zenathan Adnin (Skype: Skypeid) and Sugit Arjon (Skype: Skypeid).

We will use the Skype ID you provided at the application form (Skypeid); if

you would like us to contact you at a different Skype ID, please let us knowwithin the next 24 hours.

Details of the interview:- All interviews will take place between Saturday, January 14 to Sunday,January 15 starting from 08.00 WIB to 22.00 WIB.- All interviews are conducted in English to let us know more about yourselves,to test your English speaking skills, your knowledge about the G20 and G20Youth Summit and to clarify several arguments you have previously stated inyour essays.- Each time slot is approximately 1 hour. The interview will not take longerthan the given time slot.

- Each interview will involve at least two Organizing Committee members.- Once the interview concludes, you will be given a time to ask us anyquestions or concerns.

Thank you and we look forward to talking to you soon!

Best,G20 Youth Summit Organizing Committee


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The Skype phone interview was conducted using the standard interview questions and

guidance copy pasted below:

INTRODUCTIONHello, can you hear us well? *check sound*

So we are from G20 Youth Summit Indonesian Organizing Committee. We are ?, ?

and ? (name, which delegation youre from, your position at the Summit). How this

interview works is there are 2 interviewers (who ask you questions) and 1 observer

(who takes notes and gives input in the end of the interview). This interview is casual

but serious, we are here to test your English speaking skills, your knowledge about

the G20 and the G20 Youth Summit, and to clarify several arguments you have

previously stated on your essay prompts.

What is your preferred name? How would you like us to call you?

PERSONAL QUESTIONS1. Introduce yourself! (SWOT, main personality traits, interests)

2. Why are you applying for G8-G20 Youth Summits? Seeing your CV, you have

attended lots of conference/international forum, etc. What makes this summit

different according to you? From 1-10, how big is your willingness to be the

Indonesian delegation in this summit?

3. Looking at 20 years from now, what are your aspirations? What do you want

to become?

4. We see that you have taken part in many international or national

conferences, what skills do you think have developed after participating in

these conferences?

5. Teamwork related questions

a. Name us some of your leadership experience

b. What is usually your main role in a teamwork?

6. What is the biggest problem in your organizational experience? How did you

handle it?

7. Are you good in managing time? What makes you busy nowadays, and how

could you handle all of them? (priority strategy, etc)

8. What makes you different from other candidates we are interviewing, tell us

why you are the best candidate to represent Indonesia at the Summit?

9. It has been our tradition that our delegates are geographically dispersed andlive in different countries. Hence we encourage that the delegates to

fundraise to participate in the Summits. What are your main fundraising

strategies in your previous personal/team experience?

10. How financially capable are you in participating the Summit without

fundraising effort?7

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

* About G20 forum (please explain in three or four sentences)

* About the relevant ministry

7Because the Indonesian OC is presently unfunded, we do not have any capacity to provide travel funds to our delegates.

We greatly encourage independent or group fundraising and have to ask question number 10 as a last resort.


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1. (Essay) Can you please explain us again briefly about your essays?

(general/bigger picture of what the applicant is proposing)

2. (Essay) OC member asks some questions in regards to the applicants essay

(please ask comprehensive questions, no general ones)

3. (Essay) OC member finds a counter argument, OC member grades how well

the candidate can counter back.

CONCLUSION

Do you have any questions for us?Results will be posted end January 2012. You will receive an email and it will also beposted in the website.

Round III Evaluation

After each candidate is interviewed, a review was conducted amongst the interviewers andthe observer to assess the answers of each candidate, discuss issues that occur during the

interview and formulate solutions to improve forthcoming interviews. The selection of 6

final delegates was done though a Skype interview involving all Organizing Committee

members and the final results were achieved through consensus. All supporting documents

the applicants have sent to us (CV, application form, and essay) were carefully taken into

consideration.


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Round III Results

From the 15 candidates interviewed, the Organizing Committee chose six final delegates to

represent Indonesia at the upcoming 2012 Summit. Here are the short bios of those

selected, published in our website on January 21st

, 2012:

Head of State: Natalia Rialucky Tampubolon

Natalia is a final year University of Indonesia student, majoring in

International Relations and concentrating on Transnational Society

Issues.

An avid MUN enthusiast, Natalia has a long list of accomplishments

both nationally and internationally. Natalia has won and received a

number of awards including the 2009 ASEAN Youth Ambassador, the

2010 McKinsey Young Leader for Indonesia, Best Position Paper of the

2010 Global Model United Nations, Head Delegate for the 2010

University of Indonesia Harvard Model United Nations and Best Speaker

of the 2012 ASEAN University Network Educational Forum and Young Speaker Contest. She

participated in numerous other events including the 2009-12 Harvard Model United Nations

(HNMUN), the 2010 World Universities Debating Championship, the 2011 Harvard World

Model United Nations (WorldMUN) and the 2011 G(irls) 20 Summit.

Her professional experiences include leading Seventh Floor Model United Nations

Consulting, serving as the Marketing Manager for Three Synergy Production Marketing,

working at the Association for Critical Thinking, interning at Tusk Advisory and at the

Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.

Natalia sees the 2012 G8 & G20 Youth Summits as a platform to apply her expertise to lead

the Indonesian delegation in Washington DC.

Sherpa: Syahid Deradjat

Syahid graduated from Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2010 with a B.Eng.

in Environmental Engineering. He is now working in state-owned

energy company Pertamina in the HSE Training Center division.

Throughout his university career, Syahid is involved in youthorganizations such as YouthEmpowering (YEP!). Syahid represented

Indonesia in the ASEAN Logics Conference in Malaysia and Asia Africa

Youth Forum in Indonesia. He is also the news contributor for Good

News From Indonesia (GNFI).

As an environmental engineer and activist, Syahid is deeply passionate in environmental

issues. He actively contributed to some environment events during his time in university

such as the Anti Plastic Bag Campaign and the Ecoschool Initiative.


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Apart from environmental issues, Syahids interests lie in promoting Indonesias vast

tourism potential. He is the finalist of Mojang Jajaka Kota Bandung 2010, enabling him to be

the tourism ambassador of his home city and also a representative of the nation.

He strongly believes that G20 Youth Summit will be fulfilled by activities that enable each

delegate to share great ideas and opinions. Syahid hopes that it will create strongfellowships, common understanding, and also mutual cooperation. Becoming a G20 Youth

Summit delegate is a terrific opportunity to achieve this.

Minister of Economy: Rully Prassetya

Rully Prassetya is a Master in Public Policy student at the Lee

Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore

(LKYSPP NUS), where he was awarded a full scholarship. Rully

graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Economics, University of

Indonesia in September 2011.

Throughout his university career, Rully was active in many

student organizations as well as student research paper

competitions, both at national and international levels. Recently,

Rully presented a case study of global economic meltdown in Global Public Policy Network

(GPPN) student conference at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE),

UK. In Fall 2010, Rully participated in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program at the

University of Utah, USA, sponsored by the US Department of State. In mid-2011, Rully was

awarded as the most outstanding student at the University of Indonesia (Mahasiswa

Berprestasi Utama), and ranked 3rd nationwide.

Rully is keen to apply his knowledge and skills as well as to keep improving his intellectual,

analytical, and communication skills so that he can contribute positively to the success of

upcoming G8 & G20 Youth Summits as the Indonesian Minister of Economy.

Minister of Finance: Marsha Sugana

Marsha Sugana is currently a second year undergraduate student at

Vanderbilt University, United States, studying Finance & Public Policywith the intention of pursuing a graduate degree in law or business.

Marsha has numerous academic and extracurricular

accomplishments. She has consistently been placed on the Deans List

throughout all her semesters for her high GPA. She was President of her

high schools debate team and was awarded Special Distinction by the

National Forensic League, the oldest Speech & Debate Honor Society in the United

States. She has also won Best & Outstanding delegate Awards in regional and national level

Model UN Conferences in the United States. In addition, she has received Honors from

United Nations Association of USA for her projects titled 'Nuclear Non-Proliferation' and'Environmental Refugees'. Recently, she was given the Ambassadors Award for Excellence


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by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States for her academic and

extracurricular accomplishments.

In addition to her experience as a delegate and debater, she has also been Assistant Director

of the UN Council for Trade & Development at a Model UN Conference hosted by the

International Model United Nations Association (IMUNA), where she moderated topics suchas Foreign Direct Investment and International Environmental Policy.

On campus, she is active as President of the Vanderbilt International Students Association,

Director of Administration of her Residential Area, and House President in the Vanderbilt

Student Government.

Marshas primary academic interest lies in the intersection between finance, business, and

government. She believes that representing Indonesia as Minister of Finance at the G8 &

G20 Youth Summits would give her the opportunity to conduct extensive research and

analysis on the three sectors, particularly pertaining to Indonesia.

Minister of Environment: Safrian Farizi

Safrian Farizi is a final year undergraduate student at Institut

Teknologi Bandung (ITB) studying Petroleum Engineering.

Despite his training, Safrian is passionate about the environment.

He believes that the long-term solution to climate change rests in

our ability to develop, deploy and adopt more sustainable energy

sources, including renewable energy and energy efficiency.

A prolific writer, Safrians articles on Indonesias energy issues have

been published in various magazines and newspapers. He won 2nd

place on the 2011

National Student Energy Conference (KENMI) essay competition on renewable energy and

his paper on the concept of Engineered Geothermal System was presented at the 2011

Indonesia Students International Scientific Meeting in London. Safrian has also completed

internship programs at Schlumberger and Chevron.

Apart from his technical skills, Safrian is also interested in policy making. As mentionedbefore, Safrian was part of the ITB delegation to the National Student Energy Conference

(KENMI) 2011, where he negotiated on behalf of students input statement to Indonesias

energy policy alongside students from other universities across the country.

Safrian is ready to bring his technical knowledge and experience in Indonesias renewable

energy, emissions reduction, and green economy policies to be a successful Minister of

Environment delegate at the upcoming 2012 G8 & G20 Youth Summits.


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Minister of Development: Pradita Astarina

Pradita Astarina is an analyst in the Presidents Delivery Unit for

Development Monitoring and Oversight, a special unit under the

President of Indonesia.

Dita, as she likes to be called, graduated Summa Cum Laude from

University of Indonesias Faculty of Economics in May

2010. Throughout her university career, she has won several

national and international competitions and awards, including

The Best Proposal of Politics and Economy of the

Asian Union, from the 2009 Asia Economic Community Forum in South Korea and first

place in a paper competition on the implications of climate change on ASEANs economy

from the 2010 Young Economists Convention in the Philippines. Also in 2010, Dita was

appointed as Indonesias Education Ambassador by the British Council, enabling her to

attend summer school in Cambridge.

Apart from academics, Dita is also highly involved in youth leadership activities. Dita is the

founder of Young Leaders for Indonesia (YLI) Alumni Community. YLI is an intensive

leadership development program initiated by McKinsey and Company Jakarta Office for high

performing university students in Indonesia. She represented Indonesia at the 2011 Harvard

Project for Asia and International Relations and the International Conference on Leadership

and Management in a Changing World, held in Athens.

Following her passion to become a world-class leader with grassroots understanding, she is

eager to bring both youth inspirations and strategic level perspectives on development

issues in the upcoming G8 & G20 Youth Summits.


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