Umeå 2014 - EYP Sweden’s 1st Youth Forum

CALL FOR CHAIRPERSONS, VICE-PRESIDENT AND TRAINER

Growth through culture? Umeå Youth Forum will be revolving around the concept of culture as a driving force in develop-ment. Culture spans over everything from scenery and cuisine to art and democracy, promotes entrepreneurship, employment and competitiveness. The topics proposed to participants thus aim to explore the wide ranging aspects of culture.

” Big enough to be taken seriously, small enough to make it happen!”

Striving for progress, citizens need to become active participants in initiating changes and impro-vements, rather than being passive bystanders. In the mindset of educating youth to take initiative, delegates in Umeå will be discussing current European affairs to propose actions they themselves can take. Resolutions will thus call for ideas and actions from young people, rather than merely encourage them to conceptualize solutions and then await for governments or EU institutions to take action.

Why?- Organisational excellence,- Midnight sun,- High academic level,- Train your leadership and language abilities, - Develop your intercultural skills,- Explore how culture determines growth,- Enjoy Globovillage, a Night of Culture and Culture Workshops,- Lots of possibilities to get creative in an exci-ting atmosphere- Meet decision-makers and creators from dif-ferent backgrounds,- A session embedded in the European Capital of Culture 2014- Experience and shape a completely unique session,- Travel reimbursement of 100 euros (inter-nationals) or 600 SEK (Swedish).

Who?- You! (if you are 18+),- 120 participants,- European Youth Parliament Sweden,- University students from all over Europe,- Maria Manolescu (President) and Benjamin Brown looking for a team of 8 chairpersons, 1 vice-president and 1 trainer,- Christian Macht (Editor), looking for 2 editori-al assistants and 8 journalists.

When?- 11th to 17th of June 2014,- Arrivals before 12 am the 11th of June,- Departures on June 17th (if you want to stay for the farewell-party).

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Dear potential candidate,

I am happy you’re interested in Umeå Youth Forum and hope reading a bit about our plans will convince you to apply. Rather than merely going with the traditional ways, Umeå will offer us a unique chance to ques-tion the basic elements of our approaches to events, keeping what makes sense and innovating where needed. There is great creative freedom offered and much excitement for your ideas. In a mind set of co-creation, chairpersons will be involved in developing not only the topics of the session, but also programme elements and general concepts to be applied throughout the session.

Another interesting twist to the traditional role of a chairperson regards the topics. In the mind-set of ‘walk the talk’, delegates in Umeå will be discussing current European affairs in order to propose actions they themselves can and will take. Resolutions will thus call for ideas and actions from young people, rather than merely encourage them to conceptualize solutions and then wait for governments or EU institutions to take action. Chairs will thus also be involved in developing a follow-up plan, to keep track of the implementation of the resolutions, alongside the organisers.

The board will put emphasis on fostering an atmosphere productive for creativity, innovation, self-development and teamwork among the chairs team. Chairs will be encouraged to learn from and support each other, offering feedback to one another and developing new ideas together.

To support and enhance the learning experience of the chairs, we are also eager to have an experienced trainer on our side. He/she will be asked to be present at the forum at least for the pre-session training course days and the first day of the session. The exact length of the trainer’s stay will be decided upon depending on his/her availabilities and objectives for the continuous training throughout the session.

If you have questions about the approach to the session and the chairs’ team, do get in touch with me.

Eager to learn more about you and get to work with you,

Maria Manolescu President of the session

ChairpersonsWe are looking for 8 talented EYPers to join us who are:

Trainers...as well as a trainer who:

ApplyTo apply to the session, please fill in the application form and submit it by Sunday the 9th of Fe-bruary at 23:59 CET. The selection panel will consist of the president of the session (Maria Mano-lescu), the Head organisers (Astrid Vikström and Josefine Wallenå) as well as a representative of the national board of EYP Sweden. A pre-selection phase will be carried out based on the application forms. Successful candidates will then be contacted to set a Skype/Google Hangout interview for the final selection. The interview will be an informal discussion meant to allow the panel to better get to know and understand the applicant.

The final team will present a balance in gender, nationality and experience.

Comfortable with the basic EYP methods and interested in going beyond them; Excited to try out new methods; Curious to explore new approaches; Willing to contribute to the de-velopment of session concepts; Eager to learn and develop.

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Has previous experience with training chairs’ team, be it as a trainer or board member; Is interested in working with the outlined approach to the forum and chairs’ team; Is eager to practice training, learn from the experience and share his/her exper-tise; Has a vision for training a chairs’ team.

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Vice-presidentand a Vice-president who:

is experienced in team facilitation and le-adership,have a critical approach,can contribute to ensuring academic qua-lity in the session,has a desire to further develop the con-cepts we use in EYP and a willingness to work with the approach described for the session

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About UmeåUmeå is roughly 600 km north of Stockholm and sits on an inlet of the Gulf of Bothnia that separates Sweden and Finland. Travelling this far north in the summer months you are likely to see the midnight sun and Sweden’s north is bathed in almost constant daylight at this time of year.

As well as being the European Capital of Culture in 2014, Umeå can also claim to be the northernmost capital of culture, located as it is in northern Sweden, a place of extreme natural beauty and rugged wilderness (and culture, of course).

Night of cultureAmong the highlights of the event, a Night of Culture is planned, a night where all of Umeå is invited to join us in celebrating through dan-ce, song, rap, beatbox or whichever artistic expression one preferes. This event is to be co-organised with one of Umeå’s most promi-nent Culture Organisations for Youth: Hamn-magasinet.

GlobovillageThe various culinary traditions of the globe will be explored during GloboVillage - spending dinner learning about the culinary customs of the cultures of the world, through walking from table to table talking to and tasting the food the delegates representing different cul-tures have brought with them.

Culture workshopsAn entire afternoon will be devoted to Culture Workshops, during which the delegates will have the opportunity to express themselves creatively; the results of this afternoon will be put on display in the Municipal Library after the session, but also available for guests to admire during the GA the last day. These forum elements not only tie back to the overall theme of the session and it’s essen-tial element of co-creation, but also add further dimensions to the notion of learning about culture, and the different aspects thereof, by hands on experience.

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Q&AQ: When is the deadline to apply?A: Submit your application by 23:59 CET on the 9th of February.

Q: How much will it cost me? A: There are no additional costs for officials. Furthermore, officials will be reimbursed on parts of their travel expenses.

Q: What can I apply as? A: You can apply as either a chairperson, vi-ce-president, journalist, trainer or editorial assistants. A call for individual delegates will be out in the middle of February.

Q: How do I reach Umeå?A: One suggestion is to fly via Stockholm, either Bromma or Arlanda Airport. For more suggestions, feel free to contact the organi-sers.

Q: Should I apply?A: Yes.

Q: Who do I contact if I have fur-ther questions?A: Send an email to umea2014yf@eup.se if your question is concerning the session. Email mariamanolescu@pejfrance.org for any questions about the selection of chairs and trainers.

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