The Global Youth Service Day is a time in the year to come together to focus the world's attention on what young people are contributing every single day.
During Global Youth Service Day, millions of youth around the world organize community service projects to address the needs of their local communities through service, to be recognized for their contributions, and to be a part of a global youth service movement.

For more information please visit: http://gysd.org/

 

The summit is organized by YES together with Tillberg Foundation and the Swedish Government as the official host. The Summit will bring together 2000 leaders and entrepreneurs from all over the world around the issues of "Youth, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability."

A signature goal of the event will be to generate and capture project ideas that are capable of generating two million 'green' enterprises or employment opportunities worldwide by 2012.
The achievement of this goal will ! be a two-part process conducted in tandem. The team will work with the YES Country Networks and other partners to identify project ideas and successful models, and to seek investments and funding. In addition YES will work with country stakeholders to create the local capacity to fulfill the goals - through the YES Fund model.

For more information please visit:http://www.reworktheworld.org/

 

Country or region: Sweden

The 2010 Conference of the World History Association of Texas will focus on historical and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the people, events and ideas influential in globalization. Conference organizers welcome proposals that connect world history teaching and research.
Dr. Christie Sample Wilson
WHAT 2010 Conference
St. Edward’s University
3001 South Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704
email: christiw@stedwards.edu

Email: christiw@stedwards.edu

Visit the website at http://faculty.stedwards.edu/kathyb/WHAT/ConferenceAnnouncement.htm

Deadline: 2009/12/05
Country or region: United States

The Conference is hosted by the King's College London School of Law and all proceedings will take place at the King's Strand Campus on 15th and 16th April 2010.


- Receipt of abstracts: TUESDAY, 15th DECEMBER 2009.
Abstracts should
be no more than 350 words in length and accompanied by the applicant’s
brief CV. Abstracts can ONLY be submitted via the online submissions
form at www.iglrc.com

- Successful applicants informed: 1st February 2010

- Submission of completed papers due: 15th March 2010

- Conference: 15th and 16th April 2010

ELIGIBILITY
- Participants: MPhil/PhD students of any educational institution worldwide.

- Public attendance is open to anyone with an interest in legal research. For planning purposes, we invite those wishing to express an interest in attending to contact register@iglrc.com

SUBJECT AREAS

The topics to be covered by the Conference include, but are not limited to:
• Criminology and Cri ... read more

Democratic politics worldwide are increasingly being conducted and re-configured through the domain of digital communications networks. The socio-technical developments, such as Web 2.0, facilitating these media-saturated public spheres are in little doubt. What is highly contested however is the interpretation of what these profound changes offer for democratic governance in the twenty-first century. At its heart is the recognition that these new media networks are themselves the crucial site for a historical confrontation between opposing political and/or business interests and discourses intent upon forging new forms of social relations.
We will address questions such as:
What new forms and relations of power are produced in the digital network society? Who are the key social actors shaping the new public sphere and what are their respective strategies, framing, and repertoires of action? What is the democratic potential of Web 2.0 applications such as social networking ... read more

Democratic politics worldwide are increasingly being conducted and re-configured through the domain of digital communications networks. The socio-technical developments, such as Web 2.0, facilitating these media-saturated public spheres are in little doubt. What is highly contested however is the interpretation of what these profound changes offer for democratic governance in the twenty-first century. At its heart is the recognition that these new media networks are themselves the crucial site for a historical confrontation between opposing political and/or business interests and discourses intent upon forging new forms of social relations.
We will address questions such as:
What new forms and relations of power are produced in the digital network society? Who are the key social actors shaping the new public sphere and what are their respective strategies, framing, and repertoires of action? What is the democratic potential of Web 2.0 applications such as social networking ... read more

The course is aimed at government officials, lawyers, human rights field workers and other NGO and IGO personnel and gives a full overview of international human rights standards in practice around the world.

Our three month course gives students an in-depth understanding of international human rights standards and the international machinery of the United Nations, Council of Europe, the OAS and the African Union. The course also shows how these standards are implemented and how they work in practice. There are two programmes each year: January to March and September to December.

Further information about the course

If you would like to be sent further details of the course please reply to this email or visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/law/hrlc.

 Please feel free to forward onto anyone in your organisation who you think might be interested.

Please contact Kobie Neita at +44 (0) 115 846 630 ... read more

The conference is an initiative of the Government of Mexico, in partnership with the United Nations system and civil society organizations. The conference will bring together government representatives and civil society organizations to identify priorities of action on youth to be addressed in the international development agenda beyond 2015.

With five years to go before the deadline set by the ! international community to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, Mexico, in partnership with the United Nations system, invites all countries to participate in the World Youth Conference 2010.
For more information please visit: http://www.youth2010.org/

Country or region: Mexico

The UNESCO Center for Peace International Model United Nations is a traditional overnight student's summer camp for national and international students from around the world who gather in the US for a two-week session to meet and interact with likeminded students from the other part of the globe.
We seek and encourage participation of future leaders who will use their experience on the camp to promote peace and cultural integration when they return home. Successful completion of the camp entitle par! ticipants with the title of "Builders of the Universe" committed to Pe a! ce and well aware of global issues.
For more information please visit: http://www.unescocenterforpeace.net/static_page.php?id=20

Country or region: United States

Next year's World Council will provide a unique opportunity to celebrate the YMCA Movement's life and work in 124 countries. It will engage participants in! dialogue and sharing on some of the most critical challenges within and outside the Movement.
Prior to the World Council Meeting, there will be a 3-day International Youth Forum. The Youth Forum aims to empower young men and women to advocate on global issues that impact their lives and their communities. It also provides training to prepare youth delegates for active participation at the World Council. New communications technology will be leveraged to enable young people across the world that could not come to Hong Kong to input into the discussions with youth delegates in Hong Kong.
Further information on World Council 2010 including programme details, fees and registration form will be communicated to YMCA National Movements in early July this year.
http://www.ymca.int/14 ... read more