IANYS 9th Global Conference on National Youth Service, 25-28 October, 2010, Alexandria, Egypt

The IANYS 9th Global Conference on National Youth Service is hosted by the IANYS Secretariat, Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP), in partnership with Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at The American University in Cairo.
 
Registration for the conference is available here, and further information, including the preliminary conference agenda and conference fees, is available on our IANYS website.
 
The Global Conference provides a unique opportunity for professionals in the youth civic engagement field to learn from colleagues about experiences, resources, and innovative practices that welcome young people as engaged participants in society and teach essential skills for future workplace and community success. Given the dearth of international institutions and conventions in the field of youth civic engagement, the IANYS Conference is an unparalleled opportunity to take a global pulse on issues critical to building stable, prosperous societies and advance youth civic engagement as a strategy. Participants will include professionals in the field of youth civic engagement from across the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region and from around the world, along with youth participants from high quality and diverse service programs who will contribute to and be integrated into the conference in substantive ways. 
 
The Global Conference will take place over the course of three and a half days and will include a special multi-session track on the connection between youth service and employability; a track for policymakers and others interested in National Youth Service policy development; and sessions to explore other theoretical and practical themes of service, such as peace building and post-conflict reconstruction, service and technology, impact evaluation, private sector funding for youth service, and more.
 
The location for the IANYS 9th Global Conference will be at the renowned Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a state of the art establishment in Alexandria, Egypt containing a multi-million book library, four museums, four art galleries, a planetarium, nine permanent exhibitions, eight academic research centers, and more!
 
Check out our new IANYS social networking site here, a resource to promote the IANYS 9th Global Conference while simultaneously serving as a learning community and networking medium. 
 
For further questions on the Global Conference and IANYS, please contact Jean Manney at Innovations in Civic Participation, the IANYS secretariat, at ianys@icicp.org and visit the IANYS website. We look forward to seeing you in Alexandria! 

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About IANYS (International Association for National Youth Service)
IANYS is a unique global network of practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and other professionals in the field of national youth service. In addition to promoting strong youth policy, IANYS also facilitates the exchange of information, ideas, and best practices in youth civic engagement policies and programs.