4th UBC Youth Conference Bridges over the Sea

On 22 - 25 September 2009 the city of Kristiansand in the South of Norway will have more youngsters walking around than usual because it is hosting the 4^th UBC Youth Conference. Previous conference was held two years ago in Parnu, the summer capital of Estonia. Then the title was "Under the Surface". Participants had the chance to learn about tolerance, how to get involved in youth organisations, influence of youngsters, micro- projects, European Voluntary Service (EVS) and about some methods of how to have a dialogue with the youth. During the preparation period organizers had a lot of help from the local youth who did it voluntarily. The coordinator for the conference was also a EVS volunteer.

Since this kind of system worked last time it will be more or less the same this time. Local Kristiansand youth council is also involved, they take care of the side programme. There are youngsters also involved in the international core group to plan the conference.

This time the theme of the conference is "Bridges over the Sea". If you are standing on a bridge others can usually see you and if you have bridges over something you can use them to cooperate with others. The conference workshops are about environment and lifestyle influence on it, economy, different cultures and beliefs, EU possibilities for youth and many other small workshop topics concerning the youth in Europe and in the Baltic Sea Region. Hopefully everyone will find a tool or two that he or she would like to use when they go back home to change not only something at the local level but in the BSR in general. More info available at www.ubc-youth.org. From two previous conferences we already have "Book of Demands" and "Book of Possibilities". This time there will come out with third book called "Book of Proposals" which will contain all the results from the conference.

You are all welcome to join us in the Youth Conference "Bridges over the Sea".

For more information contact: Heili Johanson, Coordinator for Youth Conference "Bridges over the Sea, Phone: +46 480450165, E-mail: heili.johanson@kalmar.se