Vote at 16 Conference: February 9th 2012
NYCI invites young people aged 15 – 25 to a Vote@16 youth conference on February 11th - focusing on democracy and how young Irish people can become active citizens.
When: Saturday 11th February 2012 (deadline to apply Wednesday 1 February)
Where: The Morrison Hotel, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1
DOWNLOAD THE EVENT FLIERCost and registration:
- FREE for participants aged 15-25 (the seminar is partly funded by the European Commission through the Youth in Action programme. Travel bursaries also available for eligible candidates, at public transport rates).
- There is a €15 fee for the seminar for those not in the subsidised age bracket which includes the cost of lunch and refreshments. Payment may be made online, by cheque or at the event.
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**Please note there are limited places for this event**
**All those aged 15-18 years will be required to complete and submit a consent form in advance of attending the conference**
Contact international@nyci.ie for further information. The deadline to apply is Wednesday 1 February.
About the event:
The conference Vote@16 - Young People Young Voters – Supporting Active Citizenship is part of an EU ‘structured dialogue’ (formal conversation) process which brings together decision makers and young people throughout Europe to explore reducing the voting age for young people to 16 years.
This event will feed the viewpoint of Irish young people, youth workers and those who work with young people into the structured process on critical aspects relating to youth participation in institutional democracy (especially in elections) and youth participation in youth organisations.
It will explore what actions could increase youth participation at local, national and European elections. It will also address the issue of reducing the voting age for young people from 18 to 16 years.
This one day event will be part of a longer term campaign and more information on future activities will be made available at the event. We will be also looking for young people to participate on a steering committee for activities throughout 2012.
On the day, young people will be made aware of the structured dialogue process, be shown how their opinions will feed into the process and how they can influence European youth policy in years to come as well as being asked what their opinions and ideas are for greater participation of young people in democratic life in Ireland. A report of the conference and survey findings will be compiled and disseminated within Ireland and across Europe.
Agenda
9.30 Registration
10.00 Welcome and introduction
10.15 Keynote address
10.40 Facilitated group work
12.00 Plenary discussion
12.30 Lunch
1.00 Panel discussion
2.15 Q&A
3.00 Facilitated group work
4.00 Wrap‐up and action plans
4.30 Finish
The Morrison Hotel location details:
http://www.morrisonhotel.ie/location
