AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME HAS ARRIVED!
This is a unique invitation to register as part of your City's official student delegation at The CII-Yi YOUNG LEADERS WORLD SUMMIT scheduled at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad from June 6 to 10, 2008.
About The Young Leaders World Summit :
This unique Yi Youth Affairs national event will have you in the thick of the action, debate and deliberations on 30 World issues in the most interactive format of a United Nations Simulation. Each of you will play the role of the UN Ambassador of the country assigned to you. You will need to research the foreign policy of that country and the issues that each session will cover in advance of the conference (details of the country assigned to you and the list of topics will be communicated to all students as soon as your registration is accepted)
Topics would broadly range from Nuclear Proliferation, global warming, disarmament, world food crisis, energy crisis, International Aid, Border disputes, a standing UN Army, India's seat in the UN Security Council, Israel-Palestine, Middle East conflicts, Hunger & Malnutrition, HIV-AIDS, global healthcare systems, consumerism and globalisation, to name a few.
Summit Programme & Broad Agenda :
The Summit will open with a Grand opening ceremony at 6 pm on June 6, 2008 with a cultural extravaganza accompanied with a formal sit-down formal fellowship dinner. At this dinner, you will dine with your fellow delegates from other cities and be accompanied on the same table by young Leaders of Industry and Politics.
Three days of highly interactive sessions will follow on June 7, 8 & 9, 2008 with three simulations each of the United Nations General Assembly, the Economic & Social Council and the Security Council. Exact UN parliamentary procedure will be adhered to and the session rooms will be exact replicas of the UN assemblies in form and substance.
Each of you will be a part of debating and discussing at length, each world issue for 2 hours each, giving time for arguments for and against the issue followed by formal voting on each resolution. All deliberations will be webcast and recorded by our media partners for subsequent television broadcasts to an international audience. Our Knowledge Partners will also document all the proceedings and publish a formal set of 'resolutions' which will be submitted to the UN office in New Delhi and circulated worldwide to policymakers in Government and industry and also to CII and Yi members.
This Summit will showcase the opinions of the Indian Youth on possible solutions to global issues. You will be a part of creating a roadmap for the world's future !
The Chief Minister of Gujarat will personally inaugurate the Young Leaders World Summit and Dr Shashi Tharoor, former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations has agreed to be our Guest of Honour at the Opening Ceremony and personally attend and be a part of all days of UN Simulation sessions.
Every evening will provide ample opportunity for touring the city, informal interaction across students from around the country, cultural exchange, etc. This is an entirely residential programme, with all students being provided campus accommodation within the IIM-Ahmedabad student dorms from June 6 to 10, 2008. All meals will be provided on the IIM campus to attending student delegates. After the closing ceremony on the evening of June 9, 2008, students will depart on June 10, 2008.
Travel & Registration Formalities :
To be eligible to apply, you must be a student currently enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters level programme. Registrations are also open to Young Indians aged 25 to 40 years.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED ON OR AFTER 01 OCTOBER 2007 CAN STILL APPLY AS CURRENT STUDENTS.
THE GLOBAL EDITION OF THE YOUNG LEADERS WORLD SUMMIT WILL FOLLOW IN JUNE 2009, ONCE AGAIN AT IIM AHMEDABAD. Delegates who show their prowess in the India Edition this year will be selected to represent the India delegation at the 2009 Global World Summit. They will be joined by similar delegations from across almost every country of the world.
TO GET A REGISTRATION FORM FOR ATTENDING THE YOUNG LEADERS WORLD SUMMIT, EMAIL nagalakshmi.y@ciionline.org and CC yiworldsummit@gmail.com.
YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY EARLY BY FILLING THE FORM ELECTRONICALLY AND EMAILING IT TO yiworldsummit@gmail.com ON OR BEFORE 5 PM ON 15 MAY 2008.
YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR FORM AS A MICROSOFT WORD (*.DOC) OR ADOBE ACROBAT (*.PDF) DOCUMENT ONLY. THE FILE NAME MUST BE YOUR FULL NAME AND CITY.
REGISTRATION FOR ALL DELEGATES IS FREE.
Feel free to circulate this email to all your friends and colleagues. They are most welcome to apply for Registration as a Delegate for the World Summit. You would only have to make your own travel arrangements to/from Ahmedabad (Arrive on 6 June, Depart on 10 June 2008)
All the participants of the Young Leaders World Summit – India Edition will be certified by Confederation of Indian Industry’s Young Indian’s.
Looking forward to seeing you at the IIM Ahmedabad from June 6 to 10, 2008. Be a part of writing the future of the world, today!
Regards,
Dr Rahul Mirchandani
National Youth Affairs Chairman - CII's Young Indians
& Executive Director, Aries Agro Limited
