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20th NATIONALSELECTION CONFERENCEEuropean Youth Parliament SwitzerlandGeneva | 6 — 11 September 2016

Geneva 2016 – 20th National Selection Conference (NSC) of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) Switzerland will take place between the 6th - 11th of September 2016. The session will gather around 120 delegates, including around 20 international delegates.

In case of any question regarding the session or EYP in general, please contact Tarik Lazou-ni (Head Organiser) at [email protected] or Alexander Apostolov (Head Organiser) at [email protected].

European Youth Parliament

European Youth Parliament on the International level

European Youth Parliament in Switzerland

Swiss National Selection Conference

Introduction

Participants

Schedule

Patrons and guest speakers

Partners and sponsors

Organising committee

Contacts and links

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT

EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

The European Youth Parliament (EYP) is a non-governmental, nonprofit, political-ly neutral and educational organisation. It is entirely managed by young people and is exlusively aimed at young people. The organisation was founded in 1987 in Fontainebleau, France. Since then, it has extended to many countries in Europe. It is now established in 41 countries, from Portugal to Russia and from Turkey to Finland.

EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT IN SWITZERLAND

EYP Switzerland is a platform of debate in English for young people sharing a passion for issues related to the society of today and international exchange. Its main goals are:

• Raise awareness among the youth about important issues related to Switzerland, Europe and the world and thereby encourage a deeper un-derstanding of political mechanisms;

• Promote international cohesion and

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intercultural dialogue;• Enable young people to apply their

knowledge in an extracurricular context and acquire additional skills, such as public speaking, debating in a committee and writing a resolution;

• Provide a platform allowing them to express their own ideas without ha-ving to represent a given country or organisation.

The organisation EYP Switzerland was

founded in 1996. Every year, it organises four Regional Sessions which allow dele-gates to attend the yearly National Selec-tion Conference, taking place in Geneva next September. Participation at the NSC gives the delegates the chance to be se-lected for events of the EYP abroad.

More information

European Youth Parliament Switzerlandwww.eyp.ch

International Office of the EYPwww.eyp.org

Delegates during General Assembly

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INTRODUCTION

The next National Selection Conference of EYP Switzerland will take place in Geneva from the 6th to the 11th September 2016. We are particularly pleased that Geneva has been selected as the host city, as this is the first time it will host a National Selection Conference since the creation of EYP Switzerland 20 years ago. In the last few years, the number of members from Geneva in the organisation has continuously increased and for this reason, Geneva was a legitimate choice for to host the flagship event of our organisation.

This 20th national session will take place under the theme of « Building Peace in a glo-balised world ».

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PARTICIPANTS

The participants of the session are divided into four main groups, namely the organi-sers, the journalists, the chairpersons and the delegates.

The organisers are in charge of the prepa-ration and make sure that the session runs smoothly. The organisers, as well as all the participants, are young volunteers who seek to share the positive experience of EYP they themselves enjoyed.

The media team create newspapers, maga-zines and videos for the participants. Their work helps to go deeper into the various to-pics of the session and enhance the event through their writings and photographs. They receive a practical training in journalism and communication.

The last group of participants consists of the delegates, who are the core of the session. They discuss and debate different topics. They are students between the ages of 16 and 19, coming from various schools across Switzerland. In addition to this majority of Swiss, about twenty foreign delegates are in-vited to join the event. They bring a different vision and point of view, both culturally and politically. This session will bring together about 120 delegates, which will be split into

10 committees.

Delegates

Organisers Media Team

The chairpersons are experienced members who supervise the committees. Their task is to moderate the debates, without influencing the delegates, and to ensure everyone feels comfortable and actively participates within his or her committee. Many of the journalists and chairpersons come from other member countries of EYP. The chairpersons are lead by an experienced Session Board composed of President and Vice Presidents.

Chairpersons

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The first of the six days will be devoted to the reception and the training of the orga-nisers, journalists and chairpersons.

The second day marks the arrival of the delegates. To ensure a total cohe-sion and trust within each committee, they take part in teambuilding activities. Teambuilding is a process consisting of informal games that develop communi-cation, team spirit and the ability to solve problems with others.

The following two days are devoted to Committee Work. This is when delegates share their knowledge and ideas, and compare their opinions about the topic assigned to their committee. To provide additional information and encourage reflection, experts from international, governmental and non-governmental or-ganisations and from the university sec-tor will be invited to share their specific knowledge with the delegates. The ulti-mate goal of this process is to find solu-tions and to compile them in a resolution modelled after those written by the Euro-

pean Parliament.The resolutions are then presented at the General Assembly which takes place during the last two days. The Assembly is presided by an experienced member of the organisation invited from abroad. His/her goal is to ensure the smooth run-ning of the debates. Every resolution is the center of a 45-minutes discussion, during which all delegates can partici-pate, in order to create a constructive de-bate for each topic.

The session is enhanced by a variety of cultural activities, ranging from Swiss Village, where each school shares the culinary specialties of its region, to the Concert, allowing everyone to share their artistic talents. This program is essential for the informal exchange and friendly at-mosphere of the session.

About sixty particularly active and dedi-cated delegates will have the opportunity to take part in other sessions, among the more than 120 events held annually in Eu-rope by the European Youth Parliament.

SCHEDULE

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Delegates during teambuilding

MICHAEL MØLLERDirector-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva

With over 35 years of experience as an international civil ser-vant for the United Nations in the field of Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Affairs, he will give the session all its meaning and represent the international Geneva!

PATRONS AND GUEST SPEAKERS

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YVES DACCORDDirector-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross

With his experience on the field, notably in Georgia, Sudan and Yemen, and his expertise in the Headquarters of the ICRC, he will enrich the participants’ perspective on huma-nitarian action.

OLIVER JÜTERSONKEHead of Research of the Center on conflict, development and peacebuilding, Graduate Institute

Much of Oliver Jütersonke current empirical research covers peacebuilding and the complex relationships between se-curity and development, with a focus on sovereignty, state-building and the politics of intervention. Fieldwork has taken him repeatedly to Madagascar, Rwanda and Timor-Leste.

GUEST SPEAKER

PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE

The session is organised by a team of 15 young people motivated to make it dynamic and enriching for the participants.

Antoine SchalkOrganiser

Camille BleekerOrganiser

Cédric FollonierOrganiser

Alexander ApostolovHead-Organiser

Tarik LazouniHead-Organiser

Aïcha BouchelaghemOrganiser


Nisso KäserOrganiser

Patricia AzevedoOrganiser

Sarunja KathyrgamathambyOrganiser

Jeanne MorandOrganiser

Loris FivazOrganiser

Mahaut EstierOrganiser

Dilara ÖztürkOrganiser

Gaëlle WavreOrganiser

Clarisse DelavilleOrganiser

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CONTACTS AND LINKS

CONTACTS

Alexander ApostolovHead-Organiser

Tarik LazouniHead-Organiser

[email protected] [email protected]

LINKS

Website of Geneva 2016 NSCwww.geneva2016nsc

Geneva 2016 NSC on Facebookwww.facebook.com/geneva2016nsc

Website of EYP Switzerlandwww.eyp.ch

EYP Switzerland on Facebookwww.facebook.com/eypswitzerland

Website of EYP Internationalwww.eyp.org

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