INFO PACK 2
Dear IJBC participants, IJBC is just a couple of weeks away and we hope you are all as excited about it as we are!
INTRODUCTION
With IJBC 2017, we want to really take into consideration everything that Junior Branch has achieved so far and recognised where we are coming from. We believe it is important to be proud of Junior Branch’s history and to learn from it to move forward with our organisation. IJBC 2017 is a great step in this movement forward. It will combine traditional aspects with bursts of innovation. IJBC 2017 will bring new ideas and keep what makes a great International Junior Branch event: inspiration, creativity and learning together. We want to explore the full potential of Junior Branch with you. And IJBC will offer this inspiring environment with a lot of opportunities for development and interaction with great JBers. IJBC and its international atmosphere is a great space for that and an event that we truly value. In this InfoPack, you will get to know some of the amazing people who are working with us to prepare this IJBC. There will also be opportunities for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas and dreams and to contribute to the development of the Conference. We are looking forward to making this IJBC an unforgettable event with you all! With love, Gaspard and Flora International Junior Representatives 2016-2017
MEET THE FACILITATORS
WHY IS IJBC IMPORTANT TO YOU? With the facilitation team, we want to get to know you and why IJBC is so important to you. Please send us a picture of you and a tweet to answer this question at ijbcplanners@ijb.cisv.org
GETTING READY
To explore the potential of IJBC, we challenge you to plan something that you want to bring home after this IJBC. It can be by yourself; with your Junior Branch; with your chapter/NA board; with a JBer from another country
Why coming to IJBC 2017 is important for you? How will you grow personally with IJBC 2017? What do you want to achieve after this IJBC? Think about something specific that IJBC can help you develop. It can be a project, an activity related to a specific theme, new ways of working, … It is important that you think about at least one thing that you expect to learn or develop at IJBC 2017. It’s important that you arrive in Lisbon with some ideas in mind, this way it will be easier for you to understand your expectations for IJBC 2017 as well as to better take in the different learnings you will experience and take home after the conference.
Everyday, there will be an hour in the schedule called the “Networking Break”. You can use this time to develop projects, get ideas from other JBers, to suggest some topics for discussion, or anything else that you want. It is important to get prepared to make sure you will take advantage of all the dedicated spaces that IJBC will offer!
THREADS IJBC 2017 will have plenty of sessions that will contribute to a unique experience. The topics are organized in 4 main threads, which are the themes that we want to explore this year.
Educational Content Peace Education is the essence of CISV. At IJBC we want to explore Human Rights and Diversity in a new light to incite more JB activities focused on educational content. In order to achieve that we will take a closer look at CISV’s educational approach and the idea of offering non-formal education to children and connecting back to children’s rights and our role in all this.
Creativity & Innovation Being creative is not as easy as it sounds, that’s why sometimes it is very hard to innovate when it comes to our role and responsibilities as well as creating new projects to develop our JB along with CISV. This thread seeks to provide tools that can take the issues we have in our organization but also in our community to develop projects using creativity and innovation in all stages of the process.
Leadership & Self-Development We often say that Junior Branch helps to develop leadership skills. But what does this
Vision & Strategy
mean exactly? Can we not all be leaders in our
‘Vision and Strategy’ for IJB, a few questions arise:
own way? How is this actually seen in different
What do we want to achieve? Why do we want to
cultures around the world? What happens
achieve it? How do we achieve it? This thread will
when leadership changes or has different
allow participants to reflect on the future of IJB,
approaches? A generic quote from JBers and CISVers is often times “I would not be the same today had I
starting from its foundation (our methods, our projects, our ressources). One of this thread key elements will be tackling CISV International Strategic
not been part of CISV/Junior Branch”. What
Plan and properly identifying our added value at
does that actually entail? How is Junior Branch
all levels (local, national and international) when
helping us grow as individuals, not only within our organisation but also in our daily life? This thread will explore these questions, trying to better understand what Junior Branch is bringing to us as individuals in and out of CISV.
aligning and interconnecting our objectives.
OPPORTUNITIES
As in Junior Branch, this IJBC has multiple opportunities for you to get involved! If you think you can contribute to this conference in a different way, there are some possibilities. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please apply here:
ijb.cisv.org/ijbc-opportunities Any doubts? Email us! ijbcplanners@ijb.cisv.org
Deadeline to apply: July 20th Check out the amazing opportunities we have to offer!
MORNING SESSIONS
PANEL
PARALLEL SESSIONS
MORNING SESSIONS Morning sessions are the best way to start IJBC in the morning! How can you contribute? Do you have a special talent? Have you a great app that has taught you to do yoga and you want to share it will all participants? Have you heard of this great and funny way to wake people up? Are you familiar with the Double Dream Hands and want to spread your knowledge to others? If you are full of energy in the morning and want to make others feel the same this opportunity is for you!
APPLY FOR A MORNING SESSION
PANEL A panel of speakers is one possible format to foster discussions with people with different perspectives on a specific topic. As we want to open opportunities for all of you to take an active role at IJBC we have selected a two topics we would like to explore together: Panel #1: JB and CISV Educational Programmes: differences, similarities and our contribution to them
Panel #2: JB Events: Diversity, Successes and Contribution to CISV’s impact
How it works: We are looking for 2-3 people for each topic Each panel will last 30 minutes and will have a Q&A time from the audience One of the IJBC Facilitators will facilitate the discussion If you have any experience or extend knowledge on one of the topics above and you want to participate in one of the panels, this opportunity is for you!
APPLY FOR A PANEL
PARALLEL SESSIONS This year we will try something new! Among all IJBC sessions, we are recruiting participants to help the Facilitation Team to plan some of the sessions. These sessions will be run by the IJBC Facilitators of that thread in cooperation with one IJBC Participant that will be selected based on her/his application. If you think you can contribute to one of these themes and you would like to run one of these sessions, you need to submit an idea of session with a brief explanation of it. If you get selected, you’ll meet online and during IJBC with the facilitators to plan the step by step of the session. Check out the themes on the next pages APPLY FOR A PARALLEL SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS Building partnerships: an effective tool for profile raising? Vision & Strategy
Like-Minded Organisations (LMO’s). We will be analyzing how CISV can benefit from national and local profile raising as well as which guidelines and tools should we use to build effective partnerships and the opportunities that come with it. Participant profile: We will be happy to be joined by participants that have an interest in strategic planning and in reflecting on specific tools to build development projects with local NGOs. Analytical, communication and marketing skills are a plus! Participants who wish to apply should have some experience in planning and delivering CISV sessions as well as in CISV International Strategic Plan.
APPLY FOR A PARALLEL SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS Innovation for Peace Education Creativity & Innovation
This theme is intended to explore what other organizations (nonprofit or not) are doing that is different to CISVs approach. How can we use and analyze that in order to innovate in the way we deliver Peace Education within our organization. Participant profile: We welcome participants interested in looking for other organizations and their particularities. Experience in education and/or non-profit work is a plus. Participant facilitators should be knowledgeable about CISV’s current policies and methodologies for Peace Education delivery.
APPLY FOR A PARALLEL SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS JB Identity Building Creativity & Innovation
This theme will look to work with JBers towards developing a visual identity that respects the CISV brand but can help stand out what we’re communicating, it can be a visual identity for their JB, for a current project or a national workshop. Participant profile: We welcome participants who love communications and have a passion for design. Experience in design, communications or brand building is a plus. Participant facilitators should be knowledgeable on the CISV Branding Guidelines Looking Good and Profile Raising tools such as Just Saying and A Little Bit About CISV.
APPLY FOR A PARALLEL SESSION
PARALLEL SESSIONS Formal and Non-formal Education, how do they complement each other? Educational Content
In the topic of education, we are looking to explore Formal Education vs. Non-Formal Education, which is better in which context, how do benefit from both and where do they complement each other. We want to take the discussion of education a step further, understanding the power of Non-formal Education and the importance of the access to formal education in all levels. Participant profile: We are looking for participants who have any experience with formal education or are a big enthusiasts of this topic. This session will require some good resources and we expect the person that applies to suggest some interesting readings/videos/articles about the topic.
APPLY FOR A PARALLEL SESSION
IJBC LIBRARY If you have any publication - booklets, magazines, books, folders - that could interest JBers, bring it to IJBC! We’ll have a specific space to share great resources (from CISV or not) and we count on you to make it cool and accessible to all. (We will identify it with the name of the owner and give it back to them by the end of the conference).
LOGISTICS
MOSAIC PROJECT Our Mosaic Project will take place at the “Casa de Acolhimento para Crianças Refugiados” (CACR) which can literally be translated to foster home for refugee children. Opened since October 2012, this institution can host up to 13 unaccompanied children from the age of 0 to 18 years old. Their aim is to enable, through a personalised support, a steady and safe environment for these children to grow and develop themselves. Logistics: • We will be leaving the meeting point (to be defined) in Lisbon around 14h00 and coming back around 18h00. • Transportation to the site will depend on the number of participants but the site can be easily reached by public transportation. • Portuguese JBers and at least 1-2 members of the staff team will join the project and lead the rest of the group. • Participants who have asked to participate will receive more specific information on the project in July. Participants who haven’t signed up but still might wish to participate, can still send us an email to confirm their interest to ijbc2017@pt.cisv.org until July, 15th. Join us and get involved in a local impact activity before IJBC!
REMINDER IJBC T-SHIRTS Thanks to our incredible designer Agus, we have beautiful IJBC 2017 t-shirts. If you wish to purchase one for 10€, please fill out the following form. You can either choose green or red! If you want more than one, please fill out different forms for each :) If you haven’t ordered yet, you have until July, 15th to order a t-shirt. Don’t hesitate in writing to us if you have any other question to ijbc2017@pt.cisv.org!
FAREWELL PARTY This year’s IJBC final party’s theme is: Thai Full Moon Party! That’s right- we will take you all the way to a paradise beach in Thailand (but in beautiful Portugal)! What do you need to bring? • Summer clothes: shorts, tops, light shirts (shades of white or neons are even better) • Fluorescent body paint • Flower necklaces and headbands • Glow sticks • Anything else you think is appropriate
ACCOMODATIONS PRIOR TO IJBC We recommend 3 different hostels, all downtown Lisbon, for you to stay in if you’re coming prior or staying longer in Lisbon for IJBC! They are all situated in the very center of the city. Golden Tram Hostel - 20€/night PH in Chiado - 20€/night Lisbon Best Hostel - 16€/night Very well located, these three hostels will give you an idea of what it is like living in this beautiful city! Another option you can also look for, if you wish to stay longer, is to rent an Airbnb. Feel free to contact the Home Staff if you need any help at ijbc2017@pt.cisv.org!
CISV BEHAVIOUR POLICY IJBC is a multicultural conference and its goal is to provide an inspiring and educational environment to all participants. As all IJB Events, IJBC must adhere to all CISV’s rules and risk assessment standards. When coming to IJBC, you should be aware of the CISV Behavior Policy.
FORMS In accordance to J-02 - Junior Branch Events Definition and Approval, all participants participants at any IJB Event must: • Provide a legal form. • Provide proof of medical insurance. IJB-LIF Don’t forget to bring your IJB-LIF filled-out and signed! Please bring a printed (and signed) copy with you to IJBC - you will be asked to hand it to the home staff upon registration!
REMINDERS Travel Information If you haven’t send your Travel Information Form yet, it means that you missed the deadline. Homestaff is working to set things up, so please send it as soon as possible to ijbc2017@pt.cisv.org and get in touch with the Home Staff to see if it’s still possible to request the shuttle - we do not guarantee it. Meeting Point If you are getting the shuttle to the campsite we are meeting at 14h00 on the 1st of August at the airport (right outside the metro station)! If you can’t make it on time, please email the home staff to organize an alternative. Food restrictions If you have any dietary requirements, if you are allergic to a certain group of food or have any health problem, please contact the home staff so we can organize everything for your comfort! Info Pack #1
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