European Youth Parliament Sweden National Selection Process 2014/2015 Call for VPs, Chairs & Editors
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Letter from the President of EYP Sweden
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How to apply? 3 Editorial vision for EYP Sweden’s Regional Sessions 4 RS North: Umeå 5 RS South: Malmö 6 RS West: Göteborg 7 RS East: Stockholm 8 Contact details
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Welcome to the Regional Sessions of EYP Sweden! I’m very proud to present this year’s call for the regional sessions organized by European Youth Parliament Sweden. We have organized regional sessions for three years and once again we have the pleasure to open the fantastic world of EYP to a new generation of members. We have the opportunity to inspire, entrance, educate and develop over 150 young people with our regional sessions. The fourth round of the regional sessions will take place all over Sweden in November. Malmö in the south, Gothenburg in the west, Stockholm in the east and Umeå in the north. The regional sessions act as a preliminary round for the 11th national session of EYP Sweden that will be held in Umeå in the beginning of 2015. The call is open for vice presidents, editors and chairs. Do not hesitate to apply and to get the opportunity to work together with our fantastic presidents Oona Kiiskinen, Albert Reverendo Mascort, Maximilian Kiehn, Megan Smith and our amazing head organizers Arpine Prostian, Daniel Wärestig, Sofie Lundgren, Jesper Thunström, Kristen Rosario, Angelica Arnqvist and Sara Jungeryd. We are looking for diverse teams in terms of experience, nationality and gender. Hope to see you in November, Best Regards,
Ida Ståhl President of European Youth Parliament Sweden
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How to apply? Each regional session will host a international team of officals. You can apply as Vice President, Chairperson and/or Editor. You can apply for multiple sessions and positions. In the application form you will get to rank your preference of session to participate at. Each applicant will be informed of the outcome of the selection within two weeks of the deadline. Each regional session is looking for a balanced team with regards to experience and gender. Below you can find the composition that we aim at. Changes to the compositions may occur. Umeå 2 VP 10-14 chairs 1-2 editor 2-4 journalists
Göteborg 2 VP 10-14 chairs 1-2 editor 2-4 journalists
Malmö 2 VP 10-14 chairs 1-2 editor 2-4 journalists
Stockholm 2 VP 10-14 chairs 1-2 editor 2-4 journalists
To apply as a Vice President or chair, please fill in this application form: http://tinyurl.com/RSOfficalsCall Applicants for Editor will have a different selection process that you can read about on the next page. A seperate call for journalists will be out when editors have been announced. There is no participation fee for officals. EYP Sweden will offer travel reimbursement for a part of the costs. The specific ammount will be presented in a later stage. The call is now open and will close on August 31st. Be sure to send in your application before 23.59 CET. EYP Sweden belives that deadlines exists to be kept. On pages 5-8, information about each session can be found. Dates, Head Organisers, visions, themes and presidents. Do not hesitate to contact Christina Abdulahad or Hugo Dürr if you have any questions. Contact details can be found on the last page.
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EYP Sweden’s National Session 2014 - Göteborg
Editorial vision for EYP Sweden’s Regional Sessions For the first time, EYP Sweden is proud to announce that ALL Regional Session of 2014 will be welcoming a Media Team! Led by 1-2 Editors, 2-4 journalists will be working with the new concept of EYP journalism, moving away from the printed and written aspects, focusing primarily on digital and multimedia elements. The wish of the Head Organisers is that the output will be mostly visual, for example photo and video, as well as the possibility of interactive video projects or photo campaigns, or other creative project with the delegates at the session. Your role as Editor, is to facilitate for an extra element of companionship amongst delegates and session officials, shaping memories to last, and setting the new standard for how a Swedish Regional Session impacts its participants. Applications for Editors will take the shape of a personal letter. Applicants are kindly requested to submit their letter, in which they should include: - Which Regional Session they would like to attend, ranked 1-4; - Relevant skills; - Motivation for applying for the position: - The concept for their Media Team, based on the abovementioned guidelines. Letters are to be no longer than 500 words. There is no application template attached, due to that applicants have been given compete freedom with the format and layout of their personal letter in order to demonstrate their design skills. Deadline for applications is Sunday 31st August, 23:59 CET. Submit your application in PDF format to editorselection@eup.se. Good luck.
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UMEÅ 7th-9th
NOVEMBER The theme of the session is Youth is our Future, and looks to focus on youth around Europe. The Head Organisers has the vision that all youth in Sweden should be updated and involved in news and events concerning their daily lives. Therefore, the participants of the session will they have the opportunity to discuss, debate, and agree upon solutions to matters that directly affect them. The ultimate aim is to provide participants with the opportunity to become more aware of their rights and the ability they have to be a part of things in their interest, and consequently make difference in the world.
Albert Reverendo (ES) President
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Daniel Wärestig Head Organiser daniel.warestig@eup.se
Umeå
Arpine Prostian Head Organiser arpine.prostian@eup.se
MALMร 14th-16th NOVEMBER
With the session theme A Difference Today, A Similarity Tomorrow, the vision is that participants leave the session feeling enriched with knowledge and a new found amplified interest in European affairs. In a world without borders comes a world of endless opportunities, and instead of letting differences distinguish possibilities, we should learn from each other and focus on what we have in common, strengthening our European bond. This session will teach youth that the potential in finding common ground and uniting to come up with solutions that satisfies everyone, is easier and more beneficial than focusing on the discrepancies between the Member States and their citizens which is a thought process both the delegates themselves and Europe as a whole can benefit from.
Oona Kiiskinen (FI) President
Jesper Thunstrรถm Head Organiser jesper.thunstrom@eup.se
Malmรถ
Sofie Lundgren Head Organiser sofie.lundgren@eup.se
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GÖTEB ORG 21st-23rd NOVEMBER
The vision of the 4th Western Regional Session of EYP Sweden, organised in Gothenburg, is to reach out to, and enrich as many youths in the western region of Sweden as possible, and engage those who have little or no knowledge of what the European Union is, how it works, or what young people can do to influence it. With the theme Assuming Ownership of Europe, Rediscovering Responsibility, the session aims to provide a foundation for the continued involvement of the youth in their Europe, with hopes that a continuous cycle of engagement leads to increased knowledge and awareness of what the EU is, and thus spurring further active involvement in European issues on a national and international level.
Maximilian ’Moobak’ Kiehn (DE) President
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Kristen Rosario Head Organiser kristen.rosario@eup.se
Göteborg
STO CKHOLM 28th-30th NOVEMBER
With the theme Towards an Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Europe, the vision of the 4th Eastern Regional Session of EYP Sweden is to encourage awareness and increase the knowledge among youths about two major problems that Europe faces today, namely: environmental issues and xenophobia. Starting at a regional level, participants will get a solid ground to stand on and develop from, hopefully leading to independent acting and thinking on a elevated level after the session, and it is in such a way the session will encourage the youth to go Towards an Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Europe.
Stockholm
Megan Smith (IE) President
Angelica Arnqvist Head Organiser angelica.arnqvist@eup.se
Sara Jungeryd Head Organiser sara.jungeryd@eup.se
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Q: When is the deadline to apply? A: Submit your application by 23.59 CET on the 31st of August.
Q: What can I apply as? A: You can apply as vice president, chairperson and/or editor.
Q: How does editors apply? A: You sent a personal letter as a PDF to editorselection@eup.se.
Q: Where can I find the application form for VPs and chairs? A: http://tinyurl.com/RSOfficalsCall
Q: What does it cost to participate? A: There is no participation fee for officals. EYP Sweden will offer travel reimbursement.
Q: Should I apply? A: Yes.
For questions about selection and international questions, contact: Hugo D체rr hugo.durr@eup.se For questions about the organising of the sessions , contact: Christina Abdulahad christina.abdulahad@eup.se
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