Prague Conference - report

Prague Conference - report We came to the end of another successful conference organized by the «Youth time» movement, which finally has concluded with resolution. The goals were set, now we are starting a business which will bring us working together. To this end, I will explain you about what exactly has happened in Prague.

Participants of the conference, about twenty of them, began to arrive on Thursday, and official part of presentation began on Friday. Organizers have set up 3 main themes all in order to define our vision and mission:Rhodes Youth Forum, Magazine and Web site «Youth time» and Youth movement «Youth Time».

Julia led the discussion and all participants were involved in «Brainstorming» which has only confirmed the previous idea that the whole movement must be based on the active participation of young people. Towards the end of the official part the participants were divided into two groups, one that has gathered all the ideas into a draft resolution and the other which discussed the Magazine and Web site as well as various software solutions aimed at improving accessibility for the young people. The evening was reserved for social activities in order for participants to get know each other better.

The next day participants had the honor of meeting and accompanying Mr. Vladimir Yakunin to the round table, where they went through the draft of conference’s resolution and analyzing each task we believed should be included into the official resolution of «Youth Time» movement. The result of our two-day meeting was an official resolution where our movement has shifted from ideas to action. Furthermore, the adopted resolution, signed by all participants of the conference, was presented at gala dinner in “Troya Castle”. The event organizers have also reminded us about the success of “Rhodes Youth Forum” (3-6 October 2010) and all other past activities related with World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations”.

On the sidelines of the session we have discussed lot of about future meetings and activities, about which you will be officially notified by the organizers. One of the surprises on Conference was also a new issue of the magazine «Youth Time». To conclude, I would like to thank all participants for their contribution during the Conference, it is always a great pleasure to work with you. I would also like to thank the organizers of the conference for making this amazing event happen. We all are highly optimistic about “Youth time’s” future as a movement and we are looking forward to all other future activities.

With the best regards from Croatia!

Bozidar Rados