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BYND 2015 Global Youth Summit

Costa Rica, 9-11 September 2013

A platform for young people to ensure their inclusion in the most important decisions of the 21st Century. The Global Youth Summit: BYND 2015 will assemble young people from all corners of the globe with a view to highlighting their priorities and capturing their combined voice in crucial national and international policy and decision making processes.

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As an ICT focused conference, the talks, sessions and workshops will be webcast and translated into the six official languages of the UN, wherever possible. Workshops will be webcast in their original languages with online conversations happening via social media, curated and facilitated by young participants.

The outcomes of the Summit include a crowdsourced, multimedia statement to be presented to Heads of State at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2013.

A Golden Opportunity

Become Summit partner and have an active role in the event’s success in developing a meaningful and engaging content and outcomes for the young participants.

Partnership categories:

Founding Partner:
Lead a delegation of young people
Thematic Partner:
Shape the outcomes with content and speakers
National Partner:
Services to delegations on the ground in San José

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Contact Us

Email: BYND2015@itu.int
Telephone: +41 22 730 6021 / 6310

Themes

Change your World:
Citizenship, governance and the UN post-2015 process.
Stay Safe:
Child online protection and cybersecurity.
Respect your Environment:
Climate change and sustainability.
Get Ahead:
Entrepreneurship, employment and innovation.
Be Healthy:
Lifestyle awareness, mHealth.