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The Generation Connect Global Youth Summit 2022 will be in a hybrid format, with on-site participation, as well as virtual youth engagement.

Registration for remote and on-site participation closed on 29 May 2022. No registration for on-site participation will be allowed at the venue.

The following are the modalities of participation:

Remote participation

Remote participation is open to all eligible youth aged 15-29. Youth between 15 and 17 years old may ONLY participate remotely and are subject to consent from their parent/legal guardian.

On-site participation

On-site participation will be open to eligible youth aged 18-29. Physical participants should belong to the following categories:

Youth designated and sponsored by an ITU Member* (Member State, ITU-D Sector member or Academia member)
Youth who are members of the ITU Generation Connect Youth networks (i.e.: Generation Connect Regional Youth Envoys and Generation Connect Visionaries Board young leaders)
Other youth receiving sponsorship from partners of the Generation Connect Global Youth Summit 2022.

Important note: to participate on-site, the costs of travel, accommodation, meals, local travel expenses, mandatory health tests, insurance, and other additional expenses shall be covered by the participant, or the entity sponsoring their participation.

REGISTRATION

Registration will be carried out exclusively online. You can register in just 1 minute following these five simple steps! Please read them carefully.

Note: To register, you must have an ITU User Account. If you do not have one, create one here.

1) SIGN IN: Click REGISTER to go to the registration form. Use your ITU User Account username and password to sign in.

2) EVENT JOB TITLE: Provide a job title for this event.

*You may use your current profession, role, or affiliation with organizations in which you have an official role (e.g., Student, Youth Envoy, Entrepreneur, etc.). As an alternative, you may use the title “GYS Youth Delegate”.

3) REPRESENTATION:

If you have been designated and sponsored by an ITU Member* tick on “different representation” and select the respective ITU Member from the list of ITU Status, Country, and Organization.

If you are: a member of the ITU Generation Connect Youth networks or youth receiving sponsorship from partners of the Generation Connect Global Youth Summit 2022, IGNORE this section.

4) MEETING AND FUNCTION: Select the meeting and choose either the function “Remote participant” or “On-site participant”.

5) SUBMIT REGISTRATION: Choose the desired privacy options and click on “Submit Registration”

Video tutorial: How to create an ITU user account?

Video tutorial: How to register to the Youth Summit?

See a visual step-by-step guide on creating an ITU user account HERE.

See a visual step-by-step guide on how to register HERE.

If you have further questions about admission or registration please contact us at: GenerationConnect@itu.int

*ITU members come from all over the globe, consisting of 193 Member States and over 900 companies, universities, research institutes, and international and regional organizations.