Dialogue and Action
The Summit agenda and agenda development process is designed to maximise input from and discussion between young professionals from around the world in the lead up to the Summit, as well as those delegates selected to attend the Summit in October. The Summit agenda and agenda papers will act as a framework and impetus for the development by delegates and young professionals of local, regional and global plans for effecting social and environmental change. Particular emphasis is given through the program structure to delegates developing 2-3 details regional projects.
Dialogue about Summit themes, action areas and issues/solutions relevant to particular regions will take a number of forms: before the Summit, at the Summit, after the Summit.
1. Summit agenda papers have been posted online for individuals to critique, provide feedback and comment on. Visit the thematic agenda papers, action area agenda papers and regional papers on this website to participate in this dialogue.
Agenda papers will include: (a) an issues paper (outlining major issues and approaches to the topic), (b) a draft petition to world leaders, and (c) the beginnings of a call to action (which will, at the Summits' conclusion, detail what actions young professionals who attend the Summit are going to take and how others can get involved/support them). The content of these agenda papers will draw on existing information sources and forums convened/convening in the lead up to the Summit where possible.
Given the importance of the agenda papers in generating Summit outcomes, the Summit organising committee wishes to ensure that as many young professionals as possible have input to the content of these papers.
2. A first round of online forums was held throughout March, April and May 2001 to facilitate feedback on and contributions to each of the agenda papers. You can see what was said in each of these forums by following the relevant links from each Summit agenda paper on this website.
3. Following the success of the first round of online discussion forums, online forums for the four thematic areas, nine action areas, and six Summit-defined regions re-commenced from July 1st 2001. These forums will run up to and throughout the Summit in October 2001.
Summit delegates have been sent instructions regarding how to subscribe to their respective thematic, action area and regional forums. Those not attending the Summit are also invited to join these forums and get involved in agenda development, stay in touch with Summit activities, contribute to ideas for post-Summit action, and link up with delegates to the Summit in your region or interest area.
In particular, interested young professionals are encouraged to interact with the regional facilitator for their Summit-defined region to assist with development of regional agenda papers and development of ideas for post-Summit regional projects through the regional forums.
4. You can subscribe to the online forums of your choice by sending a blank e-mail to one or more of the following e-mail addresses:
Thematic
areas
Environment [email protected]
Poverty [email protected]
Sustainability [email protected]
Social capital [email protected]
Action
Areas
Information &
Communication Technologies [email protected]
Housing &
Infrastructure iyps_agenda_housingandinfrastructure-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Food & Agriculture
[email protected]
Transport [email protected]
Fresh water [email protected]
Population &
health iyps_agenda_populationandhealth-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Aid & trade [email protected]
Education [email protected]
Appropriate
technology iyps_agenda_appropriatetechnology-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Regions
Oceania [email protected]
Europe & the
Middle East [email protected]
North &
Central America [email protected]
South America [email protected]
Asia [email protected]
Africa [email protected]
Comments and feedback gathered through online forums and e-mails to [email protected] will be used to revise and inform further development of the Summit agenda.
5. Agenda papers relevant to each delegates nominated thematic area, action area and region have been sent via e-mail or post, in addition to being available on the website, to each delegate. Delegates are encouraged to read and prepare comments on the agenda papers prior to the beginning of the Summit on October 2.
Dialogue will take place through a range of presentations, workshops and informal meetings based on the Summit agenda. The program is constructed to prioritise meaningful dialogue between delegates and collaborative action planning. A summary of this dialogue, touching on themes, action areas and/or regions, will be incorporated into the final Summit document - the International Young Professionals Summit 2001 Resolutions.
A full discussion of the summit agenda as it relates to the Summit program can be found here.
Also, daily reports within each thematic, action, and regional area will be posted to the relevant online forums. Facilitators for each of these groups will endeavour to include discussions arising from daily reports on the online forums in the Summit proceedings, allowing those not physically present at the Summit to contribute to dialogue and action.
Following the completion of the Summit’s proceedings, the final agenda papers for each thematic area, action area and region will, together with an executive summary, form the International Young Professionals Summit 2001 Resolutions. Each final agenda paper, as the resolution from that group, will feature:
1. An issues paper that covers the background to the Summit agenda and summaries of key points from delegate discussions at the Summit
2. A petition to world leaders across government, business and community sectors to support the actions of young professionals globally as they work to develop and deliver solutions across Summit themes, action areas and regions, and
3. A call to action to young professionals, young people and other global youth events that documents the commitment to specific actions of Summit delegates and outlines how such action can be supported and enhanced by the involvement of young people from around the world.
Activity following the Summit will focus on four areas:
1. disseminating the International Young Professionals Summit 2001 Resolutions
2. implementation of Summit-developed and/or endorsed initiatives,
3. ongoing intercommunication between young professionals, and
4. further development and refinement of the IYPS framework.
The specifics of these activities are outlined in the proposed outcomes section of this website.