About IYPS

The International Young Professional Summit(IYPS) aims to bring together young professionals for networking, capacity building and information sharing around our core theme of �How young professionals can help to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals ". Specific topics will include:

Governance, economy and education
Women and gender equality
Healthcare and HIV / AIDS
Environmental sustainability

About IYPF

IYPF hosts the International Young Professionals Summit. The International Young Professionals Foundation (IYPF) is a not-for-profit organisation focused on enabling young professionals to make a positive difference in the world. The IYPF connects members from over 100 different countries.

IYPF specifically believes that the greatest impact can by made by achieving the Millenium Development Goals.

Regional and Local Events

IYPF Regional and Local Events Local events bring people together around a central theme of interest relating to objectives of IYPF. These can be workshops, conferences, and any other form or technical or social occasions. The fundamental objectives of each IYPF regional or local event are to engage local communities on issues directly relating to young professionals, raise awareness of the tasks required and encourage proactive movement towards a solution. IYPF's ultimate goal is positive global change. Stay tuned for more details on Regional and Local Events - and check out our 'Other Events' page for details on past events, upcoming IYPF related events, and other events of interest to young professionals.

Download the IYPF StandUp pledge

Stand Against Poverty

View the Stand Up 2007 Video on Youtube

On 17th October 2007, IYPF members joined millions of people around the Globe to Stand Up Against Poverty. Local IYPF events were held where IYPF members and other young professionals met and discussed "The Role of Young Professionals in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals".

You can download the report here

See the global Facebook event for more: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5375859972

Find out more information on the Stand Up Campaign

The IYPF will continue to explore how young professionals are and can contribute to achieving the MDGs at IYPS 2008 , and produce an IYPF paper on "Young Professionals and the MDGs".

To get involved, contact [email protected].

IYPF Local Events Team

The local events team seeks to assist young professionals around the world to organize local events to facilitate networking and education for action on community issues. Through local events IYPF will CONGREGATE, EDUCATE, MOTIVATE and ADVOCATE the community to help confront pressing issues facing humanity at large and more so poverty eradication. Alongside the member projects and other IYPF teams, the local events team provides a medium for developing important relationships, sharing and generating ideas, encouraging proactivity and providing the required knowledge and tools.

If you have ideas for local events and would like support from our Local Events Team, send an e-mail with 'IYPF Local Events' in the subject line to ednariechi [at] iypf [dot] org.

We'll be adding further resources and information to this page about our Local Events Team as it is developed.

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