Applications are now open for the Y7/Y8 and Y20 Summits 2017 in Rome, Italy

Y7/Y8 and Y20 Summits

Applications are now open for the Y7/Y8 and Y20 Summits 2017 in Rome, Italy. During the Summit, the youth delegates will produce a Final Communiqué that will be handed over to the Italian G7 Presidency. Apply hurry! It's a last call.

Deadline March 26, 2017.
The Y7 Summit 2017 is taking place in Rome from Sunday May 7 to Tuesday May 9 2017. The theme of the Summit will be “Rethinking Innovation as catalyst for an inclusive, open and sustainable growth”. This theme is in line with one of the three pillars of the G7 Italian Presidency: “Innovation, Skills and Labour in the Age of the Next Production Revolution”. During the Summit, the youth delegates will produce a Final Communiqué that will be handed over to the Italian G7 Presidency.

The Y7/Y8 and Y20 Summits, formerly known as the G8 & G20 Youth Summits, are a premier international youth conferences that bring together young leaders representing the Group of Seven (G7) / Group of Eight (G8) and Group of Twenty (G20). The Summits enable the young generation to put their concerns and solutions on the global agenda. The outcomes of the Summits are passed on to global policy makers to make the concerns and innovative solutions of young people heard. As a result, in 2015 and 2014 a key clause on youth employment from the Y20 recommendations was adopted by the G20 Heads of State and Government in their final communiqué. The schedule Youth Summits paralleled the one of the G7/G8 and the G20. Learn what past delegates say about the Summits, get to know the EU Alumni, and read past outcomes.

Y20 Summit 2017 –

The Y20 Summit 2017 will take place in Germany. To stay informed about the application process and deadlines, please sign up to YEL’s Newsletter and / or follow us on social media.

Y7 Summit 2017

The Y7 Summit 2017 is taking place in Rome from Sunday May 7 to Tuesday May 9 2017. The theme of the Summit will be “Rethinking Innovation as catalyst for an inclusive, open and sustainable growth”. This theme is in line with one of the three pillars of the G7 Italian Presidency: “Innovation, Skills and Labour in the Age of the Next Production Revolution“. During the Summit, the youth delegates will produce a Final Communiqué that will be handed over to the Italian G7 Presidency.

Application requirements

YEL is recruiting 4 delegates to represent the European Union at the Y7 negotiations. Delegates must be aged between 18-27 at the time of the Summit. Delegates must be able to attend the Summit for its entire duration and the pre-negotiations online on a regular basis. These pre-negotiations will be held online during the month of April.

YEL Delegation expectations: Informing and inspiring peers

A key part of YEL delegates’ mission is to inform and inspire. As representatives of European youth at this global policymaking event, the delegation’s aim is to share their insights of the issues tackled at the Y7 with an international community of young people.

As such, delegates, are expected to contribute to media outputs, such as photos, articles, blogs and videos. Delegates will define the themes they wish to tackle, the format of media outputs and contribute to the promotion strategy with the support of the YEL delegation project lead.

Financial support

For the entire duration of the Summit, all costs for participants will be covered (except personal expenses) by the G7 Italian Presidency. YEL cannot offer financial support to its delegation for travel, but can provide materials to support delegates’ own fundraising efforts from their university, employer, NGOs etc.

The YEL delegation application deadline is March 26th 2017.

Please read through the application requirements carefully. For full details regarding applications requirements, please consult the Terms of Appointment. Any enquiries about the application should be addressed to events@younglead.eu, subject “Y7 2017: [YOUR NAME], [Subject of inquiry]“.

Application Form Y7 Summit 2017

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