CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANELS HOW TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS Main Theme The Call for Papers and Panels is open to all undergraduate and graduate students of colleges and universities from all over the world. Any Global Issues of the 21st Century and the Role of College Youth undergraduate or graduate student may propose papers or panels(3 papers for a panel) by completing and submitting a Paper and Panel Proposal Form Key Themes on-line at the WCYF 2009 official website: www.wcyf2009.org. All proposals must be written in English in MS Word and submitted • Peace - Korean Peninsula and Peace-Building in Northeast Asia electronically. The length of a proposal must not exceed 4 double-spaced - Ethnic and Religious Conflicts pages (less than 1,000 words), excluding references. - Role of Youth in Global Peace - Sports and World Peace CRITERIA FOR REVIEW OF PROPOSALS • Environment - Climate Change and Global Warming - Resource Depletion and Sustainable Consumption - Environmental Protection and the Role of Youth - Food Safety in a Globalized World • Development - Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) The WCYF welcomes academic, practical, and case-study-based proposals from college youth in global communities. All proposals will be subject to review by a WCYF committee, sorted according to the six proposed themes based on their views, opinions, or perspectives on the role of college youth. The WCYF committee reserves the right to refuse proposals or alter panel proposals. DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS: March 20, 2009 - Youth Unemployment Paper and panel proposals must be received by March 20, 2009. The WCYF - Fair Trade and Economic Development will confirm acceptance of submissions by March 25, 2009 at the latest. - Poverty and Foreign Aid (ODA) The acceptance process will proceed on a first-come-first-served basis. • Human Rights By submitting a proposal, an author also agrees, if requested, to serve as a - Minority Groups and Social Justice discussant or moderator at the Forum. The WCYF committee encourages - Protection of Child Rights authors whose proposals are accepted to honor this commitment. The - Information Society and Human Rights authors of accepted proposals are required to upload their FINAL revised - Global Epidemics and Human Health manuscripts to the WCYF 2009 official website by April 19, 2009. “World Civic Youth Forum 2009” is a major institutional program of “World Civic Forum 2009.” • Gender - Women’s Rights and Sex Commercialization - Gender Discrimination in the Workplace - Gender Equality and Reverse Discrimination • Culture - Intercultural Dialogue and Global Culture - Globalization and the Multicultural Family - Higher Education and Civic Engagement CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PROPOSALS For further information on WCYF and proposals, please feel free to contact: WCF 2009 Secretariat, Kyung Hee University 1 Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Korea E-mail: [email protected] www.wcyf2009.org World Civic Youth Forum 2009 Welcome Objectives Main Features The World Civic Youth Forum (WCYF) is an intellectual and cultural global event where college youth gather from around the world to share and discuss the global issues of common concern and search for the solutions. The WCYF is held as part of, concurrently with, the World Civic Forum jointly initiated by Kyung Hee University and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). The biennial WCYF will be launched at the Global Campus of Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea on May 5-8, 2009. • World Civic Youth Forum as a Global Forum Date May 5(Tue.) ~ 8(Fri.), 2009 The Forum seeks to provide participating college youth from all over Venue the world with a platform of discourse in which to share their Global Campus of Kyung Hee University Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. knowledge and ideas about global issues, such as world peace, global warming, poverty, economic development, human rights, gender equality, and cultural diversity. The Forum also offers a helping solve them. Key Themes The Forum aims to cultivate a continuous network of collaboration education and action. Such a network will be built and designed to function in close cooperation with the World Civic Forum, which will be promoted by global cooperative mechanism of discourse and practice. • World Civic Youth Forum for Global Practice The Forum seeks to serve as a momentum for participants to search for and define the role of young people in addressing global issues World Civic Youth Forum 2009 The mission of the WCYF is to give college youth a voice by bringing them together through meaningful dialogue and action on global issues. It will also provide them, both as young individuals and members of the global community, with valuable opportunities for growth and exploration. The WCYF will bring to the fore critical and reflexive discourses on how to promote global civic values, engagement and action. • Peace • Environment • Development • Human Rights • Gender • Culture • World Civic Youth Forum toward a Global Institution community address world issues and develop programs for “The Youth Act from the WCYF 2009” Global Issues of the 21st Century and the Role of College Youth global issues as well as to discuss their roles and responsibilities in among college students and youth organizations to help the global Mission Main Theme chance for participants to search for solutions that address critical Program Day 1 5 May (Tue.) Day 2 6 May (Wed.) Day 3 7 May (Thur.) Day 4 8 May (Fri.) Session 3 Session 7 Session 4 Session 8 Session 1 Session 5 Closing Ceremony & Keynote Speech Session 2 Session 6 Cultural Event Cultural Event Cultural Event Keynote Lecture Session 1 World Civic Forum 2009 Opening Ceremony Keynote Lecture Session 2 Keynote Lecture Session 3 of common concern, in addition to discussing them and groping for Lunch their solutions. The Forum also intends to find concrete measures for action. To this end, the Forum will endeavor to develop and put in WCYF 2009 practice a joint declaration and plan of action for college youth at Opening Ceremony every gathering. Subject to change Main Events The main events of the WCYF will consist of: - Keynote lectures - Plenary and working sessions - Cultural festivals including artistic performances and exhibitions.