June 10th, 2007 posted by Beth Milner
Tayler and myself (Beth) are supposed to keep this website active! =D
Give us some ideas of what you want to see!
I dont know if we can get something for everyone to upload pictures...I’ll find out
Aside from that, give us ideas!
Still missing everyone =(
Keep in touch!
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May 15th, 2007 posted by Louise
Here is a picture of all the delegates taken at the Closing Dinner and Ceremony.
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May 06th, 2007 posted by Beth Milner
Well everybody,
I’m happy to be one of the first to publish something about this amazing conference,
I want to start by saying that this was the most amazing time I’ve ever had
and I’m sure you all feel the same way.
The friendships that were created in this conference will never be forgotten,
as we have witnessed with the 2005 Youth Conference participants being reunited.
I know I’m not speaking solely for myself when I say that the things I learned,
the things I saw, and the people I met, have inspired me like I’ve never experienced before.
So anyway..keeping it short…
Thank you all so much for making the conference what it was and remember;
- the happy time in your life where you felt unbeatable
- the Leaders Today facilitators who made the conference 10 times better
- LEV3L - ME to WE - FREE HUGS - Keep smiling =)
- the inspiration we all felt at some point in the conference
and lastly
- We are the change, we are the future, it’s our World - make it the best it can be.
Love and miss you all
Let’s have a reunion in 20 years 
Beth (Canada)
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April 17th, 2007 posted by Louise
The following countries will be represented at the International Youth Leadership Conference.
Holland France Hungary Latvia Australia Canada South Africa Germany Paraguay Brazil Japan Thailand Switzerland Finland Ecuador Austria Chile Denmark Mexico
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April 13th, 2007 posted by Louise
Leaders of tomorrow to descend on city Youth leadership conference runs April 27-May 6
By Jason Misner
News
Apr 08, 2007
Conduite.
Leiding.
Führung.
Translated into English from French, Dutch and German respectively, the word is leadership. And it’s a term that will be used a lot this month when close to 100 teenagers—the majority from more than a dozen countries from around the world—descend on Burlington to take part in an impressive 10-day youth leadership conference.
From April 27-May 6, youth, ranging in ages from 14-18, will be brought together to explore leadership opportunities in areas of culture, social planning, economics, government and the environment for the 2007 International Youth Leadership Conference. This event builds on the one held in the Netherlands in 2005, and stands to attract twice as many young people. In addition to France, Holland and Germany, other countries represented include Australia, Brazil, Mexico and Japan.
This year’s theme is Youth Leading Communities—Making a Difference. It will be broken down into a series of seven daily sub-themes, and will feature speakers, learning/networking and social events. For example, one session celebrates youth volunteerism.
BROADENING THEIR HORIZONS
Local student delegates and conference committee members are stoked about meeting teens their own age and to see how they view the world around them. They are looking forward to broadening their horizons, learning more about cultural tolerance and helping create inclusive communities.
“I’d like to see what they think of Canada and what we can do better,” said Grade 12 Aldershot High School student Tayler Morin, 18. He didn’t hesitate to participate when a history teacher told him last summer of the push to host a conference. “I’m excited to meet the future leaders of the world,” he said.
The conference has a number of objectives including motivating participants to develop future projects in their communities.
That last part is an important one for 17-year-old Erynn Bockler. She attended the conference in Holland and has helped organize this year’s event. She had no idea she would be a part of something like that when she went overseas two years ago and is crossing her fingers the Burlington event will encourage other teens to hold a conference in their country. “Hopefully, the same thing will happen again,” the Grade 12 Nelson H. S. student said.
The City of Burlington is the lead organizer of the conference committing $20,000 toward it. Other sponsors include the Halton Catholic and public school boards, United Way and the Burlington Community Foundation.
Louise Allard, administrative co-ordinator of the conference, is looking forward to teens sharing ideas and experiences. “Whenever kids are exposed to anything like this they can’t help but learn,” she said.
A big plus for the city is the expectation that visiting young kids will take home to their family and friends a positive image of the city, said Pam Belgrade of Tourism Burlington.
TOURISM OPPORTUNITY
The teens visit places like the waterfront and the Royal Botanical Gardens plus Niagara Falls. Belgrade is hoping the excitement level will turn up a few notches to show youth just how cool the city and surrounding area is.
“They’re going to see a lot of great things,” she said.
Also, the tourism group is cobbling together packages for the teens to take home highlighting all there is to see and do in Burlington, to hopefully spur a repeat visit with family and friends.
Meanwhile, there will be two keynote speakers that have participants excited.
One is Marc Kielburger. The 29-year-old is an accomplished social advocate and leadership specialist, a bestselling author and a popular speaker. He is the co-founder and chief executive director of Leaders Today, the world’s top youth leadership training organization. It delivers one-of-a-kind local and international training experiences to more than 350,000 youth every year. He is also chief executive director of Free The Children, the world’s largest network of children helping children through education.
The other speaker is Sunjay Nath. He travels North America sharing the 10-80-10 Principle, a concept that combines best practices to help people achieve more, have greater balance and live happier.
“I’ve heard Sunjay Nath speak before and he’s amazing,” said delegate Beth Milner, 18, a Grade 12 student from Aldershot H.S.
To learn more about the conference visit http://www.burlingtonyouthconference.ca.
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April 11th, 2007 posted by Louise
Leaders Today have asked that each conference delegate complete a questionnaire prior to the conference. This will help them customize some of the conference workshops. Once you have completed this, please email it to me at .
Thanks and looking forward to seeing all of you in a few weeks. Louise
Questionnaire:
Name:
Age:
Where you are from:
In a maximum of 250 words, please state:
(a) Why you feel it is important for youth from a diversity of cultures to share thoughts about leadership?
(b) What you hope to get out of this week-long conference.
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April 11th, 2007 posted by Louise
Greetings incredible youth leader!
On behalf of the Leaders Today team, I would like to thank you in advance for your upcoming participation in Making a Difference, the 2007 Burlington International Youth Conference. Leaders Today facilitators will be working with you in a series of fun, interactive, educational workshops aimed at helping youth become leaders in this world.
Leaders Today is a world-renowned youth leadership organization, delivering innovative local and international training experiences to more than 350,000 youth every year. We bring our hands-on programs to schools and communities around the world, providing opportunities for both young people and adults alike to travel and learn through life-changing international volunteer trips. Founded in 1999 by international spokespeople for change, brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger, Leaders Today is now the worldwide leader in empowering youth with leadership education, inspiration and action tools.
The fun and dynamic group of facilitators you will be working with are: Long Le, Scott Baker, Jesse Jewell and Melody Dernocoeur. Find more information about each of them and Leaders Today on our website http://www.leaderstoday.com.
We are excited to be working with you and all the other amazing youth from around the world. We will be dedicating 100 per cent of our energy and attention to you during the conference and we know you can do the same in return. During our week together, we will be challenged to make new discoveries about social engagement and community giving. This conference is all about embracing your ideas and building upon what you view as local and global leadership. At Leaders Today, we believe that youth contain the passion to believe, the courage to dream and the intensity to act. See you soon!
Your Leaders Today team!
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April 09th, 2007 posted by Beth Milner
At our pre-conference launch party, there was a photographer from the Burlington Post (our newspaper) and 4 students were interviewed.
They finally wrote an article about the conference, check it out!
http://www.burlingtonpost.com/news/article/84469
So there’s a little over 2 weeks left until everybody gets here, and I know everyone is excited.
We are going to match participants to billets in about a week. We have to wait because we need everyone to be registered before we can start.
But don’t worry, you will find out who you’re staying with before you get here!
We began posting pictures of people in the photo section. There is no link to click on yet, but it’s here
http://www.burlingtonyouthconference.ca/gallery/category/C3/
If you want your picture put on this page, email me a picture!
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