Call for participants - AIDS 2010 Youth-PreConference

[Guest guest]

Dear Colleagues,

Please send the call for participants for the Vienna YouthForce

Pre-Conference to young people at your organization who will be attending the

conference.

If you do not know of any, please do your part to build new

leadership in the AIDS response by sponsoring a young participant.

Please write to Reshma Pattni (reshma@...) for more

information on how to sponsor a young leader in need of your support- there are

MANY!

I appreciate your assistance in disseminating this announcement!

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Joya Banerjee

Co-Founder & Advisory Council Member,

Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS

www.youthaidscoalition.org

Master's Candidate '10, Harvard School of Public Health

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From: Reshma Pattni <Reshma@...>

*JOIN US AT THE AIDS 2010 YOUTHFORCE PRE-CONFERENCE! *

The *Vienna YouthForce* and the Youth Programme of AIDS 2010 are organizing a

Youth Pre-Conference on July 14-16, 2010. The Pre-Conference is open to young

people attending AIDS 2010 and will consist of informative sessions and

skills-building workshops on HIV and AIDS issues ranging from scientific

knowledge to effective political advocacy.

Submit your application to vyfpreconf@... before May 20, 2010. The form

is available here:

http://files.tiggroups.org/94534/VYF_Participant_Application_form_FINAL.doc.word

The 2010 *Youth Pre-Conference* constitutes a 3-days event which aims to provide

300 young delegates with the opportunity to network and connect with their peers

prior to AIDS 2010, as well as provide youth attending the Conference with

technical information and skills for effective participation.

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*What is the Vienna YouthForce? *

The Vienna YouthForce is a collaboration of various youth-led or

youth-serving organizations, currently including: Advocates for Youth,

CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GYCA),

UNFPA, World AIDS Campaign, YouAct, Youth R.I.S.E., the Youth Coalition for

Sexual and Reproductive Rights (YCSRR) and Y-PEER, supported by the

International AIDS Society.

The YouthForce organizes the Youth Pre-Conference of the International AIDS

Conferences every two years along with other youth-focused activities.

*Who is covering the costs of the Youth Pre-Conference?*

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is our main sponsor and is also a

partner for the Youth Pre-Conference. Other supporters include UNAIDS, UNESCO

and aids2031.

*If I’m accepted as a delegate, do I have to pay anything? *

Yes, there is a small registration fee. If you come from a developed

country* you will be asked to kindly contribute 20 or 40 Euros

according to your ability. If you are from a developing country we ask for a

contribution of 20 Euros- or, if you cannot afford it, we will waive the fee.

With this fee you will be entitled to 4 nights of accommodation, 3 meals per day

during the Pre-Conference and the materials for the event.

More information here:

http://files.tiggroups.org/94534/VYF_Participant_Application_form_FINAL.doc.word

*See you in Vienna!*

*Please spread this document within your networks! Thank you for your

support!*

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Reshma Pattni

Program Director

Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, a program of TakingITGlobal

reshma@...

www.gyca.org

www.tigweb.org

(T) +1-212-661-6111 ext. 416

33 Flatbush Ave, 5th Floor

Brooklyn, NY, USA

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GYCA is a youth-led global network of more than 4,000 young leaders and adult

allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 150 countries world-wide.

GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge,

resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst

their peers.