Prague!

Hey everyone,

The next trip is in the works. I'll be going to Prague from November 6-12 to attend the Young Leaders Dialogue with America conference. Here's a little information:

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs is pleased to announce the Young Leaders Conference in Prague, as a follow on to the U.S. study tour, scheduled for November 6 - 12, 2010. Nearly two hundred young leaders from Central Europe, the Baltic States and the United States will gather for one week to dialogue on issues of critical concern to the region and the world. Forty eight U.S. participants will be selected by IIE to attend the conference with approximately 150 of their European peers, including the 47 Alumni of the Young Leaders Dialogue with America Program (YLDA) that took place in February 2010.

The Young Leaders Conference will provide participants ample opportunities for meaningful interaction and exchange. Attendees will hear from keynote speakers, attend professional development workshops, and participate in cross-disciplinary panel discussions across the three dialogue themes (Transatlantic security, environmental issues/climate change, and tolerance and diversity). In addition, a primary focus of the conference will be for participants to develop collaborative group projects, which can be submitted for funding consideration. Up to $90,000 will be available for award-winning projects.

So... I'll post more information as I get it, but in the meantime, I'm super, super excited!

Catherine