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Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City ~ Arlington, VA
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Email: youthconference@ptpi.org
Phone: 816.531.4701 x.126
Contact: Katherine Hubbard
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RSVP: Monday, August 31, 2009
Member Fees: $1,005.00
NonMember Fees: $1,030.00
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Registration for the 2009 GYF is closed.
Global Sustainability: It’s All Connected
WE are all connected...because IT is all connected.
PTPI's 2009 Global Youth Forum
November 11-15, 2009 - Washington, D.C.
You are invited to join PTPI’s President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower, in America's Capitol for the 2009 Global Youth Forum! In D.C., you will spend four exciting days exploring PTPI’s mission of Peace through Understanding, and how it specifically relates to this year’s theme, Global Sustainability: It's All Connected! Come to the GYF to learn how you can work together with friends from around the world to create a better, brighter and greener future!
250 students will converge on the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Virginia (DC Metro Area) from November 11-15, 2009 for this eye-opening conference. We hope that you will join us for this prestigious event as we more deeply explore PTPI’s mission through the lenses of international understanding, education, leadership and humanitarianism! Apply on-line TODAY by clicking the REGISTER NOW button at the top of this page!
Highlights of this event will include:
• A key-note address and intimate break-out session presented by PTPI’s President and CEO, Mary Jean Eisenhower!
• An interactive student panel, featuring your peers from across the globe!
• Take an active part in sustaining Washington, D.C. through a service project benefiting the Anacostia Watershed!
• A unique tour of Washington, D.C. - we promise that you have never seen D.C. this way before!
• An opportunity to reunite with old friends and make new ones from around the World!
Recently Added!
Hear from our exciting line-up of sustainability experts:
Simran Sethi, journalist and one of the "Top Ten Eco-heroes of the Planet"
Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, co-creator of the Ecological Footprint and Executive Director of Global Footprint Network
Andrew Revkin, environmental journalist for the New York Times
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS AUGUST 31, 2009!
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Successful applicants aged 13-18 who will be enrolled in a middle school, high school or home school during the time of the conference will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. We urge students to APPLY ON-LINE TODAY, as applications will likely exceed available space. Upon acceptance into the Global Youth Forum, delegates will receive a confirmation notice and other vital information needed prior to the GYF via e-mail. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact People to People International: 1.816.531.4701, or youthconference@ptpi.org.
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