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1st European Alcohol Policy Youth Conference (EAPYC)

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1st European Alcohol Policy Youth Conference (EAPYC)

Seminar

8-14 November 2012 | Bled, Slovenia

The idea of the conference is to bring together 100+ young people from across Europe to build capacity to become advocates of a better alcohol policy in Europe.

The conference is organized by APYN with fundings from the EU Youth in Action program. The conference also invites experts on advocacy and policy making to exchange their own experiences with the participants. These experts will come from various entities such as World Health Organisation (WHO), European Commission (EC), Netherlands’ Institute for Alcohol Policy (STAP), Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS), Eurocare Members and the Ministry of Health of Slovenia. Goal: The idea of the conference is to bring together 100+ young people from across Europe to build capacity to become advocates of a better alcohol policy in Europe. Conference aims: » to raise interest among young people and youth organizations in Europe about alcohol policy; » to empower the participants with the necessary skills and capacities in order to actively promote their views on alcohol; » to engage with these views in the policy-making, by capacitating them to be of influence next to institutions and authorities, as well as for raising awareness next to their constituencies and partners at the local, national or European levels; » to provide the necessary tools and training for participants to be able to conduct community based projects to reduce the alcohol related harm on youth; » to bring their own expertise and best practice and exchange them with the rest of the participants, as well as gain more skills on advocacy and policy-making. Sessions: The conference will have three parallel sessions: » Training course for beginners, targeted for people who hasn’t started working on alcohol projects yet; » Training course for youth researchers (intermediate/advanced), aimed to those willing to work on scientific research regarding alcohol use among youth; » Training course on alcohol policy, advocacy and lobbying (advanced), aimed for those willing to influence local, national and international authorities on alcohol policy and advocacy. The conference will have combination of workshops, plenaries and training sessions on soft skills, delivered by experienced facilitators.

Available downloads:

APYN flyer.pdf

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Training overview

http://trainings.salto-youth.net/3150

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This Seminar is

for 107 participants

from Austria, Belgium - DE, Belgium - FL, Belgium - FR, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye

and recommended for

Youth workers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers, Youth volunteers

Working language(s):

english

Organiser:

Alcohol Policy Youth Network (Youth NGO)

The Alcohol Policy Youth Network is a network of youth organizations that works towards the prevention and reduction of alcohol-related harm.
Its mission is to mobilize young people across Europe to raise awareness about alcohol related topics and to become advocates of better alcohol policy on a local, national and international level. APYN conducts research and develops policies on young people and alcohol. All its work is evidence-based.
APYN is non-partisan and independent from any source of tobacco and alcohol industry funding.

Contact for questions:

Vlad Alexandru Grosar

Website: http://www.apyn.org/conference

E-Mail:

Phone: 0040747462195

Costs

Food and accommodation costs are 100% covered (at Hotel Park - 4 stars, triple room), while the travel will be 70% refunded. The participation fee is 50,00 eur.

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass: