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Archive for Monday, September 6th, 2010 05:00 pm GMT +10
AYLC Now in November
Over the last few weeks there has been an incredible groundswell of excitement that for the first time the leaders of youth-led organisations will come together in Canberra. We have seen an incredible number of applications to attend, which demonstrates that this Convention is well overdue! We’re really looking forward to bringing this excitement together and fostering professional development and the development of the youth-led sector as a whole.
In consultation with our convention partner, the Australian Government, we have decided that the postponement of the convention is necessary for the subsequent reasons.
- The extended caretaker period as a result of the current political situation has complicated arrangements and bookings related to holding the Convention;
- As a result of this situation and uncertainty we have concluded that the short lead time from confirmation of attendance to the convention will result in some cases prohibitive travel costs, reducing the broad cross section of the sector the convention is aiming to bring together.
- We have subsequently decided to change the date of the Convention to Friday 26 – Sunday 28 November 2010 with the following schedule.
Key dates:
- 13th September – Applications Close (extended date)
- 17th September – Delegates Announced
- 26th – 28th November – Australian Youth Led Convention
What is the impact on attendees?
The new schedule allows for a lead time of more than two months for delegates to book travel and accommodation, resulting in lower costs to attending.
Applicants are reminded not to book flights or accommodation until their position has been confirmed by email on 17 September.
The travel subsidy of at least $100 will still be available to all delegates (excluding ACT).
The Convention is now after university exams.
We look forward to seeing you in Canberra for one of the most momentous events in the history of the youth-led sector!
Events at Left Right
Are you a Queenslander?
Register to come along to our next event in Queensland by emailing events.qld@leftright.org.au.
We are hosting a congestion tax consultation event at 7pm on October 4 at the SS&H Library and Conference Room at the University of Queensland in St Lucia.
Speakers are yet to be confirmed, watch our Facebook fan page for more information.
Recent events…
The Left Right Think-Tank and the U.S. Consulate held a roundtable discussion with Joseph Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund on September 10 in Melbourne.
The discussion was based around nuclear proliferation and international relations, and priority was given to Left Right members wishing to attend.
Ben Gielewski attended the event.
“When we got in to the consulate we were given a quick tour before heading to a room where we met Joe Cirincione. Joe is the President of Ploughshares fund, an organization focused on nuclear disarmament as well as having written books on nuclear disarmament. Joe was really friendly and answered all of our questions in detail. He had some interesting anecdotes about the Cold War, owing to his work for Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, as well as an up-to date and comprehensive understanding of the nuclear programs of Iran, Israel, Russia and US. I found our discussion about the USSR and US talks at Reykjavik particularly interesting. Mr Cirincione told us that whilst both Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev agreed that both superpowers should disarm their nuclear arsenals, the inability of the Unites States to see their defensive nuclear shield in Europe as potentially threatening to the USSR combined with the USSR military’s ideological adherence to Realpolitik that caused the talks to breakdown. It highlighted that broad political consensus is needed to be able to make real change work”.
Watch this space for more exciting events in your state!