Task Force Cordinator: Ilona Kirhensteine in Latvia
The Regional Workshops & Conferences task force is one of the YWAT task forces. The main objectives of the taskforce are to:
- Facilitate the organization of workshops and conferences
- Provide tools and on-going support for workshops and conferences
- Compile reports on the outcomes of the workshops
- Maintain the guidelines and formats for the workshops
- Support the organization of e-conferences
The Regional Workshops Task Force is involved in the whole cycle working with organization of the workshops, starting with the preparation of proposal until the compilation of the report.
The workshops and conferences task force currently is recruiting members to be involved in the key roles:
1. Organizing and managing the update of the existing Regional Workshops’ guidelines. The person responsible will organize and lead the discussion on the concept, format, structure etc. of the YWAT Regional workshops with the aim to make the guide more efficient. The person responsible would be expected to lead the virtual communication with subsequent finalization of the updated RW guide version. The role involves significant strategic and conceptual thinking.
2. Facilitating the organization of the workshops by YWAT members. The person responsible will help the local YWAT member(s) to organize the workshop during the whole process from the proposal preparation until the finalization of the report. The person is expected to facilitate the organization of the concrete event working in very close cooperation with local YWAT member and partners.
3. Facilitating the preparation of the workshops held by other organizations (non YWAT). There is a number of organizations from different countries that are interested in holding a workshop and establishing the YWAT local unit. The person is supposed to communicate with the organizations that expressed interest, facilitate and lead the process
4. Organizing and managing e-conferences. The person responsible should organize and lead the process starting with the finalization of the proposal, identification of the topics (close cooperation with the knowledge and research task force), running the e-conference (close cooperation with communication task force web manager) and preparing the report.
Working within this taskforce you will be exposed to many YWAT members and working win very close cooperation with some, gain knowledge and significant experience in organizing and managing workshops.
How to Organize a Regional Workshop
If you want to organize a Regional Workshop, read YWAT's Regional Workshop Handbook.
The workshops are designed by YWAT members and they do this free of charge. The concept itself is free of charge available for young people or organizations of young people who want to attend or organize these workshops. The information is available on the YWAT website, in a leaflet (write to YWAT secretariat, PO Box 364, 4380 AJ Vlissingen, The Netherlands) or by consultation of the nearest YWAT member in your region (see Contact Us).
YWAT members have produced various tools for the organization of workshops (a database of youth initiatives, a network of people related to water problems who can play a role in the workshop, ideas and information about publicity, registration and facilities), tools to use in the workshops (program format, presentation tools, information on YWAT: profile, role, opportunities/assistance and tools to use in the follow-up of the workshops (database with information on other initiatives, knowledge/information on specific problems).
The local workshop organizer is responsible for an appropriate room or hall, for the invitation of the participants and for the attraction of regional/local funding (YWAT will offer support through her experience and knowledge).
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