Registration has begun!!

Go to the website www.worldgifted2009.com and click on the Youth Summit link to get all the information.

Confirmed speakers: Simon Jackson, Canadian youth environmental activist and Dr. J. Renzulli, USA, gifted educator and researchist. Other speakers are being arrange as we speak in both large group and small break out sessions. Tourism activities will make the whole experience educational and exciting. Everyone will go away from the week with an idea how they can use their gifts and talents for the future.

May 2008 Update

The conference website is up at http://www.worldgifted2009.com/ Go to site for more information on registration.

Now that the academic year is coming to an end in British Columbia, Canada the registrations will take place in October with the adult conference. If you want to hold some places for your group, email me and I will be happy to accommodate your requests.

The program is filling out with many workshops on social respondsibility, sustainablity, poverty, international development and many other topics. Our keynote speaker, Simon Jackson, is described earlier on the blog. Check out his story.

The closing keynote will be given by Elizabeth Torres, a young poet and inspirational speaker.

Pre-Registration

Young people 15 - 18 can now pre-register for the Youth Summit portion of the World Council for the Gifted's Vancouver 2009 conference. Students will be in a separate location on the campus of the University of British Columbia and will have a program designed specifically with their interests and age in mind. It will involve lots of opportunity for sharing dreams, having fun and creating plans. Meet new friends, see the sights of Vancouver, laugh and play, and hear exciting speakers with other young people of the world.

Contact the conference organizers at wcgtc2009@meet-ics.com for application. More information you can also contact the program committee at pfuranna@ndrs.org

Come join us August 2-7, 2009!

Youth Summit 2009 Update

Pre- registration will be available in April 2008

The dates for pre-registration have been updated to allow the planning committee time to confirm speakers and program options. Stay tuned for updated information.

Simon Jackson has been booked as an opening keynote speaker.

At the age of 13, Simon heard about North America’s rarest bear – the white Kermode or spirit bear – and the plans to develop their last intact habitat on British Columbia’s central coast. He knew he had to help. Since that time he has founded the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition – one of the world’s first all youth-run organizations. Simon has also fought the forest industry and native groups to protect the habitat. His presentation on the "Power of One" will inspire and motivate all participants to discover their passions and begin to develop a plan to making a better future.



View Simon's story at http://www.speakers.ca/jackson_simon.aspx