Youth Exchange in Letterkenny 23 -30 July 2010

European Youth and Social Media is a Youth Exchange Project working with 50 young people and leaders from Germany, Ireland, Estonia and the UK.

The project and all participants will be based in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland for the 8 day duration of the project. Participants will arrive on the 23^rdJuly and depart on the 30^th July 2010.

About the project

The project focuses on getting young people involved in influencing policy around internet governance. The exchange will consist of a mixture of educational workshops, outdoor education and a plenary session incorporating the involvement of political representatives.

The young people from across Europe will participate in a number of media/journalistic workshops to capture thoughts and opinions on internet issues such as:

• file sharing,
• identity theft, and
• cyberbullying

Throughout the event young people will keep an audio and video record to allow them to create podcasts and videos to highlight the issues they have discussed.

Why hold the workshop?

The HUWY project has identified that young people from the participating countries are active internet users who are interested in:

• the future development of the Internet, and
• how they can possibly influence those developments.

The week long event will allow young people interested in these issues to discuss the issues with other interested young people from around Europe.

We are extremely lucky to have the young people from Jugendpresse present throughout the week long event. Jugendpresse will have a significant role, acting as peer facilitators during the workshop, to instruct other participants in the media/journalism skills and effectively facilitate the workshops.

More information

For more information about the European Youth and Social Media event contact Feargal O'Kane at Queen's University Belfast – f.okane@qub.ac.uk.