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PRESS RELEASE from KYS 8th June 2010
IS THE FOCUS OF THIS ONE DAY FREE CONFERENCE
“WHERE TO NOW?” Empowering Young People through Information
9.30am to 4pm National College of Ireland, Mayor Square, IFSC, Dublin 1
As youth unemployment soars and the Central Statistics Office report a 40% rise in emigration rates from Ireland in April 2009, Eurodesk Ireland (Léargas) in association with Youth Information Centres, are holding a Conference entitled ‘Where To Now? Empowering Young People through Information’. Speakers, Fergus Finlay from Barnardos, Mary Cunningham from the National Youth Council of Ireland, and Dr. Maurice Devlin from NUI Maynooth will focus on the themes of youth unemployment, current youth trends, migration, and disadvantaged youth, in the Irish context. Anja Ruhland from Eurodesk Brussels Link will speak about the European context. A panel, facilitated by Michael McLoughlin from Youth Work Ireland will open the discussion out to participants. The discussion will be followed by practical workshops on Information Tools, European Voluntary Service, Work Opportunities in Europe, Rights and Entitlements of Youth People Abroad, Youth Participation, and Facebook and YouTube in Youth Information Services. ‘Where to Now?’ is aimed at representatives of Youth Organisations, Librarians, Teachers, Garda Diversion workers, Youth Workers, Guidance Counsellors and any other people directly working with young people. Eurodesk, funded by the European Commission and the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA), is a free information service on mobility opportunities in Europe and can be accessed in Ireland through Youth Information Centres that are part of the Eurodesk Network. The Youth Information Centres network is also funded by the OMCYA and provides a range of information and services to young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years of age. Please register on line: The online registration form for the conference can be found at: www.leargas.ie/eurodesk2010 and the online conference brochure can be also downloaded from this page: http://www.leargas.ie/programme_ For further information you can also contact your local Youth Information Centre at: Kildare Youth Services, Youth Information Centre, Canal Stores, Basin Street, Naas, Co. Kildare. Tel: 045 897893 E-mail: yic@kys.ie |