Hi everyone, The youth caucus for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)= is seeking a new coordinator. It is a voluntary position, and needs to be filled by a youth or young adult who is involved in ICTs for developmen= t or other information society activities. Below is an email from the curren= t coordinator, Nick Moraitis, with information on how to apply. I'm also including the text of the criteria used to select the new coordinator.
Applications should be submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] no= later than July 25. Please contact Nick if you have any questions, as I= am not involved in the selection process. -ac ------------------------------------------------- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org ------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Moraitis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Marouen MRAIHI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 2:33 PM Subject: [wsisyouth] APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR YOUTH CAUCUS FACILITATOR= > Replies to this message will be sent to the group by default. > The sender of this message can be contacted at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > --------------------------------------------- > > Message attachments: > > <http://files.tiggroups.org/7614/WSIS_YC_Selection_-_Criteria.doc.wor= d> > > <http://files.tiggroups.org/7615/WSIS_YC_Selection_-_Application.doc.wo= rd> > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > Hi WSIS Youth Caucus, > > > > As you know, we are in the process of selecting a new Facilitator for= the > > WSIS Youth Caucus. > > > > The selection committee has been busy and created the Criteria and th= e > > Application Form. These are attached! > > > > Please send completed applications to [EMAIL PROTECTED] g by > > the 25th of July. > > > > If you have any questions about the application form or the criteria,= or the > > process, please do not hesitate to contact me. (Do not write to the l= ist > > unless you specifically want everyone to read it :) ). > > > > Talk to you soon! > > > > Cheers > > Nick > > > > > > Nick Moraitis > > Strategic Development Coordinator > > TakingITGlobal > > http://about.takingitglobal.org > > http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/nick > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > The WSIS Youth Caucus mailing list > > Moderated by Nick Moraitis at TakingITGlobal for Youth Creating Digit= al Opportunities > > <http://www.ycdo.net> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Powered By TIG Groups http://groups.takingitglobal.org/ > Group Archives: http://groups.takingitglobal.org/wsisyouth > To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The Youth Caucus of the World Summit on the Information Society Geneva 2003 ? Tunis 2005 www.ycdo.net/wsis Youth Caucus Selection Criteria Criteria for selection: =DF Experience in the WSIS Process (1-5 points) o Participation at the Summit (1 point) o Participation in a Prepcom (1 point) o Leadership of a National Campaign (1 point) o Other roles ? (up to 2 points) =DF Experience in Youth Organizations (1-5 points) o Significant participation in youth org (1 point/org, up to 2) =DF This should take into account the size/credibility of the organizat= ion (ie. only half a point might be given if the organization is smaller in= size/scope/reputation) o Leadership roles undertaken (up to 2 points) o Participation in regional/international youth activities (up to 1 poi= nt) =DF Experience in ICTs (Policy and/or Practice) (1-5 points) o Educational experience in ICT Policy (up to 1 point) o Practical understanding/use of technology ( up to 1 point) o Involvement in ICTs policy (up to 1 point) o Involvement in an ICT project for community development ( up to 2 poi= nts) =DF Languages (1-5 points) o Fluency in English ? (up to 1 point) o Fluency in French ? (up to 1 point) o Fluency in Spanish ? up to 1 point) o Fluency in Arabic ? (up to 1 point) o Other languages (up to 4 languages @ .25 points each) =DF Fundraising experience (1-3 points) o Experience writing proposals (up to 1 point) o Experience managing budgets (up to 1 point) o Experience with networking (up to 1 point) =DF Event organizing/management experience (1-3 points) o Experience organizing travel arrangements (up to 1 point) o Experience creating schedules and speakers (up to 1 point) o Experience with the media (up to 1 point) =DF Advocacy experience (1-3 points) o Experience at UN meetings ? WSIS or otherwise (up to 1 point) o Experience writing policy documents (up to 1 point) o Experience with public speaking (up to 1 point) =DF Institutional Support from an organization (1-5 points) o Any support from an ICT4D related org (up to 1 point) o Paid Time to work on WSIS youth (up to 1 point) o Travel support (up to 1 point) o Technological support (up to 1 point) o Organization prior/current involvement in WSIS process, or other international policy processes (up to 1 point)=
