Youth Policy Symposium on "Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making" -- these are the slides outlining the context, aims, objectives and programme details.

1. WELCOME to The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy

3. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy Programme - Day 1 1. Keynote speakers 2. Mapping us, and what is meaningful participation? 3. What ’s happening, where and how – Presentations 4. Why? – Stakeholder dialogues 5. Exploring power – Table activity 6. Barriers and challenges – Presentations and Q&A 7. What needs to be done? – World Café (sort of) 8. Marketplace and informal workshops

5. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy A word from the convenors - Noel Selegzi Director Youth Initiative, Open Society Foundations - Gordon Blakely Director Youth, British Council

6. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy Jennifer Corriero Co-founder, Taking IT Global

7. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy Howard Williamson Professor of European Youth Policy, University of Glamorgan

8. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy Chad Blackman and Anne Gammon

9. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy Who are we? – Mapping our experience And What is meaningful youth participation in international decision-making?

10. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy What ’s happening, where and how? Overview of the youth participation landscape – examples from practice

11. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy Rationales and assumptions Why do we do this and what do we need to ask ourselves

12. “ The Why Pie”

13. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy Exploring Power Steadman Noble

14. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy What are the barriers and challenges to meaningful participation?

15. The London Symposium, May 16 – 18, 2011 Meaningful Youth Participation in International Decision-Making @youthpolicy #youthpolicy So… What needs to be done?

17. @youthpolicy #youthpolicy World Café Tables Round 1: Defining the issues what are the key challenges related to this theme Round 2: Identifying practice and innovation what examples of good practice exist that address this theme? How do concepts of space and power make us to do things differently Round 3: Identifying actions and ways ahead what do we need to consider? What approaches must be take? Who information/ who is missing?