Just talking about young... Good luck Mario ------ Forwarded Message > From: World Summit Youth Award <[log in to unmask]> > Organization: International Center for New Media > Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 17:01:50 +0200 > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: World Summit Youth Award:::Enter your project now! > > > Are you under 27 with a cool emerging project on the web? Are you a young > designer, web developer, social entrepreneur, music producer or artist > looking for international exposure? Are you passionate about using > technology for social change? Enter now at www.youthaward.org and showcase > your project to the world! > > The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is an international competition for > youth-led projects that bridge the content gap in the emerging Information > Society. It is the first global "youth for youth" initiative; promoting best > practice in e-content and technological creativity and demonstrating young > peoplešs potential to create digital opportunities. WSYA is not only a > showcase to the world for young designers, technologists and e-content > creators, it also contributes on a global scale to reducing poverty, > protecting the environment, sharing knowledge and empowering marginalized > young people. We invite all local and national chapters of the Internet > Society to promote WSYA and support this dynamic, youth-led initiative. > > Online projects may be submitted by all applicants less than 27 years of age > until September 18, 2005 (by midnight, GMT) in three e-Content categories: > > *Development: Rewards the best online platform for youth centred around > issues of poverty reduction, environmental sustainability, social justice, > health or peace > > *Creativity and Culture: Celebrates the most innovative online platform > highlighting young peoplešs potential for producing creative content, > promoting multilingualism, creating new contemporary forms of culture and > preserving indigenous knowledge and/or traditional culture > > *Community Engagement: Showcases the most engaging online platform > facilitating young peoplešs participation in global, national or local > decision-making processes and sharing news/ideas to empower youth and build > community > > WSYA is organized within the framework of the United Nations World Summit on > the Information Society in partnership with the WSIS Youth Caucus. WSYA is > sponsored by the Internet Society, Siemens AG and Logitech and is operating > under the patronage of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for the > Information Society and Media. The WSYA Coordination Team is headquartered > at the International Center for New Media (ICNM), an independent non-profit > organisation based in Salzburg, Austria. > > For all enquiries or how to enter, please contact: > > WSYA Office ([log in to unmask]) > > World Summit Youth Award Office > ICNM - International Center for New Media Moosstraße 43a. 5020 Salzburg, > AUSTRIA > Email: [log in to unmask] > Phone: + 43.662.630408.40 > Fax: + 43.662.630408.22 > www.youthaward.org > > ------ End of Forwarded Message ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).