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This seminar aims to collect and develop tools and methods to support the Youthpass process in all Actions of the Youth in Action programme. The seminar will be held from 22 to 28 November 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Are you interested? Please submit the online application form before the deadline of 10 September 2010. More information can be found on Salto Youth net.

The Council of Europe offers a training course on Democratic Leadership and Management of Youth Organisations. The course aims to develop the participants’ attitudes, improve their skills and receive additional information and knowledge in order to manage youth organizations in a democratic, efficient and effective manner. The training will take place from 6 to 14 April 2010 at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg. The 30 candidates which will be selected, should have a specific practical experience in leading and managing youth organizations. Read more information about the course or apply online before the application deadline of 11 February 2010.

Service Civil International will organize a training focused on intercultural learning: ‘Open Your Mind to the Diverse World’. The seminar is aimed to collect model approaches regarding living abroad and look for the possibilities to apply them on local level while organizing short term projects. During 6 days, from 10 until 16 April 2010, a group of 20 international participants will focus on their experiences and look at it in a different light. The training will take place in Mikuszewo, Poland. Have you lived/worked/volunteered abroad not too long time ago and are you ready to open your mind? Please visit the SCI website for further details and apply before the deadline of 10 March 2010.

The French National agency invites European organizations for a contact making seminar. The main goal of this event is to develop good practices in the fields of youth and participation and to enhance a dialog between young people and policy makers. The seminar will take place on 10- 14 March 2010 in Vernon, France. Participation deadline: 1 February 2010. Interested? Read the seminar description.

This international seminar for new organizations and projects in the European Voluntary Service (EVS) provides the possibility to learn all around the concept and philosophy of EVS and the Youth in Action programme. Do you like to host young people from all over Europe in your organization, or do you want to send young people from your country to other organizations in Europe? But you don’t know how to start? This seminar for project managers and youth workers will help you to create, develop and prepare your first EVS project. The seminar will take place on 30 September until 5 October 2010 in Bonn, Germany. More information and online application on the SALTO website. Deadline: 15 juli 2010.

 Youth workers, youth leaders, journalists, young researchers, bloggers or artists are invited to participate in the seminar on Youth Policy in Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region. Are you motivated to learn and further develop your competences in youth policy? If the answer is yes, then apply before 25 November 2009. The seminar takes place on 25-28 January 2010 in the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg. Know more..

My latest travel for spreading the word about YouthNetworks was to Austria. In the small village of Gresten in Niederösterreich, in a seminarhouse on a hill, I found around 25 people from all over Europe learning everything there is to learn about the Youth in Action programme and rural culture. I decided to teach them some more. In return, I learned to dance like an Austrian by clapping my hands on my legs and shouting ‘yeeee-hoo-hoo-hoo!’
Due to some technical problems, I had to skip my powerpoint presentation and explain everything with paper and a marker, but it worked out fine. The participants were happy with me, I was happy with the participants, and we had a lot of fun and talking. It’s funny how you meet so many interesting people, even in a place so remote as Gresten.
I would have loved to stay for the farewell party in the evening, but I had other plans: was visiting my old roommate from my time as an EVS-volunteer in Sweden, in Vienna. I consider her as one of my best friends, and I’m too happy to move to Vienna in February so I can see her a lot more often. I looked for a room, talked with my study adviser, walked through the whole city, practiced my German and made some new friends. I love Vienna.
Now I’m back to my life of studying, meetings, dentist appointments and late trains. Oh well. Luckily I have some new eMatchmaking trainings coming up the next months: in Utrecht, London and Oslo/Trondheim!