ICA Youth Conference 2003

"Through Co-operatives another world is possible: Ideas and perspectives of young co-operators"

31 August: Opening

• Welcome and introductions
• Open discussion (finding common ground)
  - Why are we here?
  - What young people's needs do co-operatives meet?
• Who Wants to be a co-operator?
  Nickie Birch, Co-op College, UK

1 October: Plenary Session

• Welcome and introductions
  - ICA President
  - Norwegian representative
• Presentations from delegates
  - Toshifumi Kuriki, Univcoop (Japan)
  - Laura Miotto, Camst (Italy): "Camst - A Co-operative Success in the Italian Catering Sector"
• Group discussions on issues relevant to young people and the co-operative movement
  - Poverty
  - Globalisation
  - Democracy
  - Employment
• A Different Kind of Business, Nickie Birch, Co-op College (UK)
• Workshops on youth participation
• Sharing our youth strategies

2 October: Plenary Session

• Regional discussion on youth participation: Generating ideas on how we can work together at a regional level
• Sharing ideas on youth participation and the ICA
  - Discussion on Steering Group / Working Group
  - Discussion on ICA Youth Representative and Agreement for Election
• Preparation and adoption of the Youth statement to ICA General Assembly (pdf)
• Evaluation
  - Where do we go from here?
  - Can we improve the conference next year?
• Closing