The theme of the 18th YPA workshop is a response to lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic, the return of the Culture of War, efforts to mitigate Climate Change, and the roles of young professionals. Participants will develop their skills to mobilise the resilience of communities to work together in harmony - the Power of Youth to Overcome Hate.
The sessions also include Concepts of Peace, Disaster Resilience, Bioethics, Environmental Ethics, Indigenous Knowledge, Non-government Individuals (NGIs), Global Public Health, Leadership. There will be a side trip to Niagara Falls, and to other places in Toronto.
The registration fee for 5 days and 4 nights full accommodation (shared), meals, travel is USD400 (or CAD equivalent). Please arrive by the 16 September to Toronto International Airport. The first session will be held on the morning of 17 September. The Workshop fee of USD400 will cover twin share accommodation (check in 16th, checkout 21st), meals and travel to Niagara Falls, and an expected excursion to other places in Toronto area.
For those who seek University credit attendance can also be credited for 4 credit hours as postgraduate or undergraduate degrees from American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN), or credit for continuing professional development.
All inquiries to Dr. Darryl Macer, Email: darryl@eubios.info
Confirmed speakers include: Prof. Darryl Macer, USA/New Zealand; Prof. Anwar Nasim, Canada and former Secretary-General, Pakistan Academy of Sciences; Ms. Sareh Bagherichimeh, UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassador, Canada; Mr. Rimesh Khanal, President, Youth's UNESCO Club, USA; Mr. Bibek Adhikari, Secretary, Youth's UNESCO Club Nepal; Ms. Charlotte Gapasin, Youth Peace Ambassador, Qatar; Ms. Michelle Saraum
Director, Human Resources, Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Sir Andrew Charles Lim, Urdaneta City University; Ms. Lara Aiko M. Alcazar, University of Santo Tomas, the Philippines; Dr. Farah Naz, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK and many others. Please refer to the draft agenda file!
Members of the planning committee include:
Mr. Bibek Adhikari, Nepal
Ms. Lara Aiko M. Alcazar, the Phillipines
Ms. Sareh Bagherichimeh, Canada
Ms. Charlotte Gapasin, Qatar
Mr. Rimesh Khanal, USA
Prof.Darryl Macer, USA/New Zealand
Ms. Fatima Hassan Makhani, Canada
Prof. Anwar Nasim, Canada
Mr. Dinesh Singh hMalia, Canada
(More members are pending)
Background
In 2010 Professor Darryl Macer initiated the YPA and LBD programmes through UNESCO and Eubios Ethics Institute (EEI, an NGO founded in 1990 in New Zealand and Japan), in cooperation with partner institutions. Since then the YPA conferences have been held throughout the world. This is the first one since the COVID-19 pandemic. All participants will be nurtured to develop action plans to build pece across the world.
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