Young Media Summit in Tunis: Call for Applications

Application deadline: 7. August 2011
Are you a blogger, Internet activist or a freelance online-journalist from Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Libya or Mauritania? Would you like to participate in a forum to exchange views on the political situation in the region, the role of social media, quality standards in online-reporting, the economic potential of blogging and start a network with your fellow bloggers? If the answer is yes, then consider applying for the DW-Akademie Young Media Summit in Tunis, 3 – 5 October 2011.
The DW-Akademie will bring together 30 bloggers to discuss social media in North Africa. DW-Akademie will cover travel-expenses and accommodation for invited delegates.
To apply, please submit your CV and the link to your blog or website to dwa.africa@gmail.com.
Applications close on August 7, 2011.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
The DW-AKADEMIE is the media development, media consulting and professional journalism training division of Deutsche Welle – Germany’s international broadcaster. It offers partners and clients worldwide a broad spectrum of training and consulting services

Youth Entrepreneurship Summit USA: Startup America

Contributed by: Abdul Hameed Alizai
Date: November 13–15, 2011
Registration Deadline: Oct 15th, 2011, post which extra fee would be charged
Hosted by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Presented by CCI and YES
The purpose of this Summit is to bring together CEOs, CSR officers, government, municipalities and foundation leaders, community organizers of co-working spaces, and young entrepreneurs to inspire innovative creative action to Startup America. The YES Summit is being organized to support and accelerate Startup America, a White House initiative to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. Startups are engines of job creation. Entrepreneurs intent on growing their businesses create the lion’s share of new jobs, in every part of the country and in every industry. The focus of the summit is on creative new corporate and community led acceleration initiatives (‘Creative Action Centers’) as well as a scalable platform to create Conscious Entrepreneurs who are schooled in the principles and practices of Conscious Capitalism. As the vanguard research of the Conscious Capitalism Institute has shown, such businesses are among the most profitable and sustainable, can galvanize communities and have a strong positive impact on society.
Registration Rules:
Please make notice that registration is not complete until payment is received. Per person registration fees received prior to October 15, 2011 are USD $950. Registration fees received after October 15, 2011 are USD $1000. Registration includes admission to all sessions, panels, meals, performances, and summit related activities. The fee does not cover hotel accommodations, transportation, or incidentals. These costs are the responsibility of each participant. We do not accept payment on-site.
If you are traveling from another country and require a visa, we recommend waiting to register until you have received your visa. For more information, visit http://www.yesweb.org/start-up-america-2011/hotels.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation requests received in writing (via mail or e-mail before September 30, 2011 will be refunded 100% less a USD $150.00 processing fee. For cancellations received after September 30, 2011 the registration payment will not be refunded. All refunds and other adjustments will be made in December, 2011. We unfortunately cannot make any exceptions.

Registration Website: http://www.yesweb.org/start-up-america-2011/

Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition, University of Washington

Venue: Online
Date: GSEC Week: February 27 – March 2, 2012
Other deadlines:
November 9, 2011: GSEC Applications due (8 am GMT Pacific Time)
Accepting applications starting July 25, 2011November 9 – Dec 5, 2011: Application Review
December 2011: GSEC Week teams selected, paired with mentors
January 19, 2012: GSEC full business plan, one page summary drafts due
February 16, 2012: GSEC final business plan, one page summary, one PowerPoint slide due
The Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC) is a leading-edge international social venture plan competition, where interdisciplinary student teams from around the world propose creative, commercially viable businesses aimed at reducing poverty in the developing world.  From solar-powered modular power generators in Papua New Guinea, to prickless anemia scanners in India, to mobile wind turbines in Kazakhstan, to sustainable agriculture in Zimbabwe, GSEC business plans demonstrate the power of business to create sustainable, positive change to some of the world’s most challenging social problems. Each year, GSEC brings the world to UW: a select group of semi-finalist student teams from around the globe are invited to Seattle for GSEC Week. Teams visit regional companies, present their business ideas to judges, and compete for up to US$30,000 prizes that go to the most innovative social business ideas targeting poverty alleviation in developing economies.
GSEC provides cross-cultural, transformational practical learning experiences for student participants to hone their business skills, expand their networks, and access new resources.  Through exposure to iconic global companies, a vibrant international development sector, leading research institutions, GSEC Week provides exclusive opportunities for semi-finalist teams to benefit from invaluable resources and expertise in the Seattle region. Each year more than 150 professionals provide invaluable expertise and resources as mentors, judges, and sponsors.  We welcome this essential support, from individuals at organizations like Costco, Gray Ghost Ventures, Microsoft, PATH, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Smith Barney, Seattle International Foundation, the Grameen Foundation, and the Washington Global Health Alliance.
Please click here to register

3 weeks Internship in Moscow!

We invite people with fluency in English for 3-week internship in Moscow!

Hosting organization – The Institute of Humanitarian Development (web-site: ihumd.ru – at the moment is available only in Russian) – a youth international NGO which works in Moscow for intercultural development of youth and for improving the English language skills of young peop...le.
The organization hosts long- and short-term volunteers from abroad.

The duration of the project: 9th Sep – 30th Sep (the prolongation is possible).

The tasks of an intern:
Teaching English
Conducting workshops on various topics related to English language (for instance writing CV in English, writing motivation letters in English etc.)
Conducting trainings on development English language skills

The intern will be provided by brief training in order to give him/her an idea on how he/she should implement the tasks.

The intern will be provided:
Accommodation in Moscow
Reimbursement for visa costs
Administrative support (including the support for obtaining the visa and necessary support in Moscow)
Pocket money
Transfer from Moscow airport
Free Russian language course

The requirement to candidates:
Native English speaker or highly proficient
Readiness to stay in Moscow during the whole project
Teaching experience is an asset

Interns will have to cover their own travel costs.

If you’re willing to apply – please send you CV and motivation letter before 15th Aug to the address: kbouree@hotmail.com