Hey all, This looks like a great opportunity and really easy to do. All you have to do is apply and get grp together to take a van down to Chicago. Hope some of you are interested! Sarah Nakib MS3 > > CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL LEADERS SUMMIT > > College and graduate students are invited to apply for a one-day conference > for young global leaders taking place on July 30th at Northwestern > University. The conference will bring together students from across the > Midwest for a day of workshops, guest speakers, and discussions focused on > techniques for raising global awareness. Thanks to the generous support of > the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Open Society Institute, the Hewlett > Foundation, and the DarMac Foundation, the conference is free for selected > students including food and tuition (although transportation to the > conference is at participants' expense). > > At the conference, students will learn strategies for talking global issues > with Americans and techniques for organizing town hall meetings on America's > role in the world. Students will also enjoy several guest talks on current > international affairs and have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas > with a diverse group of young leaders, equipping them with the knowledge, > support and structure to implement these ideas in their neck of the woods. > > The retreats are being coordinated by Americans for Informed Democracy > (AID), a non-partisan organization working to raise global awareness on more > than 250 U.S. university campuses and in more than 10 countries. AID was > originally started in September of 2002 by Marshall and Rhodes scholars at > Oxford University who sought a new vehicle to bring the world home to > Americans and it has quickly become the premiere network for globally > conscious young leaders. For more information about AID, including stories > about the group by the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and others, > visit http://www.aidemocracy.org/. > > Interested students should send a resume and cover letter to > [log in to unmask] Applications will be considered on a rolling > basis and applicants will be notified within one week of submission if they > have been selected to attend a summit. >