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HERE IS HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SYMPOSIUM

To open the application form, please click on Canada's beautiful parliament buildings below to get the application form. You may have to save the file as a .doc or a .wpd on your computer to access it.

Requirements and Information Regarding Submission of a Proposal:

Student proposals are prepared by 2-5 students and 1-2 teachers who are able to attend the Symposium held in Ottawa, Canada.

1) Proposals must include: Names of students and ages, teachers/ leaders, schools or group name, and contact information (Phone & Email or postal address).

2) Proposals must include a 150-250 word abstract that includes information regarding their home project and how it relates to conserving “Global Biodiversity”.

3) A statement agreeing to participate in a “Poster Session” where student participants share their work on global biodiversity at their home site with other participants during the symposium, and a willingness to work on a document on ways to implement the 2005 Youth Accord. This implementation document will be presented to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

General Information:

1. Submissions are due by Monday, December 1, 2008 to:

Michael Leveille, Symposium For Biodiversity Coordinator

St. Laurent Academy,

415 St. Laurent Blvd.,

Ottawa, Ontario

K1K 2Z8

EMAIL: lmleveille@rogers.com

Hardcopies by conventional mail or email will be accepted until Monday, December 1, 2008.

An international committee will review the proposals and inform all applicants by the end of February 2009 of their status.

2. Because of the high costs associted with hosting such an event, the symposium requires all delegates and adult chaperones to contribute a $300 CDN participation fee to help cover the costs of transportation, accomodation and meals while in Canada.

3. Information regarding any available funding to participate as well as logistics will be provided to all ACCEPTED proposals.

4. QUESTIONS? Coordinator contact names below:

Michael Leveille lmleveille@rogers.com

Clint Monaghan mr.monaghan@sympatico.ca

Once the applications have been processed, and the delegates determined for the symposium, Team leaders will be asked to process their payments.

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Second International Youth Symposium For Biodiversity July 5- 9, 2009/ Ottawa, Canada
Biodiversitymatters'09 INVITING YOUTH AGED 12 to 19 The purpose of our symposium is to invite students (Grade 6 to 12) from around the world to submit biodiversity project proposals to attend. The focus of the symposium will be: -to welcome students from around the world, and to celebrate the work they are doing at home reguarding local biodiversity efforts. -to experience Canadian biodiversity with a full scale Bio-Blitz (A Biological Survey with local scientists and naturalists) -to develop methods to implement the Global Youth's Accord for Biodiversity that was created by nine (9) nations during the First Youth Symposium in Mexico in 2005.	HERE IS HOW TO APPLY FOR THE SYMPOSIUM To open the application form, please click on Canada's beautiful parliament buildings below to get the application form. You may have to save the file as a .doc or a .wpd on your computer to access it. Requirements and Information Regarding Submission of a Proposal: Student proposals are prepared by 2-5 students and 1-2 teachers who are able to attend the Symposium held in Ottawa, Canada. 1) Proposals must include: Names of students and ages, teachers/ leaders, schools or group name, and contact information (Phone & Email or postal address). 2) Proposals must include a 150-250 word abstract that includes information regarding their home project and how it relates to conserving “Global Biodiversity”. 3) A statement agreeing to participate in a “Poster Session” where student participants share their work on global biodiversity at their home site with other participants during the symposium, and a willingness to work on a document on ways to implement the 2005 Youth Accord. This implementation document will be presented to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. General Information: 1. Submissions are due by Monday, December 1, 2008 to: Michael Leveille, Symposium For Biodiversity Coordinator St. Laurent Academy, 415 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, Ontario K1K 2Z8 EMAIL: lmleveille@rogers.com Hardcopies by conventional mail or email will be accepted until Monday, December 1, 2008. An international committee will review the proposals and inform all applicants by the end of February 2009 of their status. 2. Because of the high costs associted with hosting such an event, the symposium requires all delegates and adult chaperones to contribute a $300 CDN participation fee to help cover the costs of transportation, accomodation and meals while in Canada. 3. Information regarding any available funding to participate as well as logistics will be provided to all ACCEPTED proposals. 4. QUESTIONS? Coordinator contact names below: Michael Leveille lmleveille@rogers.com Clint Monaghan mr.monaghan@sympatico.ca Once the applications have been processed, and the delegates determined for the symposium, Team leaders will be asked to process their payments. Unsure of VISA requirements for visiting Canada? Click here to learn more. Contact Us... You can always contact either Mike Leveille or Clint Monghan to inquire about biodiversitymatters 2009. Mike and Clint can be reached at: lmleveille@rogers.com mr.monaghan@sympatico.ca Looking forward to chatting with you.	Navigation Home Who Are We Application HabitatNet Biodiversity Venue Our Friends Services forum photos

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