Australian Youth Led Convention

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The Convention is being held 26–28 November, 2010.

It was originally planned to be held from 8^th-10^th October, 2010  however was postponed due to the extended caretaker period in Australia.

The Convention will be held at Parliament House, Canberra.

Yes, it is the delegates responsibility to organise their own flights and accommodation. However, please refer to the list of suggessted accommodation options in your “confirmation of attendance” emall. Applicants should not book flights or accommodation until their position has been confirmed.

Yes, it is the delegate or their affiliated organisations responsibility to pay for all flight and accommodation costs.

Apart from paying for your flights and accommodation, there is no attendance fee payable.

Yes, each delagate will receive at least $100 to help subsidise the cost of attending the convention, which will be given to attendees at the event.

Please refer to a detailed list on the program page.

Please refer to the detailed list on the program page.

Yes, you will receive one in your “confirmation of attendance” email.

Any individual who is a leader of a youth-led organistion, or major project within a youth-led organisation aged between 18–24 is encouraged to apply.

At the moment we are seeking delegates between the ages of 18–24. However, if you are a leader of a youth-led organisation and would really like to attend please forward your concern to aylc@leftright.org.au and we’ll look into it.

Click here to apply

Over the last few weeks there has been an incredible groundswell of excitement that for the first time the leaders of youth-led organisations will come together in Canberra. We have seen an incredible number of applications to attend, which demonstrates that this Convention is well overdue! We’re really looking forward to bringing this excitement together and fostering professional development and the development of the youth-led sector as a whole.

In consultation with our convention partner, the Australian Government, we have decided that the postponement of the convention is necessary for the subsequent reasons.

• The extended caretaker period as a result of the current political situation has complicated arrangements and bookings related to holding the Convention;
• As a result of this situation and uncertainty we have concluded that the short lead time from confirmation of attendance to the convention will result in some cases prohibitive travel costs, reducing the broad cross section of the sector the convention is aiming to bring together.

We have subsequently decided to change the date of the Convention to Friday 26 – Sunday 28 November 2010 with the following schedule.

Key dates:

• 13^th September – Applications Close (extended date)
• 17^th September – Delegates Announced
• 26^th–28^th November – Australian Youth Led Convention

What is the impact on attendees?

The new schedule allows for a lead time of more than two months for delegates to book travel and accommodation, resulting in lower costs to attending.

Applicants are reminded not to book flights or accommodation until their position has been confirmed by email on 17 September.

The travel subsidy of at least $100 will still be available to all delegates (excluding ACT).

The Convention is now after university exams.

Can I still apply?

Yes! Apply online before 13 September.

We look forward to seeing you in Canberra for one of the most momentous events in the history of the youth-led sector!

Photo from Flickr user Sam Ilić, licensed under Creative Commons

First, each applicant must meet the minimum requirements outlined here. As positions are limited and a diverse range of attendees is desired applicants will be selected on their ability to either a) learn a great deal from the Convention or b) contribute to the learning of other attendees. As a result not all applicants will be selected to attend but are encouraged to apply for subsequent years as the opportunity arises.