GIN CONFERENCE OF

THE AMERICAS

OCTOBER 21-23, 2011

BUILDING NEW FUTURESBUILDING NEW FUTURES

BYBY

BREAKING OLD HABITSBREAKING OLD HABITS

WHAT?www.global-issues-network.org

GINs are groups of students and teachers, GINs are groups of students and teachers, working internationally, to develop solutions for working internationally, to develop solutions for global issues. global issues.

GINs challenge students and teachers to GINs challenge students and teachers to immerse themselves in a chosen issue and to immerse themselves in a chosen issue and to interact with peers and other international interact with peers and other international collaborators to create networks, think and act collaborators to create networks, think and act critically, creatively, and innovatively toward critically, creatively, and innovatively toward creating solutions to address real-world global creating solutions to address real-world global issues. issues.

WHEN AND WHERE?

October 21-23 2011October 21-23 2011

Colegio Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Colegio Franklin D. Roosevelt, The American School of LimaAmerican School of Lima

Jointly hosted by AASSA, AAIE, and Jointly hosted by AASSA, AAIE, and FDR with additional support from FDR with additional support from

the US Department of Statethe US Department of State

HOW?

Schools are invited to send a GIN team (or Schools are invited to send a GIN team (or two) to the conference. Each team is two) to the conference. Each team is made up of 2-6 students from Grades 7-12, made up of 2-6 students from Grades 7-12, so the maximum number of students a so the maximum number of students a school could send would be 12. school could send would be 12.

Two adult advisers must accompany your Two adult advisers must accompany your school’s students, whether you send one school’s students, whether you send one or two teams. We will accept a total of 400 or two teams. We will accept a total of 400 students and advisers to the conference. students and advisers to the conference.

The student team is asked to prepare an The student team is asked to prepare an interactive workshop on their efforts to interactive workshop on their efforts to address a global issue with sustainable address a global issue with sustainable solutions. The team will present this solutions. The team will present this workshop to 20-30 other delegates. workshop to 20-30 other delegates.

Also, each team of students needs to Also, each team of students needs to make a short (less than 2 minutes) film make a short (less than 2 minutes) film about the project to be shown at the about the project to be shown at the conference and posted to the website conference and posted to the website

WHAT ELSE?

Keynote speakers from around the world will Keynote speakers from around the world will also present. also present.

Presentations from other teams and speakers Presentations from other teams and speakers involved in global issues. involved in global issues.

Alumni panel will also present on their path to Alumni panel will also present on their path to creating ways to address Global Issues. creating ways to address Global Issues.

Global Village groups will be formed to allow Global Village groups will be formed to allow for important open discussions on the issues for important open discussions on the issues and the solutions. This also strengthens the and the solutions. This also strengthens the networks. networks.

…and MORE

Global Issues Fair will offer students the Global Issues Fair will offer students the chance to talk with people creating change. chance to talk with people creating change.

Film Festival will screen the film made by each Film Festival will screen the film made by each team on their project, thus every team’s team on their project, thus every team’s efforts are shared with the entire delegation. efforts are shared with the entire delegation. These films will then be posted on our These films will then be posted on our GIN/AASSA website.GIN/AASSA website.

Cultural and entertainment activities in Lima Cultural and entertainment activities in Lima and on campus.and on campus.

High Noon: 20 Global issues, 20 Years to

Solve Them by J. F. Rischard

THE LIST OF THE LIST OF

20 ISSUES20 ISSUES

Sharing our Planet: issues

involving the global commons

• • Global warming Global warming

• • Biodiversity and ecosystem losses Biodiversity and ecosystem losses

• • Fisheries depletion Fisheries depletion

• • Deforestation Deforestation

• • Water deficits Water deficits

• • Maritime safety and pollutionMaritime safety and pollution

Sharing our Humanity: issues

requiring a global commitment

• • Massive step up in the fight against poverty Massive step up in the fight against poverty

• • Peacekeeping, conflict prevention, Peacekeeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism combating terrorism

• • Education for all Education for all

• • Global infectious diseases Global infectious diseases

• • Digital divide Digital divide

• • Natural disaster prevention and mitigationNatural disaster prevention and mitigation

Sharing our Rulebook: issues

needing a global regulatory

approach • • Reinventing taxation for the twenty-first Reinventing taxation for the twenty-first

century century

• • Biotechnology rules Biotechnology rules

• • Global financial architecture Global financial architecture

• • Illegal drugs Illegal drugs

• • Trade, investment and Trade, investment and competition rules competition rules

• • Intellectual property rights Intellectual property rights

• • E-commerce rules E-commerce rules

• • International labor and migration International labor and migration rules rules

SAMPLE PROJECTSat FDR

Recycling, Plastic bottle removal, Carbon CalculationRecycling, Plastic bottle removal, Carbon Calculation

Gardening, Composting, Greenhouse, HydroponicsGardening, Composting, Greenhouse, Hydroponics

Water Conservation – , push faucets, WWTPWater Conservation – , push faucets, WWTP

Solar panel installation, solar reflection projectSolar panel installation, solar reflection project

Community Service – Techo para mi pais. Operation Community Service – Techo para mi pais. Operation SmileSmile

Literacy/tutoring project with local orphanageLiteracy/tutoring project with local orphanage

One Book One GIN Community

The Boy Who Harnessed the WindThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by William Kamkwambaby William Kamkwamba

Details

Registration begins Registration begins Earth DayEarth Day, April 22 and , April 22 and ends September 16ends September 16thth, 2011., 2011.

Registration cost TBD but expected to be no Registration cost TBD but expected to be no more than $150 (includes all costs except air more than $150 (includes all costs except air fare and accommodation in local hotels)fare and accommodation in local hotels)

We look forward to having We look forward to having your students participate your students participate

in the first in the first

GIN of the Americas!GIN of the Americas!