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Jen's Journal

NOV Progress

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I won't be in the office much this week, and had limited time in the office last week - so i thought i'd write another update report so everyone knows what i am up to.

i'm feeling kinda tired...trying to get over a cold - and also excited about being over with classes for a few weeks!! (tomorrow is my last 'class' for 2002) as much as i know there is 'value' in school - i'm feeling really stretched at the moment...

anyway - i'm also trying to cope with the whole exam thing - but every time i try to study - i seem to gain new insights and totally new ideas of things that we can do to enhance our efforts - which really isn't the best thing to be doing in terms of 'academic focus' - but i am getting through this - somehow...

i think i'll try to be like those cho-cho trains i used to read about in story books...."i think i can...i think i can..."

anyway - here's my update (thurs/fri of this week is what i have in my schedule & will likely do if things go as planned - but is obviously subject to change ;)

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Friday November 29
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~ 8am meeting with HP Canada to discuss education proposal
~ YCDO.net conference call to discuss status on the project
~ noon - luncheon at the Royal Bank - for fundraiser (METRAC)
~ Prepare for National Congress of Italian Canadians Award Dinner (I am receiving the Youth Achievement Award)
~ attend dinner

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Thursday November 28
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~ HRDC youth advisory meeting at Youth Inc.(Youth Resource Centre)
~ conference call with Dean of Faculty of Management at McGill regarding a 'management award' that someone has apparently nominated me for...
~ conference call with PeaceChild
~ need to renew library books!
~ communication in organizations - lecture will be about the "PROFESSIONAL BUREAUCRACY" & exam overview.
~ meeting downtown with company interested in working with us to develop a proposal for 'translations' of TIG :)

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Wednesday November 27
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~ 9am conference call with Terri and Maja about YCDO.net progress (sent out notes)
~ 10am conference call with Leon - discussing World Youth Forum concepts & NetOrganiX
~ call McGill and arrange conference call for tomorrow
~ meet with Dean of Faculty of Environmental Studies (we discussed their Masters Program which is cool as they are very 'individualized & interdisciplinary' and their students are known for being 'passionate & committed' - each student gets to create their own "plan of study" which gets approved by an academic advisor...i realy like the whole approach...
~ meeting with joey (Masters student who also teaches a stats course) to get feedback on the Role of youth Survey that I want to send out...
~ print out jonah's massive doc. Including researching on youth org's & movements
~ write this progress report

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Tuesday November 26
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~ prepare for presentation (powerpoint slides etc.) & study for exam
~ wrote out 'survey questions' for the Role of Youth Survey - and sent it out to people for feedback
~ call National Congress of Italian Canadians to sort out details for Friday night
~ presentation to teachers about how to 'foster leadership' and went through the TIG Guide to Action - so that they can use it as a resource in their peer leadership and support course. I also invited them to sign up for TakingITGlobal's Student Leadership Program (in the hopes that we'll get more 'high school' students at the TIG office!
~ wrote cultural geography exam. Ugh. It was a bad experience - because I studied very hard - but the wrong material :(
~ 11pm conference call with Dumi
~ quick check-in call with mike
~ missed evening conference call with michelle

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Monday November 25
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Happy birthday nick!

~ meeting with Chris Chopick regarding TIG Solutions - which is essentially the technology development aspect of TIG. Talked about our key offerings: Network Manage, Site Manage, Event Manage & Chapter Manage - which are all tied into a community platform. He is working on a proposal & plan to raise funds for development so that we can grow our capacity and better market these offerings to organizations in the youth space.
~ AOL Time Warner Conference call - brief
~ created 1-pager for AOL highlighting TIG's key programs (sent out to staff)
~ printed out and spent time reading through AOL's funding priorities
~ conference call with nick (update on meetings/progress etc.)
~ late night at the office - working on e-mails
~ up very late studying for exam (with study budy) - who I met at 9pm at york

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Sunday November 24
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~ study for cultural geography exam
~ prepared handout and sign-up form for the TIG Youth Leadership Program

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Saturday November 23
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~ was supposed to attend TYC anti-oppression workshop but spent time catching up on work.
~ completed FINAL major art assignment
~ spent time working with mike on the Operational Plan for TIG (developing budget / priorities etc.)
~ saw James Bond with mike, jarra and joseph (my brother)

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Friday November 22
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~ meeting with the Impact Group - shared TIG progress, partners etc. we met at ontario's innovation challenge
~ gathered supplies & went to townhouse to set-up for Strategy meeting

Goals of meeting:
:: to have a day to bond as a team
:: to take a ‘pulse’ check of current TIG progress & commitments
:: to assess how the TIG.org online community and how to enrich the experience to ensure each member is ‘inspired, informed & involved’
:: to discuss and strategize how we ensure the growth and sustainability of TakingITGlobal (especially the Online
Community)

Although we didn't follow this timeline too rigidly - I feel like we covered everything, met our broad objectives and had some fun :) our group 'visual interpretation of the future of TIG' is displayed on our wall in the computer lab!

12:30 – arrive and get settled
12:45 - Amanda leads a teambuilding activity
1:00 – the impact of TIG
In your experience at TIG, highlight the most powerful / meaningful effects that you have seen TIG have
2:00 – quick pulse check
What do we need to maintain our current programs and project commitments
2:30 – Karam Presentation of ‘Competitive Analysis’
3:00 – PIZZA & ACTIVITY!
Create an artistic representation of what TIG will be in the future.
4:00 – The Online Community Experience: Present the Challenge
4:05 – Martin: Presentation & brief discussion of proposed concept
4:25 – Reggie: Presentation & brief discussion of proposed strategy
4:45 - Jennifer: Present Future TIG.org Program Area Opportunities
5:00 – Discussion and Creation of Future Scenario’s
How do we ensure that each member of TIG is inspired, informed & involved in some way, as a result of interacting or being part of TakingITGlobal?
What are the key things we need to do in order to maintain & sustain the TIG Online Community?
Enhancements to the way we work, ie. As an organization, with new staff, new interns, lots of travel, communications etc
5:40 – Presentation of Scenario’s & Discussion
6:15 – wrap-up & next steps
6:30 – break
7:30 – movie (dvd on projector)
Maybe people can bring some ‘food’ for a pot-luck dinner??!!

~ typed up and sent out notes from the meeting


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Thursday November 21
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~ confernece call with mandy (check in on status of projects)
~ conference call with Jennifer Bell - Chief of Staff at Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation. Set up in-person meeting so that they can discuss all their programs.
~ write an 8-page draft document (based on past progress reports) about past conferences & events that we have attended & presented at in the past year
~ communication in organizations lecture - learn about the stages in organizational growth
~ Public Policy Forum - dinner - at the Royal Bank table - listen to Pamela Wallen present

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Wednesday November 20
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~ conference call with Youth Employment Summit (Poonam) - to discuss priorities
~ brief conference call with Heather (McDonalds Lawyer - reschedule)
~ communication in organizations tutorial (learn about the "MACHINE BUREAUCRACY")
~ study for cultural geography exam
~ art class (still life painting) - wow - I'm enjoying all this new art!! Look forward to adding it to the gallery :)


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Tuesday November 19
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Attend Canada’s Innovation Summit all day
~ meet Minister Allan Rock
~ during final plenary, felt frustrated because the final action plan does not reflect needs of youth. statement that I am ‘lobbying’ to have included:
~ “support and engage youth as stakeholders and a source of innovation”

Back at the office:
~ Meeting with translations company
~ Meet with maria – discuss workshop report
~ Meet with Elvira – discuss protocol for workshops
~ Brief chat w/ martin – sunnybrook – partyprogram.com is live
~ Meet with reggie – discuss country site strategy
~ Financial statements - sign


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Monday November 18
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~ Meet with chris chopick (re: TIG Solutions)
~ Meet with andy (re: fundraising)
~ Create draft agenda for Friday’s meeting
~ Meeting with Charles Coffey (VP Royal Bank) disucss career edge
~ Dinner: Canada’s Innovation Summit
~ meeting with Charlie Coffey at the Royal Bank
~ Innovation Summit dinner (hear Jean Cretien speak)
~ preparations for Friday's Strategy Meeting

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I am working on my 'thesis' which is about 'youth engagement' [title: Influencing Global Governance; Youth, Technology and Cultur] and I would like to send a survey out to our members to assist in my 'qualitative' research. I would also like to be able to use this survey to test assumptions and to provide stronger input into the WSIS process (for the youth caucus) - and to strengthen what we say about youth (in terms of their role, their hopes, the challenges they face etc.) at conferences & events etc.

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The Role of Youth - Survey

Goals:
To understand how youth can be effective as 'stakeholders'
For youth to have a stronger voice into WSIS process
Suggestions/ideas for relevance of TIG online community
TIG has assumptions of key challenges/barriers

Assumptions to test:
There is a relatively negative view of youth - having a passive role in society Technology has had a significant impact on the role of youth over time Young people want to make a difference in society
Challenges youth face (lack of access, 3i's, participation in decision-making etc.) How young people feel about the information society & their role in it

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Need to explain the purpose of the study - do we say that their names will not be used??? Or do we provide an option (box) that says they DO or DO NOT want their names to be used (I will look at UofT's research
policy)

In terms of motivating people to fill out the survey -> maybe we call it the 'holiday season survey' (like last year) - and that as of January 1st - we will draw 10 entries - and they will receive TakingITGlobal mouse pads?! Maybe 3 more get t-shirts?

Must-fill out:

Name
E-mail
Address
Gender
Age
City, Country

Are you a student? (yes)/(no) if so, what school ________________
Do you have a job? (yes)/(no) if so, where do you work ______________ Are you a volunteer? (yes)/(no) if so, at what organization(s) ________







1. When you hear the world 'youth', what words and images come to mind?

(one word/phrase per box)

_________
_________
_________
_________
_________

1b) How do you define 'youth' or young people?

age range
ideology/frame of mind
their role in society

please explain your selection

2. How do you view the role of young people in your society/community?

(check max of 3-5)

Students
Citizens
Children
Consumers
Workers
Mentors
Role Models
Trend-Setters
Activists
Victims
Leaders
Technologists
Volunteers
Artists
Soldiers
Innovators
Peace-keepers
Delinquents
Employees
Entrepreneurs

Other ______________
______________
______________

3. Do you think that the role of young people has changed throughout time? If so, how?

In the Past....
(if you can provide examples of specific people who were influential as youth in the past, please do so)

Today...
4. What are some of the key issues and interests of youth in your community? (check max of 3)

Arts
Business and Entrepreneurship
Children and Youth
Community
Education
Employment
Environment
Foundations and Fundraising Coalitions
Globalization
Health
HIV and AIDS
Human Rights
ICTs and Digital Opportunities
Leadership
Media
Music
Peace
Political Action
Religion
Social Action
Social Justice
Sports
Sustainable Development
Technology
Travel
Volunteering

Other ______________
______________
______________


5. What challenges and barriers do youth face in your community? (please select max of 3)

Lack of motivation
Lack of awareness
Lack of opportunity
Lack of access
Lack of inspiration
Lack of information
Lack of involvement
Lack of continuity
Lack of mainstream support
Lack of communication
Lack of participation in decision-making

Other ______________
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______________



6. Do you think that it is important for young people to be able to participate in decision-making?

Yes
No

If so, what kind of decision making and on what levels? If not, why not?


7. Can you provide two examples of how a young person (whether it be yourself or someone you know) was effective at having a meaningful impact in some way - within your community. Please include why the young person was effective.

Example/story 1




Example/story 2



8. What do young people need in order to be effective?

(one thought/idea per box)

_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________
_________________


9) What is an information society? How do you define it?



10) How relevant is it for youth to be part of? How is it going to or does it impact on everyone's life?


11) What kind of tools and services should be part of it?


12) How can those tools / servics be accessed? What are the main obstacles to accessing them?

13) Do you think that the internet has had an impact on the role of young people in society? Yes/no If so, please explain and provide an example.

14) Do you think that websites like TakingITGlobal make your internet experience more relevant and meaningful? Yes/no?

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November Progress (so far)...

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

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Sunday November 17
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~ work on progress report
~ attend Soul Art Festival: A celebration of the power of the arts. Attended a session on 'drumming', went to a few 'cooking shows', watched 'glass making', saw the 'Design for every body' - Swedish Design exhibit ~ watched a play at the Harbourfront Centre for the Arts (Alphonse by Wajdi Mouawad) the tagline for the play is amazing - "When we are little, no one tells us very much so we imagine")
~ watched "2002 Dancers for Peace - circle of sacred" - performance

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Saturday November 16
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~ spent entire day responding to e-mails! Went from an in-box of approx. 150 e-mails that have been building up over the past few months, (which does not include all of the newsletters & spam) - to an in-box of 1 e-mail!! Getting e-mails down takes a huge load of pressure of my mind. I hate feeling like I am letting people down because I have not responded to their e-mails.
~ prepare YMCA & TIG partnership document - to outline what to discuss with partnership moving forward ~ prepare initial outline of TIG.org
~ print out approx 5 documents sent by ezekiel and read through in detial. Review his 'report' from the TIG Ghana conference and send to mike so it can be included in next newsletter

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Friday November 15
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~ meeting with REALM Magazine (conference call) to discuss potential collaboration. We came up with a very exciting idea!! A 'Special Edition' of REALM Magainze - that is developed in Partnership with TakingITGlobal. REALM is looking to diversify their funding and wants to have more of an 'international focus'. I talked about our country site strategy and our need to create meaningful 'incentives' for people to contribute content about 'life in their country'. If we created a 'special edition', we could focus on a group of communities/countries - and people could submit content through the country sites so that there is a strong online component, while at the same time, being considered for the print magazine. The magazine could be distributed at Youth Conferences and events and can also be sent to youth NGO's etc. We also discussed the possibility of collaborating on our 'content management' system with current articles from REALM magazine.

~ had lunch with Martin - talked about status of projects, future of TIG, current challenges, lessons learned etc.

~ meeting with Lydia who is working at MAGNA and is establishing an NGO that is focused in implementing Canada's Innovation Strategy.

~ had a conference call with the UN Foundation based in the US. People on the call included:
Stephen – UN Foundation
Pamela – Deputy of Youth Programs
Jessica – Youth – American Red Cross
They spent the first part of the discussion talking about how impressed they are with TIG - and especially our outreach capacity. The UN Foundation was created in 1998 (it was part of Ted Turner's 'gift to the world') and is a public charity in the US. They are working on a project with Red Cross to eliminate measles – mass vaccination campaigns. They want to launch a national youth campaign so that young people can grab a hold of this and help to eliminate this disease in Africa. They want to 'create a movement', build awareness, develop educational components, and bring in organizations that have great networks. This is where they see TIG coming in. They think that there is a massive opportunity to educate people who are online about a major health issue. They want to engage youn gpeople in a global campaign that aims at saving 100’s of millions of lives and has a 'Measurable Tangible outcome'. It costs $ 0.65 / child to vaccinate one child. They have created fundraising toolkits to support youth helping youth. In stephen's words "TIG can make this truly a global movement". I talked to them about how we would be interested in being involved in the project, and how it takes a lot to develop a global online community such as TIG. I talked about the many topical sites that we are developing and how the TIG platform and network is being leveraged to support many movements. I said that a significant investment would need to be made in supporting the growth and sustainability of the network in order for us to be able to engage in this type of partnership. Next steps include them sending me more materials. We will likely set up another conference call soon.

~ spent time watching the video footage that we took from our trip to Ghana and the Youth Employment Summit TIG Open Session in Egypt. It was amazing to hear from members who have had experiences with TIG that have really had an impact on their lives. There is so much potential in what we are doing!

~ feeling a bit stressed at the end of the day - overwhelmed with todo lists, feelings of excitement, juxtaposed with wanting a greater sense of clarity and connectedness

~ while driving to the airport to pick up Mike (arriving back from Sudbury), susheela read e-mails and I 'read' out responses that she typed up. - which was incredibly motivating!

~ went to mike's to discuss future of TIG. Spent time talking through our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats. This led to the following insight (which isn't necessarily a new idea - but one that needs more focus & priority):

In order for TakingITGlobal to grow and be sustainable, we need to focus on the development of our core program, the TakingITGlobal.org Global Online Community. This involves focusing all partnerships, projects, fundraising proposals and other opportunities around enhancing the online community. The TIG Online Community has 5 key sections:

Action :: Community :: Opportunities :: Expression :: Voice

TakingITGlobal needs to both raise funding to cover core operating expenses along with develop core goals and project proposals for each ‘program’ area. Seeing as the online community and technology platform is being leveraged to help foster collaboration among key partners and is integral to developing Topical Sites, it is critical to ensure that the core TIG community has a strong base to work from. This document provides an overview of each online community component, along with core goals and funding needs for each program to expand.

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Thursday November 14
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~ conference call with Heather (An attorney for McDonalds) to discsus commitments made to TakingITGlobal in 2000 that were not fulfilled. We took her through some of the documents sent 6-9 months ago and set up another call for next week.

~ attended a Special Lunch-Hour Screenings called "LIFEquest: A Journey for the Planet"
KELLY ROSS (MES1) was the Project Developer & Expedition Mentor working with 12 youth from 8 countries who produced this series of mini-documentaries. I was impressed with what I saw. The focus of the documentaries was 'sustainable development'. After watching the video's I suggested that she 'get in contact with an organization called TakingITGlobal' and she said that she was already in touch - http://www.takingitglobal.org/community/profile.html?memberid=2758

~ Watched a video called "Language and Mind"

~ renewed library books about aboriginal cultures

~ conference call with UNITED - Personal Injury Associates about website development project. Amanda showed them screen shots of the website and they will select a design by Monday. The timeline for the project has been delayed for 2 weeks.

~ conference call with Clayton Thomas-Muller from Indigenous Mining Campaign Project - about Indigenous people's experiences, values, culture and needs. Also discussed the Indigenous People's page on EarthYouth.net: http://earthyouth.takingitglobal.org/ienyd/ They would like to invite more people to add content to this page.

~ kung fu - learned the 'snake form'

~ conference call with michelle - discussed progress with youth reps, volunteer positions, 2003 schedule (michelle should be able to come to TIG on Friday's!)

~ watched 2 video's about Mass Media and Communications:
* Seeing Ourselves
* Killing Us Softly

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Wednesday November 13
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~ in communication in organizations class, I learned about how small organizatoins grow and "THE ISSUE OF OVERLOAD LEADS TO NEW STRUCTURE". In order for the organization to grow, it needs to do fewer things better. "IT CHANGES ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION FROM MODERATELY HIGH UNCERTAINTY TO LOW UNCERTAINTY"

~ watched two video's about Globalization and Mass Media:
* Showdown in Seattle
Learned more about how the media constructs our reality. Also got to hear views from protestors, how they were treated during the protest, why they are committed to their cause, and how the media did not portray what went on very fairly.

~ in-depth read through Career Edge proposal - and provide feedback for final Report (so that we can ask for further funding)

~ spent time with Jarra at Art Class. Did a watercolour colour painting and learned from a professional artist about 'colour'. One idea that she shared with us - which I will definitely try some time - is as follows: "if you want to learn about colour, then spent time with colour. Cover up the lighting in a room with paper/cloth so that the room is filled with that colour. Spend time thinking and just being with colour." :)

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Tuesday November 12
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~ in the office early. Had a chance to respond to a few quick e-mails.

~ meeting at Women In Motion to discuss CareerDiscover.ca (a career portal that they are developing for youth) There is a lot of similarity between what they are doing, and what we wanted to do with "Connect to your Career". I'm not sure if there is an opportunity for partnership - or if we should still move forward on launching a career site. No matter what we decide to do - I feel strongly about needing to have funding in order to develop or launch anything!

~ meeting with Chris Chopik (over lunch and then presentation) about developing our Technology Solutions 'arm'. There are a few key 'solutions' that we can better package and try to sell:
* Event Management System
* Content Management System / Relationship Management System
* Chapter Management System

~ Meeting with Harvy Skinner at UofT - Health Sciences. Discussion about Global Youth Voices initiative. I have taken a look through the report and there are many 'insights' that they have gained, that support our work. We should definitely 'quote' some of this research in our reports.. Ie:

"Youths may turn to social action to speak out and effect change in relation to issues affecting their lives. The challenge is to find ways of engaging and empowering youn gpeople in community participation and social change." p.363

"Initiatives that focus on youth-driven social action help young people achieve Blum's '4Cs' of healthy youth development: i) competence in areas such as literacy and interpersonal skill; ii) connection to others through caring relationships; iii) character-building through the promotion of values such as individual responsibility and community service; and iv) confidenc-building and fosters hope and a sense of success in setting and meeting goals."

"The need for devoted funds for youth programmes was highlighted, given the high costs of internet and telephone connections, and financial barriers in relation to travel, both worldwide and nationally. In addition, the difficulty in gaining funds for connection work was discussed, given the 'intangibility' of the work, and the common inability to point to direct outcomes and results."

~ discussion with Fireman Lofranco Law firm about Access/Excel workshops that they want for staff

~ signed MOU with GYAN after doing a final in-depth review. Partnership is finalized

~ learned about the history of 'humans' in cultural geography. Discovered that the earliest forms of 'humans' were initially thought to be from 'eurasia' (Europe/Asia) - and later, people discovered even older fossils from Africa.

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Monday November 11
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~ meeting with Araz Najarian from AIESEC. Discussion about how to 'engage members'. Shared experiences and ideas on potential partnership.

~ Elizabeth is in town! She flew in last night - to spend time working on how she can promote/develop the TIG online community while travelling in Africa, Asia and Europe. I gave her admin access and spent much of the day brainstorming ideas and then explaining how to add content to the site (content is now able to be categorized by country), adding spotlight stories, adding events/organizations, adding featured members, adding artwork and adding updates! Liz plans on adding a lot to the site while she is away. She wants to involve UWC (United World College) students & alumni. She plans on interviewing members with her camera and then sending us CD ROMS with footage so we can upload it to the site!

~ meeting with susheela and karis about TIG Toronto meeting.
Objective: community involvement is an important part of TIG
Because we are based in Toronto – it is important to set an example
Barrier: how to get members involved in Toronto? They are not as interested?
Take load off of members to have to do too much themselves Low-commitment level
Agenda:
4:30 – Setup
• projector – with slideshow

5:15 – Registration
• need name and e-mail address of each person
• refreshments – what do you want to have?

5:30 - Icebreaker & Welcome
• if you could change one thing about your community, what would it be?
• what are your interests?
• Welcome to TakingITGlobal – goal of organization / purpose of meeting
• Explain format of workshop

THEME: what are some of the challenges that young people face in Toronto? 3 things to discuss in your group:
1. identify the problem
2. share ideas on potential solutions
3. chose 1 or 2 solutions and discuss how it could be implemented

6:00 – Group 1
6:20 – Group 2
6:40 – Group 3

7:00 – 7:05 break
7: 05 – 7:20 - presentations

7:20 – Next Steps
• what do we want to do? What is each person interested in doing?
• What connections does each person have?
• Theme nights / theme of the month / karis & sush wrap-up and summarize

7:30

~ attend karate class

~ wrote approx. 40 e-mails in th evening

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Sunday November 10
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~ spent the day creating a 'dream painting' for art class with my grandmother (who watched and gave tips ;)

~ enjoyed singing frank sanatra songs with grandparents - ha! And my brother even painted with us for a while

~ spent some time with baby cousins (age 1 & 2 - rocco & amanda)

~ went to see the 'kung fu' performance at massi hall with mom, dad and brother

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Saturday November 9
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~ work on TIG stuff day. Wrote 50 e-mails, sorted through in-box e-mails

~ mike implemented a few things for country sites; spotlight stories can be added to country sites through admin tool, zine content now appears on country sites in 'life in country' section, countries with '0' activity are not listed in ranking

~ worked with martin to update a few pics in aboutus, spotted workshop application error, responded to relevant 'country site' related e-mails

~ went to uncle rockey's with family in the evening and spent time writing the speech that he will give on November 29th at the fundraising dinner for the National Congress of Italian Canadians. I am the youth achievement award recipient.

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Friday November 8
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~ morning presentation at STAO (Science Teacher's Association of Ontario) 2002 Conference. The topic of my presentation was "Connecting Your Students to Global Opportunities through IT!" Many teachers were fascinated with the opportunities that TIG offers and will be connecting their students to our site through their 'peer-support' program.

~ read through UNESCO 'Youth' programs brochure. Realize that we really need to develop a stronger partnership with UNESCO as their goals and priorities (especially concerning youth) are very aligned with where we are going. In addition, with all the youth conferences that they hold, I think that we should offer our 'event management' & TIG online community - as a solution that they can licence - so that the young people who attend events can sustain their energy, ideas and momentum.

~ received e-mail from Minsiter of Opportunity, Innovation and Enterprise (as follow-up from Innovation Challenge) - yay! Responded to that e-mail and a few others

~ meeting with Martin about co-op students and how their efforts can be channeled. Discussed the need for a 'homepage' in the computer lab. Essentially it can welcome people to the computer lab, explain the rules, provide employment and technology-related links.

~ hard-core focused work session with reggie. Finalizing 'Guide to Developing and Promoting Country Sites', along with the e-mails that we created which announce the need for youth reps to re-apply, and inviting those interested in being country site facilitators to begin the process.

~ went to see a play put on by students at UofT with tania (good friend from high school)

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Thursday November 7
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~ spent time going through communication in organization course notes for essay:

PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATION
¥ WE ARE HIGHLY SELECTIVE
¥ WE SEEK CONSISTENCY
¥ IF WE CAN’T ALTER CHALLENGING DATA, WE DISTORT OR IGNORE
¥ PEOPLE WILL CHANGE PERCEPTIONS IF ACTIVELY INVOLVED

WHY DISTORT OR IGNORE REALITY: PROTECT SELF
¥ MOST IMPORTANT PERCEPTUAL SET= THE SELF
¥ SELF-CONCEPT
¥ RELATIVELY STABLE IMPRESSIONS OF YOURSELF
¥ ANSWERS TO “I AM....”
¥ DEVELOPED OUT OF YOUR PERCEPTION OF FEEDACK FROM OTHERS AROUND YOU

WHY DISTORT OR IGNORE REALITY: PROTECT SELF
¥ MAINTAIN OUR SELF-ESTEEM
• FEELINGS OF SELF-WORTH
¥ DO I MATTER?
¥ AM I CAPABLE?
¥ CAN I INFLUENCE MY LIFE?
¥ BASED ON:
¥ PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
¥ CULTURAL LEARNING
¥ GENETIC PREDISPOSITION


DEFENDING THE CONCEPTUAL SYSTEM
¥ WHEN OUR EXPECTATIONS VIOLATED: DEFENSE
¥ NOT ALWAYS HARMFUL:
¥ ALLOWS US TO HOLD ONTO VIEW UNTIL WE GET MORE DATA
¥ SHORT RUN PROTECTION OF SELF-RESPECT, ALLOWS US TO FUNCTION IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
¥ A PROBLEM WHEN HABITUAL, PROLONGED

BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATING EMOTIONS
• BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE EMOTIONAL COMMUNICATION:
• SOCIETAL RULES AND GENDER
• FEAR OF MAKING ONESELF VULNERABLE
• DENIAL
• INADEQUATE COMMUNICATION ABILITIES OR COMPETENCE

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~ attended class

~ went to meeting at UNITED Personal Injury to discuss website project

~ wrote essay

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Wednesday November 6
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~ sent follow-up e-mail to everyone that I met at Ontario's Innovation Challenge

~ meet with cultural geography teacher to discuss mark

~ spent time developing list of priorities & responding to e-mails

~ did research and found library books - for aboriginal studies

~ Presentation to Art Class about Global Gallery & presented digital photos taken in Africa

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Tuesday November 5
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~ early morning rise and shine! Attend full-day Ontario's Innovation Challenge, organized by Ontario's Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation. This event was a success! I had the opportunity to speak (and was the only youth & only woman!) I spoke about how the role of young people is changing and how young people are an untapped resource and can be a source of 'innovation' for government, business & the non-profit sector. I shared the vision of TIG and also thanked Royal Bank - who was part of the audience. RBC is grateful for the words of thanks :)

~ review exam during cultural geography class

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Monday November 4
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~ presentation from Karam about TakingITGlobal's 'brand'

~ meeting with Sarah, who is interested in working with TIG to develop 'ICT' initiatives

~ have lunch with Maja and discuss YCDO.net - online community development

~ conference call with elizabeth about involving UWC peeps in country site content

~ meeting with the Student's Commission and conference call with Canadian Commission for UNESCO to discuss upcoming 'World Congress' - being run by the Peace Child International...they want to run a national youth consultation to help with selecting canadian youth to participate - and to develop a 'report' to submit as part of the process.

~ attended pre-summit dinner for Ontario's Innovation Challenge. Met Minister, CEO of Royal Bank and other influential people.

~ learning about Fallacies in Modes of Reasoning course. I have been learning how to construct effective arguments and how to spot flaws in arguments. These tips can be usful in trying to ensure that you have a good 'argument':

1. Both parties have a right to present their position and their doubts about the position of the other

2. A party that advances a position is obliged to defend it if the other party asks them to do so

3. A challenge to a position must relate to the position that has actually been advanced by the presenter

4. A presenter can defend a position only by advancing considerations relevant to that position.

5. A Presenter may not disown an implicit consideration (premise)

6. An arguer may not present a false starting point nor simply deny a premise representing an accepted starting point.

7. A party may not take a position as conclusively established or defended if it has not been defended by appropriate argument. Argument patterns flawed.

8. A party may not only use arguments in its argumentation that are logically valid or capable of being validated by making explicit one or more unexpected premises.

9. If a presenter fails to defend a position, she must withdraw it; if the presenter conclusively establishes the position, the challenger must withdraw her doubts.

10. A party must be sufficiently clear and unambiguous; both parties must interpret the other’s claims as carefully and accurately as possible.

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Sunday November 3
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~ painting for art class
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Saturday November 2
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~ responded to approx. 50 e-mails & did some readings for school

~ work on 'guide to promoting and developing' country sites

~ filled in feedback form for stockholm challenge

~ send out notes from oct.23 strategy session with virginia & ron
Purpose: Take TIG to the next level – to increase global impact in a way that is sustainable We discussed what we do well, what we can improve on, what we wish for, and next steps.

~ sent TIG splash page idea to ben for feedback

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Friday November 1
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~ Speaking engagement at the TSX Conference Centre (toronto stock exchange) about role of youth. People attending this conference are 'meeting planners' who are interested in new ideas and interesting people. Met an olympian and the founder of an amazing non-profit organization in Pittsburg!

~ meeting with 4 people from the Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation to discuss upcoming presentation

~ meet with Evelyn from Art class and spent time looking through a few really interesting art exhibits about the protests in Quebec from the Summit of the America's and another exhibit about 'trees' and landscape - and how technology is affecting the envioronment.

~ saw a play called "Swollen Tongues"

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October Progress Report:

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October Highlights:
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October 2 - Canadian Marketing Association conference, Toronto
(www.the-cma.org)
"Youth and the Internet" Panel: Hear from young people how they are using the Internet today, and learn about gender differences -- do they exist? Find out what some of the do's and don't's of marketing to youth online are, what companies are doing it right, and what companies have done wrong! Then, get a glimpse into the future as these youth discuss the future of the Internet, and what role they see in playing in the lives of young Canadians into the years to come. I am moderating the panel.

October 5-12 - 5th Stockholm challenge Global Forum and Exhibition
(www.challenge.stockholm.se)
The Stockholm Challenge is a unique awards programme for pioneering IT projects world wide. It is a way of building networks between entrepreneurs who will benefit from contacts across borders, cultures and economies. The Stockholm Challenge focuses on the positive effects of today's information society, and the benefit information and communication technology can bring people and society. The technology itself is not the issue. TakingITGlobal is a finalist in the education category and I will also be speaking at the Global Forum on the topic of knowledge transfer in the global IT society.

October 18th - Famous 5 Foundation, Calgary
www.famous5.org
The Famous 5 Foundation educates and inspires Canadians by celebrating women's achievements, commemorating the F5's courage, tenacity and conviction, and encouraging others to be nation builders! October 18th, 2002 is the 73rd Anniversary of ‘Person’s Day’ and I was invited to speak at both the Future Leader! Event and the Famous 5 Foundation Luncheon. Five times a year the F5 has a fundraising/education luncheon. The objective of the luncheon is to highlight rising stars and prominent persons involved in their community and who make things happen in the same spirit as the Famous 5.


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Thursday October 31
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~ Found out that I received a scholarship from yorkU - my service bursary application has been approved ($1,500)

~ drop off video's at York

~ meeting with pryia at HP Canada to discuss sponsorship status. She is going on maternity leave and because of the 'merger' we were introduced to the new head of 'philantrhopy'

~ homework/TIG work in the evening (30 e-mails sent)

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Wednesday October 30
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~ meeting with Dianne Crocker - head of Admissions at YorkU.'

~ spend time at York's library doing reasearch on 'indigenous people's' and found an array of books!

~ watched video about key issues for aboriginal people's in canada:
Framing the Issues

~ enjoyed art class - where I painted a bright orange and blue picture. The body in the pictures has a white glow. The position is playful and energetic :)

~ watch 2 video's about aboriginal people's:
Concert for Indigenous Restoration
Who Owns the Past

Quotes from concert/video:

"Connectedness to mother earth and every living being"

"Every part of the earth is sacred. Memory and experience of people is sacred"

"You want to buy our land? How can you buy or sell the sky? The idea is strange to us."

"Teach your children that the earth is our mother."

"Man did not weave the web of life – it is a mere thread."

"If you continue to contaminate – you will suffocate in your own waste."

Chat with michelle (notes)

Here's the notes from my phone conversation with michelle & I tonight :)
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Measuring Success of country rep/team:

-> Shared Vision
feel confident that they understand 'concept' of country site
why the platform exists
they have a vision that is aligned with our vision

-> Plan of Action
assess the country site / make personal goals for themselves
specific goals timelines

-> Teambuilding Effective Communication
within countries & across countries
Measuring level of communication in the country

-> By January 1, 2003, each county site we are focusing on has 3-5 pieces of content in each section of site
http://local.takingitglobal.org/ranking
http://local.takingitglobal.org/ranking/members

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Tuesday October 29
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~ time at TIG office working

~ happy birthday to reggie (mini-party)

~ prepare for presentation at HR Conference

~ speak at Redesigning HR Conference about 'recruiting, developing and retaining the next generation of workers'. Thanks to those in the office who shared feedback/ideas/experiences!

~ meeting with bill jenson (author, consultant) - about potential areas of collaboration. Talked about how to engage youth

~ cultural geography class

~ worked on a few e-mails / updated excel spreadsheet of interested country site facilitators

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Monday October 28
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~ conference call with Don Tapscott regarding his new book about corporate social responsibility

~ staff meeting / karam presentation

~ catch up on phone calls / e-mails etc.

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Sunday October 27
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~ sister's birthday!

~ spent time responding to country site e-mails

~ art project

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Saturday October 26
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~ prepare for upcoming presentations

~ respond to e-mails, get organized

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Friday October 25
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~ all-day meeting with International Youth Foundation who flew up to Toronto to discuss collaborative parntership

~ work on 'guide to developing & promoting country sites' / mentor section

~ evening with friends from shad - summer program I attended (most are at different universities now)

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Thursday October 24
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~ participant in Canadian Commission for UNESCO - WSIS Roundtable
Questions discussed:
1) What is an information society? How do you define it?
2) How relevant is it for women, youth, aboriginal, elderly,disabled to be part of? How is it going to or does it impact on everyone's life?
3) What kind of tools and services should be part of it?
4) How can those tools / svcs be accessed? What are the main obstacles to accessing them?

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Wednesday October 23
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~ strategy meeting with Ron and Virginia
~ conference call with Enas in Egypt about clarity needed with 'country site facilitators/ country coordinator's etc.' - a stronger need for clear roles & process for having these roles is identified
Purpose: Take TIG to the next level – to increase global impact in a way that is sustainable
Ways:
• Framework for communicating with potential sponsors
• Strategic focus and alignment of energies
• Find leverage areas

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Tuesday October 22
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~ meet with ben from GYAN - and discuss partnership
~ study for test!
~ Cultural Geography Test

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Monday October 21
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~ spend day with ben from Global Youth Action Network (& TIG team) to discuss collaboration:
TakingITGlobal and the Global Youth Action Network, intending to better link their organizations and programs. TakingITGlobal and the Global Youth Action Network are two organizations dedicated to creating opportunities for young people by increasing access to opportunities and participation in decision-making that enables them to make a greater difference, locally, nationally and globally. The partnership centers around a joint web presence and unifying their two communities.

~ conference call with Leon to discuss areas of potential collaboration

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Sunday October 20
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~ study

~ EXAM - Modes of Reasoning

~ study at Stong College with Danielle for exam

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Saturday October 19
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~ fly back to Toronto from Calgary

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Friday October 18
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~ call mom & wish her happy birthday :)

~ morning news show in Calgary - to talk about 'person's day' :)

~ Speaking engagements in Calgary. www.famous5.org
The Famous 5 Foundation educates and inspires Canadians by celebrating women's achievements, commemorating the F5's courage, tenacity and conviction, and encouraging others to be nation builders! October 18th, 2002 is the 73rd Anniversary of ‘Person’s Day’ and I was invited to speak at both the Future Leader! Event and the Famous 5 Foundation Luncheon. Five times a year the F5 has a fundraising/education luncheon. The objective of the luncheon is to highlight rising stars and prominent persons involved in their community and who make things happen in the same spirit as the Famous 5.

~ relax at hotel (free massage at spa - compliments of hotel!)

~ evening dinner with conferene organizers

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Thursday October 17
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~ prepare for trip

~ go to office and get promo. Materials, meet with peeps

~ attend communication in organizations course

~ fly to Calgary

~ visit the Famous 5 statues and get background on the conference

~ prepare presentation

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Wednesday October 16
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~ meet with Ron (past VP of Compaq) to discuss future involvement with TIG

~ meeting with Professor Wheeler about Theis on Youth Engagement. I presented 20 slides that I prepared and we discussed my travel experiences & next steps. I am going to interview young people and try to understand what helps them in being 'effective'.

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Tuesday October 15
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~ time at TIG working on e-mails, spending time with peeps

~ meeting at Taxi (marketing company) to learn about Canada's Innovation Strategy. Provided ideas/suggestions

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Monday October 14
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~ catch up on e-mails & homework

~ go out for mom's birthday - to greek restaurant

~ write quiz

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Sunday October 13
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~ Thanksgiving Lunch with family

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Saturday October 12
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~ flight from Sweden to Toronto

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Friday October 11
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~ Visit old town, walk through many interesting streets & see interesting buildings

~ dinner with founder of matmice & chat about running online communities

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Thursday October 10
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~ boat tour of Sweden

~ meeting with Executive Director of World Links program to discuss partnership

~ shopping for nice top to wear at dinner!

~ prize giving ceremony for stockholm challenge - I gave final speech at gala

~ stay up late writing e-mails

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Wednesday October 9
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~ Stockholm Challenge Global Forum and Exhibition. I made a presentation on the topic of knowledge-transfer which went well.

~ I attended a speical meeting to discuss knowledge-sharing within the Stockholm challenge and shared ideas with other interesting people

~ attended dinner with judges and speakers

~ stay up late writing e-mails (finally got online!)

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Tuesday October 8
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~ education group trip to schools in stockholm

~ visit cultural centre

~ attend a play in swedish!

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Monday October 7
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~ rest for much of the day

~ attend welcome reception for stockholm challenge at city hall

~ study/prepare for and write quiz for MODR quiz

~ review 'tour' book of stockholm to plan week

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Sunday October 6
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~ arrive in Sweden.

~ have lunch and walk around for a bit

~ get comfortable in hotel

~ stay up late writing e-mails

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Saturday October 5
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~ Leave for Sweden

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Friday October 4
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~ conference call with AOL cancelled again

~ meet with Akira from Japan - discuss internship position

~ meeting with other interns regarding additional positions

~ conference call with charlotte about TeenNet/Global Youth Voices research

~ lunch with jarra about involvement with TIG

~ prepare for Sweden!!

~ at the office late

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Thursday October 3
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~ found out that I got into the mass media & communications course! ~ send e-mail to staff about working at home on wed & thurs

~ found out 10am conference call got cancelled ~ responded to pressing/urgent e-mails ~ chat with jen cottes & amanda about YES todo items

~ move things forward with co-branding application (begin excel spreadsheet) ~ discuss status of eCards and TIG clients section with amanda

~ speak with susan from Famous 5 Foundation about October 18 speaking engagement in Calgary ~ 2:30 - 4:30 - class - communication in organizations - professor unhappy with my missing tutorials

~ meet with aunt & talk to admissions about independent study course - need 6.0 credits not 3.0 credits ~ got art supplies for matrix art studio course

~ get books for mass media & communications course & addional books about development studies & globalization

~ drop of bursary application at student financial services

~ get nails done and a bit of waxing before sweden ;)

~ kung fu - I got my Orange belt!!

~ get organized / respond to e-mails ~ art homework

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Wednesday October 2
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~ respond to URGENT e-mails and phone calls

~ conference call with International Youth Foundation about WSIS prepcom

~ prepare 3-page overview (intro. panel questions & conclusion) for CMA conference

~ send pollution probe job opp to those who applied for TIG internship positions

~ call people at York to discuss whether or not I can take an additional Correspondence course

~ Twin Dragon - kickboxing class with dad - awesome workout :)

~ 2-3 Panel at CMA conference (Canadian Marketing Association) - Martin, Reggie, Amanda and Mike were the panelists ~ go home for 40min after conference to check e-mails & change into relaxed clothes

~ finish art homework due today

~ 6-10 - Art Class - nude model...drew many sketches & got a TON of HOMEWORK!

~ Course Overload Application / Petition to YorkU so that I can take Mass Media Communications course

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Tuesday October 1
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~ work on e-mails & make phone calls

~ conference call with Nick - from indigenous tribe in the US - looking for funding - I met him at the World Youth Jam ~ conference call with Susan from TDSB about an upcoming event where I will be presenting the TIG Guide to Action as a resource for teachers to use in their peer-leadership course! We may also use this as an opportunity to 'launch' a program where classess sign-up to come to the TIG workshops where we provide 'leadership'&'technology' training at our space! ~ 1:15 - phone conversation with Domenic - who keeps asking martin & amanda for tech.help

~ 1:30 staff meeting

~ 2:45 - chat with Maria about upcoming workshops (tech.related)
~ 3:00 - conference call with Daniel from Peaceworks & nick - to discuss partnership opportunities
~ 3:30 - Jason Dorsey - potential partnership - developing cirriculum for schools in the US - that promote global awareness & cross-cultural understanding
~ 4:30 - interview with producer of tv show that is focused on women in the workplace...preliminary interview
~ 6pm - meeting with Reggie about 'county site facilitator's handbook' - draft version - gave much feedback on how to enhance the guide and provided a variety of resources and TIG documents that have been developed in the past
~ 7-10pm Cultural Geography class ~ work on e-mails ~ late chat with Dumi about challenges, experiences, ideas & how to create organizations that enable people to grow

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i visited a mosque...

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While I was in Egypt, I visited a mosque - which was a wonderful learning experience.

I learned more about Islam and gained a sense of appreciation for the religious practices and how women are respected as being precious.

This picture was taken while the sun was setting. I love the pink and purple sky, and the sharp outline of the mosque.

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TIG Country Site Team Meeting

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We booked a room at the Academy (where we stayed), in order to have a meeting with all those interested in developing their TIG Country Site. This is a picture of those who came (aside from a few who had to leave early).

Having this meeting was such an incredible opportunity as it really gave us a chance to connect, share ideas, experiences and strengthen our sense of team spirit!

I wish that we were able to meet as a group a few more times at the summit.

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Visiting the Pyramids

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While in Egypt, we went on a tour to see the pyramids. It was an amazing experience.

Seeing as the weather was SOOO HOT i decided to wear white to try and reflect the sunlight.

It was amazing to think about how the pyramids were made. They are massive. I am very fascinated with ancient egypt. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to study it while in school.

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Launching the Global Knowledge Resource

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During the Opening Ceremonies of the Youth Employment Summit, I had the opportunity to Launch the Global Knowledge Resource for Youth Employment.

The Youth Employment Summit is the launch of a Decade Campaign of Action, so that an additional 500 million young adults, especially youth facing poverty, will have productive and sustainable livelihoods by the year 2012." The Alexandria Youth Employment Summit, September 7 to 11, 2002 successfully gathered over 1800 delegates to participate in the launch of the Decade Campaign.

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Youth Employment Summit

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September 6 - September 12 - Youth Employment Summit, Alexandria, Egypt
(www.youthemploymentsummit.org)

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