European Summit

There is an exciting conferences that Americans for Informed Democracy is hosting in Europe this winter that may be interesting for many Hunter college students, more likely, any friends that you know from CUNY Hunter College who are currently studying abroad! In mid-December and early January, we are hosting Bringing the World Home retreats in Berlin, Germany, and London, England. The conferences will assemble together high-profile speakers and hundreds of Americans overseas for lectures, workshops, and discussions, on the U.S. role in the world. To learn more about these conferences, click here. And click the following links to see the exciting schedules for the Berlin (December 9-11) and London (January 9) conferences.

Last year, this series brought together more than 750 American students and received very positive reviews from participants (-- see this piece from Abroad View Magazine). A few students based in the U.S. who were traveling to Europe for winter break decided to attend these conference, so we figured it would be a good idea to let you know about these summits even though we know you’re based in the U.S. just in case you were one of those rare students planning to go overseas during winter break. In addition, we hoped you might be able to pass on this e-mail and the call for applications below (which has more information) to anyone you know who from CUNY Hunter College that is currently studying abroad.

Thanks for your help in spreading the word!

Best wishes,

Seth Green
Chair, Americans for Informed Democracy

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Call for Applications for "Bringing the World Home" Retreats in Europe
Americans for Informed Democracy is now accepting applications for its winter Bringing the World Home summits. Bringing the World Home is an initiative that assembles hundreds of high-achieving Americans studying abroad each semester for workshops, speakers, and discussions on how to raise global awareness in the U.S. This winter, Bringing the World Home summits will take place December 9-11, 2005, at the picturesque Jugendherberge Berlin am Wannsee in Berlin, Germany, and January 9, 2006, at the Syracuse Centre in London, United Kingdom.
Bringing the World Home is hosted by Americans for Informed Democracy (AID). AID is a non-partisan organization working to raise global awareness on more than 250 U.S. university campuses. AID was originally started 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 to connect with one another, the general public, media, and policymakers. In September of 2005 alone, the group hosted more than ninety major events across America to promote a collaborative U.S. role in the world. For more on AID, see www.aidemocracy.org.
The Berlin and London summits will feature panel discussions with top policymakers, journalists, and scholars on the U.S. role in the world. The summits will also feature skill-building workshops, including strategies for talking global issues with Americans, techniques for organizing town hall meetings on America’s role in the world, methods for dealing with "reverse culture shock" after living abroad, and postgraduate opportunities in international affairs. Click the following links to see the conference schedules for Berlin and London.
The Berlin Bringing the World Home summit costs 80 Euros and includes lodging for two nights at the Jugendherberge Berlin am Wannsee, four meals, tourist activities in Berlin and AID’s signature organizer’s toolkit. Thanks to the generous support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Hewlett Foundation, and DarMac Foundation, full and half scholarships are available to the Berlin summit for select students. The London Bringing the World Home summit is free for selected students but does not include food, lodging, or tourist attractions.
To apply: Since the number of spaces available for both conferences is limited, participants are being chosen by competitive application. Interested students should send a resume and brief cover letter to either berlin@aidemocracy.org (for the Berlin conference) or london@aidemocracy.org (for the London conference). Applicants wishing to be considered for a full or half-scholarship for the Berlin summit should also submit a 250-word essay on the topic "Why Bringing the World Home is Important to Me." Applicants should attach their resume, but are asked to include their cover letter and essay (if applicable) in the text of their e-mail. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and must be received by December 1, 2005, for the Berlin summit and by January 1, 2006, for the London summit. If you have questions, please e-mail Allynn Lodge at allynn@aidemocracy.org.
Want to learn more? To learn more about Bringing the World Home, see news articles about past summits from Abroad View Magazine, CDSsense and Middlebury's Madrid Newsletter. You can also see news articles about AID's July and Septmber 2005 young global leaders conferences (which took place in the U.S.) from the Hartford Courant, Washington File, and Washington Square News.











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