GIN CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS

1. GIN CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAS OCTOBER 21-23, 2011

2. BUILDING NEW FUTURES BY BREAKING OLD HABITS

3. WHAT?www.global-issues-network.org GINs are groups of students and teachers, working internationally, to develop solutions for global issues. GINs challenge students and teachers to immerse themselves in a chosen issue and to interact with peers and other international collaborators to create networks, think and act critically, creatively, and innovatively toward creating solutions to address real-world global issues.

4. WHEN AND WHERE? October 21-23 2011 Colegio Franklin D. Roosevelt, The American School of Lima Jointly hosted by AASSA, AAIE, and FDR with additional support from the US Department of State

5. HOW? • Schools are invited to send a GIN team (or two) to the conference. Each team is made up of 2-6 students from Grades 7-12, so the maximum number of students a school could send would be 12. • Two adult advisers must accompany your school’s students, whether you send one or two teams. We will accept a total of 400 students and advisers to the conference.

6. The student team is asked to prepare an interactive workshop on their efforts to address a global issue with sustainable solutions. The team will present this workshop to 20-30 other delegates. Also, each team of students needs to make a short (less than 2 minutes) film about the project to be shown at the conference and posted to the website

7. WHAT ELSE? • Keynote speakers from around the world will also present. • Presentations from other teams and speakers involved in global issues. • Alumni panel will also present on their path to creating ways to address Global Issues. • Global Village groups will be formed to allow for important open discussions on the issues and the solutions. This also strengthens the networks.

8. …and MORE • Global Issues Fair will offer students the chance to talk with people creating change. • Film Festival will screen the film made by each team on their project, thus every team’s efforts are shared with the entire delegation. These films will then be posted on our GIN/AASSA website. • Cultural and entertainment activities in Lima and on campus.

9. High Noon: 20 Global issues, 20 Years to Solve ThembyJ. F. Rischard THE LIST OF 20 ISSUES

10. Sharing our Planet: issues involving the global commons • Global warming • Biodiversity and ecosystem losses • Fisheries depletion • Deforestation • Water deficits • Maritime safety and pollution

11. Sharing our Humanity: issues requiring a global commitment • Massive step up in the fight against poverty • Peacekeeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism • Education for all • Global infectious diseases • Digital divide • Natural disaster prevention and mitigation

12. Sharing our Rulebook: issues needing a global regulatory approach • Reinventing taxation for the twenty-first century • Biotechnology rules • Global financial architecture • Illegal drugs

13. • Trade, investment and competition rules • Intellectual property rights • E-commerce rules • International labor and migration rules

14. SAMPLE PROJECTSat FDR • Recycling, Plastic bottle removal, Carbon Calculation • Gardening, Composting, Greenhouse, Hydroponics • Water Conservation – , push faucets, WWTP • Solar panel installation, solar reflection project • Community Service – Techo para mi pais. Operation Smile • Literacy/tutoring project with local orphanage

15. One Book One GIN Community The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba

16. Details Registration begins Earth Day, April 22 and ends September 16th, 2011. Registration cost TBD but expected to be no more than $150 (includes all costs except air fare and accommodation in local hotels)

17. We look forward to having your students participate in the first GIN of the Americas!