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CHILDREN CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
2007
"Care To
The Change"
a. About
b.
Activities
c. Venue
d.
Accommodation
e. Registration
f. Volunteer
a. About
 To
welcome the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2007 in Bali,
Indonesia in December 2007,
Tunas Hijau Club – Kids & Young
People Do Actions For A Better Earth work with PT. Freeport
Indonesia, and supported by
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and City of Surabaya are
organizing Children Conference on Climate Change 2007.
The motto for Children’s
Conference on Climate Change 2007 is "Care To The Change", and
various environmental themes will be addressed.
Children Conference on
Climate Change 2007 will be carried out in the Surabaya city
on 26-30 November 2007.
About 300 delegates and
chaperones from all of Indonesia and overseas and 50.000
participants from children from Surabaya and surrounds will
gather in Surabaya to share their ideas and experience to
combat climate change.
The goals of the conference
are:
- to gather the children's
opinions about climate change and present to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2007 in Bali,
Indonesia
- to increase the children's
understanding of climate change by exchanging experiences
and opinions
- to demonstrate new ideas
and initiative to battle climate change
- to provide children with an
opportunity to get to know each other and to develop
friendships across nationalities and other barriers
- to provide children with an
opportunity to express their collective opinions and
concerns for the environment towards today's leaders in
business, politics and society in general
- to inspire the children to
think globally and act locally
- to have fun together!
b.
Activities
The conference motto is "Care to
The Change", and each of the 4 conference days will have a
specific theme. These are:
Day One
Rubbish
Day Two
Water Resources and Forest
Day Three
River and Ocean
Day Four
Energy and Life Style
The activities of the day will
as much as possible be designed in accordance with the day's
theme. "Learning by doing" is a basic principle of the
conference.
The preliminary conference
schedule includes the following activities:
Monday 26 November:
Arrival of delegates
10.00am - 2.00pm Registration
Information meeting for
delegates and chaperones
3.00pm - 6.00pm - Opening Ceremony
- Presentations of delegate's projects
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Children's attraction
Tuesday 27 November
(Day One) to Thursday 29 November (Day Three):
Morning:
7.30 am - 9.30 am Plenary sessions with keynote speech & presentations of
delegates
10.00 am - 12.00 noon Workshops
and Fieldtrip
Lunch
Afternoon:
1.00 pm - 3.00 pm Workshops/Fieldtrips
3.30 pm - 5.00 pm Traditional and fun games
Dinner
Evening:
6.30 pm - 7.30 pm Group discussions and actions
Friday 30 November (Day
Four)
Morning:
7.30 am - 9.30 am Plenary sessions with keynote speech and presentations
delegates
10.00 am - 12.00 noon Workshops/Fieldtrips
Lunch
Afternoon:
1.00 pm - 3.00 pm Workshops/Fieldtrips
3.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Group Discussion
4.15 pm - 5.30 pm Wrap up commitment and petitions
Evening:
Closing ceremony
Saturday 1 December 2007
(Optional Program)
7.30 am - 11.00 am
Visit to East Marine Fleet where there are a lot of Marine
Ships
c. Venue
The Conference will take place at the Techno Park Bratang
Surabaya and in the surrounding areas, about 6
kilometers from the Surabaya city center.
The daily program from about 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. will take
place at the Techno Park Surabaya. This includes morning
plenary sessions with keynote addresses and children's
presentations, workshops, discussion and action groups.
Techno Park of Surabaya is a very beautiful park with a lot
of flowers, trees, pools, play ground and free internet
access for the public. Techno Park is very close to the
community. Techno Park is about 5 hectare.
Techno Park of Surabaya was established as a park with IT by
the government of Surabaya in 10 August 2007.
A number of sites located in the close surroundings of the
Techno Park, such as the Surabaya Zoo, Kenjeran Beach,
Bungkul Park, Friendship Park, etc.
A number of sites located outside of Surabaya, about 90
minutes drive by bus, such as Botanical Garden of Pasuruan,
Forest area of Claket, Mojokerto, and water spring of
Brantas river in Malang. |
