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| What is IDEA Exchange? |
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IDEA Exchange is an annual event that brings together university professors, university students, debate activists, youth workers, and educators who work with debate. The main goal of the Exchange is to give a possibility for participants to discuss various topics related to debate theory and practice, the implementation of debate programs in different countries, and to exchange experience and know-how about debate NGOs with the help of capacity building workshops. The focus of the Exchange for 2007 is Debate in the Neighbourhood.
IDEA Exchange takes place at Vytautas Magnus University, in Kaunas, Lithuania on November 7-8, 2007. There is no participation fee for IDEA individual members. The participants have to cover their own accommodation and meal costs.
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| IDEA Exchange Agenda |
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We are happy to introduce the key speaker of IDEA Exchange.
Dr. Robert Trapp is Professor of Rhetoric at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, USA. He also is the Director of the IDEA at Willamette. Dr. Trapp is a past president of the Western Forensic Association and of the National Parliamentary Debate Association. He directed the National Parliamentary Debate Championship Tournament for five years. He has coached debate at several universities in the United States and working with IDEA has been involved with debate training in a number of countries including Russia, Romania, Belarus, Macedonia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Uganda.
November 7th
| 10.00 - 11.00 |
Registration (Vytautas Magnus University, Daukanto 28) |
| 11.00 - 12.00 |
Opening Ceremony (Vytautas Magnus University, Daukanto 28)
Keynote address by Dr. Robert Trapp
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| 12.00 - 13.30 |
Educational neighborhoods: use of debate methodology
Chair: Dr. Joe Zompetti (IDEA Board Member)
Presentations:
Dr. D.S. Sehmby "Meta-teaching/learning"
Ronna Liggett "Beyond debate: Problem-Solving Discussion"
Chris Baron "Debate for student empowerment?"
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| 13.30 - 17.30 |
IDEA House
Workshop by Marcin Zaleski |
| 14.30 - 16.00 |
Forging Civic Engagement with Public Debate: An International Perspective
Workshop by Dr. Joseph Zompetti |
| 16.00 - 17.30 |
International neighborhoods - Russian speaking panel
Chair: Sergei Naumoff (IDEA Board Member)
Zoja Rudak "Educational Activities of the Lithuanian Debate Center"
Tamara Lortkipanidze and Nino Berishvili "The development of debate activities in Georgia"
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| 18.00 - 19.30 |
Aiming at corporate fundraising. The Do not "ask", but "Sell" approach
Workshop by Ivo Iliev |
November 8th
| 9.00 - 10.30 |
International neighborhoods - English speaking panel
Chair: Arnoldas Pranckevicius (IDEA Board Member)
Mikhail Fridman (Belarus) "The role of debate in Belarus"
Adrian Catan and Corneliu Cirimpei (Moldova) "Debate as a tool for youth empowerment"
Drs. Raluca Brinza (Romania) "Evaluation of the non-formal education program"
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| 9.00 - 16.30 |
Public Debate
Workshop by Marcin Zaleski
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| 12.00 - 13.30 |
EU Grant Management and Reporting
Workshop by Virginija Paksiene
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| 13.30 - 14.30 |
Bringing debate to the neighborhoods
Chair: Chris Baron (IDEA Board Member)
Aaron Fishbone "The District of Columbia Urban Debate League: A case Study of Debate in a Neighborhood"
Evelin Andrespok "Spreading the Word: Reflections on the IDEA Youth Forum Capacity Building Track"
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| 14.30 - 16.00 |
Advanced Cave Painting: Getting Your Message Across
Workshop by Arminda Lathrop and Dalbir S. Sehmby
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| 16.00 - 17.30 |
Future education strategies for the international debate community
Chair: Ivo Iliev (IDEA President)
Sergei Naumoff "From High School to University: Strategies of Saving 'International Continuity' in National Debate Programs (Russia's case)
Sanne de Kieviet "Bringing Debates to the Neighborhoods of Netherlands"
Eske van Gils "Mixing the Mixed Populations in the Neighborhoods of Ghent"
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| 17.30 - 18.30 |
Closing Ceremony |
We are grateful to the following organizations for their assistance with the organization of IDEA Exchange:
Informal Education Debate Center, Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University (www.vdu.lt)
ISM University of Management and Economics (www.ism.lt)
Mazas Pasaulis Language and Communications Center (www.mazaspasaulis.lt)
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| IDEA Exchange Topics |
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The topic of the academic conference is Debate in the Neighborhood. We welcome presentations of academic papers, reports, reports on debate programs and projects related to the topic of the conference. Deadline for abstracts is extended to October 15, 2007. Abstracts should be sent to Jurate Motiejunaite.
Conference topics are related to many fields, therefore, conference papers can be on any of the topics below, but are not limited to them:
Educational Neighborhoods
- Using Debate to Create a Classroom/School Neighbourhood
- Debate as a Tool for Youth Empowerment
- Debate for language learning
- Learning Critical Analysis through Debate and Debate-related Activities
Youth, Ethnic, and Gender Relations and the Neighbourhood
- The Postcolonial European Neighbourhood
- Community Building for a Diverse (Age, Ethnicity, Gender, Language) Neighbourhood
- Women in the Neighbourhood The Queer Neighbourhood
The International Neighbourhood
- The Notion of the Neighbour in an International Context
- The EU as (or not as) a Neighbourhood
- I Don’t Know My Neighbours: Is Intercultural Awareness important?
- Leaving the Neighbourhood: Migration and Movement
- Ethnic Minorities and Neighbourhood
- The Post-Soviet Neighbourhood
- The Nation as an Imagined Neighbourhood
Community, Family, and Social Groups
- The Role of the Neighbourhood in Contemporary Society
- Conflict Resolution in Neighbourhoods, Families, and the Workplace
- Bridging the Generation Gap
- Improving Intercultural Communication
- The Sociology of the Neighbourhood
- Sociological Studies into Neighbourhoods
- The Psychology of a Neighbor
Youth, Ethnic, and Gender Relations and the Neighbourhood
- The Postcolonial European Neighbourhood
- Community Building for a Diverse (Age, Ethnicity, Gender, Language) Neighbourhood
- Women in the Neighbourhood
- The Queer Neighbourhood
Mass Media and the Neighbourhood
- Representations of the Neighbourhood and Neighbourhood Problems in the Mass Media
- Neighbourhood Building through Media (Newspapers, Radio, and Television)
Literature/Art/Music and the Neighbourhood
- Fictional/Artistic/Musical representations of Neighbours and the Neighbourhood
- Authors/Artists as Folk from the Neighbourhood
- The Fragmented/Unified Neighbourhood in Literature/Art/Music
The language of the conference is English, but separate panels will be in Russian or Lithuanian.
Click here for more on Debate in the Neighborhood (DIN).
The papers at the conference could deal with a variety of topics, such as the benefits and drawbacks of introducing debate in the neighborhoods; the specific debate methodologies to be used for DIN; reports on similar projects in other countries, public debate and others. These topics will focus on the idea of promoting debate through neighborhoods, communities, schools, etc. The general theme includes ideas of encouraging and motivating youth to engage in debate-related activities in a variety of ways. Presenters are not limited in their approach. All perspectives are encouraged.
The papers will be peer reviewed by experts from Vytautas Magnus University and University of Amsterdam.
 Download the IDEA Exchange 2007 Call for Papers [PDF]
Download the IDEA Exchange 2007 Russian Call for Papers [PDF]
Download the IDEA Exchange 2007 Tentative Agenda [PDF]
We currently propose the following topics for workshops at IDEA Exchange. Please send your suggestions for topics to Jurate Motiejunaite by September 30, 2007.
• European Project Management and Reporting
• IDEA House
• Public Debate
• Civic Engagement
• Teambuilding
• Corporate Fundraising
• Public Communication
Download the IDEA Exchange 2007 Workshop Proposal [DOC]
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| How to Register? |
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You can register by filling in the registration form and emailing it to Jurate Motiejunaite.
Download the IDEA Exchange 2007 Registration Form [PDF]
Download the IDEA Exchange 2007 Russian Registration Form [PDF]
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| Travel Advice |
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VISAS: Some countries require visas to enter Lithuania. To find out whether you need a visa, please follow this link here If you do require a visa, please send your passport information to Jurate Motiejunaite in order to receive the invitation letter.
TRAVEL: You can reach Kaunas by bus, train or by plane. As Kaunas has only a small airport, please check whether there are flights from your destination directly to Kaunas here.
Most international flights go to Vilnius Airport. From Vilnius airport you can get to Kaunas by taking a cab (about 20 litas), bus (1.4 litas) or microbus (3 litas) to the station (bus and train stations are across the street from each other) and then taking a bus or a train to Kaunas (about 20 litas one way).
MONEY: You can use both Mastercard and Visa credit cards and different debit cards in most shops in Lithuania (but not in cabs or buses). There are plenty of exchange booths and banks, and you can find an official exchange rate here.
WEATHER: The weather in Lithuania in November is relatively cold. Expect rain and maybe snow.
SIGHTSEEING: If you have more time to spend in Lithuania, consider the following sightseeing options.
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