The 2009 Youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Check out pictures from 2008 Youth Forum and the description of the events to know more about the events that take place this year too!

Up & running every evening:

• Games (monopoly, chess, twister, connect 4, micado, jenga, don’t get angry, cards)
• Sports (basketball, volleyball, football, table tennis, pool/billiard, table football, badminton)
• Reading room with a trainer open for reading comprehension questions, case building help, etc.
• Movie corner
• Arts and crafts room (playing instruments, dancing, etc – bring your own instruments with you!)

For more information ask at the information desk at the entrance of the hotel!

Legend for abbreviations:
KPDC - Karl Popper Debate Championship
IND - International New Debaters Track
MTT - Mixed Team Track
BPT - British Parliamentary Track
CJT - Coaches and Judges Track

Trainers arrive on the 21
Trainers meeting 22-23

Thursday, July 23
Arrivals

19:00 – 21:00 Dinner
21:00 – 24:00: Pre-Youth Forum welcome and chill out evening

Friday, July 24
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 Trainer's Meeting
9:00 – 10:00 Opening ceremony, Introduction of the host
Presentation of the main theme and song of the YF
10:00 –11:30 KPDC: demo debate
IND: workshops
11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 KPDC Judges: judge’s lab
KPDC Debaters: skills labs, preparation labs
IND: workshops
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch & free time
15:00 – 16:30 KPDC Judges: judge’s lab
KPDC Debaters: skills labs, preparation labs
IND: workshops
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee break
17:00 – 18:30 KPDC Judges: judge’s lab
KPDC Debaters: skills labs, preparation labs
IND: workshops
18:30 – 20:00 Dinner
20:15 - 20:30 KPDC Judges: Judges briefing
20:30 – 22:00 BiH cultural night – getting to know the beauties of the culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina (dancing, signing, traditional costumes and much more – expect to be included!)

Join the regular evening activities like sports games & movie show! Tonight special: Coin game!

Saturday, July 25th
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 Morning assembly
9:30 – 11:00 KPDC: Round I – extended prep time motion I
IND Track: workshops
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 KPDC: Round II - extended prep time motion I
IND Track: workshops
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch & free time
14:00 - 14:15 KPDC Judges: briefing
14:30 – 16: 45 KPDC: Championships Tournament Round III – limited prep time motion
IND Track: workshops
16:45 – 17:15 Break
17:15 – 19:30 IDEA KP Championships Tournament Round IV - limited prep time motion
IND Track: workshops
19:15 – 20:30 Dinner
20:15 - 20:30 KPDC Judges: briefing
21:00 – 22:30 Drum orchestra workshop – learn how to drum on
percussions from the real masters. Some of you will
need this skill in the carnival walk through the city
of Sarajevo after the Grand KPDC Finals!

Join the regular evening activities like sports games
& movie show! Tonight special: tournament in
volleyball

Sunday, July 26th

7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 Morning assembly
9:30 – 11:00 KPDC: Round V - prepared motion II
IND Track: workshops
11:00 – 11:45 Coffee break
11:45 – 13:15 KPDC Round VI - prepared motion II
IND Track: workshops
13:15 – 15:00 Lunch
PHOTO SHOOT! Taking pictures of country delegations and all Youth Forum participants
15:00 – 17:00 KPDC: World Championships Tournament Octofinals - limited prep time motion
IND Track: workshops
17:00 – 17:30 Break
17.30 – 19.00 IDEA KP Championships Tournament Quarterfinals - prepared motion I
IND Track: workshops
19:00 – 20.30 Dinner
20:30 – 24.00 Cultural Expo night – Festival and exhibition of diversity of cultures present at the YF.

Warning: the reading, arts and movie room will not be on tonight!

21:00 Announcement of teams and judges breaking into the KPDC Semifinals

Monday, July 27th
7:30 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 IND: workshops (not attending the morning assembly)
09:00 Announcement of the topic for the semifinals (45 minutes preparation time)
09:45 – 11:00 KPDC: Semifinals – limited prep time motion
11:00 Announcement of teams and judges breaking to the 11:30 – 12:30 Transportation to Sarajevo ALL
12:30 - 13:45 Safety control and entrance to the Parliament
13:45 - 14:10 Entrance to the premises
14:10 - 14:38 Opening
14:38 - 15:49 IDEA KP Debate Championship – Grand Final Debate
15:49 - 16:10 Award Ceremony
16:10 – 17:00 Carnival walk through the city - Informing public about debate: Sanja Vlaisavljevic and Veronika Vlckova (BBI Center Square)
17:00 - 19:30 City tour (two groups) and free time in Sarajevo
19:30 - 22:00 cocktail party “Sarajevo Avaz The Biggest Twist Tower”
21:30-22:30 Transportation to Jahorina ALL

Tuesday, July 28th
Sleep in day
All Day: Meeting of the Board of Directors
8:30 – 10:00 Breakfast
9:30 - 10:00 Trainer's Meeting
10:00 – 10:30 Morning assembly: Announcement of Mixed Teams
10:30 – 12:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
12:00 – 12:30 Break
12:30 – 14:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
15:00 – 16:30 Develop your skills lab
16:30 – 17:00 Break
17:00 – 18:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
18:30 – 20:00 Dinner
20:30 – 22:00 Get to know your team better/scavenger hunt game
Join the regular evening activities like sports games & movie show! Tonight special: monopoly night

Wednesday, July 29th
07:30 – 09:00 Breakfast
08:30 - 09:00 Trainer's Meeting
09:00 – 09:30 Morning assembly
09:30 – 11:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15.30 Develop your skills lab
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:30 – 22:30 Karaoke night with helium

Join the regular evening activities like sports games & movie show! Tonight special: how to knit night!

Thursday, July 30th
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
08:30 - 09:00 Trainer's Meeting
09:00 – 09:30 Morning assembly
09:30 – 11:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15.30 Develop your skills lab
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:30 – 22:30 Electives night – wanna learn something you would rarely learn in your own country? Join a workshop!
Join the regular evening activities like sports games & movie show! Tonight special: games in the pool

Friday, July 31st
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
08:30 - 09:00 Trainer's Meeting
09:00 – 09:30 Morning assembly
09:30 – 11:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15.30 Develop your skills lab
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:30 – 22:30 Games without frontiers / it’s a knockout - features teams competing for prizes while dressed in bizarre costumes.
Join the regular evening activities like sports games & movie show! Tonight special: scrabble tournament

Saturday, August 1st
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 22:00 Day trip

Sunday, August 2nd
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
08:30 - 09:00 Trainer's Meeting
9:00 – 9:30 Morning assembly
09:30 – 11:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
11:00 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 13:00 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15.30 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:30 Tournaments:
MTT Round I – extended time prep motion
BPT Round I
CJT - judging MTT
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:30 – 22:30 Quadrille workshop – 1 hour workshop with professional dancers, which will continually turn into the Red Bull party
Join the regular evening activities like sports games & movie show! Tonight special: cards night!

Monday, August 3rd
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
08:30 - 09:00 Trainer's Meeting
9:00 – 9:30 Morning assembly
Tournaments
9:30 – 11:00 MTT Round II – extended time prep motion
BPT Round II
CJT - judging MTT
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 CJT, MTT, BPT separately: Work in labs
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch & free time
13:30 – 15:30 MTT Round III – limited time prep motion
BPT Round III
CJT - judging MTT
15:30 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 18:00 MTT Round IV – limited time prep motion
BPT Round IV
CJT - judging MTT
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner
18:00 - 19:00 Dinner for Youth Forum Staff
20:30 – 22:30 Disco under starry night – DJ, music and campfire
Join the regular evening activities like sports games & movie show!

Tuesday, August 4th
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
08:30 - 09:00 Trainer's meeting
9:00 – 9:30 Morning assembly

9:30 – 11:00 MTT quarterfinals – extended prep-time motion
BPT Semifinals
CJT judging
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 MTT semifinals – limited-time prep
BPT evaluations
CJT judging MTT

Afternoon all tracks together:
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch & free time
14:30 – 16:00 BP Debate Tournament Finals
16:00 – 16:30 Break
16:30 – 18:00 KP Debate Mixed Team Tournament Finals – extended prep-time motion
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:00 – 21:00 Closing ceremony, Announcements of results of all tracks
21:00 - … IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN PARTY!
goodbye and hugs party-quadrille mania!

Wednesday, August 5th
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 - … Good byes, hugs, crying and departures