EYP Switzerland

General Assembly 2012 – new board elected

eypch — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:21:21 +0000

Thank you to all our members who came yesterday to the General Assembly to elect the new board. A particular welcome to our two new board members, Cecilia and Lukas. The members of EYP Switzerland elected the following board for 2012:

Ueli Staeger – President
Sophie Hall – Vice President, National Coordination
Cecilia Mihaljek – National Coordination Support
Konrad Staeger – Communication
Delia Berner – External Affairs
Lukas Bock – National Events
Dominic Degen – National Conferences
Filip Winzap – Finances & Membership

We look forward to another year with you all!

General Assembly 2012 and Chairs Training

eypch — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:08:19 +0000

On Saturday, February 18th EYP Switzerland will hold its annual General Assembly, one of our most important events. We warmly invite our members to join us for GA in Zurich on Saturday, 18 February 2012, where we will look back on 2011, elect new board members and also present our strategy for 2012. The Head Organisers of the Zurich International Session 2013 will also be present some updates about the project.

Meeting point: Saturday, February 18th, 2012, 2:45 pm at Zürich HB

On the same weekend, we will also organise a Chairs Training (for more information, see here), where Schima Labitsch (AT) will share her experience with the participants and prepare them for their next chairing experience. You may sign up using this form to take part in the training. The deadline is the 2nd of February, and the training is free of charge for all members of EYP Switzerland!

Participate as a delegate at our Regional Sessions 2012

eypch — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:54:54 +0000

Are you ready to enter the world of the European Youth Parliament (EYP)? All students from Swiss high schools are invited to participate in one of our four Regional Sessions. At the one-day event, you’ll discuss the urgent political questions Europe is dealing with right now – and you’ll meet new people from your region. The discussions are held in English, and you’ll be helped by experienced alumni of the EYP.

Check out our website for the Regional Sessions 2012 now – the deadline for delegation registrations is the 31st of January 2012.

Your wishes for 2012

eypch — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:26:43 +0000

With the year 2011 drawing towards an end, we want to know how you think EYP Switzerland should change next year. Submit your (realistic!) wish until the 4th of January 2012. The best idea that we implement wins a prize – check the special page for details: www.eyp.ch/wishesfor2012

We are looking for 40 Chairs – apply now to take part in our Regional Sessions

eypch — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:01:32 +0000

For the first time, we will organise Regional Sessions next year – but not without your participation. We invite Swiss alumni, also those with no prior chairing experience, to apply as a Chairperson to our one-day events which will take place next March and April in four different Swiss cities – Geneva, Basel, Bern and St. Gallen. We warmly encourage you to make the most of this opportunity to give chairing a first try or to further improve your chairing skills during our Regional Sessions. Please apply until Friday, 16 December 2011 – you can find all details in the Call for Chairpersons. The application form and detailed information about the Regional Sessions are available on the website of the Regional Sessions.

We would be very happy to see you at one of our four sessions! You can find a list of the different dates as well as the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Regional Sessions below. Also, do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions.

Grasp the opportunity and become an Organiser of Zürich 2013

eypch — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:10:31 +0000

The Head Organisers of Zürich 2013, Philip Aiolfi and Felix Kurer, as well as the board of EYP Switzerland warmly encourage you to become an Organiser of Zürich 2013. During all of your (and our) time in EYP, there will probably be only one International Session taking place in our own country, and we would be more than happy to share this session with you. We’d love to work together with you in order to make the Swiss IS of summer 2013 one that we can back look on with a feeling of pride and accomplishment. If you share this vision and wish to be part of our team, make sure to apply as an Organiser until 14 December 2011. The actual session will take place from 17 – 28 July 2013. A first meeting with mandatory attendance will take place on the weekend of 11 February 2012. You can find all details in the Call for Organisers. Once you have made your (hopefully positive) decision, you can fill out the application form and send it to us. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

Looking back on 2011 – and looking forward to Aarau

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:14:11 +0000

Thank you to everyone who attended our Christmas Dinner yesterday in Bern. With a successful National Selection conference in Ticino behind us and with the Regional Sessions 2012 and the International Session 2013 in Zürich ahead, we had every reason to celebrate. Of course there will be a National Conference taking place in Aarau in 2012 – congratulations to the Head Organisers Seraina Petersen and Anaïs Franck, and their team too!

Zürich 2013 – Switzerland to host the 73rd International Session of the EYP

admin — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:11:44 +0000

We are thrilled to announce that EYP Switzerland will host the 2013 Summer Session of the European Youth Parliament. Some 300 participants from all 36 member countries of the EYP will meet in Zürich. EYP Switzerland thanks EYP SF and the Governing Body for their trust and enthusiasm for our session bid. The session Head Organisers Philip Aiolfi and Felix Kurer are now starting to assemble the organisers team – Swiss EYPers, expect to hear from us soon!