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At the Annual General Meeting the new board for the year to come was elected. It now consists of following people: Nora Wilhelm - President Delia Berner - Vice President & International Coordination Lukas Bock - National Events & Regional Groups Seraina Petersen - National Session Support Kian Hunziker - National Coordinator Yannick Weber - External Affairs & Fundraising Julie Huissoud - Finances & Membership Nicole Goetz - Communications We are looking forward to a productive and successful year with the new people on the board!

Thank you to all members of EYP Switzerland who submitted their manifestos to run for the board 2014-2015. The full agenda, including candidate manifestos, is now available at http://eyp.ch/downloads/AGM2014/EYP_Switzerland_AGM_2014_final.zip. With so many excellent candidates, your attendance naturally is much welcomed. The Annual General Meeting 2014 will take place on 25 January, 2014 at 14:00 at: MZA, Teuchelweiher, Filmsaal, Zeughausstrasse 65-69, 8400 Winterthur. Please sign up until 23 January using this form. Also consider signing up to the Chairs' Training taking place on the same weekend with the fantastic Harm van Leeuwen (NL).  

EYP Switzerland is launching the call for chairpersons and vice-presidents for the four one-day regional sessions 2014. We are looking for 8-10 chairpersons and 2 Vice-Presidents at each of the four sessions taking place in Bern, Basel, Zurich and Geneva. Alumni of EYP – both from Switzerland and abroad – are invited to apply as a chairperson and if wished also as a vice-president using this form until 30 January 2014. We would like to actively encourage also first-time chairpersons to apply for this position. Not an alumni of EYP yet, but you would want to become one? If you want…

EYP Switzerland invites all its members to the Annual General Meeting 2014. During the AGM, all members of EYP Switzerland have the chance to elect the new Board, adopt the annual budget and ask the board on its work in 2013. The Annual General Meeting 2014 will take place on 25 January, 2014 at 14:00 at: MZA, Teuchelweiher, Filmsaal, Zeughausstrasse 65-69, 8400 Winterthur. Please take a look at the agenda of the meeting and sign up until 23 January using this form. Do you want to be part of a new generation of EYP Switzerland and join the board of our association for 2014? Please submit your candidate manifesto…

After evaluating the two excellent bids received, the board is thrilled to announce that the 18th National Selection Conference of EYP Switzerland will take place in Fribourg. The bid submitted by Head Organisers Matthieu Loup and Riccardo Passarella showed their experience, competence and enthusiasm for bringing EYP Switzerland's largest event of 2014 back to Fribourg. Read more here or on like Fribourg 2014 on Facebook.

This Spring, EYP  Switzerland is proud to host its third round of Regional Sessions. We are now holding an open call for Organisers to join the Head Organisers in making these four Regional Sessions as good as last year’s. Helping to organise a Regional Session is a great way to foster EYP in your own area. The regional sessions will take place in four Swiss cities during February and March 2014. Organising at one of them will require attendance at 2-3 meetings before the session. Whilst a very pleasant way to try out orgnaising and gain first experiences in it,…

Have you ever dreamed of organising an EYP session of your own? Choose where delegates have their debates, what they eat or to what the party theme will be? As every year, EYP Switzerland is giving you the chance to do exactly that. The call for bids to host the National Selection Conference 2014 is now out. Please submit your bids to info@eyp.ch no later than 17 November 2013. What to include in your bid — Your vision for the session: what kind of session would you like to organise? — What is your focus? How do you want to brand the session with your own personal…

The call for applications for the new departments of EYP Switzerland is out! If you're looking for a way to contribute to the National Committee  with your ideas and talents, this is the perfect opportunity. Find more information and the detailed descriptions of the available positions in the call. If you are interested please apply until 3 November 2013. Don't miss your chance to shape EYP Switzerland - We look forward to your applications!

Would you like to go on with EYP on an international level? Have you been selected in Romanshorn to attend an EYP session abroad and hence need to take part in a mandatory preparation day? Do you want to know how EYP works, what kinds of sessions there are and how you can apply to them? Have you lost contact with EYP and need help to get started again? Would you like to know how to write the perfect application for an EYP session? If you can answer at least one of the above questions with Yes, we would like…

Zurich 2013, the 73rd International Session of the EYP, was an enriching experience for all its participants and thus a resounding success for the entire organisation. Under the guidance of session president Kerstin Mathias (DE= and her Chairs team, the Delegates reached new levels of academic preparation and held intense debates. The Media team led by Luca Olumets (EE) and Franziska Maier (DE) reported on the events of the session in 5 high-quality magazines and 3 videos (their work can be found here). The Organisers team led by Philip Aiolfi (CH) and Felix Kurer (CH) showed extraordinary commitment and provided…