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De:	"Cameron Neil" [ Profil ]
Sujet:	7 Presents for IYPFâs 7th Birthday
Envoyé:	Oct 4th, 2008 - 18:23:35

	4th October 2008 marks the 7th Birthday of the International Young Professionals Foundation. Born at the conclusion of the first International Young Professionals Summit in October 2001 on Australia=B4s Gold Coast, the IYPF has grown in to a strong global network of young professionals spanning 130 countries working together to create a better world for current and future generations. To celebrate our 7th Birthday, we=B4ve put together 7 `gifts=B4 for you. 1. IYPS 2008 portal http://scenta.interwise.com/etechb/Portal/IYPS Go here to see all of the presentations, session summaries, and even live recordings from our 3rd International Young Professionals Summit, held 19- 23 August 2008 in Manchester UK. Be sure to take the time to listen to the presentation by Professor Jeffrey Sachs on how young professionals can help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals 2. IYPS 2008 Declaration & Communique http://www.iypf.org/files/iyps2008/IYPS2008_Public_Communique.pdf The IYPS 2008 alumni present their commitments and call to action. Read it, join us, and pass it on. 3. Monthly virtual meetings http://scenta.interwise.com/etechb/Portal/IYPS At the IYPS 2008 portal, there are links to upcoming events to be held on Interwise. We will hold monthly meetings and all are invited. The October meeting will focus on projects and plans for engaging young professionals in the MDGs. The November meeting will be a learning opportunity as we invite someone working on the MDGs to brief us. In December, we will hold our Annual General Meeting + have another projects and planning meeting. Bookmark the portal website and come back regularly to see what is on. 4. Stand Up Against Poverty http://www.iypf.org/?q=3Dcontent/events Join hundreds of other young professionals at more than 50 events in more than 30 countries to Stand Up Against Poverty between 17 and 19 October and demonstrate that we are ready to play our role in seeing the MDGs realised by 2015. 5. Mdgpledge.org http://www.mdgpledge.org Visit mdgpledge.org today and pledge to incorporate the MDGs in to your personal and professional e-mail signatures. It is a quick and easy way to raise awareness about the MDGs and start conversations with your friends and colleagues. More MDG pledges will follow. 6. Onedoes.org http://www.onedoes.org To create a better world for all, all we must do is what we can. Visit onedoes.org and nominate outstanding young professionals who inspire you. 7. New IYPF.ORG http://www.iypf.org We=B4ve revamped our website. It is now easier to quickly learn about IYPF= and find out how to get involved. Click through to enjoy each gift and share these gifts with your friends and colleagues. We look forward to working with you all to mobilise and engage young professionals in achieving the Millennium Development Goals over the next 12 months. Cameron, Greg and the IYPF team STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY Oct 17 - 19 2008 http://www.standagainstpoverty.org/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Join the International Young Professionals Foundation in harnessing the power of young professionals to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. http://www.iypf.org/membership.htm ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Start helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ http://www.millenniumvillages.org/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ International Young Professionals Foundation Cameron Neil Chief Executive Officer 0402 072 452 cameronneil (at) iypf.org www.iyps.org www.iypf.org http://profiles.takingitglobal.org/cjneil http://cjneil.tigblog.org http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=3D&key=3D426121 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "if you want to build a ship, don't gather your people and ask them to provide wood, prepare tools, assign tasks... Just call them together and raise in their minds a longing for the endless sea." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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