YOUths!
Leadership Conferences

The YOUths! Leadership Conference is a one-day bilingual event that brings together high school students from across the Greater Montreal region. It is aimed at empowering youths by providing them the tools and opportunities to discover the leaders within themselves.

The 7th edition of the conference will be held on February 26, 2010, at McGill University�s downtown campus. This year�s workshops will demonstrate how leadership is more than just having a set of skills, it is also knowing what to do with them. It all begins with the desire to act.

This conference is unique in many aspects:

• it is geared towards students from schools without established leadership programs;
• it is the only one of its kind that is fully bilingual;
• we welcome all students from all schools, private and public alike;
• it specializes in workshops that are hands-on and action-oriented.

Taking Initiative : Leadership in Action

Becoming a leader is a lifelong journey defined by the choices we make. This often comes down to the fundamental question of whether to follow the path laid out for us or to break free from it and forge our own. The former means accepting the status quo while the latter requires first defining how we want to be a part of the world and then acting upon it.

This year�s conference is entitled �Embark on Your Adventure!� and aims to demonstrate how taking initiative is at the roots of leadership. We will be presenting a line-up of our best workshops, designed to help students develop important skills, share stories and dreams, and discover the leaders within themselves.

Keeping in mind the YOUths! spirit of innovation in leadership, we hope our interactive and challenging program will be a first step in each participant�s personal journeys in shaping their world.

Core Objectives

1. Inspire and motivate students to participate in the development of their community via involvement with established community movements or by launching a project of their own;

2. Provide an opportunity to network with other youth sharing the same desire to make a difference through community initiatives;

3. Provide tools and resources to jump-start an initiative, focusing on leadership abilities and communication skills in situations requiring sound group dynamics.