19TH YMCA WORLD COUNCIL PREVIEW – 75 DAYS TO GO!

Date: 30 April 2018

 

19th YMCA World Council – 75 DAYS TO GO

19TH YMCA WORLD COUNCIL PREVIEW

World YMCA Secretary General Johan Vilhelm Eltvik recently completed a visit to Chiang Mai to oversee the final preparations for our World Council.

“It’s a wonderful venue and a wonderful city. It will be very different to Estes Park of course, just as every World Council is as unique as the city and available venue we have to work with”, he affirmed.

– This month we release the second of our Handbooks covering the Governance aspects of World Council. It is available CLICK HERE

Governance Agenda

– All the documents are available on the public folder CLICK HERE as they are ready.

These photos show just some of the many energetic preparations going on to ensure a memorable World Council:

Security briefing with the Chiang Mai Police Police
Security briefing with the Chiang Mai Police Police
Meeting with the Police Commissioneer
Meeting with the Police Commissioner
Main Conference Room
Main Conference Room
The YMCA of Chiang Mai are fully energised and arranging so many details
The YMCA of Chiang Mai are fully energised and arranging so many details
More meeting and discussions.. making sure of a great event for all
More meeting and discussions.. making sure of a great event for all

Next month we will release information on keynote speakers, the next Handbook, the event app and more.

Standard registrations continue until 30th May  CLICK HERE and don’t forget the post-event tours offered by Chiang Mai YMCA CLICK HERE.

About the YMCA World Council:

The 19th YMCA World Council will be held between 8-14 July 2018 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Over 1,200 delegates will attend the event from the 120 members of the World Alliance of YMCAs. The World Council meets every four years and is the movement’s highest decision making body. The theme for this World Council is “Youth Empowerment 4 Good”, focusing on the long-term commitment to young people through focusing on 4 strategic areas.