National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK)

c/o International Youth Center, Tel. +82-2-2667-0564 Fax. +82-2-2667-0295 ncyokway@chol.com

801, Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-Gu, Seoul 157-856, Korea

www.koreayouth.net

15th September 2011 The President / Secretary General, National Council for Child & Youth Development 159/41 Viphavadee20, Viphavadee-Rangsit Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand

Dear The President / Secretary General, The National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK) is the coordinating body for youth organizations across Korea. Since 1994 we have been organizing the Korea ASEAN Future-Oriented Cooperation Project: Youth Exchange Program sponsored by ASEAN and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea (MOFAT). I am pleased to inform you that the National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea is organizing The KoreaASEAN Youth Square 2011 for the KoreaASEAN Future-Oriented Cooperation Project: Youth Exchange Program. The Youth Square will be held in Seoul and Gangwon-do, Korea from November 8 to 14, 2011 in sincere cooperation with our esteemed partners of respective ASEAN nations. The theme of the Youth Square shall be Today and Tomorrow for Asian Youth through the Multimedia. This is in the realization of the significance of the youth role by sharing dreams and ambitions, participants will get inspired and motivated to become a global leader in their own country, in the Asian region and in the world. Therefore, I would like to invite 7 youths of your nation to the Youth Square. For you reference, I have attached the "Youth Square Briefing Paper" and "Nomination Form". Any inquiry will be welcomed for recommending youth participants to following contact point. - Tel: +82 2 2667 0564 - e-mail: chojh@koreayouth.net

-Person in charge: Junghyun Cho (Ms.) International Project Officer / International Program Team National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK)

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Respectfully Yours,

Kwang- Sun Cha, Ph.D. President National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea(NCYOK)

The Korea ASEAN Future-Oriented Cooperation Project: Youth Exchange Program

"Korea ASEAN Youth Square 2011"

8-14 November 2011 SEOUL & GANGWON-DO, Korea

"Today and Tomorrow for A sian Y outh through the Multimedia"

Hosted by The National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK) Sponsored by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Korea (MOFAT) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) In Cooperation with Asian Youth Council (AYC)

1. Date and Venue

Date : 8-14 November, 2011 Gangwon-do (Hyundai Sungwoo Resort, www.hdsungwoo.co.kr) Venue : Seoul (Int'l Youth Center, www.ncyok.or.kr/renew/eng)

2. Theme
"Today and Tomorrow for Asian Youth through the Multimedia" The Youth Square invites youths from ASEAN member states and Korea to present their stories of daily life, interests, concerns, hopes and dreams with UCC(video clip). Participants are given an opportunity to get inspired and motivated to formulate future, building a great foundation of Pan-Asian community in the global society. The overall theme of the Youth Square is 'Today and Tomorrow for Asian Youth through the Multimedia'. In the 'Today' category, participants are invited to share their interests, concerns with other fellow participants. And in the 'Tomorrow' category, they are invited to share their dreams and hopes as young Asians who will lead Asia's tomorrow. In each category of the Youth Square, participants are required to actively respond and participate before and during the session that is organized and monitored by relevant experts (resource persons) and qualified staff. Participants will be required to bring UCC(video clip) within 10 minutes that introducing the daily life, worries(troubles), interests, concerns, hopes, dreams of youths. In addition to the presentations of their own stories with UCC(video clip), participants are invited to join and work in team in various activities to inspire each other and develop hopes, dreams and the spirit of Asians can achieve more together.

3. Participant qualifications and nomination

a. 70 participants from ASEAN (7 participants from each nation) b. 20 participants from Korea and 10 Korean staff and volunteers c. Qualifications Between 18~25 years old One who has a good command of English (Official Language: English) One who has interest in making UCC(video clip) One who has substantial interest in the Korea-ASEAN relations with no previous record of visiting Korea

 One who is endorsed by the organization that is authorized by NCYOK <NOTE> * Please note that the passport control at the airport in Korea has recently tightened due to the increasing number of visitors with irrelevant purposes. Those who can't prove a legitimate purpose of visit may not be allowed to enter Korea * NCYOK strongly advise all authorized organization to balance gender ratio of nominees.(4:3 or 3:4) * For the process of flight reservation, the above documents should arrive before or by October 5(Wed), 2011. * Among 7 nominees there must be more than one nominee who are good at UCC(video clip) making.

d. Selection The authorized organization of respective ASEAN nations is responsible for recruiting and selecting participants through own screening process. e. Nomination The authorized organization of respective ASEAN nations is advised to nominate 7 participants and have them fill out and submit the nomination form with an essay on "The future of ASEAN and Korea cooperation"(A4, 2 pages, font 12, Times New Roman, single-spaced) along with a scaned image of passport to the organizing committee (chojh@koreayouth.net) by October 5(Wed), 2011. If you fail to recruit participants by the deadline for the submission(October 5(Wed), 2011), we will contact other organizations of your country to select the participants. We will finalize the participants of the Youth Square by October 7(Fri), 2011.

4. Expenses
a. Transportation: NCYOK bears travel cost for ASEAN participants from a designated int'l airport in respective ASEAN nations to Incheon int'l airport (Seoul). NCYOK doesn't bear the travel cost from each participant's location to the designated int'l airport. Flight tickets will be sent via E-mail(e-ticket) or air express mail. b. Other expenses: NCYOK bears costs of accommodation, meals, and transportation within Korea throughout the event.

 Pick-up service for reception and departure of ASEAN participants at the airport will be provided. NCYOK will offer all necessary software programs and computers for UCC(video clip) making. There is no participation fees for all ASEAN participants.

5. Entry Requirements
a. A valid passport is required to enter Korea b. Nationals of some countries require a visa to enter Korea

6. Contact Person
Junghyun Cho (Ms.)
International Project Officer / International Program Team National Council of Youth Organizations in Korea (NCYOK) Tel: +82 2 2667 0564 / Fax: +82 2 2667 0295 E-mail: chojh@koreayouth.net

7. Program Schedule
November 8 (Tuesday)
Time Table ~16:00 17:00~19:00 19:30~20:00 20:00~21:30 Activities (Venue: Intl Youth Center, Seoul) Arrival and Registration Opening Ceremony & Welcoming Dinner Orientation and Survey Ice-breaking

November 9 (Wednesday)
Time Table 08:00~09:00 09:00~12:00 12:00~13:00 13:30~18:00 18:00~19:00 19:00~22:00 Activities (Venue: Intl Youth Center, Seoul) Breakfast See the UCC(video clip): the Scenes(daily life) of the participants of each country Lunch Group Discussion: Brainstorming (Submit the Script) Dinner UCC(video clip) Production1

November 10 (Thursday)
Time Table 08:00~09:00 10:00~22:00 Breakfast UCC(video clip) Production2 , Lunch and Dinner Activities (Venue: Intl Youth Center, Seoul)

November 11 (Friday)
Time Table 08:00~09:30 10:00~11:30 11:30~13:30 13:30~20:00 20:00~21:30 21:30~ Activities (Venue: Hyundai Sungwoo Resort, Gangwon-do) Breakfast and Check-out Korean Digital Culture Tour: Digital Pavilion Move to Samsung Everland, Lunch Samsung Everland(Amusement Park) Move to Hyundai Sungwoo Resort Check-in

November 12 (Saturday)
Time Table 08:00~09:00 09:30~12:00 12:00~13:00 13:30~16:00 16:30~18:00 18:00~19:00 20:00~22:00 Activities (Venue: Hyundai Sungwoo Resort, Gangwon-do) Breakfast UCC(video clip) Production3 Lunch UCC(video clip) Festival (about the Future of Korea and ASEAN) Special Lecture Dinner Korea-ASEAN Festival & Photo(landmark of each country) Exhibition

November 13 (Sunday)
Time Table 08:00~10:00 10:00~12:00 12:00~15:00 15:00~16:30 16:30~17:30 18:00~19:00 19:00~22:00 Activities (Venue: Intl Youth Center, Seoul) Breakfast and Check-out Move to Korean Folk Village Korean Folk Village, Lunch

Move to Intl Youth Center and Check in Program Evaluation and Break Closing Ceremony and Farewell Dinner Farewell Party

November 14 (Monday)
Time Table 08:00~09:00 09:30~00:00 Activities (Venue: Intl Youth Center, Seoul) Breakfast & Check-out Departure