WHAT IS GIN?

THE GLOBAL ISSUES NETWORK CONFERENCE IS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-LED CONFERENCE.  THE GIN COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE NURTURES THE MISSION TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO COLLABORATE LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY IN ORDER TO CREATE PROJECT BASED SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR SHARED GLOBAL ISSUES. HOWEVER, EACH CONFERENCE THEME AND PLAN DIFFERS BASED ON THE BACKGROUNDS AND LOCATION OF THE STUDENT LEADERS. SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 2006, A NETWORK OF GIN CONFERENCES ARE NOW HELD ACROSS THE WORLD. OUR CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON COLLABORATING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO CREATE EVIDENTIAL POSITIVE CHANGE ON A LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCALE THROUGH REAL WORLD EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. PARTICIPANTS WILL LISTEN TO GLOBAL SPEAKERS, PARTAKE IN SERVICE PROJECTS, AND WORK WITH FELLOW STUDENTS TO CONSTRUCT CONCRETE LASTING ACTION PLANS. ALONG WITH THESE ACTIVITIES, OUR 3-DAY CONFERENCE WILL BE FILLED WITH FUN ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES.