The What:

“YES” is Young-People Emerging Society, with a focus on the upcoming summit which will be held February 22, 2025, @9am-2pm, Jacksonville Downtown Library, 303 N. Laura St. Jacksonville, FL 32202.
 
We have a solid summit agenda lined up and have already confirmed platform presenters, young talent, panel discussion participants, breakout session facilitators, and vendors who will have tables of information. Morning snacks will be provided, the Mayor will bring greetings early in the summit,  and lunch will be served in the afternoon! The summit is open to the public and there is no fee.  However, attendees must rsvp https://forms.gle/yZ5VMG22DhHk6SmeA.

This will be a paperless summit therefore attendees are encouraged to bring their cell phones to scan QR codes and to network with other like-minded young people during the summit.

The Why:

This is a summit for young people, by young people! The overall theme is, “Shaping Civically Minded Young Visionaries.”

The How:  

Several months ago, we formed a group of over 20 young people from the local community to organize a Young People Summit planning committee. After much organizing, we held our initial planning committee meeting on November 7, 2024. Our committee consisted of Young People from FSCJ, UNF, EWU, JU, St Johns, and UF (some students are high school/college duel enroll); Riverside High, Ed White High, Baldwin High, KIPP High, Ribault High, Andrew Jackson High, and Atlantic Coast High; and Stanton Preparatory school.  For the planning committee we considered, High School students who were duel enrolled, taking college courses, ROTC, AP, STEM, employed interning, etc.; College students  and others who were civically and community engaged, interested in Government, policy, law, military, STEM, robotics, technology, the arts, etc.; and recently graduated college students  who were entry level in their careers; and other ambitious young people. Lastly there were adult leaders who assisted along the way and provided encouragement.

The Who:

Target Summit Audience: Our target is at least 150 young people participating in the summit.

The summit recruitment goal is at least 150 attendees who are of ages 16-21 (with exceptions). For the most part, students who are highly motivated with serious ambitions. Students who fall outside of the age range will be considered and encouraged to apply.  There are volunteer opportunities as well.

The Ask:

We have already contacted organizations and individuals to assist with recruitment and they are still going strong.  If we did not reach out to you prior to now, we apologize because you are important to our community, and you contribute significantly to the success of our young people.

RSVP NOW! 

https://forms.gle/yZ5VMG22DhHk6SmeA

 

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