III INTERNATIONAL FORUM

CITIES FOR YOUTH

Moscow 2014
Annual Forum devoted to the main social areas of city development and the
role of youth in it.
Date: 21-23 August, 2014
This year`s main topic: Urban Culture

Decentralization of public spaces,
Good-neighbourliness and cooperation,
Involvement of youth into realization of the urban social and cultural
initiatives.

Place: Moscow

Young people from 20 countries and 10 Russian regions will participate in the
Forum-2014. The estimated amount of participants is over 2000 people.

Forum Cities For Youth
Our goal

Creation of a unique space for communication and experience sharing
of youth participation in social and cultural development

Our objectives
to invite Russian and international leading experts
to unite foreign participants and Russian youth from the regions for
working on the urban projects
to spread the successful experience of social and cultural
development among the youth
to promote youth participation in social initiatives
to put best ideas and projects into practice
to raise the level of cultural youth education
to develop an overall youth strategy on the topic of Urban Culture
(as a part of Cities For Youth concept)


Forum Cities for youth is:
possibility to put social initiatives into practice
access to new partners
professional and personal competence rising
awareness in the sphere of international relations
opportunity to present extremely topical projects
chance to take part in the existing social projects and programs
cultural program and informal meetings with young activists from all
over the world
Cities For Youth 2013
Successful experience
4 priority areas of work:
Development of urban environment
New social media
Development of community relations
Creative culture
1400 participants from Moscow and other Russian regions
29 speakers and honored guests from 6 countries (USA, Great-Britain, Germany, Indonesia,
Croatia, Estonia)
3 launched international projects
2 countries long-term partner relations via realization of international exchange programs


Program
August 21-23, 2014
8 public spaces




200 foreign and
Russian participants




40 presentations of
the best Urban
projects from the
participants




16 international
leaders of working
groups
practitioners and
unique urbanists




8 international
projects of the city
development



10 relevant cultural
initiatives of
Moscow




1 Festival of culture
Cities for Youth




Festival Cities for Youth

August 23
One of the Moscow central parks
Park becomes a big City for Youth for 1 day:




25 entertaining and
informational areas,
presenting cities of the
world


100 best photos of best
world changes for the
people


10 unique art objects


20 professional urbanists,
presenting projects and
conducting work-shops

15 relevant amusements
for Youth


Expectations of the Forum - 2014
8 international projects of public spaces
transformation and development;
Adaptation of the world's top initiatives for the
development of urban culture in Moscow;
5 agreements on the implementation of long-term
programs of thematic youth internships and
exchanges;
Attraction of foreign partners to implement
cultural projects in Moscow
Cities for Youth
We provide participants with the payment of accommodation in
Moscow, city-shuttle services and other required services according to
the program
You just have to cover the flight!

Program, registration and all recent information will soon be available on
our website www.cities4youth.org

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already!
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further information!
i.smirenko@mymfc.ru

See you in Moscow!
21-23 of August 2014