President of India Confirmed for Hyderabad Regional Forum
His Excellency, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, President of India has graciously
accepted the invitation of Hon. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra
Pradesh to inaugurate the YES Regional Forum in Hyderabad in December 2003.
The Forum is an exciting regional opportunity for all sectors, including
youth, business groups and government officials, to generate innovative
strategies to meet the youth employment challenge.
Application to attend is open for the Forum at the YES website, and is open
to all sectors. Twenty two countries are invited to participate (see list
below). Women and private sector representatives are particularly
encouraged to apply. Apply at,
http://www.yesweb.org/hyderabad/register.html
Dr. Kalam will speak to more than six hundred delegates (including 250
youth delegates) from twenty two Asian countries on the evening of Sunday,
December 14 in Hyderabad. The President of India is a highly distinguished
engineer, with a long career leading India's efforts to build satellite and
missile launch capabilities. As President, Dr. Kalam is focusing much of
his energy on youth issues. Below is an excerpt from the President's speech
to the national parliament upon assuming office, July 25, 2002.
"When I travel across our nation, when I hear the sound of waves of the
three seas around the shores of my country, when I experience the breeze of
wind from the mighty Himalayas, when I see the bio-diversity of the
North-East and our islands and when I feel the warmth from the western
desert, I hear the voice of the youth.
"When can I sing the song of India? What can be the answer? I have so far
interacted with over 50,000 school children during the past one year. I
would like to share with you my answer to the urge of these children. If
youth have to sing the song of India, India should become a developed
country, which is free from poverty, illiteracy and unemployment and is
buoyant with economic prosperity, national security and internal harmony.
To create this transformation we all have to resolve ourselves to work and
sweat for the national development. I would like to share the song of
youth, which I normally recite with the school children, here at this
juncture. I am very happy to see the children present here representing the
future generation. Through them I would like to convey the song of youth to
all children of our country and the people. As a young citizen of India,
armed with technology, knowledge and love for my nation, I realize, to aim
small is a crime."
President of India's website, http://presidentofindia.nic.in/S/index.htm
For more information on the YES Regional Forum in Hyderabad visit this
website,
http://www.yesweb.org/hyderabad/index.html
Participating Countries
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Brunei Darussalam
Bhutan
Cambodia
China
East Timor
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam
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