The 19th of April is the first day of the first annual, Jane Goodall's Global Youth Summit!

This summit is really exciting! With 100 participants coming from 28 different countries, the summit represents a step towards a truly global network of young people working together to change the world.

The summit will feature numerous speakers who are experts in their given fields along with many workshops focused on giving participants the skills they need to lead the next generation. Perhaps most exciting, each participant will leave the summit with concrete actions that they will implement when they return home.

Some other unique features of the summit will include:

* Dr. Jane Goodall, of course.
* Disney World, our host for the summit.
* N.A.P Time, New Action Potential Time- this will be a chance for youth participants to lead discussions or given workshops.
* Youth Master of Ceremonies, yours truly and Shawn Sweeney will be MCing the event and each speaker will be introduced by a youth participant to minimize the amount of time that adults are leading the summit.
* Pearson Foundation's Digital Arts Workshop, The Pearson Foundation will be equipping participants with the skills they need to record, direct, edit and produce hip and eye catching PSAs.
* And much much more…

And guess what? You can hear about every workshop, every speaker and every discussion right at the Roots & Shoots Fellow Blog! Shawn Sweeney and David Chase will be blogging throughout the event in our special Fellow Blog: Live from the Summit Edition! So get your RSS feed ready, tell a friend and be sure to stay tuned from the 19th to the 25th for Jane Goodall's Global Youth Summit!

-the Jane Goodall Institute Staff