Junior Board Candidacy

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Delegates who would like to be considered as Junior Board members 2008-2010 must fulfill certain criteria.

• You must have turned 10 but not yet 13 years by 31 December 2008.
• You must have access to the internet and an email address for contact with UNEP and for chat sessions with the other Junior Board members.
• Your parents or guardians must give their permission for you to run for elections.
• You must be available to participate at the next Tunza Children's Conference on the Environment, which will be held in 2010. The place is not yet decided.

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If you are eligible according to these criteria, you must fill in a form and have your parents or guardians sign it. The form can be downloaded here. Make sure to bring the form to the Tunza 2008 conference and hand it in when you register.

This letter gives you more information about the role of the Junior Board.

You can also prepare a 1-minute presentation of yourself, which you will give during the plenary session on Thursday morning, 18 June. It has to be short because there will be many candidates. Make sure you tell the audience about your environmental activities and why you think you could do a good job as a Junior Board member. You should try to speak without a script - it will be fine if you practise in advance.

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The new Junior Board will be elected on Friday morning, during the plenary session, and the elected members will be presented in the evening at the Closing Ceremony.

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