Dear ELSA Network,

ELSA International will send observer delegations to attend several meetings of United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in Geneva, Switzerland, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the United Nations Human Rights Council as well in Geneva.

The ELSA participants in the Delegation to these sessions will have to undertake the following activities:

• Represent ELSA International;
• Observe proceedings of the session (attend the meetings);
• Carry out legal research in the framework of the Session on the relevant legal topics;
• Distribute the revised editions of the relevant ELSA materials to other delegations and organisations;
• Attend briefings and meetings organised by the Head of the ELSA Delegation and report to the Head of Delegation all activities carried out;
• Forward all the contacts made during the session to ELSA International, to ensure that the whole ELSA Network will benefit from them;
• Give feedback to the Association by: submitting a report to ELSA International within a month after the end of the session; filling out a questionnaire and sending it together with the report; being available to give a presentation to requesting Local Groups in the applicant's country.

ELSA International will not facilitate the travel or other arrangements of subsistence of any members of the ELSA Delegation. All arrangements surrounding travel, accommodation and daily subsistence costs are the exclusive responsibility of the participants themselves. However, ELSA International can assist the participants by providing, upon request, Recommendation Letters for fundraising purposes in their countries, or Invitation Letters for those who need a visa to enter a foreign territory.

This call for applications concerns the following sessions (please find the link to the application forms under the event description):

UN Human Rights Council:

1. Human Rights Council, 18th session, week 1, 12-18 September 2011, Geneva*:

Download the application form 

2. Human Rights Council, 18th session, week 2, 19-25 September 2011, Geneva*:

Download the application form

3. Human Rights Council, 18th session, week 3, 26-30 September 2011, Geneva*:

Download the application form

4. Forum on Minorities Issues, 4th session; 29-30 November 2011, Geneva:

Download the application form 

ECOSOC:

5. Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, 7th Session, 24-28 October 2011, Geneva:

Download the application form

WIPO:

6. Symposium of Intellectual Property (IP) Authorities – Services for Access to Knowledge in Promoting Innovation and Creativity, 22-23 September 2011, Geneva:

Download the application form

ELSA International has official Guidelines for the selection of ELSA Delegations (please be familiar with them before the submission). The official Guidelines can be found here.

Please add your surname at the end of the name of the application file without changing the actual name of the file. Separate your surname and the name of the file with a low line (_). Copy this final name of the application form to the subject of your e-mail. For example: “AF_HRC_WEEK3_brodych.doc”
Please pay attention to applying with the correct form.

Your applications are expected not later than the 10th of August 2011, 6.00 p.m. CET to delegations@elsa.org.

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