International Workcamp Organization (IWO), a non-profit and non-governmental organization promoting international young volunteer’s exchange, holds “Networking Asian and European Young Volunteers (NAEYV) Conference from 27 to 31 January 2008 in Seoul, South Korea.

Participants will be accommodated at the International Youth Center-Dreamtel, located in Banghwa-Dong. Youth organizations from Asia and Europe will put their heads together to seek ways for better co-operation among young volunteers and volunteer organisations under the framework of Asia- Europe co-operation.

IWO, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), an organization under the framework of ASEM, and Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) of UNESCO headquarter are co-organizing the conference, with 39 participants from 29 Asia-Europe nations attending.

The general aim of the Conference “Networking Asian and European Young Volunteers” is for participants to exchange information and experience regarding voluntary activities and to facilitate the creation of an Asia-Europe youth volunteer network.

The conference is a follow-up of the first NAEYV Conference that took place in 2006 in Vietnam. IWO, the host the conference, hopes to see improvement in international youth exchange program and to find effective methods of making and maintaining an Asia-Europe youth network.