Europe 2.0 and the Young Professionals' Network

Europe 2.0 is an exciting new project recently undertaken by the Institute of European Affairs, Dublin, with the support of the European Commission. Over the next twelve months, we will be bringing European issues closer to you, through high profile events, keynote addresses at the Institute, our new Young Professionals Network, blogs and podcasts, and we want your opinions and contributions.

In 2007, the European Union celebrated its 50th birthday. Through the Internet,using interactive Web 2.0 technology, and also in our city-centre premises and out-of-house locations, we will increase public participation and dialogue on themes such as prosperity in the EU, justice and security issues and Europe's place in the world. Looking to the future, we will examine and debate what the EU must do in order to meet the aspirations and interests of its citizens for the next 50 years, focusing on such issues as EU enlargement and the Reform Treaty.

Give us your views by visiting the blogs linked to this website. Please visit our website again for details of upcoming events at the Institute.http://youngprofessionalnetwork.blogspot.com/

The Young Professionals' Network has been set up as part of the Institute's Europe 2.0 project. Young people from business, legal and diplomatic backgrounds, the public sector, the media and academia, among others, will have the opportunity to attend keynote addresses by high level speakers drawn from a number of professions and disciplines. Members will be able to interact and network with speakers and other professionals in their specialised area.

This Young Professionals' blog provides a forum for debate on a wide range of topics, and gives members the opportunity to give their thoughts on events they have attended or topics of particular interest to them.

As part of the Young Professionals' Network, the Institute is also running a series of media roundtable discussions primarily aimed at engaging with young journalists, although these roundtables are also open to the wider membership of the Young Professionals' Network.