SCHEDULE

YouthCon is a one-day convention on Sunday, August 21, 2011 from 9:30am to 5:30pm.
*Schedule subject to change

ProjectIsrael Education

9:00am -- Registration
9:45am -- Welcome
Rhoda Weisman Rhoda Weisman Consulting & YouthCon Chair
Rabbi Steven Burg NCSY International Director
10:15 - 11:15am -- Breakout Session #1
Best Practices		Best Practices for Exciting and Interactive Jewish Programming
		Dr. Shira M. Berkovits Jewish Institute of Riverdale
Digital Media		Checking In: Using Social Media to Increase Attendance and Engagement at Your Event
		Dave Weinberg Causil & Future of Jewish Non-Profit Summit
		Jonah Halper, MPA NextGen:Charity
Israel Education		The Front Lines of Israel Advocacy: Sensitizing the "Me" Generation to Israel's Struggle (panel)
		Matthew Ackerman The David Project
		Eric Gallagher AIPAC
		Leah Yadegar Stand With Us
		Moderated by Rabbi Steven Weil Orthodox Union
Leadership		The New Leadership Paradigm: Shattering Common Clichés About Leadership
		Rabbi Jonathan I. Rosenblatt Riverdale Jewish Center
Social Sphere		Beyond Bullying: Breaking the Cycle of Cruelty and Aggression
		Mara Yacobi, MSW, LSW JLove and Values
Traditional Spirituality		Spirituality: The Missing Ingredient
		Charlie Harary, Esq. Milvado
11:30am - 12:30pm -- Breakout Session #2
Best Practices		Are you Creating Clones? Predetermination and Self Exploration in Experiential Jewish Education
		Shuki Taylor CJF Experiential Jewish Education
Digital Media		Web Tools, Apps, and Strategies for Working With "Digital Natives"
		Rabbi Dov Emerson DRS Yeshiva High School
Israel Education		Beyond Pita and Politics: Cutting Edge Resources for Connecting Teens to Contemporary Israeli Culture
		Aliza Goodman iCenter
Leadership		Ten Steps to Empowering Your Leaders
		Tova Garr The Jewish Education Project
Social Sphere		Powered by YOUth: Developing the Next Wave of Social Entrepreneurs (panel)
		Sarah Lefton G-dcast.com
		Amanda Marcus BBYO
		Abbe Marcus J-Teen Leadership
		Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone NCSY
		Moderated by Melissa Frey URJ Kutz Camp & NFTY
Traditional Spirituality		The Problem and Possibilities of Prayer (panel)
		Dr. Scott Goldberg YU Institute for University – School Partnership
		Rabbi Yaakov Glasser NCSY
		Rabbi Dr. Noam Weinberg North Shore Hebrew Academy
		Moderated by Rabbi Jonathan Kroll SAR
12:30 - 2:05pm -- Lunch & Roundtable Discussions (starting at 1:20pm)
Roundtable Discussions		Jewish Camp Programming (panel)
		Rabbi Avi Orlow The Foundation for Jewish Camp
		Rabbi David Goldfischer Camp Morasha
		Sharon Weiss Greenberg Camp Stone
		Moderated by Erin Cooper NCSY GIVE
		A Career in Experiential Jewish Education
		Mr. Mark S. Young, MPA/MA The Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education
		Informal Education in a Formal Enviornment
		Rabbi Chaim Hagler Yeshivat Noam
		Work-Life Balance
		Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz SAR
		Getting Jewish Youth to Israel Easily
		Jared Hakimi Masa
		Overcoming Orthodox Stereotypes
		Allison Josephs Jew in the City
		Getting Your Message Out
		Yitzchok Saftlas Bottom Line Marketing Group
		5 Ways to Optimize Your Facebook Page
		David Yarus Mr. Youth
		Teens as Partners: Creating a Teen BrainTrust
		Moderated by Rhoda Weisman YouthCon Chair
		Programming for Tots
		Effy Braun Kehilath Jeshurun & Ramaz
		Dr. Shira M. Berkovits Jewish Institute of Riverdale
2:15 - 3:15pm: Breakout Session #3
Best Practices		Behind the Music: Creative Methods for Inspiring the Jewish Soul (a live musical experience)
		Matt Barr The Bible Raps Project
		Rabbi Dovid'l Weinberg The Mishnah Project
		Simcha Willig Jewish Student Union
Digital Media		All You Need is "Like": Building and Fostering Digital Relationships (panel)
		Rabbi Ben Greenberg Harvard JLIC
		Allison Josephs Jew in the City
		David Yarus Mr. Youth
		Moderated by Josh Broide jSU
	Making History Come Alive: New ideas and Strategies for Teaching Israel
	Richard Bass NCSY
	Adam Soclof JTA Jewish News Archive
Leadership		Leaders are Made, Not Born: Cultivating Jewish Teen Leaders
		Rabbi Michael Mellen Jewish Youth Works
Social Sphere		Repair The World: Creating Service Learning Opportunities for Today's Teens (panel)
		Ari Hart Uri L'Tzedek
		Jim Stein NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster
		Karen Jarmon The Jewish Lens
		Ms. DeeDee Benel Ramaz
		Moderated by Rhoda Weisman Rhoda Weisman Consulting
Traditional Spirituality		Spirituality Breakthrough: Breaking Through the Stumbling Blocks of Spirituality
		Lori Palatnik The Jewish Women's Renaissance Project
3:30 - 4:30pm: Breakout Session #4
Best Practices		How Many People Signed Up?: Measuring Success in Informal Education
		Robyn Faintich JewishGPS
Digital Media		Do It Yourself Jewish Media: Turning Students into Content Creators
		Sarah Lefton G-dcast.com
Israel Education		Practical Programs that will Revitalize the Israel Experience (panel)
		Casey Baker Young Judaea
		Rabbi Barry Goldfischer TJJ Ambassadors
		Sharon Weiss Greenberg Harvard JLIC and Camp Stone
		Moderated by Daniel Fast UJA-Federation of New York
Leadership		Leading the Leaders: Best Practices for Developing the Best in Your Staff
		Rhoda Weisman Rhoda Weisman Consulting
Social Sphere		Paying it Forward: The Latest Trends in Social Responsibility and Volunteering (panel)
		Ilan Caplan AJWS
		Shoshana Bar-David DoSomething.org
		Naomi Skop Jewish Teen Funders Network
		Nili Simhai The Teva Center
		Moderated by Avi Friedmann The Tribe
Traditional Spirituality		Shabbat: A Day of Rest or Text? Fostering Spirituality in the Digital Age
		Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl Margolin Hebrew Academy
4:45 - 5:30pm -- YouthCon Sparks (6-minute presentations)
Robyn Faintich JewishGPS
David Bryfman The Jewish Education Project
Sarah Lefton G-dcast.com
Charlie Harary Milvado
Moderated by Solly Hess NCSY

Mentoring at YouthCon!
During YouthCon, you can set up one-on-one mentoring appointments with some of the most sought out individuals in the Jewish community, including:
Sarah Lefton, G-dcast.com
David Bryfman, Jewish Education Project
Charlie Harary, Milvado
Eric Gallagher, AIPAC
Michael Mellen, Youth Works
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt, Riverdale Jewish Center
Rhoda Weisman, Rhoda Weisman Consulting
Matthew Ackerman, The David Project
Avi Orlow, Foundation for Jewish Camp
Jonah Halper, NextGen: Charity
And many, many more...

Sign up available on a first come, first serve basis at YouthCon.