Interculturalism Reloaded:
Exploring a Changing Landscape!
November 25th to 28th, 2010 in Istanbul, Turkey
More than fifty participants worldwide are expected to attend the congress, which will offer a four-day program for the YS members and guests, students, recent graduates and young professionals in the intercultural field. Besides the wonderful 
opportunity to interact with different cultures, and meet many interesting people, the congress will feature a wide variety of learning opportunities.
This year, Young SIETAR presents “Interculturalism Reloaded: Exploring a Changing Landscape,” where we will immerse ourselves in the local culture and use innovative methodologies to discuss our intercultural work, challenging the way we approach intercultural situations.
We will use collaborative knowledge creation methods such as World Café, Open Space Technology, as well as artistic expression, using music and art to explore intercultural issues, and the more traditional workshop setting to raise core questions and find a common vision for the future. Participants will have the chance to ask questions they never dared to ask and the time to finally discuss key issues in depth.
- After ten highly successful congresses in
- Amsterdam/The Netherlands (1997)
- Brussels/Belgium (1999)
- Wroclaw/Poland (2000)
- Timisoara/Romania (2002)
- Bratislava-Liptov/Slovakia (2003)
- Berlin-Usedom/Germany (2004)
- Zadar/Croatia (2005)
- Benageber-Valencia/Spain (2006)
- Ravensbrück/Germany (2007)
- Cairo/Egypt (2009),
Young SIETAR will embark on a new journey: we will be visiting the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents: Istanbul!
About Young SIETAR
The Young SIETAR Network is an exciting opportunity in the world of intercultural education, training, communication and research.
Young SIETAR is an international non-profit, member-run association, which combines the efforts of students and young professionals from a wide range of practical and academic disciplines who share a common concern for intercultural relations. Through a wide range of activities, Young SIETAR provides a unique 
opportunity to build a bridge between juniors and professionals in this dynamic field that is educating a new generation of interculturalists.
Young SIETAR is an international organization without borders, regional or local branches which exists thanks to the commitment and ideas of its diverse but highly enthusiastic members. As a network of intercultural academics and young professionals, Young SIETAR acts as a bridge between newcomers and established professionals in the intercultural field. Young SIETAR stands for enthusiasm, new ideas, knowledge sharing, in short: a different, ‘young’ approach. In its 13th year, Young SIETAR is proud to bring together interculturalists from all over the world. Young SIETAR is committed to make a contribution to international human understanding and expand its role as unifying bridge between professionals of today and tomorrow.
We value open-mindedness and high spirits above anything else!
About the Congress
This year, the 11th annual Young SIETAR congress will be held in the ‘Crossroads of Europe and Asia,’ chosen as European Capital of Culture for 2010, a truly special and appropriate meeting place for fervent interculturalists!
The aim of Istanbul ‘10 is to
create a vision for interculturalism for the future through:
- Learning different approaches
- Sharing and exchange
- Building connections
- Learning new perspectives
- Connecting with other people
- Spreading the Young SIETAR spirit
“Interculturalism Reloaded: Exploring a Changing Landscape” is the theme that will be guiding us between the 25th and the 28th of November as we visit the megacity of Istanbul. We can catch a glimpse of its rich history just by looking at the number of names the city has had since its beginnings – Byzantium, Augusta Antonina, New Rome, Constantinople, Kostantiniyye, Stamboul – to name a few.
Istanbul, Turkey is a bustling city of 12.8 million inhabitants, known for its 3 millennia of history and its rapidly-emerging modern metropolis. Tourists are often stunned by the abundance of historical buildings and their varied eclectic architecture, the happening nightlife, the beautiful Turkish baths, shopping opportunities, and local people’s generosity and hospitality.
