YMCA Youth Conference on

National Affairs

This program offers unusual opportunities for a young person to do research in the area of National and International concern; to organize this information into a documented proposal; to engage in intensive discussion and to debate these proposals with understanding young people from other states.

Young people who have participated in the YMCA Youth Conference on National Affairs are unanimous in their belief that this experience makes a vital contribution in helping young citizens to learn more about the democratic form of Government.

Washington State delegates to CONA must:

• Be a participant in either the Youth Legislature or Mock Trial program in Washington State
• Be currently enrolled in grade 10-12 (or equivalent)
• Complete in a Washington State CONA Application Form
• Draft a proposal of national or international concern that is not included on the banned topics list for the current year’s conference