On your marks, get set…

…and waiting for the go!

I’m Allan, a youth worker from Kilmarnock and this is my first Youth Assembly on the staff team.  I’ve been to 4 others over the years since 2001 and it’s been an amazing experience.  It’s a real privilege to be part of the team this year (Look for me on the Healthy Relationships team, and the late night Cosy Coffehouse) and I’m really looking forward to working the sessions alongside my colleagues and the 250-plus young people coming to the Apex-by-the-sea.

I really hope that God gives you all you need from this event…and that I don’t mess up!

Bye for now,

Al

Staff Meeting

The staff have arrived at the Apex for NYA2008.  There is the usual mix of people catching up with old friends and meeting new people, information to be instantly forgotten and plans to be made.  Delegates are starting to arrive and there is a nice feel to the place with massive word clouds representing the debate topics.

Staff Meeting

let the packing begin!

People from all kinds of places are coming to NYA2008.  As you would perhaps expect there will be people from all across Scotland but there are also people from Denmark, Northern Ireland and even Kenya making the trip on the road of the miles to Dundee.

Don’t forget that the rooms all have hairdryers and there is free wi-fi so bring your laptops.  You also get to use the pool and the gym if you’re not tired out by the morning run!  So bring your gear.  Towels are provided.

Bring your glad rags for the formal dinner on Satruday evening (or don’t – it’s up to you!).

So, where are you traveling from?  And how are you getting to NYA2008?  Leave a comment telling us where you are from!

If you’re following in cyberspace, where are you?

NYA2008 on Twitter

Follow NYA2008 on twitter.

What are you looking forward to most?

So, you’ve signed up for NYA2008.  You have visited the wiki, looked at the programme and even found the blog…

Have you started packing yet?

What are you excited about?

What do you think the highlights will be?

NYA2008 Blog

Welcome to the NYA2008 blog, the official blog of the Church of Scotland’s National Youth Assembly.

NYA2008 meets this weekend, 5-8 September and some guest bloggers will be sharing their impressions of the event with you.  We hope to have some delegates, staff members and guests all sharing their thoughts.

There is also a wiki for NYA2008 with all the information you could need about the programme and how to get there if you are a delegate.  You can find it HERE.

We are also using Twitter as our conference back-channel so look out for tweets with NYA2008 as the keyword over at Twitter Search.

Check out the links which will take you to things associated with NYA2008 and keep checking back for updates over the weekend!  And finally, please leave your comments.  Let us know what you think about what we are discussing.