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New ICUU Office in Prague

Jill McAllister, president of ICUU, is very pleased to announce the establishment of a new administrative office in Prague, the Czech Republic.

She reports, "We have secured very good office space in the beautiful headquarters building of the Religious Society of Czech Unitarians. Following upon that decision, a hiring committee (Ellen Campbell, Istvan Miko, and Christine Hayhurst) interviewed two qualified candidates for administrator. We are very pleased to announce that our new ICUU administrator is Iva Fiserova (whom many EUUs know by her former name Iva Kocmanova). Iva began work for us on Feb. 1, 2002. We are very lucky to have someone of Iva's breadth of knowledge and experience working with us! The Executive Committee is convinced that this will greatly improve our ability to communicate and to plan and administer programs."

ICUU European Youth Conference 2002

Sharing the Earth, Sharing Our Lives

Finally, plans for the first of two ICUU youth conferences, in 2002 and 2003, are well underway. We ask you to help us spread the news about the first conference, which will be this August, in Transylvania. The details are as follows:

Youth ages 15-19, from all ICUU member groups in Europe and North America are invited and encouraged to attend. (Due to visa complications, a second conference is planned in Asia in 2003).

Cost per person: $400, plus airfare or other travel to Bucharest, Romania. Fee includes food and housing, transportation to and from Bucharest, conference expenses and 3 days touring. The confierence will include workshops on communication and relationships, environmental stewardship, and spirituality, and activities such as folk dance, local crafts, environmental action, sports, and music. Participants will help plan and carry out daily worship services. Adult leaders from ICUU member groups will lead workshops and activities and act as guides and counselors for youth.

Following the close of the conference will be 3 days of touring towns and villages in Transylvania. Applications and registration materials, are available from Rev. Lois Van Leer. Deadline for applications is May 10, 2002. For questions, contact Jill McAllister.

For information about about ICUU, contact: Elizabeth Breedlove (EUU's ICUU representative) or Gevene Hertz (former ICUU VP).