Youthcon 2012

Sun 19 Aug, 9:30-5:30 am. 11 broadway, 1 First Stamford Place Stamford, CT, Stamford, 06902. Rina Emerson, 212.613.8329. $36.00. NCSY - [website][email][events]

The Second-Annual NCSY Convention on Informal Jewish Education — YouthCon — returns on August 19 to the Stamford Hilton in Connecticut. A year ago, YouthCon drew an audience of 600 professionals and volunteers representing 150 organizations. This year the program focuses on five areas: Digital Media; Social Action; Spirituality; Organizational Management; and On the Front Lines: Best Synagogue Youth Practices. There will be a special panel about the future of Jewish education with Richard Joel, President of Yeshiva University; Ruth W. Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service (AJWS); and Rabbi Shimon Waronker, Headmaster of The New American Academy who was profiled in The New York Times for his innovative approaches. YouthCon will also have a