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G20 Youth Summit Indonesia Organizing Committee

2012 Delegate Application Methodology


Ariana Alisjahbana, Disty Winata, I Ketut Adi Putra & Sofwan Hakim

Introduction
The G8 & G20 Youth Summits

The G8 & G20 Youth Summits are international youth conferences that bring together young leaders representing the Group of Eight (G8) and Group of Twenty (G20) nations to facilitate discussions about the most pressing issues facing our world today. Unlike the Model United Nations, the G8 & G20 Youth Summits aims to go beyond merely replicating an existing institution and allow young leaders to directly voice their opinions and craft creative solutions to current world issues. Each summit will produce a communiqu, outlining the resolutions, conclusions and agreements reached by the delegates at the summit. This document then acts as young leaders input to current global issues and policies. Previous summits have taken place in St. Petersburg (2006), Berlin (2007), Tokyo & Yokohama (2008), Milan (2009), Vancouver (2010) and Paris (2011). The 2012 Summits will take place from June 3rd-June 9th, 2012 at the George Washington University Campus in Washington, DC. Young Americans for Diplomatic Leadership (YADL), the organizing committee for the United States, and Global ECO, the organizing committee for Mexico, will be co-chairing the summits in recognition of the American G8 and Mexican G20 presidencies in 2012.

The Organizing Committee


The Summits are organized by a network of youth-led organizations in each of the twenty countries called the G8 & G20 Youth Network. An Organizing Committee (OC) is a youth-run organization representing each G20 country. Indonesias OC was formed in 2010 after the Vancouver summit, aiming to continue Indonesias presence in the upcoming summits. An updated list of all the OC in the network can be found at: http://g8-g20-youth-summits.org/introduction/g8-g20-youth-network/ The G20 Youth Summit Indonesia Organizing Committee is Indonesias official OC for the G8 G20 Youth Network where alumni of the previous two summits run the organization.

As of January 2012, these include: Name Disty Winata Ariana Alisjahbana Sofwan Hakim I Ketut Adi Putra Kusnadi Sugit S. Arjon Zenathan Adnin Position & Summit year Sherpa 2011 M. Environment 2011 M. Development 2011 M. Finance 2011 Head of State 2010 M. Economy 2011 Current Occupation1
Undergraduate (S1) student, Simon Fraser University, Canada Researcher, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC Junior Planner, BAPPENAS Equity Analyst, Deutsche Bank Jakarta Undergraduate (S1) Student, Monash University, Australia Graduate Student, Universit Paris I-Pantheon Sorbonne, France

Contact disty.winata@gmail.com arianaalisjahbana@gmail.com hakim.sofwan@gmail.com iketutadiputra@gmail.com sugit.db@gmail.com zenathan_adnin@hotmail.co m

Table 1. Organizing Committee members.

Selection Process for the 2012 Delegates


We design our 2012 recruitment process to select well-rounded candidates with the best knowledge, leadership, diplomacy and English skills needed to succeed in the Summits. There are three rounds in the application process: Round I includes an application form and CV/resume, Round II includes two 2-page analytical essays, Round III involves a one-hour skype interview with at least two OC members. The following table reflects our timeline for this years application process. Start date2 Call for Applicants/ Round I Round II Round III November 13th, 2011 December 24th, 2011 January 14th, 2011 End date (deadline) December 14th, 2011 January 5th, 2012 January 21st, 2012 # of applicants3 121 # of Results 4 shortlisted announced 33 December 24th, 2011 15 6 January 9th, 2012 January 23rd, 2012

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Table 2. General timeline of the 2012 G20 Youth Summit Indonesia Recruitment Process

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Current occupation as of January 2012. All non-student OC members are recent (2010 or 2011) fresh graduates. All dates and time correspond to WIB (GMT +7) 3 Refers to numbers of individual applicants 4 Refers to numbers of individual applicants

Call for applicants Our call for applicants was posted publicly on our website (http://g20indonesia.blogspot.com) on November 13th, 2011. The post can be found at http://g20indonesia.blogspot.com/2011/11/g8g20-youth-summits-2012-call-for.html

The link was circulated through Facebook, Twitter, the G8 & G20 Youth Networks, MUN networks throughout Indonesia, Indonesian student clubs in Metro Vancouver area, PERMIAS Massachusetts and Washington DC, ITB and UI mailing lists and last years applicants from November 13th to December 14th, 2011. Screenshot:

Image 1. Screenshot of our Call for Applicants.

Additional relevant links: http://g20-indonesia.blogspot.com/p/apply.html http://g20-indonesia.blogspot.com/p/faq.html

Round I: Application Form & CV Candidates interested in applying to the Indonesian delegation would need to submit a completed application form and attach a current CV/Resume that is no longer than 4 pages. The application form includes basic information about the candidate, personal expertise, organizational and conference experience, motivation in participating G20 Youth Summit, list of positions applied and 2 topics suggestions to G20 Youth Summit agenda (5 questions in total). Note that in the first round, each candidate can apply for up to two Ministerial positions. Attached below is the application form that each candidate must complete:

APPLICATION FORM
BASIC INFORMATION Name : Current address : City/State : Country : Will this still be your address by June 2012? YES NO If NO, insert June 2012 address: Email : Phone : Skype ID : EDUCATION & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Most recent academic institution enrolled: Degree program : Graduation year : Have you been involved in a Model UN or similar programs in the past? YES NO QUESTIONS Please answer in 4-5 lines each, unless otherwise noted 1. What qualities do you judge are crucial for a G8/G20 Youth Summit delegate to have?

2. List the top two ministerial positions that you are applying for and explain why in four to five sentences each.

3. List and elaborate on the two topics you would like to see on this years G20 Youth Summit Agenda.

4. What personal skills, expertise, or experience will you bring to the Indonesian delegation? How will they help you be a successful delegate during the negotiations?

5.What do you expect to take away from this experience? NEXT STEPS Please attach your current rsum or CV. Be sure to include your relevant work experience, honors, conferences attended, publications, and other features that you feel will be an asset at this summit. Length of CV should not exceed 4 pages. Email this completed application form along with your resume or CV in pdf format to g20.indonesia@gmail.com with the subject line: 2012 Application_YourFullName_First MinisterialPost_SecondMinisterialPost Example: 2012 Application_ArianaAlisjahbana_Environment_Development DEADLINE: DECEMBER 14, 2011 Shortlisted candidates will be notified for a second round of selection (essay) by the Organizing Committee. Questions and inquiries should be addressed to g20.indonesia@gmail.com How did you hear about the G8/G20 Youth Summits? (1) From my university (2) Fromafriend (3) From Facebook (4) From Twitter (5) From a previous participant (6) Iamapreviousparticipant
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Round I Evaluation We evaluate the Round I submissions with a weighted and decentralized approach. Each candidate is independently evaluated twice, once for each of the ministerial position they applied for. This is illustrated using the diagram below:

Candidate A applies as:

1)Head of State
2)Minister of Finance

Sugit evaluates Candidate A with other Head of State candidates

Adi evaluates Candidate A with other Minister of Finance candidates

Image2. Illustration of how each candidate is being independently evaluated according to positions they applied for.

Each Organizing Committee (OC) member is in charge of one Ministerial Position. They are in charge of grading the candidates who applied in that position for Round I and II, and they are also in charge of being the main interviewer in Round III. The distribution is the following:
OC Member Sugit S. Arjon Disty Winata Sofwan Hakim I Ketut Adi Putra Kusnadi Ariana Alisjahbana Zenathan Adnin Ministerial Position Head of State Sherpa M. Development M. Finance M. Environment M. Economy

Table 3. Organizing Committee members and positions they are in charge of.

!Note: Organizing Committee members who are familiar with one or more candidates in person (friend, classmate, etc.) must pass on the evaluation of said candidates to another OC member. Since there are two components in this round (App form and CV/resume), we assign a different weight to each.

The weight for the application form is 40% and CV/resume is 60%. All scores are reported in whole numbers from scale 1-very poor to 5-excellent. Each question in the application form and each category in the CV are weighted differently. An internal OC meeting was held to determine these weights, based on past experiences and certain conditions unique to Indonesian students that might determine these answers. Weights are broken down into the following: Application Form (makes up to 40% of the total score) Question Q1 What qualities do you judge are crucial for a G8/G20 Youth Summit delegate to have? Q2 List the top two ministerial positions that you are applying for and explain why in four to five sentences each. Q3 List and elaborate on the two topics you would like to see on this years G20 Youth Summit Agenda. Q4 What personal skills, expertise, or experience will you bring to the Indonesian delegation? How will they help you be a successful delegate during the negotiations? Q5 What do you expect to take away from this experience?
Table 4. Scoring weights from Round I Application Form questions

Weight 10% 30%

30% 20%

10%

CV/Resume (makes up to 60% of the total score) Component Education Work & organizational experience5 Achievements6
Table 5. Scoring weights from Round I CV/Resume components

Weight 20% 40% 40%

Each of these indicators is rated on a 1-to-5 scale, 1 being very poor and 5 being excellent. Each organizing committee member uses his/her own discretion when assigning the scores, as long as he/she maintains consistency throughout all candidates who applied in that position. The scores are then inputted into an Excel spreadsheet, which calculates the weighted score automatically and adds the total score for the Application form and the CV/Resume to produce a Grand Total score. Each candidate has his/her own excel sheet, an example is copy pasted below:

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Due to diverse standards in this category, an increment of 0.5 is allowed Due to diverse standards in this category, an increment of 0.5 is allowed

Candidate A; Head of State


Application Form (total out of 40%) Q1 Score 1-5 Weighte d score 4 0.4 Q2 5 1.5 Q3 5 1.5 Q4 4 0.8 Q5 5 0.5 4.7 37.6 TOTAL TOTAL (%) CV/RESUME (total out of 60%) Work & Achieve Education Org Exp ments 4 0.8 4.5 1.8 4 1.6 4.2 50.4 TOTAL TOTAL (%) GRAND TOTAL (%)

88

Table 6. Excel sheet for Candidate A in the Head of State Committee, evaluated by Sugit.

Candidate A; Finance
Application Form (total out of 40%) Q1 Score 1-5 Weighte d score 4 0.4 Q2 5 1.5 Q3 5 1.5 Q4 5 1 Q5 5 0.5 4.9 39.2 TOTAL TOTAL (%) CV/RESUME (total out of 60%) Work & Achieve Education Org Exp ments 4 0.8 4.5 1.8 4 1.6 4.2 50.4 TOTAL TOTAL (%) GRAND TOTAL (%)

89.6

Table 7. Excel sheet for Candidate A in the Finance Committee, evaluated independently by Adi.

Round I Results When all the candidates have completed excel scoring sheets, each Organizing Committee member ranks all candidates who applied in their Ministerial Position based on their Grand Total (%) score. Each OC member then selects the top 20% of each applicant pool in their ministries. Out of 121 applicants, we shortlisted 33 applicantsrepresenting thetop 20% of each ministerial committee; 12 applicants were shortlisted for both ministerial positions they have applied for while the rest were shortlisted only for one position. The shortlisted candidates from Round I:
HOS NO 1 1 3 4 Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C Candidate D NAME APP FORM 40.0% 35.2% 33.6% 40.0% CV 55.2% 60.0% 60.0% 52.8% TOTAL 95.2% 95.2% 93.6% 92.8%

SHERPA NO 1 2 3 4 5 5 Candidate C Candidate E Candidate F Candidate G Candidate H Candidate I NAME APP FORM 36.0% 35.2% 34.4% 37.6% 32.0% 34.4% CV 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 55.2% 60.0% 57.6% TOTAL 96.0% 95.2% 94.4% 92.8% 92.0% 92.0%

FINANCE NO 1 2 3 4 5 Candidate J Candidate K Candidate L Candidate M Candidate N NAME APP FORM 40.0% 37.6% 35.2% 37.6% 36.8% CV 60.0% 60.0% 60.0% 57.6% 55.2% TOTAL 100.0% 97.6% 95.2% 95.2% 92.0%

ECONOMY NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Candidate J Candidate A Candidate O Candidate K Candidate L Candidate M Candidate P Candidate N NAME APP FORM 40.0% 37.6% 40.0% 37.6% 35.2% 37.6% 37.6% 36.8% CV 60.0% 60.0% 57.6% 60.0% 60.0% 57.6% 55.2% 55.2% TOTAL 100.0% 97.6% 97.6% 97.6% 95.2% 95.2% 92.8% 92.0%

ENVIRONMENT NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Candidate Q Candidate D Candidate I Candidate R Candidate S Candidate T Candidate U Candidate V Candidate W Candidate X Candidate Y Candidate Z NAME APP FORM 36.8% 40.0% 36.0% 36.8% 39.2% 31.2% 35.2% 36.0% 31.2% 30.4% 29.6% 36.0% CV 60.0% 55.2% 57.6% 55.2% 50.4% 57.6% 52.8% 50.4% 55.2% 55.2% 55.2% 48.0% TOTAL 96.8% 95.2% 93.6% 92.0% 89.6% 88.8% 88.0% 86.4% 86.4% 85.6% 84.8% 84.0%

DEVELOPMENT NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Candidate AB Candidate O Candidate Q Candidate AC Candidate B Candidate AD Candidate AF Candidate AG Candidate P Candidate AH Candidate V NAME APP FORM 36.0% 36.0% 36.0% 35.2% 35.2% 36.8% 36.0% 37.6% 32.0% 36.8% 36.8% CV 60.0% 57.6% 57.6% 57.6% 57.6% 55.2% 55.2% 52.8% 57.6% 52.8% 52.8% TOTAL 96.0% 93.6% 93.6% 92.8% 92.8% 92.0% 91.2% 90.4% 89.6% 89.6% 89.6%

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Candidate AI Candidate AJ Candidate W Candidate AK

38.4% 37.6% 35.2% 37.6%

50.4% 50.4% 52.8% 50.4%

88.8% 88.0% 88.0% 88.0%

Table 8. Compiled list of all shortlisted candidates from Round I. Note that there are candidates who passed both Ministerial positions.

We announced these results on December 24th, 2011 on our website. We decided not to disclose it by Ministerial Position and not to disclose the scores. None of the candidates knew which committee they were shortlisted in and none of the candidates knew their rank. Here is what the public Round I results announcement look like:

Image 3. Round I Application announcement on the G20 Indonesia OC website.

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Round II: Essay Candidates who passed the first round are then given an email with details on the Second (Essay) round. Each candidate is asked to write two, 2-page essays, one for each Ministerial position they applied for. Every candidate is asked to write two essays, regardless of whether they actually proceed to the next round in both positions or not. Each ministerial position has its own essay prompt, written beforehand by the Organizing Committee member overseeing that position. Attached below are the Essay Instructions and Essay Prompts that was sent to the candidates:

ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS Please write two essays according to positions you have applied for below. Please adhere to the two-page limit per essay and use Times New Roman 12pt font and single space. Please do not repeat the essay prompts as your titles and in your responses.

ESSAY PROMPTS Head of State If you were the newly elected 2014 President, what would be your main strategies (both locally and internationally) for Indonesia to stay competitive in global transitions as well as to minimize the negative impacts from emerging markets demands? Sherpa Indonesia plays a crucial role in the G20; aside from representing national interests, it is important to consider that Indonesia is the only ASEAN country in the G20. What are your recommendations for Indonesia to improve, balance and coordinate its position within these two global and regional institutions? Minister of Finance The European sovereign debt crisis has been the most talked about event in 2011 due to its widespread impacts to the worlds economy. The IMF has recently marked down its 2012 world growth projection due to major financial turbulence in the Euro area. As a country backed with strong domestic consumption, Indonesia has also been affected by this problem. What should Indonesia do to ensure its economy continues to flourish in the global crisis and what can we do as part of the worlds economy to solve the problem? Minister of Economy The global food market has been suffering from rising prices of basic agricultural produce such as wheat and corn. The 2007-2008 food price crisis has ended, but the world is currently experiencing a new peak in the price of basic agricultural goods. One explanation for the crisis was trade barriers implemented by both developed and developing countries to protect their agricultural industry with tariffs,

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quotas, and subsidies. What should Indonesias agricultural policies be on these trade barriers? Minister of Environment There has been a surge in international interest and scrutiny of Indonesias environmental issues, voicing both enthusiasm and skepticism in the governments emissions reductions targets. What should Indonesias strategy be in international forums such as the UNFCCC, Rio+20 and G20 to gain respect and confidence from the international audience and to ensure Indonesia has been doing its part? Minister of Development The G20 has recognized that development and global economic issues cannot be handled separately, therefore the work of development will still remain an important agenda of G20 members. Three issues are especially crucial: infrastructure, food security and new innovative resources for financing development. What are your main strategies for Indonesia to make a significant contribution to the global development agenda as well as to improve its own national development goals? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? We are looking for thoughtful, well-structured, creative and logical responses written in clear English. Due to page restrictions, we are not looking for a highly detailed essay. This exercise is especially designed to assess how well you formulate your strategies, based on previous knowledge or research.

NEXT STEPS Save this word doc to a .pdf file and rename it to 2012 Essay_YourFullName_FirstMinisterialPos_SecondMinisterialPos Example: 2012 Essay_DistyWinata_Environment_Sherpa Email the document to g20.indonesia@gmail.com with the same subject line as the document name. Please submit your essays by January 5th, 2012 at 23.59 WIB the latest. We will be announcing selected applicants who advance to the final round of selection on January 9th, 2012. Good luck! G20 Youth Summit Indonesian Organizing Committee

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Round II Evaluation Similar to Round I, we also evaluate the Round II essays using an independent weighted approach. Each essay is sorted based on their Ministerial positions and independently evaluated by the Organizing Committee member in charge of that position. Although each candidate sent us two essays, only the essay in which the candidate is shortlisted will be graded. When Candidate A, for example, is shortlisted in the Head of State committee only, her Minister of Finance essay will not be evaluated. The reverse is true when a candidate proceeds in both committees. When Candidate B, for example, is shortlisted in both the positions he applied for, the OC member in charge of those positions will grade both his essays independently. Here is the illustrated version:

Candidate A submits two essays: 1)Head of State

2)Minister of Finance

Sugit evaluates Candidate A's Head of State essay.

Candidate A did not advance in the Minister of Finance committee in Round I. His finance paper in Round II is not graded.

Image4. Illustration of how Candidate As Round II essays are evaluated, when he/she only passed in Head of State back in Round I and not in Minister of Finance.

Candidate B submits two essays: 1)Minister of Finance 2)Minister of Environment

Adi evaluates Candidate B's Minister of Finance Essay.

Ariana evaluates Candidate B's Minister of Environment Essay.

Image5. Illustration of how Candidate Bs Round II essays are evaluated, when he/she passed in both positions in Round I.

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We evaluate the essays using five indicators, each with their own weights: Round II Essay (70%) + Round I (30%) Coherence (20%): How unified are the ideas the applicant proposes, and how well linked they are together. Conciseness (10%):How comprehensive but brief is the applicant's essay? English Level (10%): Grammar, tenses, etc.; How well is the applicant in convincing us that his/her ideas are important for Indonesia and the G20? Creativity (30%): Outside the box and fresh ideas, but realistically idealistic Analytical Thinking (30%): Does the applicant answer our question? How logical are the arguments?

The Organizing Committee determined these indicators and weights in an internal meeting in December 2011. We decided to include the Grand Total results from Round I to add into the Grand Total figure in Round II. Round I results will be worth 30% and Round II results will be worth 70%. They are then added together to form the grand total score for Round II. Each indicator in Round II (Coherence, Conciseness, English level, Creativity, Analytical Thinking) is scored on from 1 to 5 in 0.5 increments. 1 being very poor and 5 being excellent. Attached below is an example of a candidates essay evaluation.
Candidate A; Head of State ROUND 1 (30%) ROUND 2-ESSAY (70%) TOTAL (%) Cohere nce 4.5 28.8 0.9 Concis e 5 0.5 English Level 5 0.5 Creati vity 5 1.5 Analyti cal 4.5 1.35 4.75 66.5 TOTAL (%) GRAND TOTAL 95.3

Score Score 15 Weighted 96 0.288

Total

Table 9. Round II Excel sheet for Candidate A in the Head of State Committee.

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Round II Results Each completed Excel sheet within a Ministry position is then compiled and ranked by the OC member. He/she then chooses the top 2, 3 or 4 candidates in that application pool. Here are the compiled results from Round II:
Ministerial Position Name of Committee Member Name Candidate A Candidate B Candidate C Ministerial Position Name of Committee Member Name Candidate D Candidate E Candidate F Candidate A Ministerial Position Name of Committee Member Name Candidate G Candidate H Candidate O Ministerial Position Name of Committee Member Name Candidate B Candidate I Candidate H Ministerial Position Name of Committee Member Name Candidate D Candidate J Candidate K Ministerial Position Name of Committee Member Name Candidate L Candidate I Candidate M Candidate N Economy Zenathan Adnin Round 1 (30%) 29.28 29.28 28.56 Environment Ariana Alisjahbana Round 1 (30%) 28.08 25.92 26.88 Development Sofwan Hakim Round 1 (30%) 28.8 28.08 28.08 27.6 Essay (70%) 66.5 65.8 58.1 61.6 TOTAL 95.3 93.88 86.18 84.2 Essay (70%) 65.80 63 61.6 TOTAL 93.88 88.92 88.48 Essay (70%) 65.8 54.6 43.4 TOTAL 95.08 83.88 71.96 Finance I Ketut Adi Putra Round 1 (30%) 29.28 28.56 30.00 Essay (70%) 63.70 63.00 60.90 TOTAL 92.98 91.56 90.90 Sherpa Disty Winata Round 1 (30%) 27.6 27.6 27.84 28.8 Essay (70%) 65.1 63.7 60.9 59.5 TOTAL 92.7 91.3 88.74 88.3 Head of State Sugit Arjon Round 1 (30%) 28.08 28.56 27.84 Essay (70%) 62.3 60.9 61.6 TOTAL 90.38 89.46 89.44

Table 10. Round II Compiled Results for all Committees.Note that some candidates are shortlisted in two positions. Candidate name is for illustration purposes only and does not overlap with names in previous tables.

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The results were then posted on our website:

Image 6. Screenshot of the Round 2 Results page on our website.

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Round III: Interview The final round is a Skype phone interview with two Committee members and (optional) an observer, conducted entirely in English. All interviews were scheduled to take place between Saturday, January 14th and Sunday, January 15th from 08.00 to 22.00 WIB but ended up having to add an extra day, Saturday, January 21st. The interview process was designed to know more about each candidate, to test their English speaking skills, their knowledge about the G20 and G20 Youth Summit as well as clarifying several arguments written in their essays. Copy pasted below is a sample interview packed received by one candidate; note that underlined words are unique to each candidate:
Dear Candidate A, Congratulations for making it to the final round - you are a step closer to represent Indonesia at the 2012 G8-G20 Youth Summits in Washington, D.C. We are pleased to invite you to the final/interview round of the selection process in the Minister of Development committee and Minister of Economy committee. Your Skype interview will take place on Sunday, January 15 at 19.00 - 20.00 WIB. Your interviewers are Sofwan Hakim (Skype: Skypeid), Zenathan Adnin (Skype: Skypeid) and Sugit Arjon (Skype: Skypeid). We will use the Skype ID you provided at the application form (Skypeid); if you would like us to contact you at a different Skype ID, please let us know within the next 24 hours. Details of the interview: - All interviews will take place between Saturday, January 14 to Sunday, January 15 starting from 08.00 WIB to 22.00 WIB. - All interviews are conducted in English to let us know more about yourselves, to test your English speaking skills, your knowledge about the G20 and G20 Youth Summit and to clarify several arguments you have previously stated in your essays. - Each time slot is approximately 1 hour. The interview will not take longer than the given time slot. - Each interview will involve at least two Organizing Committee members. - Once the interview concludes, you will be given a time to ask us any questions or concerns. Thank you and we look forward to talking to you soon! Best, G20 Youth Summit Organizing Committee

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The Skype phone interview was conducted using the standard interview questions and guidance copy pasted below:
INTRODUCTION Hello, can you hear us well? *check sound* So we are from G20 Youth Summit Indonesian Organizing Committee. We are ?, ? and ? (name, which delegation youre from, your position at the Summit). How this interview works is there are 2 interviewers (who ask you questions) and 1 observer (who takes notes and gives input in the end of the interview). This interview is casual but serious, we are here to test your English speaking skills, your knowledge about the G20 and the G20 Youth Summit, and to clarify several arguments you have previously stated on your essay prompts. What is your preferred name? How would you like us to call you? PERSONAL QUESTIONS 1. Introduce yourself! (SWOT, main personality traits, interests) 2. Why are you applying for G8-G20 Youth Summits? Seeing your CV, you have attended lots of conference/international forum, etc. What makes this summit different according to you? From 1-10, how big is your willingness to be the Indonesian delegation in this summit? 3. Looking at 20 years from now, what are your aspirations? What do you want to become? 4. We see that you have taken part in many international or national conferences, what skills do you think have developed after participating in these conferences? 5. Teamwork related questions a. Name us some of your leadership experience b. What is usually your main role in a teamwork? 6. What is the biggest problem in your organizational experience? How did you handle it? 7. Are you good in managing time? What makes you busy nowadays, and how could you handle all of them? (priority strategy, etc) 8. What makes you different from other candidates we are interviewing, tell us why you are the best candidate to represent Indonesia at the Summit? 9. It has been our tradition that our delegates are geographically dispersed and live in different countries. Hence we encourage that the delegates to fundraise to participate in the Summits. What are your main fundraising strategies in your previous personal/team experience? 10. How financially capable are you in participating the Summit without fundraising effort?7 TECHNICAL QUESTIONS * About G20 forum (please explain in three or four sentences) * About the relevant ministry
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Because the Indonesian OC is presently unfunded, we do not have any capacity to provide travel funds to our delegates. We greatly encourage independent or group fundraising and have to ask question number 10 as a last resort.

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1. (Essay) Can you please explain us again briefly about your essays? (general/bigger picture of what the applicant is proposing) 2. (Essay) OC member asks some questions in regards to the applicants essay (please ask comprehensive questions, no general ones) 3. (Essay) OC member finds a counter argument, OC member grades how well the candidate can counter back. CONCLUSION Do you have any questions for us? Results will be posted end January 2012. You will receive an email and it will also be posted in the website.

Round III Evaluation After each candidate is interviewed, a review was conducted amongst the interviewers and the observer to assess the answers of each candidate, discuss issues that occur during the interview and formulate solutions to improve forthcoming interviews. The selection of 6 final delegates was done though a Skype interview involving all Organizing Committee members and the final results were achieved through consensus. All supporting documents the applicants have sent to us (CV, application form, and essay) were carefully taken into consideration.

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Round III Results From the 15 candidates interviewed, the Organizing Committee chose six final delegates to represent Indonesia at the upcoming 2012 Summit. Here are the short bios of those selected, published in our website on January 21st, 2012: Head of State: Natalia Rialucky Tampubolon Natalia is a final year University of Indonesia student, majoring in International Relations and concentrating on Transnational Society Issues. An avid MUN enthusiast, Natalia has a long list of accomplishments both nationally and internationally. Natalia has won and received a number of awards including the 2009 ASEAN Youth Ambassador, the 2010 McKinsey Young Leader for Indonesia, Best Position Paper of the 2010 Global Model United Nations, Head Delegate for the 2010 University of Indonesia Harvard Model United Nations and Best Speaker of the 2012 ASEAN University Network Educational Forum and Young Speaker Contest. She participated in numerous other events including the 2009-12 Harvard Model United Nations (HNMUN), the 2010 World Universities Debating Championship, the 2011 Harvard World Model United Nations (WorldMUN) and the 2011 G(irls) 20 Summit. Her professional experiences include leading Seventh Floor Model United Nations Consulting, serving as the Marketing Manager for Three Synergy Production Marketing, working at the Association for Critical Thinking, interning at Tusk Advisory and at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs. Natalia sees the 2012 G8 & G20 Youth Summits as a platform to apply her expertise to lead the Indonesian delegation in Washington DC. Sherpa: Syahid Deradjat Syahid graduated from Institut Teknologi Bandung in 2010 with a B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering. He is now working in state-owned energy company Pertamina in the HSE Training Center division. Throughout his university career, Syahid is involved in youth organizations such as YouthEmpowering (YEP!). Syahid represented Indonesia in the ASEAN Logics Conference in Malaysia and Asia Africa Youth Forum in Indonesia. He is also the news contributor for Good News From Indonesia (GNFI). As an environmental engineer and activist, Syahid is deeply passionate in environmental issues. He actively contributed to some environment events during his time in university such as the Anti Plastic Bag Campaign and the Ecoschool Initiative.

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Apart from environmental issues, Syahids interests lie in promoting Indonesias vast tourism potential. He is the finalist of Mojang Jajaka Kota Bandung 2010, enabling him to be the tourism ambassador of his home city and also a representative of the nation. He strongly believes that G20 Youth Summit will be fulfilled by activities that enable each delegate to share great ideas and opinions. Syahid hopes that it will create strong fellowships, common understanding, and also mutual cooperation. Becoming a G20 Youth Summit delegate is a terrific opportunity to achieve this.

Minister of Economy: Rully Prassetya Rully Prassetya is a Master in Public Policy student at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy National University of Singapore (LKYSPP NUS), where he was awarded a full scholarship. Rully graduated cum laude from the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia in September 2011. Throughout his university career, Rully was active in many student organizations as well as student research paper competitions, both at national and international levels. Recently, Rully presented a case study of global economic meltdown in Global Public Policy Network (GPPN) student conference at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK. In Fall 2010, Rully participated in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program at the University of Utah, USA, sponsored by the US Department of State. In mid-2011, Rully was awarded as the most outstanding student at the University of Indonesia (Mahasiswa Berprestasi Utama), and ranked 3rd nationwide. Rully is keen to apply his knowledge and skills as well as to keep improving his intellectual, analytical, and communication skills so that he can contribute positively to the success of upcoming G8 & G20 Youth Summits as the Indonesian Minister of Economy.

Minister of Finance: Marsha Sugana Marsha Sugana is currently a second year undergraduate student at Vanderbilt University, United States, studying Finance & Public Policy with the intention of pursuing a graduate degree in law or business. Marsha has numerous academic and extracurricular accomplishments. She has consistently been placed on the Deans List throughout all her semesters for her high GPA. She was President of her high schools debate team and was awarded Special Distinction by the National Forensic League, the oldest Speech & Debate Honor Society in the United States. She has also won Best & Outstanding delegate Awards in regional and national level Model UN Conferences in the United States. In addition, she has received Honors from United Nations Association of USA for her projects titled 'Nuclear Non-Proliferation' and 'Environmental Refugees'. Recently, she was given the Ambassadors Award for Excellence
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by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States for her academic and extracurricular accomplishments. In addition to her experience as a delegate and debater, she has also been Assistant Director of the UN Council for Trade & Development at a Model UN Conference hosted by the International Model United Nations Association (IMUNA), where she moderated topics such as Foreign Direct Investment and International Environmental Policy. On campus, she is active as President of the Vanderbilt International Students Association, Director of Administration of her Residential Area, and House President in the Vanderbilt Student Government. Marshas primary academic interest lies in the intersection between finance, business, and government. She believes that representing Indonesia as Minister of Finance at the G8 & G20 Youth Summits would give her the opportunity to conduct extensive research and analysis on the three sectors, particularly pertaining to Indonesia.

Minister of Environment: Safrian Farizi Safrian Farizi is a final year undergraduate student at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) studying Petroleum Engineering. Despite his training, Safrian is passionate about the environment. He believes that the long-term solution to climate change rests in our ability to develop, deploy and adopt more sustainable energy sources, including renewable energy and energy efficiency. A prolific writer, Safrians articles on Indonesias energy issues have been published in various magazines and newspapers. He won 2nd place on the 2011 National Student Energy Conference (KENMI) essay competition on renewable energy and his paper on the concept of Engineered Geothermal System was presented at the 2011 Indonesia Students International Scientific Meeting in London. Safrian has also completed internship programs at Schlumberger and Chevron. Apart from his technical skills, Safrian is also interested in policy making. As mentioned before, Safrian was part of the ITB delegation to the National Student Energy Conference (KENMI) 2011, where he negotiated on behalf of students input statement to Indonesias energy policy alongside students from other universities across the country. Safrian is ready to bring his technical knowledge and experience in Indonesias renewable energy, emissions reduction, and green economy policies to be a successful Minister of Environment delegate at the upcoming 2012 G8 & G20 Youth Summits.

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Minister of Development: Pradita Astarina Pradita Astarina is an analyst in the Presidents Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight, a special unit under the President of Indonesia. Dita, as she likes to be called, graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Indonesias Faculty of Economics in May 2010. Throughout her university career, she has won several national and international competitions and awards, including The Best Proposal of Politics and Economy of the Asian Union, from the 2009 Asia Economic Community Forum in South Korea and first place in a paper competition on the implications of climate change on ASEANs economy from the 2010 Young Economists Convention in the Philippines. Also in 2010, Dita was appointed as Indonesias Education Ambassador by the British Council, enabling her to attend summer school in Cambridge. Apart from academics, Dita is also highly involved in youth leadership activities. Dita is the founder of Young Leaders for Indonesia (YLI) Alumni Community. YLI is an intensive leadership development program initiated by McKinsey and Company Jakarta Office for high performing university students in Indonesia. She represented Indonesia at the 2011 Harvard Project for Asia and International Relations and the International Conference on Leadership and Management in a Changing World, held in Athens. Following her passion to become a world-class leader with grassroots understanding, she is eager to bring both youth inspirations and strategic level perspectives on development issues in the upcoming G8 & G20 Youth Summits.

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