GoldenYouth: Zeitgeist Young Minds Americas!

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July 06, 2011

Zeitgeist Young Minds Americas!

Youth engagement enterprise Livity proudly announces Young Minds, a competition supported by Google and hosted on YouTube to find the pioneers, change-makers and leaders of tomorrow to take their place alongside the greatest minds and innovators of today at Zeitgeist Americas 2011 in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

From 4^th July – 25^th August, the search will be on to find 12 exceptional, motivated and inspiring 18-24 year-olds from across the Americas*, who are making a positive impact on their world.

Young Minds is a platform to champion and celebrate young people who are doing amazing things to make the word a better place. And for the 12 winners it’s a chance to begin an amazing journey where they will be inspired and will inspire many more.

Winners will be invited to attend Googleʼs annual and exclusive two-day Zeitgeist event, where previous speakers have included Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former US President Bill Clinton, Black Eyed Peas superstar Will.I.Am and Queen Rania of Jordan. Once there they will also take part in a series of bespoke master classes hosted by Google.

Dennis Woodside, Senior Vice President, Americas Operations,

Google commented, “Google has always championed innovation and is

proud to help young people showcase their ideas and achievements.

Zeitgeist Young Minds is an incredible platform for future

world-changers to meet some of the most powerful and inspiring people

on the planet today

To be in with a chance of winning a place at Zeitgeist Americas 2011, simply upload a video telling us how you are making a positive impact on the world to www.zeitgeistyoungminds.com

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For more information, interviews and images please contact Oyin Akiniyi on 0207 326 5979 or at oyin@livity.co.uk

Win the chance to attend this year’s Google Zeitgeist Americas 2011 and meet some of the world’s most powerful players and greatest minds. Winners will also take part in a series of bespoke master classes hosted by Google at Zeitgeist Americas 2011.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply upload a one-minute video telling us how you are making an impact in the world.

Zeitgeist Young Minds is a truly amazing experience.

Click to Upload It Now!

In May 2011, Grace Ihejiamaizu from Nigeria was selected as one of Google's 12 Young Minds, who were the first young people to ever attend the Zeitgeist event. According to Grace, "Zeitgeist 2011 was an inspiration. The experience was amazing and the networking platform it provided was awesome!" As a Young Minds Ambassador, she is not only inspired to continue her work with RYPE, she aims to do more and impact the lives of many young people in Nigeria.

Check out pictures from this year's Zeitgeist Young Minds at London in May 2011. Watch her winning Video entry here http://young-minds.appspot.com/video/isCwLkZbQ2w! Upload yours Now!