Liberal Communicators' Network - Youth Edition 2025

Registrations are now closed.

This event is set to take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 16 and 18 May 2025.  

This event is organised for young liberals involved in communications (i.e. social media managers, communications team members, spokespersons, etc…) coming from member organisations of LYMEC or ELF, liberal interlocutors on the European level as well as members of the general public who fit the profile. In order to strengthen young liberal communicators, you will receive focused training, best practice exchange, skill enhancement opportunities, and join a supportive network for future cooperation and peer support.

Despite the limitless innovative ideas and talent, liberalism often struggles to resonate with the broader public, especially in unsupportive political climates. Therefore, the project seeks to make liberalism more understandable and accessible, focusing on strategies to effectively communicate liberal ideas in the context of media freedom. 

We would like to support young liberal communicators in developing their skills, capabilities and network. Ensure that despite limited access to skills, human and financial resources or sufficient training, they get the chance to improve themselves and their organisations. 

Main objectives: 

• Learn how to successfully place liberal topics on the media agenda and interact with journalists
• Provide participants with concrete tools and skills to overcome media and technological barriers
• Participants to act as multipliers in their organisations 
• Strengthen communication strategies and the professional use of social media channels
• Create a Network of liberal communicators for peer support and networking 

Applications: 

• Please complete the following form available here before Monday, 31 March 2025 at 14h00 CET (Brussels time). Incomplete applications or applications submitted after this date will not be considered.
• The applicant must be a young liberal communicator between 18 and 35 years of age.
• ​Applicants cannot be candidates at elections (at any level of governance) during the LCN and 12 months after the LCN ​event takes place. If this requirement can’t be met, an important participation fee will be requested! The European Liberal Forum does not accept any participant who is a candidate for an election with a scheduled election date falling between the start of the skill training and the final day of the programme. Should a participant in the programme take part in an election with a scheduled election date falling within 12 months after the final day of the programme, as a candidate or as paid campaign staff, the participant or participant's sending party agrees to pay a participation fee (representing a contribution relative to the services rendered by ELF). 
• Staff or officials (in elected or administrative functions) of political parties participating in a skill training will have to pay a participation fee (representing a contribution relative to the services rendered by ELF). 

Participation fee: There will be no participation costs, meals and accommodation will be fully covered.

Travel reimbursement: There will be travel refunds by ELF after the event to at least partially reimburse your travel expenses to and from Düsseldorf. Participants must buy their own tickets and request a reimbursement after the event. Please keep all original receipts, tickets, invoices and boarding passes. If those are missing, the travel refund cannot be processed.

Participants need to be at least 18 years old at the start of the event. By registering for this event you agree to our updated privacy policy and understand that your personal data will be shared with the European Liberal Forum and hotels for administrative purposes. You also agree your name to appear during the online event to other participants and a broader public during live-streamed sessions.

The event is organised by the European Liberal Forum. The event received financial support from the European Parliament. The sole liability remains with the organiser. The European Parliament is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.  

We are happy to look into alternative ways of participating in our events for economically difficult, disabled or less literate participants in order to maximise the opportunities for all. Please contact us at office@lymec.eu if you would like to look into the possibilities available. 

Events organised by European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) and ELF (European Liberal Forum) may be audio- and video-recorded as well as web-streamed. A photographer and/or a cameraman, contracted by LYMEC, may have access to the meeting room in order to take pictures and videos for communication and publication purposes. Videos and pictures taken by the photographer and/or cameraman, contracted by LYMEC, may also be published on the LYMEC website and on related social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc.). They may also be used in other media and means of communication in order to pass on information about the event and activities of LYMEC. The European Liberal Forum might also use the pictures, video or audio in their communications. 

By registering for this event you give your permission for LYMEC and the European Liberal Forum to use your picture in their promotional campaigns and materials and communication about the event. Please make it clear in advance if you do not wish your picture to be used by LYMEC or ELF.