# Application for Application (NSW Premier's Combined Year (PCY)) 2011 PCY Application Form (Page 1 of 7) 2011 Application Form Instructions: PHOTO: 1. Fill out all 6 pages. If this form is incomplete or inaccurate, it will not be considered. 2. Former PCY participants will not be accepted. Please attach an 3. Applications must be typed. Hand-‐written applications will not be accepted. above-‐the-‐shoulder *See the 2011 Application Procedures for more details. passport photo of yourself taken in the DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Wednesday, April 20, 2011. last six months. 1. PERSONAL INFORMATION Provide personal details as they appear in your passport. Last name First name Middle name 1. Full name: Wright Glen William 2. Date of birth: 1988/08/26 (YY/MM/DD) 3. Gender (circle one): male / female 4. Status (circle one): single / married 5. Nationality (country): UK 6. [REDACTED PASSPORT]: [REDACTED PHONE] 7. First language: English 8. Level of English proficiency: Fluent / Intermediate/ Basic 2. CONTACT INFORMATION Provide personal details as they appear in your passport. 2011 PCY Application Form (Page 2 of 7) 1. Current address: Number & Street address, City Castle Hill State/Province , Country Zip code NSW Australia Home phone: Cellphone: Fax: +61 02 [REDACTED PHONE] +61 [REDACTED PHONE] *Include country code + area code 2. Permanent address: *If same as above, write “As above.” Number & Street address, City As above State/Province , Country Zip code 3. E-‐mail: 1 glen.w.wright@gmail.com 2 [REDACTED EMAIL] 3. EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION List an emergency contact in your home country in case of an emergency. Family members are preferred. Last name First name Middle name 1. Full name: Browne Eleanor Evelyn 2. Your relationship to emergency contact: Partner (i.e. Father, Mother etc) 3. Emergency contact address: Number & Street address, City Castle Hill State/Province , Country Zip code NSW Australia Home phone: , Cellphone: , Fax: +61 02 [REDACTED PHONE] +61 [REDACTED PHONE] *Include country code + area code E-‐mail: [REDACTED EMAIL] 4. QUESTIONS Please answer all of the following questions. 1. Japan: Have you ever visited Japan? (circle one) YES / NO 2011 PCY Application Form (Page 3 of 7) 2. If yes, list the most recent past two visits. Place: , Japan Month/Year: / Purpose: , Japan Place: , Japan Month/Year: / Purpose: , Japan 3. Smoking (circle one): YES / NO 4. Food: List any food allergies or restrictions. Vegetarian 5. ACADEMIC STATUS List your current academic status. You must submit an original or certified copy of your current official transcript of study completed to date. 1. Current academic status (circle one): undergraduate / graduate 2. Student status (circle one): full-‐time / part-‐time 3. Current institution (Write out full university name) University of New South Wales 4. Name of current degree: Master of Environmental Law 5. Current cumulative GPA: N/A: D istinction 6. Major(s): Environmental Law *GPA: Write GPA scale (i.e. 3.50/4.0) 7. Current year (circle one): 1st year / 2nd year / 3rd year / 4th year / other 8. Expected date of graduation: 2011/12/31 (YY/MM/DD) 9. University address: Number & Street address, City University of New South Wales Sydney State/Province , Country Zip code NSW Australia 2052 Phone: Fax: +61 2 9385 2227 +61 2 9385 1175 *Include country code + area code University URL: http://www.unsw.edu.au/ 10. List any academic research you have done: I work as a Research Assistant to two academics and have researched many topics, including: renewable energy; marine genetic resources; synthetic biology; franchising law and evidence-‐based policy. 2011 PCY Application Form (Page 4 of 7) I have written two dissertations entitled ‘Risky Business: The Case for Enterprise Analysis at the Intersection of Corporate Groups and Torts’ and ‘Designing Climate Change Law: A Comparative Analysis of the US and the EU’ I have also published the following research articles in peer-‐reviewed academic journals: -‐ ‘Conceptualising and Combating Transnational Environmental Crime’ (2011) Trends in Organized Crime -‐ ‘Carbon Offsets and Consumer Protection: The Role of the ACCC’ (2011) Impact -‐ ‘NGOs and Western Hegemony: causes for concern and ideas for change’ (2011) Development in Practice -‐ ‘Your Flag’s Got My Flag On It!’ (2011) Crux Australis -‐ ‘Designing Climate Change Law: A Comparative Analysis of the US and the EU’ (2010) Cork Online Law Review 11. Awards/accomplishments: EDO & Maddocks Student Writing Competition Winner (2011) University of New South Wales Dean’s Award for Best Performance (2010) University of Nottingham Students Union Individual Award for Outstanding Contribution (2008) University of Nottingham Students Union Gold Award (2007) Arts Council of England & Wales Grants for the Arts Recipient (2006) Q & A SHEET: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. (No limit on the number of characters that you may answer) 1. How did you lean about the PCY Program: Former PCY Participant: Name_____________________ Relationship______________________ Other friend or relative: Name_____________________ Relationship______________________ Junior Chamber International: Name________ _____________ Position______________________ Other Organization: Name_________ ____________ Position______________________ Website: URL __________________________________________ Advertisement:_________________________________________________________________________ Other details: Received information from the University of New South Wales 2. Why do you like to be a 2011 PCY Applicant? I would like to be a participant in the PCY 2011 because I have long been dedicated to the pursuit of global peace and would relish the opportunity to meet with other likeminded people to discuss how the ambitious goal of world peace might ultimately be achieved. The Conference is a unique opportunity for young people of my generation to come together and present our ideas for how we can help move towards peaceful unity to the world. 3. What do you hope to gain from the 2011 PCY program? First and foremost I hope to gain inspiration and ideas for how my generation and I can contribute to the establishment of global peace by discussing, debating and sharing ideas with a diverse group of people from all 2011 PCY Application Form (Page 5 of 7) over the world. Secondly, I hope that from this diversity I can learn about, and better understand, cultures and values that are different from my own, whilst also encouraging understanding in my culture. Finally, I hope that I can further improve my confidence in speaking publicly and explaining my thoughts to others, so that I may spread the ideas conceived at the Conference after it is over. 4. What are you really interested in, except for studying? I have a broad range of interests and enjoy learning new skills. I am currently learning to speak Spanish and keeping physically active by regularly taking part in triathlons. I love travel and discovering new and interesting places and people. I am a keen amateur photographer and carry my camera with me everywhere. I also play guitar and sing, and listen to many different kinds of music. I founded The Folk Directory – a website which promotes traditional music in my home country. 5. List any volunteer activities/NGO or social action programs you have been involved in. Give details. I recently joined the Green Party and have started to attend meetings and volunteer in order to promote democratic and grassroots social change. I volunteered in their office during a recent election campaign. Last year I undertook a project for Amnesty International, helping the organisation be more environmentally conscious in its Sydney operations. While on exchange at the University of Texas in 2009, I worked at the Capital Punishment Clinic as a student attorney on death penalty appeal cases, which involved studying documents, interviewing jurors and meeting death row inmates. I founded the Nottingham Vegetarian & Vegan Society in 2007 while at the University of Nottingham in order to promote more peaceful and environmentally sound dietary choices. The Society continues to be a strong and popular society today. As a volunteer at the Activist Legal Project in 2007, I researched and wrote a guide to students’ rights to free speech in order to help students legally and safely campaign on important social issues. In 2007-‐8 I was the General Secretary of the Nottingham Peace Movement, a group that aimed to bring all students together in a spirit of harmony to combat racism, religious intolerance and sexism on campus. 6. What are your main interests under the present social situation? Why? My main interests under the present social situation in Australia are immigration and indigenous rights. Immigration is used as a ‘political football’ in Australia, while the humanity of those involved is lost. The same can be said of indigenous people, who are marginalised and excluded on their own land. These issues are the most important because they deny human beings their basic and fundamental right to dignity. 2011 PCY Application Form (Page 6 of 7) 7. What are the most important social issues the world is facing today? (Please give detailed reasons) I think the most important social issue we face today is climate change. The potential ramifications are immense, extending to food and water security, energy, biodiversity loss and health impacts. Furthermore, these problems threaten global peace, as conflict is likely to erupt over resource shortages. Many of the negative effects of climate change are already being observed and the need to combat them is a pressing one. I also think that the world faces a significant challenge in developing democratic governance in all nations. Recent events in the Arab world and in Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire show how non-‐existent or unstable democracies can threaten peace and prosperity. Ensuring that these recent events result in improved democratic governance should be a priority for the international community at this time. 8. Toward the realization of World Peace and the creation of a Convivial Society: -‐ What can you yourself do? Or what would you like to do? Many of the worlds conflicts spring from lack of education and understanding, lack of access to services such as healthcare and scarcity of food and water. Firstly, I can educate myself about these issues, and develop a strong understanding of how conflict occurs and how peace is destabilised. Secondly, I can educate others so that more people are interested and inspired to act. Thirdly, I can continue to volunteer with relevant organisations, offering my time and skills to help combat some of these problems and I can try to develop a career focussed on peace building, rather than a career of self-‐interest. Finally, I can conduct my own life in a positive and peaceful way that causes less harm in the world. 9. To contribute to society, what will you do (or what would you like to do) upon finishing university? I have arranged an internship at the UN Development Program in Timor-‐Leste, which will commence upon finishing university. I hope that during the three-‐month period I will be able to learn new skills and gain valuable experience of how peace and security can be restored in a country marred by war and violence. I also hope that I can contribute in a meaningful way to the vital work that the UNDP does in the country by offering my full effort and attention, knowledge of the region and dedication to the establishment of peace. 10. What do you imagine yourself doing ten years from now? Ten years from now I hope to be working in the field of international development, dedicating my life to ensuring peaceful and prosperous development from the ground up. 11. What is required to put your words stated above into action? To put this plan into action I will need to remain dedicated to, and interested in, human rights. I will need to seek further opportunities to learn how development can, and should, operate in practice. This may include further study and further hands-‐on experience. I will also need to investigate what job opportunities are available and which organisations are the most successful in achieving positive development outcomes. This may include further study and further hands-‐on experience. 12. By putting your answers into action, how will the world change? 2011 PCY Application Form (Page 7 of 7) By putting my plan into action I can genuinely, albeit in a small way, change the world for the better. Importantly, I believe that I can help build capacity in the developing world that will lift people out of poverty and provide the foundations for stable and peaceful societies. 13. What is your idea of an ideal world? To me, an ideal world would be one where the basic necessities of life are available to all human beings, regardless of where they happen to have been born, or what gender or race they belong to. Healthcare, education and other social services would be easily accessible, and an entrepreneurial spirit and ‘can-‐do’ attitude would push us to achieve our full potential. In my ideal world, we would strive to integrate our way of life with nature, so that we would be aware of the finite nature of our planet and develop ways of living that can sustain us into the future. 6. AUTHORIZATION INFORMATION I certify that the statements herein are true to the best of my knowledge and grant permission for the information contained herein to be shared with the 2011 PCY program selection committee. Student name: Glen William Wright Full name Date: 2011/04/13 /Month/Date