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Youth Conference is a large scale three-day Christian event held in numerous places around the world. The originating event, YC Alberta, is held in Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta . YC is managed by Extreme Dream Productions, a division of Extreme Dream Ministries . YC is unique from similar Christians music festivals like Creationfest in that attendees must buy tickets to attend all main speakers and concerts, not just the ones they choose. YC Alberta 2007 was held on May 25-27, 2007 at Rexall Place. HISTORY YC was organized by the Alberta district of the Pentecostal Assemblies Of Canada (PAOC). The first YC was held in 1994 , with a group of 500 students. After being held for several years at the Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta, the conference outgrew the facilities and moved to Edmonton 's Coliseum in 2000 . In 2005 YC branched out to hold an event in Ukraine , which was very successful. YC is still expanding, with an event held in Winnipeg, Manitoba and one planned in Belize as well. FORMAT Each year, YC has a different "theme" that expresses what organizers wish attendees to focus on during the weekend, which starts on Friday, goes through Saturday, and ends Sunday evening. On Friday, YC kicks off in Rexall Place, usually with a light and fireworks show. Then comes a Worship Music service, followed by a speaker. Then the evening ends with a concert. On Saturday morning, there is another worship service, afterwhich two speakers present. At noon, the attendees are released to eat lunch, and browse the many afternoon activities YC offers, like workshops, numerous concerts, indoor games, exhibitors, and a marketplace. Then the evening brings a concert, a worship service with another speaker, and a final concert. On Sunday morning, there is a worship service with a speaker. The afternoon brings similar afternoon events as Saturday's, and YC conclude with a final worship service, and a final concert. YC NEWFOUNDLAND YC newfoundland is exactly the same as all of the other YC's, the only difference being the location. Many of the artists travel from one "YC" to the others if they are held on the same weekend. www.ycnewfoundland.org MYC The maritime Canadian version of YC which is usually smaller than the other ones, averaging about 600 attendees. It is usually held in New Bruswick or Nova Scotia. YC ALBERTA YC UKRAINE Youth Conference Ukraine, or '''YC Kiev''' as it has been called, is a branch-off of YC Alberta held in Kiev, Ukraine . Around 5500 people attended the first 3-day event in summer 2005 . Delirious? was a featured artist there. YC Kiev was run by Extreme Dream Ministries in its inaugural year, but the project is now being undertaken by the Alliance of Ukrainian Youth Leadership team. YC MANITOBA Youth Convention Manitoba, or '''YC Manitoba''' is an annual Christian Youth Convention held in Winnipeg, Manitoba . In 2005 '''YC Fusion''', the original Convention name, had Mike Love — founder and president of Extreme Dreams Ministries as their keynote speaker at the conference. As Mike later recalled, he felt that Manitoba was a new mission field ready for an awakening. When the 2005 conference came to a close, Rob, the YC Fusion Director announced his position was ending which led to the announcement of Extreme Dreams Ministries future role in the conference. Changing the name from YC Fusion to YC Manitoba, Extreme Dreams Ministries and Mike Love led the way with a well-received 2006 conference and continues to do so. YC BELIZE YC Belize was announced on May 28 , 2006 at YC Alberta by Mike Love. The event was not officially announced but it was mentioned that Extreme Dream Ministries planned on collaborating with other youth missions groups to hold a Youth Conference in Belize. The event will run February 23-25 2007 in Belize City, Belize. YC AFRICA YC Africa was announced on May 5 , 2007 at YC Manitoba by Mike Love and consists of a conference in Zambia and Malawi Africa . Extreme Dream Ministries has secured a 30,000 seat soccer stadium for YC Zambia. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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