8 visitors from India will be coming to make professional connections in San Diego exploring the following specific objectives for the project outlined by the Department of State: examine U.S. political parties and civic engagement, especially the role of young people; discuss strategies for developing and strengthening political organizations, through leadership training, organizing infrastructures, and campaigning methods; examine the role of the media, traditional and social, in political campaigning and governance; meet with national, state, and local counterparts to discuss challenges and impact of engaging youth in political and civic activism.