On 28-29Oct and 4-5 Nov, 2017, the BEAM/JUMP! Youth Conference: Welding Ideas for Sustainable Existence (WISE) was successfully held at the Faculty of Social Science in Chiang Mai University and Funruk Resort, Hang Dong in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The four day program was run in collaboration between BEAM Education Foundation and the JUMP! Foundation. It consisted of two days ofpre-conference workshops and two days of conference with 41participantsincluding: Myanmar youth, Thai youth, and Thai ethnic youth living in Chiang Mai.
On 9th September 2017, BEAM members participated in the event Certificate Awarding for Elderly Health Care Course. This event, organized by the Thai Non-formal and Informal Education Department, was held at Chiang Mai Orchid Hotel.