Massimiliano Vascotto was born in Trieste, Italy. After graduating from the International School of Trieste in 2011, He is currently reading the second year of International Relations at Exeter University in the United Kingdom. During his years of education he has gained proficiency in 3 languages, namely Italian, English and French and is currently undertaking Spanish courses at University. During the summer of 2013, Mr. Vascotto is taking part in the IAP/IAMP Internship Programme at the IAP/IAMP Secretariat in Grignano, Trieste (Italy). Under the overall supervision of the IAP/IAMP Coordinator Dr. Lucilla Spini, he will be asked to assist in the elaboration of documents for the meetings of the Executive Committees of the IAP and the IAMP, translate IAP/IAMP documents from various languages, namely English and French, and help in the organization of the General Assembly that is to be held in the month of August in South Africa.