INVITATION TO YOUNG EUROPEANS

WAVES OF DEMOCRACY SERBIA 2010, IN NOVI SAD.

Venue: Hotel Novi Sad www.hotelnovisad.co.rs Novi Sad, Serbia

Dates: Friday July 2nd - Thursday July 8th, 2010

Participants: 50 from EU countries + 50 from West Balkans (aged 17 - 25 years)

Costs: Travel costs + delegate fee €50 (EU participants)

WAVES OF DEMOCRACY 2010, SERBIA /Programme

Venue: Hotel Novi Sad, Bulevar Jase Tomica bb, 21000 Novi Sad

http://www.hotelnovisad.co.rs/

Period: July 2 - 8, 2010 

Friday July 2

Bus transportation from Belgrade Airport will be arranged. Pending on arrival time some waiting can be expected. Participants should plan to arrive before 16.00 to be in time for the evening arrangements.

Those coming by car/bus/train should plan to arrive before 18.00 at Hotel Novi Sad

19.00 Dinner/snacks at the hotel

20.00 Meeting for the 10 Committee Presidents chaired by Mr. Andreas Guidi

21.00 Welcome of participants/Teambuilding in Committees

Saturday July 3

8.00 - 9.00 Breakfast at the hotel

9.30 - 11.30 Official Opening Ceremony at the Petrovaradin Fortress. Bus transport provided.

The Mayor of Novi Sad Mr. Igor Pavlecic will officially open the event and address participants. Other speakers will include: H. E. Mette Kjuel Nielsen (Denmark´s ambassador to Serbia), Mr. Milan Pajevic (Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the ISAC Fund), Mrs. Milica Delevic, (Director European Integration Office, Serbian Government), Ms Maja Bobic (Secretary General, European Movement in Serbia), Mrs. Nina Nørgaard (Executive Director, IUC-Europe:Presentation of Waves of Democracy 2010).

Cultural performance by local artists.

11.30 - 14.00 Possibility to view the Fortress and walk back to the hotel (30 - 40 min. walk). For those who prefer, bus transport will be provided from the Fortress to the hotel at 12.30.

14.00 Lunch at the hotel

15.00 Introduction to Committee Work/Presentation of Committee Presidents and topics

Hotel Conference Hall

15.30 - 19.00 Committee work in 10 workshops - Introduction to issues/guidelines - debate

20.00 - 21.00 Dinner at the hotel. Key note speaker (to be announced)

21.30            Creativity and Perfomance - introduction by Mr. Kasper Thomsen

Sunday July 4

8.00 - 9.00 Breakfast at the hotel

9.30 - 12.30 Excursion along the Danube/and visit to the Sremski Karlovci.

                  Sightseeing in the old city centre with tour guides

                  Return to Novi Sad

13.00 - 14.00 Lunch at the hotel

14.30 - 18.30 Committee work (continued)/Drafting of Resolutions/Printing of resolutions

19.00 - 20.00 Dinner at the hotel

21.00            Informal evening in Novi Sad

Monday July 5

8.00 - 9.00 Breakfast at the hotel/Votes for 10 delegates for Room of Action

9.30 - 13.30 Excursion to Fruska Gora and visits to Monasteries

                  Return to the hotel

14.00 - 15.00 Lunch at the hotel

15.30 Plenary Session/Results of the election for Room of Action (Hotel Conference Hall)

Presentation of draft resolutions hosted by CPs/speeches in favour of the resolutions/factual questions/debate/feed-back/establishing of new groups for the preamble work.

20.00 Dinner at the hotel. Key note speech by Mr. Vlada Petronijevic, Group 484.

21.00 Creativity and Performance in groups

Tuesday July 6

8.00 - 9.00    Breakfast at the hotel

9.00 - 11.00  Exploring Novi Sad in Creativity and Performance groups

11.00 - 13.00 Working with the Preamble of the Citizens´Agenda in groups/brainstorming on key issues to be included in the Preamble/voting for Team of Editors

14.00 - 15.00 Lunch at the hotel

15.30 - 17.30 Presentation and debate of Preamble topics/Hotel Conference Hall

18.00 - 19.00 Meetings with delegates/Room of Action and Editing Team

19.00 - 20.00 Dinner at the hotel

20.30            Creativity and Performance/Presentation of Manifestos

Wednesday July 7

8.00 - 10.00 Breakfast at the hotel

10.00 - 14.00 Room of Action (10 elected delegates finalize 5 resolutions)

Editing Team (5 elected delegates finalize the Preamble)

Preparations for the Social Evening/entertainment (all other participants)

14.00 - 15.00 Lunch at the hotel

                    Printing of the Citizens´Agenda

16.00 - 18.00 Official presentation of the Citizens´Agenda, Serbia 2010

Networking/follow-up/Better Democracy (Young Citizens´Network)

Towards 2011/Zagreb: Young Citizens´Networking Conference

Towards 2012/DK: Youth 2012 in Denmark under Danish EU Presidency (1000 participants)

20.00 Farewell Dinner/Party at the hotel

Social Evening/Entertainment by participants

Thursday July 8

6.00 - 10.00 Breakfast at the hotel

Departure/End of conference

(Programme subject to minor changes) 

The EXIT Festival takes place in Novi Sad 8 - 11 July 2010. For those who want to participate visit the EXIT home page on http://www.exitfest.org/ EXIT is the biggest music festival in Southeast Europe and has taken place since 2001. Please note that the organisors of Waves of Democracy 2010 are not able to provide tickets and accomodation for the EXIT festival.