Background & Participants
At the World Scout Conference in 2005, a first meeting of Baltic Sea Guide and Scout Organisations took place. It was agreed to establish an annual subregional meeting of all G&S Associations in the vincity of the Baltic Sea to encourage and strengthen exchange and cooperation.
The extended Baltic Sea area is comprised of the following countries: Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.
Following the previous successful meetings in Kristianstad, Talinn, and Gdansk, the fourth meeting will be hosted in Lübeck.
The profile of participants is as follows:
- International Commissioners of the G&S Associations in the Baltic Sea extended region
- People working with international cooperation projects on national level
- People with a general interest in the development of co-operation between MO/NSO's in the extended Baltic Sea area
Programme
Friday evening:
Arrival and welcome session starting from 19.00 hours.
Saturday:
The programme will consist of a number of workshops focussing on different pertinent topics and also include some lectures from knowledgeable insiders from the Baltic Sea cooperation network. There will also be some time available to explore the city of Lübeck.
Sunday:
Workshop close-out, wrap-up session. Departure around 13.00 hours.
A detailed programme schedule will be provided in due time prior to the event.
A small Programme Committee will be established to discuss the principal objectives and key themes for this conference. We would like to call on interested volunteers to join the Programme Committee.
Please contact Marus Klapdor (marcus_klapdor@yahoo.de) and Gerrit Beyer (gerrit.beyer@pfadfinden.de) if you are interested or would like to contribute any ideas you feel that should be addressed.
Conference Venue
Participants will be accommodated in the SleepIn, owned and operated by the YMCA in Lübeck. The hotel and the conference venue are conveniently located in the city centre within short walking distance from the central station.
Additional information are available under
http://www.cvjm-luebeck.de/hotel-jugendgaestehaus/ (in German only).
Finances
The participant's fee is 125,-- Euro per person. This includes accommodation in shared rooms, conference meals and coffee breaks as well as the transfer from Hamburg airport. Single rooms are available upon request at a surcharge of 40,-- Euro.
Transportation
Air:
The nearest international airport is Hamburg Airport. Regular bus shuttles to Lübeck (approx. 60 minutes) are available. Please let us know your arrival times so that we can help to organise the transfer.
Rail:
The conference centre is a 10' walk away from Lübeck central station. We can organize a pick-up on request.
Car:
We can provide you with a detailed travel discription upon request. The destination for satellite navigation devices is: Große Petersgrube 11, 23552 Lübeck, Germany.
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