Weimar Triangle 2016 A cooperation between JE Bordeaux, JEF North Rhine Westphalia and JEF Poland
General Information Date: 10 th August 14 th August The meeting will take place between the 10 th August and the 14 th August. A detailed program is attached to this document. Location: Berlin Warsaw Kraków The meeting will start in Berlin in we will finish in Kraków. During our trip we will also visit Warsaw. Participation fee: 40 This participation fee includes the travel between Berlin and Warsaw and the travel between Warsaw and Kraków. It includes also the accommodation. If museum visits etc. are included will depend on the status of our funding. Travel reimbursements: 150 (from France), 100 (from North Rhine Westphalia), 50 (from Poland) The travel costs can be reimbursed. For this the original versions of the tickets (for train or plane) have to be send to your corresponding contact (see last page). The journey to Berlin and from Kraków has to be organised individually. 10 Person per section Every section (Bordeaux, North Rhine Westphalia and Poland) can send 10 person, each. If the registrations per section are higher, the corresponding section will have to select participants. #W3JEF2016 2
General Recommendations Small bags are recommended We will travel and walk a lot in Berlin, Warsaw and Kraków and sometimes we have to carry our luggage with us. Therefore bags are recommended (maybe you can share some space with other people) Program in English The program will be in English. Nevertheless, you will have a lot of opportunities to try out your French, German or Polish during the trip when you talk to the other participants from the other sections. Journey diary We will write a journey diary that will be updated every day. If you want to support us during the trip don t hesitate to contact us. Social Media To support our efforts for a good public relations you can also use Twitter or Facebook and write about your experienced during our meeting. Our hashtag is #W3JEF2016 #W3JEF2016 3
Program Day 1 (Wednesday 10 th August) Arrival and check in (16:00 17:00) Every participant arrives at Berlin. First meeting point is at our first location Get together (17:00 19:00) The participants get to know each other (Sophienstraße 28/29, 10178 Berlin) Meeting with JEF Berlin (starting 19:00) In an evening program we will meet the local JEF section in Berlin and take a look at the nightlife in Berlin. #W3JEF2016 4
Day 2 (Thursday 11 th August) Meeting with the Ambassador of the French Republic in Germany, Philipp Etienne (10:00 11:00, tbc) We meet the Ambassador of the French Republic in Germany. The topic of the discussion will be "Chances and Prospects of the Weimar Triangle" (Pariser Platz 5, 10117 Berlin) Governmental district of Berlin (starting 11:00) The group will take a look at the most important buildings in Berlin, namely the Bundeskanzleramt (Federal Chancellor s Office), the Reichstag (German Parliament) and the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate). The Wall Museum (14:00 15:30) We will visit The Wall Museum to understand the causes and effects of the Cold War partition of Europe (Mühlenstraße 78, 10243 Berlin) Start of the trip to Warsaw We will take the bus to go from Berlin to Warsaw. Be on time! The bus will not wait! This is also true for the other departures. #W3JEF2016 5
Day 3 (Friday 12 th August) Arrival in Warsaw and check in (at 6:00) We will arrive in the morning, drop off our luggage and head to Łazienki (the biggest park in Warsaw). Picnic (8:00 11:30) We arrive at Łazienki where each group prepares information on their country s involvement in the Weimar Triangle. Palace of Culture (12:00 13:30) We now have time to travel to the Palace of Culture (plac Defilad 1, Warszawa) and take a look at other places surrounding the centrum. Lunch & Time at accommodation (13:30 15:45) Warsaw Uprising Museum (15:45 18:00) We will visit the Warsaw Uprising Museum in a guided tour (Grzybowska 79, Warszawa). Sightseeing (18:00 19:30) Finally we have some time to see the old town : King's Palace gardens (group photo), Barbakan (a UNESCO side), Saski Garden, Unknown Soldiers' Cemetery. #W3JEF2016 6
Day 4 (Saturday 13 th August) Breakfast & check out (at 9:00) Discussion (9:00 11:15) We will discuss the current political situation of the Weimar Triangle with a politician in Warsaw (tbc). Transit to Kraków (11:15 16:30) Lunch & check in (16:30 18:00) We will travel to our accommodation (tbc). Sightseeing (18:00 20:00) In the evening we will have some time to see the Jewish District of Kraków and the Wawel (a hill in Kraków with the former king s castle). Day 5 (Sunday 14 th August) Breakfast & check out (at 9:00) Auschwitz (9:00 11:15) We will visit Ausschwitz. Return to Kraków (15:30 17:00) Departure (from 17:00) #W3JEF2016 7
CONTACT For JE Bordeaux (France) Name: Robin Alves E Mail: je.robinalves@gmail.com For JEF North Rhine Westphalia (Germany) Name: Markus Thürmann E Mail: markus.thuermann@jef nrw.de For JEF Poland Name: Laura Krawczyk E Mail: laura.jefpoland@gmail.com This project is partially funded by DFJW/OFAJ #W3JEF2016 8