Information Booklet

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Welcome to Sevilla 2015

Dear all,

As you already know, the session will take place in spring 2015 from the 8th to the 12th of April. Approximately 75 youngsters from the different Spanish regions will participate. Among these, you will be representing the different committees and established members of EYPE and the rest of international participants will help to make a spectacular session.

The session is coming closer and we are all going to be together in Sevilla soon. Therefore, you deserve a proper update of the organisation of the session. The chairs team is working on their topics, the press team is already dreaming of the paper, the jury is willing to know the delegates and we, the organisers, are sending you the updated details of the session.

If you have any doubt or question before the session, do not hesitate to contact us at participants.nsc@eype.es as you have been doing for the past weeks. We will be always delighted to help you.

We are really looking forward to meeting you in Sevilla,

The Organising Team

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Arrivals at the Airport

1. ARRIVAL

Sevilla is very well-communicated by air. The Airport, designed by Rafael Moneo, constitutes one of the most prominent examples in the contemporaneous architecture in the city. San Pablo Airport (IATA: SVQ, ICAO: LEZL) or Sevilla airport is located in the south of Spain, ten kilometres north-east of the Sevillian capital between the city limits of Sevilla and Rinconada.

2. BUS FROM AIRPORT TO MEETING POINT

To go from the Sevilla airport to the city centre, we recommend that you take the urban transport line that connect both points (line EA, Especial Aeropuerto). You will find the bus stop next to the exit at Arrivals.

NOTE: There is also a taxi stop next to the bus stop that lets you arrive to any city point from the airport with a fare around €22.

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A one-way ticket for the bus that connects the Airport with the meeting point costs €4,00. The timetables can be found here:

3. BUS DEPARTURES AND MEETING POINT

From airport: from 5:20 to 1:15 From Sevilla: from 4:30 to 00:30

Have a look at the detailed timetables HERE.

Delegations should take the bus from the airport (Aeropuerto) and get off at Estación Santa Justa (Train station, AVE). This will be the Meeting Point and some organisers will be waiting for you there.

Remember we ask you to arrive on the 8th of April before 19:00. On Sunday, April 12th, departures will take place from 19:30 onwards.

If you do not have the possibility to arrive in time due to long travel, you may arrive one day earlier and/or depart the day after the session.

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Arrivals by Train

1. ARRIVAL

Sevilla-Santa Justa is the ADIF - RENFE train station in Seville. AVE and Avant trains coming from all over Spain stop here. The station is located in the very center of the city, and has connections with other means of transport, be it taxi or bus.

The stairs next to the bus stop will be the Meeting point. Some organisers will be waiting to pick you up there.

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Arrivals by Bus

1. ARRIVALS AT PLAZA DE ARMAS

Plaza de Armas is the main bus station in Sevilla.

The accommodation for Sevilla 2015 is near the bus station. It is only 10 minutes far on foot. Some organisers will be waiting for you in the hostel.

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Venues

1. OASIS BACKPACKERS’ PALACE Hostel

All the participants will be staying in the Oasis Backparckers' Palace Hostel, located in Calle Almirante Ulloa 1. You can find more information on their official website:

2. UNIVERSIDAD LOYOLA DE ANDALUCÍAThis venue will host almost all

the sess ion ac t iv i t ies : Opening Ceremony, Teambuilding, Committee Work, General Assembly and Closing Ceremony. The Loyola University Andalusia is located in C/ Energía Solar, 1. Buildings F & G. Sevilla, Spain.

You can find more information on their official website.

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Participants

1. DELEGATES

Each school will be represented by 3 delegates (students) and accompanied by one teacher. In total there will be 25 schools coming from all over Spain and 12 international delegates. The delegates will be divided in different groups (Committees) according to their preferences, so all participants will be mixed. Every committee will discuss a different topic, which the students will have the chance to choose and prepare on beforehand.

2. CHAIRPERSONS

Chairs play a very important role in the session. They guide and lead the delegates through all stages of the Session –Teambuilding, Committee Work and General Assembly–. Being experienced EYPers, they are in a good position to empathise with the delegates, helping them along but not being too obtrusive: for example, they do not contribute with their own views to Committee Work, but they rather encourage and motivate the delegates to come up with their own ideas. Each committee is expected to have one or two chairs, who will probably come from another European country in order to promote the use of the English language.

3. MEDIA TEAM

The Press Team will comprise several journalists and two editors that have participated in previous sessions of the EYP and are very experienced. They are the ones in charge of immortalizing all the anecdotes and important moments of the session by writing about them in the session newspaper and the videos the journalists will film during the whole session.

4. ORGANISING TEAM

The Organising team is a group of 8 organisers lead by the Head Organiser (Javi Casquero) that ensures that everything works as planned. They are the ones that have been organising this project several months prior to the session.

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Session Programme Elements

1. TEAMBUILDING Dress code: casual, comfortable, outdoor sports clothing

Through various indoor and outdoor activities, which are both fun and challenging, delegates will get to know the committee they will be working with throughout the week and learn to develop the ways of working together in a team through some fun games, energisers and problem solving games.

Under the direction of experienced EYP members –chairpersons–, Teambuilding is geared towards creating confidence and trust within the members of the committee so they will be prepared to face all the challenges that lie ahead, being capable of discussing and building solutions together to current European topics.

2. EUROVILLAGE Dress code: casual or national costumes

Thursday evening, after the Opening Ceremony, the Eurovillage is arranged where all schools share food and drinks from the European country they will be assigned. The students will need to prepare beforehand traditional food from that country and bring it with them to Valencia. There is no need to prepare difficult dishes, and they can also be bought; what matters is that each school brings typical food from that country. Each school will be assigned a different country, and during Eurovillage evening all the participants will have the chance to try the food others have brought and taste the diversity of Europe.

3. OPENING CEREMONY Dress code: formal (no jeans or casual wear)

It will mark the start of the academic part of the session, where important guest speakers, including the session president, welcome you to Sevilla and officially declare the session opened.

4. COMMITTEE WORK Dress code: smart

The committees discuss the given topics during two days in Universidad Loyola de Andalucía. Topics are related to various economic, social, political, environmental and other actual problems and challenges that Europe is facing. An experienced chairperson will facilitate each committee. The result is then put in a resolution, which shall be presented and defended in General Assembly.

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5. SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS Dress code: casual/costumes/anything original!

Every school is expected to prepare a 3-minute performance in which they will present themselves in a creative way to the rest of the participants of the session (a dance, a song, or anything original you might think of!). You will be able to play music if you wish, in which case the organisers will provide you will the necessary equipment.

6. THEME PARTY Dress code: emoji!

The evening programme will allow everyone to spend time and relax with new friends. It will include a Party on Friday night under the Theme “Emoji!”. Delegates are therefore encouraged to wear costumes and masks representing emoji icons (a.k.a. Whatsapp icons).

7. COMMITTEE DINNERS Dress code: casual

On Saturday night, each committee will have the chance to go out for a meal together at a selection of local restaurants in which the organisers will have booked tables. This is a very special moment for the committee, which can spend some time together off Committee Work enjoying some fine restaurants. The participation fees will not cover committee dinner, so you will have to pay your meal yourself. The cost will not exceed €20 per person.

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Preparation

It is essential that each delegate prepares for his/her committee topic. This includes extensive research based on the provided links and regular update on international current events. Teachers remain responsible for ensuring that their students are prepared and are encouraged to discuss with their alumni about the topics in order to strengthen their perception of the topic, but ultimately students should do their own research and build their own opinions.

The research and preparation for the session is the key, both to the delegates’ personal experience and to the overall quality of the session. Aside from reading the materials sent to you, we highly recommend researching your topic on the Internet and following current news and the international political scene. Attending a session of the European Youth Parliament is an opportunity for you to express your personal views and attitudes. The materials you receive and the ones you will find yourselves can help you build your attitude, but cannot replace it. Therefore, think about your topic and build your own opinion, be able to present it and support it with arguments and knowledge. We recommend you to keep all relevant documents and material regarding your committee topic and bring them to the session, so that all the information can be looked up quickly during a discussion or debate.

Writing a resolution with your committee will not be an easy task, as delegates come from different backgrounds and you will certainly have to reach consensus if you are to find solutions that satisfy the views of the whole committee within the time given. After the discussion, you gill have learnt more about the issue, thought about the implications and developed your own views. The skills you learn here in discussing, persuading and negotiating will be quite useful in the future.

You will receive the selection of topics shortly. Each member of your school will be asked to sign up for a different committee. Students are asked to choose the three committees that they like the most and put them in order of preference. We will try to take your preferences into consideration; however, not all students will be able to be allocated in the committee they put the first. About a month before the session we will email research guidelines to you. Those are suggested readings to prepare for your topic but also to acquire a general understanding of the other issues that will be up for debate.

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Preliminary Programme

Wednesday, 8th April of 2013

Till 19:00 – Delegations’ Arrivals Check in Dinner at the hostel

Thursday, 9th April of 2013

Wake up call Breakfast Walk to Parque María Luisa Teambuilding Lunch Teambuilding Opening Ceremony Walk back to hostel Eurovillage preparation Eurovillage

Friday, 10th April of 2013

Wake up call Breakfast Transfer to Universidad Loyola Committee Work Lunch Committee Work Transfer to the hostel Theme party

Saturday, 11th April of 2013

Breakfast Transfer to Universidad Loyola Committee Work Lunch Committee Work Transfer to the hostel Sevilla City Tour

Sunday, 12th April of 2013

Breakfast Hostel check-out Transfer to Universidad Loyola GA Opening Debates 1, 2, 3 and 4 Lunch Debates 5, 6, 7 and 8 Closing Ceremony Departures