International Education Conference ~SPAIN~

August 9, 2016 – August 19, 2016

¡Encierro! Come Run With Us! Explore the African Footprint in Spain.

http://afroeurope.blogspot.com/2010/01/black-people-in-spain.html

To register online, click HERE For more information call the National Office at (202) 678-4570

39th NABSW International Conference - SPAIN Encierro! Come Run With Us! Explore the African Footprint in Spain

August 9, 2016 to August 19, 2016

REGISTRATION FORM (Send form to NABSW) _Page 1 of 2

Conference Fees & Payment Schedules (Please check your preference):

Full Legal Name (exactly as it appears on passport) (Send the first page of your passport with your registration)

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Date of Birth (DOB)

Address: (City, State & Zip)

Cell Phone OR Office Telephone Number

Home Telephone Number

Email Address

NABSW Member No Yes

Chapter Affiliation

Home Departure City & State

I will be leaving from one of two gateway cities. There are ONLY two options – New York and Los Angeles This is final (once you select a city, you cannot change your mind)

New York Los Angeles Additional $150.00 charge when leaving from this city

Please specify any food allergies and/or food preferences

DOUBLE OCCUPANCY SINGLE OCCUPANCY $4,100.00 (JFK)

Payment #1 - $600.00 January 10, 2016

$4,250.00 (LAX) Payment #1 - $750.00 January 10, 2016

$4,600.00 (JFK) Payment #1 - $600.00 January 10, 2016

$4,750.00 (LAX) Payment #1 - $750.00 January 10, 2016

Payment #2 - $700.00 ……………………………February 10, 2016 Payment #3 - $700.00 ………………………………. March 10, 2016 Payment #4 - $700.00 …………………………………. April 10, 2016 Payment #5 - $700.00 …………………………………..May 10, 2016 Payment #6 - $700.00 …………………………………..June 10, 2016

Payment #2 - $800.00 ……………………………February 10, 2016 Payment #3 - $800.00 ………………………………. March 10, 2016 Payment #4 - $800.00 …………………………………. April 10, 2016 Payment #5 - $800.00 …………………………………..May 10, 2016 Payment #6 - $800.00 …………………………………..June 10, 2016

I will be sharing a room with? (Write name below)

REGISTRATION FORM (Send form to NABSW) _Page 2 of 2

Please send the first page of your passport with your registration. It includes your passport number and photo

Payment Schedule (A $75.00 late fee will be assessed for all late payments after April 10, 2016).

If you are not a member of NABSW there is an additional fee of $100.00. The $100.00 will be added to your final payment.

This year NABSW will be partnering with Dr. Runoko Rashidi, Historian and Anthropologist, who will be traveling with NABSW as an expert and guide as we explore African presence in Spain. For more information about Dr. Rashidi, please visit the following websites which provide additional information: http://www.travelwithrunoko.com/about_dr http://runokorashidi.com/.

PAYMENT:

Send Payment #1 (in the form of a Check ) to: The National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW), Inc. 2305 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE

Washington, DC 20020 (202) 678-4570

rashidi and/or

Payments #2 - #6 can be made manually by sending a check to NABSW (see address above) or on the NABSW website. Monthly payments can be made by visiting this link: https://nabsw.site-ym.com/store/ListProducts.aspx?catid=325226. Select the appropriate monthly payment and add the payment to your shopping cart. Select checkout when done to complete your transaction. All payments must be received by the 10th of every month.

CANCELLATION PENALTY DATES: For any cancellation 70 days (June 1, 2015) prior to departure, penalty will be assessed as follows:

69-45 days (June 1-June30) ...................................................................................................................... 30% of the tour cost

44-30 days (June 31-July13)....................................................................................................................... 55% of the tour cost

29 days or less (July 14-August 11) ........................................................................................................ 100% of the tour cost

CHECKLIST: Please make sure that you have done/will do the following:

1. I’ve made my 1st payment by check and sent it to NABSW

2. I’ve registered online AND/OR sent my registration form to NABSW 3. I’ve sent the first page of my passport (the page with my photo) to NABSW 4. If I’ve signed up as double occupancy, I have designated a roommate 5. If I am not a member, I will include an additional $100.00 with my final payment

SIGNATURE DATE

Make a copy of this registration form for your records. Welcome Aboard!!!

NOTE: All programming and site visits planned are subject to final confirmation AND a passport IS required for travel to the Spain. A visa is NOT required.

Fly out from major US hub city – JFK or LAX

Depart for Madrid overnight trans-Atlantic flight

ARRIVAL IN MADRID

Meet and Greet with Spanish and/or social work delegates

Transfer to Emperador Hotel

Escorted sightseeing tour o Campo del Moro

o Tempo de Debod

o Puerta del Sol

o The stately Alcala Gate o The busy Grand Via o Plaza de España o Plaza de Oriente o Overview of Spain’s

African heritage by Runoko Rashidi

After lunch return to hotel Opening dinner with colleagues

For information about the Emperador Hotel:

www.emperadorhotel.com

Gran Via, 53, 28013 Madrid + 34915 47 28 00

DAY 1 TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 (TRAVEL OVERNIGHT TO MADRID)

DAY 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016 (MADRID)

Morning Workshops LUNCH Museum Visits

o Prado Museum (European Renaissance Art) o Museum of the Americas ( Art of the Spanish Colonies and the Casta paintings)

Visit the Basilica of our Lady of Atocha The Black Madonna of Madrid Rolling Workshop

Breakfast Buffet

MADRID o Journey south through the once remote

region of Extremadura

o Lunch MERIDA

o Visit to Ancient Merida o Visit to the Roman Amphitheatre

archeological site

DAY 3 THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2016 (MADRID)

DAY 4 FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2016 (MADRID-MERIDA-SEVILLE)

SEVILLE

o One of the early capitals of Moorish Spain o Runoko Rashidi provides an overview of the history of the Moors in Spain

Overnight at the Melia Seville

For information about the Melia Seville: www.melia.com/Melia_Sevilla

Av de la Borbolla, s/n, 41004 Sevilla Phone: +34 954 42

Breakfast Buffet Workshop with local Social Workers Community Afternoon Tour

o Spain’s 3rd largest city “Pearl of Andalucia” o Tower of Gold o Tranquil and extensive Maria Luisa Park o The quaint Santa Cruz Quarter o The huge cathedral (one of the largest in the world)

with its Giralda Tower (a former minaret) Lunch

DAY 5 SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2016 (SEVILLE)

Afternoon

o Free to continue to explore or shop o Optional Flamenco Show with the enjoyment of local wines ($35-$45 per person,

includes a non-alcoholic drink)

Breakfast Buffet DEPART TO CORDOBA

o Visit the former Great Mosque (now a cathedral - used to be one of the world’s marvels)

o Lunch CONTINUE TO GRANADA/rolling workshop

o Passing thousands of acres of olive groves Evening

o Visit the quaint and typical Albacin Quarter for an illuminated Alhambra where Andalusian customs, music and wine join to create an enchanting atmosphere

o Enjoy Flamenco music- heavily influenced by the Moors

Overnight at Melia Granada

For more information about the Melia Granada: http://www.melia.com/es/hoteles/espana/granada/melia-granada/index.html

Calle Ángel Ganivet, 7, 18009 Granada, Spain. Phone: +34 902 14 44 40

DAY 6 SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2016 (SEVILLE-CORDOBA-GRANADA)

Breakfast Buffet Workshop with local Social Workers community LUNCH Escorted Tour

o The amazing Moorish palace and the fortress complex of Alhambra

o The verdant Gardens of the Generalife

Breakfast Buffet

Visit

Faculty of Social Work University of Valencia Overnight Tour - On the journey Runoko Rashidi will summarize the history and aftermath of the Moors in Spain

DAY 7 MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016 (GRANADA)

DAY 8 TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2016 (GRANADA/VALENCIA)

Breakfast Buffet TRAVEL TO BARCELONA

o The city where the 1st Social Work University in Spain was established in 1932

Lunch Afternoon Workshop and Visits

Breakfast Buffet

FULL DAY TOUR

o La Sagrada Familia o Panoramic view of Barcelona from Montjuic hill o Drive through the Eixample- Barcelona’s

modernist center

DAY 9 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016 (BARCELONA)

DAY 10 THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2016 (BARCELONA)

WALKING TOUR

o Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter- including the 2,000 year-old Roman temple o Catalonia’s Montserrat o La Morneta- The Virgin of Montserrat

AFTER LUNCH RETURN TO HOTEL

FAREWELL DINNER

o Black Family Ritual with Spanish Colleagues

BREAKFAST BUFFET

TRANSFER TO AIRPORT

o Fly home

DAY 11 FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016 (BARCELONA-HOME)