FEDERALIST DEBATE AND TRAINING WEEKEND
9-11 MARCH 2018 | MILAN

FEDERALISM:

NATIONAL, EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Winning the challenge of identity, democratic governance and interdependence

 
Dear friends,
 
We would like to invite you the UEF and JEF international seminar “Federalism: national, European and global perspectives - Winning the challenge of identity, democratic governance and interdependence”, taking place in Milan on 9-11 March 2018.

The 2018 edition of the joint yearly training event in cooperation between JEF and UEF will focus on federalism in its national, European and global dimensions, exploring the challenges facing and the opportunities offered by modern federalism at all level of government in contemporary societies.

Through a combination of conferences, moderated panel debates and interactive working groups, the seminar will cover a wide range of aspects of federalism, from its theoretical foundations to its actual application in response to the most pressing issues in our societies at the national, European and global levels. Speakers will come from the world of academia, civil society, administration and politics from different countries.

The meeting is open to members and non-members, so feel free to circulate this message broadly in your section.

REGISTRATIONS
Applications from participants requesting accommodation and support for travel costs should be submitted before Monday 8 January.  Accepted participants will be notified by email by Monday 15 January 2018. Some applications may not be accepted in the first round but at a later stage in case of cancellation by an accepted participant.

Applications from participants NOT requesting accommodation and support for travel costs should be submitted before Friday 16 February 2018.  Accepted participants will be notified by email by Friday 23 February 2018.

You can register to the event by following this link.

PROGRAMME
A draft programme of the event is available for download on our website.
PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS

Participants requesting accommodation and support for travel costs
  1. Upon notification by UEF of the acceptance to the seminar, accepted participants requesting accommodation and support for travel costs will be required to pay a participation fee of 80 euros (40 Euros for participants younger than 30 y.o) by Monday 22 January 2018 to confirm their participation. Passed the deadline, all unconfirmed participants will be replaced by other applicants
  2. The participation fee entitles to:
    • Seminar: participation in all sessions of the seminar;
    • Accommodation: Friday and Saturday night in hotel in double rooms. Single Rooms (2 nights) are available at a supplement of 80 euros to be paid by the participant at the time of payment of the participation fee;
    • Meals: Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner; Sunday breakfast; all coffee breaks;
    • Travel reimbursements: 50% of the travel costs, up to a maximum payment of 150 euros, provided (1) low-cost airlines are used whenever available and cheaper, and (2) tickets are bought not later than 7 days from reception by the participants of their notification of acceptance. Participants are required to provide their original travel tickets. Reimbursements will be made in cash at the event.
Participants NOT requesting accommodation and support for travel costs
  1. Upon notification from the UEF, accepted participants NOT requesting accommodation and support for travel costs but who wish to join the common meals (dinner on Friday, lunch on Saturday and dinner on Saturday) will be required to pay a participation fee of 40 euros to cover the cost of all meals.
  2. Accepted participants NOT requesting accommodation and support for travel costs and who do NOT join the common meals are not required to pay any participation fee. They should anyhow apply for the seminar as specified above.
Should you have any questions please get in touch with the European Secretariat.
 
We look forward to seeing you in Milan.

With best regards,
 
Paolo VACCA
Secretary General



Union of European Federalists
Square de Meeûs 25
B-1000 Bruxelles
+32 (0)2 508-3030

 
Christopher GLÜK
Jef President

Young  European Federalists
Square de Meeûs 25
B-1000 Bruxelles
+32 (0)2 508-3030
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