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Alumni meeting delegate Booklet Global Leaders' Summit 2013TRANSCRIPT
Dear alumni,
Join us for the unveiling of new AAI alumni network services and for the launch of AIESEC Alumni Europe!
It may be that years have passed since your last involvement with AIESEC. You probably have pursued a professional or academic
career or maybe started your own business, without meeting AIESECers other than your close friends. How about boosting your
career and enhancing your experience by reconnecting with AIESEC Alumni from Europe and from around the world?
On behalf of AIESEC Alumni International Executive Board, I encourage you to join us at the AIESEC Alumni International
Meeting and Regional Alumni Conference on 22-24 February 2013 in Novi Sad, Serbia, alongside AIESEC’s International
Presidents’ Meeting. The Regional Alumni Conference will also be the founding assembly of the newly proposed AIESEC Alumni
Europe.
According to a valued AIESEC-tradition, you will be enriched by the multi-layered history of Novi Sad, Serbian folklore and present
outlook, and the gala for AIESEC’s 60th anniversary in former Yugoslavia. AAIM and RAC is also great opportunity to reconnect
with fellow alumni and establish new „win-win‟ connections that will inspire and stimulate professional careers and businesses
Book your calendar now for 22-24 Feb 2013 and expect registration opening soon; more details can be found
at http://gls2013.org , e-mail [email protected].
AIESECly yours,
David Epstein
President
AIESEC Alumni International
Introduction
What’s inside? 1. Welcome to Serbia
2. Venue
3. Agenda
4. Registration dates
5. Fees
6. Payment methods
7. Visa requirements
8. Travel to Serbia
9. Contact us
Foreword
Content
Welcome to Serbia
“When I tell people about Serbia I say that it‟s a country full of surprises.
Belgrade is a city that never sleeps, and the people are incredibly
hospitable and nice.”
Serbia has connected West and East for centuries – a land
which civilizations, cultures, faiths, climates and landscapes meet and
mingle. It is located in the center of the Balkan Peninsula, in
southeastern Europe. Serbia is landlocked but as a Danube country it is
connected to distant seas and oceans. Serbia is crossroads of Europe
and geopolitically important territory. The international roads and
railway lines form the shortest link between Western Europe and the
Middle East.
Welcome to Serbia
BELGRADE
Belgrade is the city of youth. More than 40% of its citizens are between 15 and 44 years of age. Belgrade has about two million
inhabitants and it is the fourth largest city by population in Southeast Europe, after Istanbul, Athens and Bucharest.
This city, living through and surviving numerous wars and destruction during the centuries, is one of the oldest cities in Europe, and
thus had a number of symbolic names, such as: House of Winds, Combat Hill, and House of Freedom.
You should visit Skadarlija, an old bohemian quarter of the city, where the poets and artists gathered in the late 19th and early 20th
century.
Welcome to Serbia
NOVI SAD
Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia, the administrative seat of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is located in
the southern part of Pannonian Plain, on the banks of the Danube River and Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal, facing the northern
slopes of Fruška Gora Mountain.
The city was founded in 1694, when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress, a
Habsburg strategic military post. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it became an important trading and manufacturing center, as well
as a center of Serbian culture of that period, earning the nickname Serbian Athens. The city was heavily devastated in the 1848.
Revolution, but it was subsequently restored. Today, Novi Sad is an industrial and financial center of the Serbian economy, as well
as a major cultural hub.
Welcome to Serbia
Hotel:Master
Venue: SPENS
The venue- SPENS is located near the city Centre, 5min by bus from the hotel.
Hotel “Master”is the place where alumni delegates will sleepand is a part of the Novi Sad Fair and “Master”
Congress Centre complex.Centre is used for different congresses, conferences, symposia, seminars and so
on.The Congress International Presidents meeting and other GLS 2013 events will also be hosted there.
Transportation from the hotel to the venue will be provided for delegates free of charge.
Note: if you want to book an extra night (before or after the forum) mail us at [email protected]
Venue and Hotel
Just in case: How to get from the hotel to the venue?
Venue and Hotel
Alumni Meeting- 2013 22
nd February 2013 (AAIM/RAC)
9:00 - 10:00 –Opening Session
10:00 - 10:30 – Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:30 – AAI update
11:30 - 12:00 – Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00 – AAI update and discussion
13:00 - 15:00 – Lunch
15:00 - 16:39– Operational Cooperation
16:30 - 17:00 – Coffee Break
17:30 - 18:30 – AAE Founding Assembly
18:30 - 20:00 – Networking Time
20:00 – Alumni Dinner
23rd
February 2013 (Business Forum)
12:00 - 12:30 – Opening
12:30-13:30 – World Café
13:30-14:30 – Lunch
13:30-15:15 – First Panel Discussion
15:15-16:00 – Key note speeches
16:00-16:30 – Break
16:30-17:15 – Second Panel Discussion
17:15-18:00 – Key note Speeches
18:00-18:15 – Closing
20:00-22:00 – 60 Years of AIESEC Yugoslavia
Celebration
24th
February 2013 (AAIM/RAC) 9:00 - 11:30 – Wrap Up
11:30 -13:00 – Feedback
13:00 - 14:00 – Lunch
*Agenda is a draft and the team of GLS reserves the right to announce changes as they happen
Registrations
Registration for Alumni Business Forum opens – 14.12.2012
Final registration deadline– 15.02.2013
You can register following this LINK.Make sure to fill in all the required information, correctly and to upload a good copy
of your scanned passport. For delegates that require visas, make sure to fill in the additional visa information. All delegates
need to send a copy of their passport, whether they require visas or not. Incomplete registrations won’t be accepted and you
will need to apply again.
*Note: For countries that require visas to come to Serbia, we strongly recommend you register as soon as possible so you
may begin your visa process on time. For delegates who register after the 20th
of January, and require visas, we will
provide all the documents for their visas but cannot guarantee that they will receive their visas on time.
Agenda
Registrations
*prices in Euros
Conference full (accommodation 3 nights, food, 60 years)
AAI/AAE
members
Non AAI/AAE
alumni
Registrations 260 (312 with VAT) 280(336 with VAT)
Participation fee only for Alumni Business Forum (23rd Feb 2013)
40 (48 with VAT) 40 (48 with VAT)
Fees
All payments of the GLS 2013 Alumni Meeting fees will
be done according to invoice, which will be sent to you by
the CC team.
We have 2 ways of paying the fee:
Bank transfer in Euros.
Cash payment on site in Euros.
Payments in cash:
If you plan to pay during the registration, please bring your
fee in cash (Euros). Thereis an ATM at both hotel venues
and currency exchange facilities.
Bank transfer:
Please, note that you are to pay in Euros.
Bank details for payments:
Corresponding Bank:
ERSTE GROUP BANK AG WIEN, AUSTRIA
SWIFT CODE: GIBAATWG
Account of the beneficiary with:
ERSTE BANK A.D. NOVI SAD
SWIFT CODE: GIBARS22
Beneficiary:
IBAN RS35340000001100616638
Name: AIESEC Srbije
Address: Beograd 11000, Kamenička 6
International Pazments Department
Erste Bank a.d., Novi Sad
Payment reference: conference fee
Please, take into consideration that if you choose this
payment option, you will need to support all costs
regarding money transfer.
If you choose bank transfers as a way of payment, please
do it by the 05.02.2012.
When you have transferred the funds, please send a copy
of the receipt to [email protected] with “AIESEC
Country - fee paid” as a subject. For example: AIESEC
Serbia – fee paid
Payment
Visa procedures We are glad to inform you that almost the half of our delegations won‟t be needing visas to come to Serbia. The countries that do require visas are listed in the next page. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Serbia supports our project; therefore the visa procedure for each delegate should go smoothly without an complications. Make sure that you follow all of the steps and fill in the required documentation. STEP 1: When filling in the registration form, make sure to fill in the information for visa requirements. Just follow guidelines and please make sure that all your information is put in correctly and send a scanned copy of your passport. STEP2: When you receive back a scanned copy of you invitation letter, with it apply for a visa in the nearest Serbian embassy. To check whether there is a Serbian embassy in your country, follow this LINK. If there isn‟t a Serbian embassy in your country, on the same link you will find where the closest embassy is, so you can apply for your visa there. You are applying for a type C visa (conference participation). STEP 3: Prepare the rest of the required documentation that needs to be submitted. This is the list of documentation: - Invitation letter sent by the CC team of GLS 2013
- Visa Application Form that you should fill in, you can find it on this LINK.
- Photo (3,5 x 4,5 cm)
- Proof of residence (if you are not residing in your native country)
- 65 Euros payable to the Embassy of Serbia/ Consulate General of Serbia Make sure to contact the Serbian embassy in your country, or the closest one abroad, to double check whether any additional documentation is required. The embassies reserve the right to request extra documentation such as a return ticket or itinerary, proof of sufficient funds for staying in Serbia during the conference and so on. Also make sure to check the price for acquiring a visa, as the prices differ from country to country. Embassy contacts will be provided by the CC responsible person. STEP 4: Get your visa and prepare for your trip!
Visa Requirements
These are the countries that require a visa to enter Serbia:
Countries that require Visa Afghanistan
Algeria
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Benin
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Colombia
Cote d'Ivoire
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Jordan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Liberia
Mainland of China
Malaysia
Mauritius
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Nepal
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
UAE
Uganda
Venezuela
Vietnam
Visa Requirements
How to reach Serbia:
Airplane – Your final destination is the one and only airport in Belgrade called “Nikola Tesla”. Some of your transit
airports might be: Frankfurt and Munich (Germany), Moscow (Russia), Istanbul (Turkey), Paris (France), Cairo (Egypt) and
London (UK), Doha (Qatar). These are some of the biggest airports that connect with Belgrade. Speaking of airlines
companies, you should consider these ones as most common for Belgrade: Lufthansa, Aeroflot, JAT airways, Turkish
airways, Qatar Airways, Air France, Austrian airlines, Wizz Air, Nikki and Flydubai.
NOTE: For countries that require visas to Serbia, we strongly recommended considering and booking connecting flights that
go through the following countries: Moscow (Russia), Istanbul (Turkey), Cairo (Egypt) Tel Aviv (Isreal) and Doha (Qatar).
Train station – Central Train Station. This option can be really convenient for neighboring countries because it is rather
cheap and the trip is not that long. Our railroads are connected to these major cities in our area: Budapest (Hungary), Vienna
(Austria), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Munich (Germany), Zagreb (Croatia), Bucharest (Romania), Thessaloniki (Greece), Istanbul
(Turkey) and Podgorica (Montenegro).
Bus – Central Bus Station. This is also a good option for European countries. Make sure if you try this one to find ticket
with the least intermediate stations so your trip wouldn’t last too long. All major cities in Europe have direct buses to Serbia
with few intermediate stops.
Car – Since this is a rarer and bit more complicated option, please notify your delegates’ servicing manger about this so we
can arrange it as well. This option could be convenient for neighboring countries such as: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria,
Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
How to reach Serbia
Contact us
All questions may be directed to [email protected]
In case you need to contact us personally:
Milena Mandić
Vice President for Delegates’ Servicing
Pavel Peychev
Alumni Manager
Transportation partner: