2010issue 1

National selection conferenceof EYP GermanyWürzburg 9.-13.6.2010

5stepsto ecotravelling

What’s in your

bag?

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WWhen setting out for a new ad-venture, you start by packing your bag. First it looks empty, but you slowly start filling it, with things and with expectations for your upcoming journey. Some pack light, some pack too much.When arriving at an EYP session you unpack your bag with expec-tations, some get fulfilled, some not. However, after unpacking your bag is empty again and your

task is to fill it. Fill it with memories, new ideas, new friends and new ex-periences. Do not close your bag be-cause it looks full, trust me, there is always room for more. It might make your bag heavy, but most impor-tantly, they make you much stronger. After the session when you return home with your hopefully crammed suitcase, you open it and put eve-rything in your closet and keep it.

Delegates, welcome to the 20th National Selection Conference of EYP Germany, Würzburg 2010. Planet W is for you and to help you to fill your bags. Enjoy every second of these five days.

Hanna Ollinen

A welcome from the editor

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content3Introducing Jamie Brown

5Five simple steps

8WürzUp?

10The chairs arehere

13Bin there,done that

14There is noPlanet B

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Jamie BrownBy Rita Grant

- liberté, egalité, fraternité

A notable figure in EYP, Jamie Brown can be deemed nothing less of an international legend among the community. A gentleman at all times, he has been a prominent member of the EYP family for the past five years. With his British charm and sophisti-cated air, he will undoubtedly make this a session none of us will forget.

Born and raised in the west of Ireland to English parents, Jamie considers himself the epitome of an English-man. With enough wit and charm to make any girl swoon and the debat-ing skills of a pro, he has definitely made an impression on the European Youth Parliament network. Begin-ning his EYP days all the way back in 2007 at the Irish sessions, he has since travelled far and wide. ‘[I’ve at-tended] 22 sessions in total! My per-sonal favourite session was the Stock-holm International Session. I was

editing and we produced an amazing paper and made some hilarious vid-eos that most people seemed to like.’

Over the course of these 22 sessions, Jamie has held many positions, from chair to editor to journo. ‘My favourite position would be as an Editor; it’s the position I’ve held more than any oth-er for a reason. I’m a nerd all the time and a writer in my spare time and this lets me indulge in my passions for the written word, creativity and comedy.’

Rarely happy staying in the one place, Jamie has travelled extensively, pretty much visiting all corners of Europe. His latest venture was to North and South America. Having set out last October, he could be seen back-packing his way around America up until last week. He endured the ten hour flight to Germany for this very session, dedication or what?

Renowned for his unforget-table quotes, Jamie is nev-er without something to say.His contribution to EYP has been astounding, undoubtedly inspiring many of the delegates to advance into the world of public speaking. To aid in your progression through the ses-sion, Jamie would like to offer some words of wisdom – ‘Happiness is a product of your attitude, not your cir-cumstances. Things never go to plan. Don’t be frustrated that your vision of a perfect future never happened; just embrace the chaos of it all. Have an open mind, but don’t let your brain fall out. Question. Examine. Judge. Mar-vel. Enjoy. Evolve. Make the session what you want it to be. Live the joy you want to see. Expect the unexpected, seek opportunity in challenges. Be pragmatic.’ Inspirational as always.

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‘Fortune favours the brave’

- liberté, egalité, fraternité

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5 tRies tO BeinG AnecO-tRAvelleR

The most environmentally friendly way to get to this ses-sion is to walk, as this does not require any fossil fuels. En-ergy would be provided by the fallen apples, and the worms that might be inside would even furnish some useful protein.

1. 2.Another very green way to trav-el is by bicycle. This has some practical disadvantages, such as carrying luggage, but also some considerable health advantages.

A very glamorous way to ar-rive would be by horse and carriage, which also does not require any gasoline, and has minimal CO2 outputs. How-ever, one has to consider the carbon footprint of the horse – its special accommodation and diet, water needs, and waste.

3.By Rebecca smith

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Renewable energies are an ap-pealing choice. Unfortunately, they are not yet sufficiently developed. Options would be a car powered by solar en-ergy, or a magic flying carpet that would use wind energy.

4.A friendly way to travel is to use public transportation, such as trains. They consume more energy, but pollute much less than planes and cars, and are commonly used in Germany.

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WÜRZ UP?Young, charming Jens Dietrich (ECON) knows how to win a girl’s heart : As a preparation for the session, for each girl in his delegation, he bought gingerbread- hearts with their names on them. Being the only guy in this del-egation, of course no one wants to miss him.For this reason, we think Jens deserves the honourable ti-tle ‘ Delegate of the Day’, because we think we need more men like him. Congratulations!

Delegateof the Day

eco iDeas

(left) One journo spotted a very green idea at Frank-furt train station.

(right) Rya-nair sells simi-lar smokless cigarettes. 6 € for a pack of ten. comes in three different flavours.

“There’s so much pollu-tion in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all.” Robert Orben

COMING SOON

EYP TV

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During the delegate’s arrival in the morning, we have detected some in-teresting trends, especially concering male fashion .Daniel Mueller from AFET arrived with heavy a load: obviously he could not decide which clothes to bring with him, so he just took them all.

Blonde, blue eyes, good-looking - No, this girl is not from Sweden, but from Germany. Thumbs up for her good taste, combining leggings, check shirt, ballerinas and a matching bag – very trendy!

THE WORLDTODAY

Style of the day

The world is waiting for a solutioncon to the ca-tatrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill began in April after an explosion on a BP oil rig.The consequenses are disastrous. Millions of li-tres of oil have been spilled, endangering the eco-system in the area and destroying the fishermens’ business. Attempts to block the spill have been done, and the latest news from Louisiana tells that they have finally been successful. Still, the full extent of the consequenses are yet to be realized as the infor-mation is slowly unveiled.

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Face the chairsName: Buser SayCountry of Origin: TurkeyRandom fact: literally got his visa 8 hours before the session

Name: Lorenz StreeCountry of Origin: GermanyMemorable EYP moment: first ever closing ceremony and “Imagine“ by John Lennon being played

Name: Dominik DrašnarCountry of Origin: Czech RepublicMemorable EYP moment: getting 30 minutes of sleep after 68 hours of be-ing awake at the Prague International

Name: Angelica MaierCountry of Origin: GermanyRandom fact: really wanted to see a moose when she visited Canada

Name: Boudewijn BisschopCountry of Origin: HollandMemorable EYP moment: being woken up in the Dutch National’s GA by a car alarm going off and ask-ing: “Is that my car?“

Name: Anar KucheraCountry of Origin: Czech RepublicRandom fact: doesn’t eat chocolate, because doesn’t like the taste of it

Name: Conor MahonCountry of Origin: IrelandMemorable EYP moment: remem-bers Jamie dressed in a bed sheet, sandals and with leaves around his head declaring he was Jesus first time they met.

Name: Pia SpeissmacerCountry of Origin: GermanyRandom fact: likes the smell of kerosine aka flight fuel (suspected terrorist)

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Name: Kerstin EckartCountry of Origin: GermanyRandom fact: she has an identical twin sister

Name: Lars MelakoskiCountry of Origin: FinlandMemorable EYP moment: sharing a sauna with Jamie at the Tampere regional session

Name: Merete HolmbergCountry of Origin: FinlandRandom fact: loves watermelons and wants to be one all day every day

Name: Ulrich VölkerCountry of Origin: GermanyMemorable EYP moment: waking up after the Adria Forum covered in lipstick, nail polish and make-up

Name: Jamie BrownCountry of Origin: IrelandRandom fact: suffered from the delu-sion that he was filmed for a TV show he couldn’t see

Name: Jim CramerCountry of Origin: GermanyMemorable EYP moment: he ran-domly met his vacation buddy from years before at an EYP session – what a happy reunion

Name: Jonathan MaekerCountry of Origin: SwedenRandom fact: he loves paté, pickles and mayo in a sandwich

Name: Zahra RhunderkampCountry of Origin: HollandRandom fact: She has a secret obses-sion for firemen below the height of 165 centimetres

Name: Andrea PürckhauerCountry of Origin: GermanyMemorable EYP moment: once drank flower water because she thought it was white wine

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What is in your bag?Organiser Tim Lock opens up and lets two of our journalists see what he packed in his bag to Würzburg.

‘I packed my bag in half an hour, right before I left for the National Selection Conference, so I was really surprised that I didn´t forget anything. Well, I got basic things with me like shirts and pants, but I guess my notebook and my cell phone charger are most important to me. They are really nec-essary when organizing a session, you don´t get far if your cell phone bat-

tery dies. Also, I have all notes on my computer. That helps me to be more eco-friendly: you don´t need any pa-per.’

Before closing up his bag again, Tim picks up his secret weapon, his sham-poo.‘I got this great power shampoo rec-ommended by Yogi Löw for the up-coming soccer championship.’ Tim explains with a smile on his face, while heading back to the orga room.

Tim LockMaleOrganiserGerman22 years

By Jo susann Graff and sini ventelä

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A year ago, I was an organiser for the French National Session. During teambuilding, a regrettable incident happened: one of the delegates, from the Caribbean, cold, jetlagged, and very shy, peed in his pants. But this unfortunate delegate is not the focus of my story.

As the session was close to an end, a high placed board member of EYP France started inquiring on the hap-penings of those peed pants. All we could remember was that the delegate had put them in a clean garbage bag. The board member insisted that we find them. As brave organisers, we did not shy away from any task. So, dur-ing GA, the head organisers and their team of orgas, all formally dressed up, went through the trash - all of it. The many magic sticks, underused during team-building, became useful probes to study each bag of garbage, as we emptied its contents into dumpsters.

We never found the pants. We highly suspect that the board member mis-understood the delegate’s shy nod meaning “I have my trousers” as “I’d like you guys to find them”. You nev-er know what strange activity you’ll be doing at an EYP session. And please delegates, be careful about what you throw out! It could be reusable, toxic, or someone might have to go and get it.

Bin there,done that

By Rebecca smith

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there is no planet B

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there is no planet B

High atmospheric CO2, rising temperatures and sea levels, rapid extinctions of species, spread of disease, and precariousness of re-sources are all clues that something is wrong, very wrong, in the way we live on our planet. Scientists believe that we are currently us-ing up 1.4 worlds in terms of our ecological footprint, an expendi-ture that none of us can afford. The omnipresent and controver-sial topic of climate change is the first sign of our effect on planet Earth. If we disturb the fragile eco-

logical balance, what will happen? Can the Earth still support us?We have learned quite a lot about our universe and developed very powerful observing tools. Howev-er, we have still not found another planet with life, have not even the technology to go to all the places we see, and stay there. Our nearest planets, those in our solar systems, are hardly welcoming. We don’t have an alternative to planet Earth.Curiously, mankind seems to be quite unaware of this. Instead of us-ing our resources wisely, we deplete

them with a growing appetite, trying to get the most out of it while we still can: Hardly a sustainable attitude.There is no planet B, so we bet-ter take very good care of the only planet we have. And fast. We have gathered in order to discuss this complex issue. Politicians failed, so fire up your grey cells, be open-minded, and do better than them.

By Rebecca smith

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Würzburg – that’s the city we gather in,a city to which a lot of you yet haven’t been.But against all expectation of yours,This is not Germany, but even worse:The GA is located in the Free State of Bavaria,to many, this is a highly dangerous area.Dirndl, Lederhosen, sausages and beerare beside a funny accent, very present in here.Want to learn more about your upcoming activi-ties?Discussions, dancing, big fat ponies!

At Eurovillage, delicious food will be served,traditional costumes and tipsy delegates can be observed.There is no planet B is what we’ll talk about,there’s no doubt: a solution has to be found!

So, the press team welcomes you!We’ll follow you the whole week through,gossip and other news is what we like,be sure: There’s no secret you can hide!

the Würzburg poem

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SPONSORS

Bosch Rexroth

GlaxosmithKline

sparkassenstiftung für die stadt Würzburg

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THE PRESS ROOM

SINIVENTELäFinland

MIMIBONEVGermany

JO SUSANNGRAFFGermany

REBECCASMITHFrance

KARIN-LIISLAHTMäEestonia

RITAGRANTireland

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