Spring Agora Rhein Neckar 2013 MANNHEIM, GERMANY

EUROPEAN STUDY & CAREER FAIR

EUROPEAN STUDENTS’ FORUM

PROGRAMMEINFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS

THE MINISTER-PRESIDENT OF THE STATE OF BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG

Words of Welcome

First of all I would like to give a warm welcome to all participants of the Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar which is taking place in Mannheim. I am very delighted to be a patron of the congress.

More than 800 students from all over Europe will be able not only to deal with internal is-sues of the association but also to make new friends. As Europe’s largest cross-faculty stu-dent network, AEGEE has been putting the vision of a unified Europe into reality since 1985, even beyond the borders of the EU.

The main emphasis of the Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar will be the “European Year of Citizens 2013” which was proclaimed by the European Union. I fully support this decision. Thus AE-GEE does not only focus on the rights and ob-ligations of its citizens but also especially on their freedom. Freedom which they either al-ready possess or which is worth fighting for.

This motto clearly shows who or what con-stitutes the essence of Europe: it is the peo-ple who live and work peacefully next to each W

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other. For the integration and solidarity of different cultures and languages it is indispen-sable that people come to-gether, irrespective of borders.

With numerous initiatives, workshops and events AEGEE is setting a great example. The organisation lives and promotes an understand-ing among nations and an intercultural dialog. It is great that young people not only show enthusiasm for the European idea but also make it a reality. They are the future of their countries and of Europe.

Organising a “Spring Agora” is hard work. Therefore, I thank eve-ry student who was actively and voluntarily involved in the process of organising and realising the Agora. I wish every guest in Man-nheim an exciting stay, as well as great and interesting conversa-tions and meetings, so that we can bring Europe closer together.

Winfried KretschmannMinister-President of the state of Baden-Württemberg

(translation from the German version)

Dear Participants of the European Study and Career Fair and AEGEE Fair,

it is already the 5th time that we are organ-ising this Fair to offer all kinds of opportu-nities to our members and other visitors.Student mobility and especially youth unemploy-ment is becoming a more and more pressing issue, so opportunities like these bringing together stu-dents with their prospective employers and renom-ated Higher Education Institutes become ever more important for students to find possibilities that fit their qualifications.

For the first time, the Study and Career Fair has been completely merged with the AEGEE Fair, bringing together formal Institu-tions and employers with AEGEE’s working groups and projects, where young Europeans can develop their skills informally. We hope that the new concept fulfills the need of all participants better.

In general, I hope that this Fair will inspire you for your future, open your eyes to possibilities and will possibly lead to new paths you can take in an international environment.

I wish you a fruitful event and an inspiring Agora.

On behalf of the Board of Directors of AEGEE-Europe

Kathrin RennerVice President and External Relations Director

Tuesday, 2nd of April

09:00 - … Registration of Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar 2013

10:00 – 16:45 Registration of AEGEE-Europe

11:00 – 14:00 City tour in Heidelberg (for people booked in the online shop)11:00 - … City tours in Mannheim12:00 - … City tours in Mannheim

11:00 – 14:00 Tour at the BASF (for people booked in the online shop)

13:00 – 14:00 German language course13:00 – 15:00 Football tournament against Racism and Xenophobia

13:00 – 14:00 AEGEE for newbies

14:00 – 15:00 Agora Speed Course

17:30 - … Opening Ceremony

AGENDA SPRING AGORA RHEIN NECKAR 2013 (2nd- 7th of April 2013)

ARRIVAL DAY

Wednesday, 3rd of April

07:00 – 08:00 Breakfast

09:00 – 12:00 Opening Plenary + Words of welcome + Presentation of the AEGEE-Europe Identity

and Statement of Principles + Attendance list + Presentation of the Agenda of the Agora + Presentation of the list of candidates + Ratification of the minutes

of the Spring Agora Alicante 2011 + Ratification of the minutes

of the Autumn Agora Budapest 2012 + Explanation of the user interface

of presentation system for plenary + Presentation of the Interim Activity Report

of the Comité Directeur + Interim evaluation of the Activity Plan of the Comité

Directeur + Questions to the Activity Report of the Comité

Directeur + Presentation of AEGEE-Europe Corporate Partners + Presentation of AEGEE-Europe platforms + Presentation of the external partners + Presentation of the Ecocide initiatives + Motion on ratification of the CD decision to

move head office + Questions to the motion + Motion “Fees and free participants statutory Events”

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+ Questions to the motion + Explanation of the voting system usage

12:00 – 12:30 Session for delegates

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:45 AEGEE Fair + Study Fair

17:00 – 19:00 Thematic panel “The Bologna Reform: Experiences of the First Decade and Challenges Ahead” with following panel discussion on the European Education olicy: The Fuhhture of the Bologna Reform”

19:15 – 20:00 AEGEE inspire

19:30 – 21:00 Dinner

Thursday, 4th of April

07:00 – 08:00 Breakfast09:00 - 10:50 Morning Plenary

+ Presentation of candidates for the Network Commission

+ Questions to candidates for the Network Commission + Presentation of recommendations drafted by the EBM + Motion: “Creating a policy for public and internal

information”

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+ Questions to the motion + Presentation of the Interim evaluation of the

Action Agenda 2012/2013 + Presentation of the Action Agenda 2013/2014 + Presentation of statistic results + Presentation of the prytanium of the day + Presentation of the progress meetings of the day + Presentation of the Workshops of the day + Presentation of the Activity Report session

11:05 – 12:30 Activity Reports session Thematic

+ Action Agenda Coordination Team + Culture Working Group + Education Working Group + Environmental Working Group + Human Rights Working Group + International Politics Working Group + Liaison officer (UN+UNESCO, OSCE, YFJ, WB+OCDE) + Sports Working Group + SUCT + Visa Freedom Working Group + Policy officiers

Organizational + AEGEE-Academy + Audit Commission + Corporate Relations Committee + Events Committee + Human Resources Committee + IT Committee + Juridical Commission + Mediation Commission + Network Commission

T H U R S D A Y A P R I L 4 T H

+ Public Relations Committee 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 15:30 Progress meetings

+ Financial matters + Network Status + Identity + Abolishing the delegate system/introducing the

members system + “Quo Vadis SU” + Evaluation of Action Agenda 2012/2013

15:45– 17:45 Prytanium slot I

+ “Agora places to be distributed by activity of locals and members, giving actions a platform at the Agora”, AEGEE-Aachen

+ “Accepting local board members as Delegates”, AEGEE-Leuven

+ “Clarification on the statutes of AEGEE-Europe”, JC + “New Working Format of the Agora”, JC + “Adjustment of car reimbursement”, AEGEE-Brussels + “Clarification of Agora fee”, AEGEE-Brussels

Workshop slot I + Employability and Mobility + Healthy lifestyle: truth or dare? + Discovering the roots of homophobia in sports + UN Youth delegates

18:00 – 20:00 Evening plenary

+ Presentation of the voting results

T H U R S D A Y A P R I L 4 T H

+ Presentation of the Annual Financial Report 2012 + Presentation of the Intermediate Financial Report

2012/2013 + Presentation of Audit Reports by the Audit Commission + Questions to the Annual Financial Report 2012, Inter

mediate Financial Report 2012/2013 and the Audit Report

+ Presentation of Updated Internal Budget 2012/2013 (August 1st – July 31st )

+ Presentation of a Provisional Budget Agora Rhein Neckar – Agora Zaragoza

+ Presentation of the Updated Annual Budget 2013 + Presentation of Provisional Internal Budget 2013/2014 + Questions to Updated Annual Budget 2013,

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+ Presentation of the results of Prytania of the day + Presentation of the results of Progress meeting of the

day + Presentation of the external partners

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+ Presentation of the candidate for the Secretary of the Agora

+ Questions Voting session 19:30 – 21:00 Dinner

T H U R S D A Y A P R I L 4 T H

Friday, 5th of April

07:00 – 08:00 Breakfast 09:00 - 10:30 Morning Plenary

+ Motion on VFWG becoming a Committee + Questions to the motion + Presentation of the external partners

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+ Presentations of candidates for the Juridical Commission

+ Questions to candidates for the Juridical Commission + Presentation of the Visual Identity Manual + Presentation of the prytanium of the day + Presentation of the progress meetings of the day + Presentation of the Workshops of the day

10:45 – 12:30 Prytanium slot II

+ “Creation of an Advisory Board of AEGEE-Europe”, AEGEE-Enschede

+ “Increasing the participation fee for the Summer University”, AEGEE-Enschede

+ “Allowing members from AEGEE Contacts to partici pate in the SU project”, AEGEE-Valladolid

+ « Region distribution », Comité Directeur Workshop slot II

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+ Musicians without borders + Internet Governance

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 15:45 Prytanium slot III

+ “Changing the role of the CD inside the Juridical Com mission and number of JC Commissioners”, CD

+ “Election of Speaker of Network Commission”, CD + “Clarify Chair and CD tasks regarding EBM and EBM

Topic Vote during Autumn Agora”, AEGEE-Enschede + “Reforming and simplifying Academy “, CD

Workshop slot III + School books & Nationalism + It doesn’t matter if you are Black or White! + Mind borders + Peace in Europe: how can we make it last? + How to make an impact

16:00 – 17:30 Progress meetings

+ Social Responsibility Fund + Tutor program for AEGEE members + EBM and Planning reform + Policy Officer Stephanie Mueller + Policy Officer Mathieu Soete + From headoffice based to Network CD Europe

17:30 – 17:50 Coffeebreak 18:00 – 20: 00 Evening plenary

+ Presentation of the voting results

F R I D A Y A P R I L 5 T H

+ Presentation of the external partners YFJ

+ Presentation of the results of Prytania of the day + Presentation of the results of Progress meeting of the

day + Presentation of the candidates for the

Comité Directeur + Questions to candidates for the Comité Directeur

Voting session 19:30 – 21:00 Dinner

Saturday, 6th of April

07:00 – 08:00 Breakfast 09:00 - 10:15 Morning Plenary

+ Presentation of the voting results + Presentation of the candidates for the position of

Financial Director of AEGEE-Europe + Questions to the candidates + Presentation of the candidates for the position of

Secretary General of AEGEE-Europe + Questions to the candidates + Presentation of the candidates for the position of

President of AEGEE-Europe + Questions to the candidates + Honorary member nomination + Presentation of the progress meetings of the day + Presentation of the Workshops of the day

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10:30 – 12:00 Progress meetings + CIA reform + European Elections 2014 + Types of events reform + Impact measurement + Europe on Track + Visual Identity

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 15:30 Workshop slot IV

+ Business Model Pressure Cooker pt. 1 + How to shoot films for your local pt. 1 + Mammoths vs. Lollipops - Defining Quality Education + Together for Europe? The 2014 European Parliament

elections in times of crisis + Public speaking and art of presentation + Tips and tricks for successful fundraising +

Internal meetings of organizational structure + Meeting with Network Commissioner Wieke + Meeting with sub-Commissioner Antonija (region of

the NetCom Ana) + Meeting with Network Commissioner Olia + Meeting with Network Commissioner Ada + Mediation Commission + Juridical Commission + Human Resource Committee + Corporate Relations Committee + Public Relations Committee + Environmental Working Group

S A T U R D A Y A P R I L 5 T H

15:30 – 17:30 Workshop slot V + Business Model Pressure Cooker pt. 2 + How to shoot films for your local pt. 2 + Making a difference on a local level / AEGEE & National

Youth Councils + How to design a training or workshop + Food B4G - Sustainable fruits and vegetables for

students + AEGEE history – the Summer Universities

Internal meetings for the thematic structure + Europe in Exchange project + Visa Freedom Working Group + Cultural Working Group + Health4Youth project + International Politics Working Group + Summer University Coordination Team + Eastern Partnership Project

17:45 – 20:00 Closing plenary

+ Presentation of the voting results + Network Update + Contacts upgrade and signing CdA + Twin antenna agreements + Working Groups update + Signing contract for the Y Vote 2 project + Signing the contract with the local organisers of the

Autumn Agora Zaragoza + Commendations + Results of the elections

19:30 – 21:00 Dinner

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Sunday, 7th of April

08:30 – 10:00 Weißwurstbreakfast 11:00 – 14:00 Thematic panel: “Facing the crisis: The 2014 EuropeanParlia ment elections and the role of young voters”

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