This is the draft of the first invitation that will be sent to all centres. This file will be sended as a PDF file (so everybody will be able to see and print it correctly), along with the [Confirmation Form] in RTF (like it was done in Lund, so people can fill it directly with their editor, and send it to Emma as an attachment). Mail da inviare in relazione alla prenotazione alberghi.doc Here is the PDF file: Invitation v7.pdf
Castelfranco Veneto, 25th January 2005 Dear Trans Europe Halles Member Centres, Dear Friends, It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 59th Trans Europe Halles Meeting which will be held from Thursday 5th - Sunday 8th May 2005 in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. Castelfranco Veneto is located in North-East Italy, 40 km far from Venice. It's a small town of 30.000 inhabitants and surrounded by medieval walls and towers. Buenaventura is a small and young social-cultural centre, completely self-financed and managed by volunteers; it started five years ago and currently experiences a phase of transition. This meeting will help Buenaventura's decision-making process. Due to our facilities the maximum amount of participants will be 100. Each centre can therefore send a maximum of three delegates. How to get to Castelfranco Veneto Detailed informations at http://www.buenaventura.it/tehmeeting BY PLANE The closest airports to Castelfranco Veneto are: Treviso (also called Venice-Treviso), 24km, served by Ryanair Venice, 53 km. From these airports it is possible to reach Castelfranco Veneto's railway station by train and coach less than two hours. Other airports are: * Verona, 110 km. * Bologna, 153 km. * Bergamo (also called Milano-Bergamo), 203 km, served by Ryanair Our advice is to try to reach Venice or Treviso, due to easier coach and train connections. Be aware that taxies are very expensive in Italy. BY CAR * Castelfranco Veneto can be reached by car through: * Innsbruck-Verona-Vicenza-Castelfranco * Geneve-Milano-Verona-Vicenza-Castelfranco * Nice-Genoa-Piacenza-Brescia-Verona-Vicenza-Castelfranco * Klagenfurt-Udine-Venice-Treviso-Castelfranco * Ljubljana-Trieste-Venice-Treviso-Castelfranco Highways in Italy cost about 0.5€/km. BY TRAIN * Innsbruck-Verona-Vicenza-Castelfranco * Geneve-Milano-Vicenza-Castelfranco * Nice-Genoa-Milano-Vicenza-Castelfranco * Klagenfurt-Udine-Castelfranco * Ljubljana-Trieste-Venice-Castelfranco BY COACH The best way is to reach Venice-Mestre and then Castelfranco Veneto by train. ACCOMMODATION We have reserved rooms for your stay in three downtown hotels. Please note that you will have to do the actual bookings yourself no later than the 4th of March. As there are not enough single rooms for all of you we encourage you to share rooms. Costs The costs for TEH-member participants and friend organisation participants is 30€ and for individual friends and guests 45€. This covers all meals and snacks except for one dinner. There will also be an extra 10 € fee for the excursion to Venice. Contact We have the pleasure to have Emma Ernsth (from Mejeriet, Lund) in Buenaventura for the next six months as an EVS Volunteer. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact her by email: emma@buenaventura.it Check detailed and updated informations about Teh-Buenaventura meeting at http://www.buenaventura.it/tehmeeting We are convinced that it will be another great meeting, and we look forward to welcoming you in Castelfranco Veneto in May, 2005. Please confirm your participation no later than 4th of March to emma@buenaventura.it using the attached RTF-file. If your flight is booked via internet, please attach a copy of your ticket to your confirmation. This way we can collect receipts of travel costs within TEH that can be used for future funding applications. When confirming, please also state what working-group you would like to be in. Arrivederci al Buenaventura, The TEH-Buenaventura meeting team: Francesco Ronzon, Soraya Furtado, Laura Galvan, Emma Ernsth