YMCA Europe2008 General AssemblyLitomyšl, Czech Republic

FESTIVAL OVERVIEW

Norway – 1300Romania - 303Sweden - 508England - 400Ukraine - 350

USA – 400

Total: 6000 and counting

2008 Registration

YMCA Europe 2008 Festival Location @ Vystaviště exhibition grounds

•5 stages + 1 Dance tent•Communication center•First aid – 2 stations, 1 patrol•Dining Hall – capacity for 2200•Tent Church – 800 people•6 cafés, 2 Kiosks, 2 shops

Festival Site

•Warm up •Morning Show•Lunch•Workshops•Dinner•Main Stage Show•Late Night Programme

Programme Overview

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Sun 03.08Mon 04.08 Tue 05.08 Wed 06.08 Thu 07.08 Fri 08.08 Sat 09.08

8:00-9:30 Breakfast at Hostels

09:00 - 11:00

Small group / national group meetings at Hostels or Festival site (site opens at 10:00 AM)Departures

Travel from Hostels to Festival Site / Pick-up Lunch

10:30 – 11:00 Centre Stage - Warm-up

11:00 – 12.15 Centre Stage – Morning show

12.30 – 13.15Arrivals

Check in at hostels

Packed Lunch Packed Lunch Packed Lunch Hot Lunch Packed Lunch

13.15 – 18.00Workshops (13.15 – 15.15 / 16.00 – 18.00)

Sports / WellnessConcerts / Performances /

Outdoors / Scouting /Expo / Global Village

City Action (Czech YMCA)

WorkshopsSports / Wellness

Concerts / Performances

Outdoors / Scouting

Expo / Global Village

Festival-Site opens at 17.00

17:30 – 19:30 Hot Dinner / Catering Hall

Hot Dinner / Catering Hall

Hot Dinner / Catering Hall

Hot Dinner / Catering Hall

19.00 – 20.30: Final

Manifestationin the City

Cold Dinner

20:00 – 20:30 Main Stage Warm-up

Main Stage Warm-up

Main Stage Warm-up

Main StageIntroduction

Worship Night

Main Stage Warm-up

20:30 – 21:30 Main Stage Opening-Show

Main Stage Show Main Stage Show Decentralized Worships

Return to Festival-Site or

stay in city

Main Stage Closing Event

22:00 – 23:30 Late Night Programmes

Late Night Programmes

Late Night Programmes TS-birthday

Late Night Programmes

21.30Late Night

ProgrammesBig Concert

24.00 Site closes Site closes Site closes Site closes Site closes

Performances

52 Groups from 22 Countries, including….

•Four Kornerz (UK)•Ira Losco (Malta)•Mark Hill (UK)•Power Team (USA)•Pulz (CH)

Performances (Professional)

•36 Ten Sing groups from 9 countries

•Birthday: 40 years of TS – we will celebrate

•32 Workshops

•Ten Sing Lounge and Cafe

Ten Sing

Workshops

110 (and counting) covering the following areas:

Sports

Tent Church / Worship

Worship Night(Wed. 20:45 – 21:45)

Tent Church

•Constructed by ESG• 1000 m2

•Capacity – 800•Devotions every two hours

•Expo stage•Café•Meet and Greet•Stalls of Nations•One World Shop

Global Village

•Calypso Bar•Wellness Area •Dance Tent•Bible and Kommtakte Parcours

City Action (Thursday afternoon)

Festival moves to Prague city centre via 3 parades to promote education and participation.

Warm up ActivitiesVideo – topic of the day

Key messagesMega Choir

Festival Band

Morning and Main Stage Shows

Scouts – E.S.G.

•Climbing Wall

•Tree Houses

•Fencing

Outdoor – E.O.T.N.

To expose young people to global issues and the realities of young people’s lives worldwide.

5 performing groups from 5 countries.

Workshops, stage performances, late night programmes

Rolling Globe

4 Global Themes: •Youth Justice - Togo 

•Conflict - Colombia•HIV and AIDS - India•Taking action and making a difference – Honduras

Global Stage

Venues:•Scouts •Tent Church •Centre Stage•Rolling Globe•Dance Tent•Main Stage•Concert Stage•Sports

Late Night Programme

Program:•Slavic night•Concerts•Cinema •Fashion Show•DJ•Prayer /worship

•Sports•Discussion / Debate•Disco / Dance•Jam Stage•Jazz Night•Candle Path

•Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.•From 13.15 to 15.15 and from 16.00 to 18.00•Age: Children up to the age of 7

 

Child Care

Media Team

•Housing: August 3-8

•Transportation: August 3-8

•Food: snack Sunday Aug. 3 – breakfast Aug. 9

•All festival activities

Registration fee covers:

Registration Incentives

Central European Price:

•Reduction of CZK500

•New Price = CZK4900Offers valid until May 31 only – sign up now!!

See You In Prague

Thank You