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Index SESAM: about...................................................................................................4 EASA: about......................................................................................................4 HISTORY...........................................................................................................4 ASSEMBLY.......................................................................................................4 THEME..............................................................................................................5 PLACE...............................................................................................................5 THE EASA NETWORK......................................................................................5 LEGAL FRAMEWORK......................................................................................7 EASA AND ITS ASSEMBLIES..........................................................................7 WHEN WILL IT BE HELD?................................................................................8 WHERE WILL IT BE HELD?.............................................................................9 RHODES...........................................................................................................9 THE THEME.................................................................................................... 11 HOW TO PARTICIPATE..................................................................................12 FAQ.................................................................................................................13 PARTICIPATION FEE......................................................................................13 DATES AND DEADLINES ..............................................................................14 CREDITS.........................................................................................................15 CONTACT.......................................................................................................16

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SESAM: about SESAM [Small European Students of Architecture Meeting] is a European conference for architecture students, which takes place during the year in different countries with different theme. Workshops, lectures and exhibitions are organized, according to the theme, with 100 students from 40 countries being involved. The theme is related to concerns raised by the very same region where the conference takes place and the actions- interventions range in both theoretical and practical levels.

EASA: about SESAM is part of EASA [European Architecture Students Assembly]. EASA is the only organization of its kind in Europe and is fundamentally different to all other student architecture organizations around the world. Fundamentally EASA is a network of students, by students, for students, there is no central organization or board, no standing affiliation with any external establishment exists.

HISTORY EASA was founded in 1981 when students of architecture from Liverpool invited fellow students from all over Europe to come together to discuss and work on proposals addressing the problem of the city.

The meeting comprised of 300 delegates, architecture students and this constituted the first EASA. This assembly developed into an annual international event, where European architecture students gather in a different place every year with the purpose of exchanging ideas and points of view over architecture and working on proposals related to this context of our education and ambitions.

The first SESAM took place in 1992 in the city Villafames in Spain and since then it has been hosted in many European cities, such as Rome, Istanbul, Manchester, etc.

Greece has hosted EASA three times, once in Athens in 1985, once in Kavala in 1999 and once in Eleusina in 2007.

ASSEMBLY Every SESAM assembly involves the participation of 100 architecture students who come together for an event composed of workshops, lectures, debates and exhibitions related to the proposed theme for the city in which the event takes place. The theme is always linked with reflections derived from the place and the interventions and consequently the actions and developments that occur are both practical and theoretical, with an intrinsic link to context.

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THEME This SESAM will be organized for a week during May, under the theme “Colossus VS LandmARCH�. The aim of sesam012 is to explore the concept of landmark and identify the principles and the qualities to which a landmark should refer.

The example of the Colossus will be used comparatively and as a source of inspiration as apart from being a global landmark, had a strong theoretical background and ideological symbolism.

PLACE The Small European Students of Architecture Meeting sesam012 will be held in Rhodes, Greece. SESAM012 is a city based event. During the one week 100 architecture students from all over Europe will explore the city characteristics and intervene with its context.

Rhodes, the island where Colossus of Rhodes was constructed, is expected to be an inspiration for the tutors and the participants.

THE EASA NETWORK In addition to the annual summer and spring meetings, EASA actively supports international communication and exchange through its national contacts. These representatives [2 per country] are in a regular contact throughout the year and meet every autumn for a week at the nominal INCM [Intermediate National Contact Meeting] which is again held in a different country each year. During these meetings past events reviews are preformed and decisions for the future events are discussed and confirmed amongst the representatives from each participating country.

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7 LEGAL FRAMEWORK EASA, from the outset, has always acted as an organization that takes on a new legal form every year, in the countries in which the assemblies are held.

Therefore, it is the responsibility of the host countries to organize the conferences, co-ordinate the EASA and SESAM activities and perform the selection of the meeting’s participants for that year.

EASA AND ITS ASSEMBLIES 1981 Liverpool England Starting the EASA Experience 1982 Delft Holland Uncertainfuture 1983 Lisboa Portugal Social Spaces 1984 Aarhus Denmark Turning Point 1985 Athens Greece Interpretation and Action 1986 Torino Italy Architecturi Latenti 1987 Helsinki Finland Architecture and Nature 1988 Berlin Germany Dimension Between 1989 Marseille France Heritage et Creative 1990 Karlskrona Sweden Exploration 1991 Kolomna USSR Regeneration 1992 UÅNrgüp Turkey Vision 2000 1993 Sandwick Scotland The Isle 1994 Liège Belgium Consommer l’Inconsommable 1995 Zamosc Poland Beyond the Borders 1996 Clermont France Dream Builders! L’Hérault 1997 The Train Scandinavia Advancing Architecture 1998 Valetta Malta Living on the edge 1999 Kavala Greece Osmosis 2000 Antwerp/ Belgium/ Dissimilarities Rotterdam Holland 2001 Gökçeada Turkey No Theme 2002 Vis Croatia Senses 2003 Friland Denmark Sustainable Living 2004 Roubaix France Metropolitain - Micropolitain 2005 Bergün Switzerland Tran Trans Transition 2006 Budapest Hungary Common Places 2007 Eleusina Greece City Index 2008 Letterfrack Ireland Adaptation 2009 Darfo Italy Supermarchet 2010 Manchester UK Identity 2011 Cadiz Spain deCOASTruction 2012 Helsinki Finland Wastelands

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WHEN WILL IT BE HELD? The sesam012 organization, that will take place from 12th to 20th of May 2012, is being coordinated by a group of 6 people, students of architecture coming from different universities and young graduates in co-operation with interested tutors and professionals. ������

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WHERE WILL IT BE HELD? SESAM012 will be held in the island of Rhodes, Greece, where the workshops, lectures, discussions and exhibitions will take place. The theme (Colossus VS LandmARCH) deals with the contemporary landmarks in an attempt to identify and assess the reflections of architectural choices in different aspects of life.

Through lectures and activities we will help the participants to obtain a personal vision beyond the descriptive interpretation, which is able to represent the qualities of a contemporary landmark, capture small conceptual details and recognize changes that could be made in the design process.

RHODES The island of Rhodes hosted one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Colossus. The latter was a large-scale statue which made Rhodes well known worldwide. The city of Rhodes consists of several layers, and especially the Medieval Town of Rhodes is the result of different architectures belonging to various historic eras, predominantly those of the Knights of St. John. In 1988, the old town of Rhodes was designated as a World Heritage City by UNESCO. The island’s selection to host SESAM012 was made based on the expectation that this important landmark of the past, Colossus, which was a symbol of freedom and unity of people, will constitute an inspiration point for the participants and tutors in order to explore the concept of contemporary landmarks and identify the principles and qualities to which a landmark should refer.

Regarding the venues for the assembly, the team has already confirmed several places that will host the event. The accommodation place will be a sports hall, the stadium of Diagoras. In addition to this, there is a number of spaces available in which to develop the different workshops: “The Town Hall Square”, “the Rodini Park” and “the Medieval Castle Ditch”.

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THE THEME Every SESAM is held in a different European city and the organizing team chooses a theme that constitutes the connecting thread to guide the whole assembly. This theme is the inspiration for the workshops and it is supported by lectures, excursions and events in order to provide a better understanding of the surrounding reality.

The organizers of SESAM012 have developed the theme “Colossus VS LandmARCH�. Nowadays, that the importance of the image is becoming more essential than anything else, the meaning of a landmark, the crucial point of reference for a site, has changed dramatically. Throughout the assembly, 100 students of architecture will focus on the contemporary landmarks and try to identify and assess the reflections of architectural choices in different aspects of life. Of course, the purpose of this SESAM is not the reconstruction of the Colossus, but the latter is considered as a good example to be used as the inspiration point, in an attempt to reach more general conclusions.

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE SESAM012 REQUIREMENTS _Application form _Participation fee _“Land- Mark your city” poster HOW TO NAME YOUR FILES The application form and the “Land-mark your city” poster file will contain certain information as follows: Country_surname-name_sesam012 application form.pdf Country_surname-name_sesam012 land-mark your city.pdf Participant selection The selection process regarding the participants will be carried out by the organizers of SESAM012. In order to participate, send your application form and poster to sesamrhodes2012@gmail.com. The selection’s results will be announced by email to each participant.

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FAQ -I am a student coming from a Latin American university; can I still participate in sesam012?

-Yes, you can. SESAM has a bilateral agreement with CLEA since 2003 for the exchange of participants from both organizations.

-Can I directly contact to the sesam012 organizers to attend the event?

-Yes, of course. All the application forms will be sent directly to the organizing team. For more information or any other questions you should also contact the organizers.

-My workshop was selected and therefore I will be a tutor in SESAM012. Should I still register as a participant?

-No, you should not.

-My workshop was not selected during the workshop selection process. Can I still participate as a participant?

-Yes, of course you can.

PARTICIPATION FEE Sesam012 is highly dependent on partnership and sponsorship in order to maintain low fees for all attendees. The fees for participants and tutors will be: GROUP 1: 100% = 150 euro (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lichtenstein, Luxemburg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Malta) GROUP 2: 80% = 120 euro (Poland, Portugal, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moscow (*), Slovenia, Slovakia and non-European participants (such as ELEA, CLEA etc.))

GROUP 3: 60% = 90 euro (Bulgaria, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Armenia, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Russia(**), Ukraine) (*) (**) Due to economic differences, Moscow and the rest of Russia are separated in different payment groups.

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Call for applications: From 8th February 2012 until 25th March 2012.

Selection’s announcement: 31st March 2012. The decision will be announced to all participants and will appear on the sesam012 blog.

“LAND-MARK YOUR CITY” POSTER In this year’s assembly, all the participants and tutors will be required to make a poster on the theme of the meeting. The theme is broad; it will give us a first idea of what participants consider as landmark and different cities’ landmarks will have the chance to be presented.

The poster technique is free.

All the entries will be exhibited on promotional events around Greece leading up until and during SESAM012.

Format: .pdf

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CREDITS Photography: Bojana Boranieva Leyla Ibrahimova Roland Dániel Németh Francisco J. Rodríguez Perez Design: Theoklitos Triantafullidis Texts: Stavroula Oikonomou, Eva Magnisali Special thanks to Francisco J. Rodriguez Perez and the organizers of EASA011.

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CONTACT Magnisali Eva +30 6984532535 eva_magn@hotmail.com Oikonomou Stavroula +30 6940595108 stavroula_oikonomou@hotmail.com Kalogeraki Maria +30 6948825154 kal_maria.maroulita@hotmail.com Triantafyllidis Theoklitos +30 6937470951 theotrian@gmail.com Anastasiou Orestis-Nikolaos +30 6947974040 onanastasiou@gmail.com Konstantaros Anastasios +491632611492 akonstantaros@googlemail.com http://sesam2012rhodes.blogspot.com

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