Vantaa 2014 – Information Sheet for Officials

Vantaa 2014 20th National Session of EYP Finland

Information Sheet for Officials

Welcome to the National Session!

When and where?

The 20th National Session of EYP Finland will be organised in Vantaa on 10–13 January 2014. Vantaa 2014 will gather some 180 participants from over 15 European coun-

Vantaa, 10–13 January 2014.

tries to discuss and debate some of the most pressing issues of our time. The session

Officials are asked to arrive on 9

is under the patronage of Mr Olli Rehn, Vice President of the European Commission,

January.

and Mrs Tuula Teeri, President of Aalto University.

Who?

The session will host delegations from both Finland and abroad and have an international team of officials. The Finnish delegations to the session will be selected at the

There will be delegations from

four Regional Sessions of EYP Finland in October–November 2013. At the National

both Finland and abroad and an

Session, delegations will be selected to represent Finland at the International Ses-

international team of officials.

sions of the EYP in Riga, Latvia, and Kiev, Ukraine, in 2014.

How much does it cost?

We are now opening the Call for Officials for the National Session. We are looking for vice presidents, editors, chairpersons and journalists. The session will be presided by

The participation fee for Finnish

James Benge (UK) and head-organised by Riikka Nieminen and Riikka Koskinen.

officials is 30 EUR. There will be no participation fee for foreign

Looking forward to your applications,

officials.

Participants need to cover their travel expenses by themselves.

Applications Jari Marjelund You can find the application form

President

at the Alumni Portal. Please

EYP Finland

submit it to applications@eypfinland.org by either 10 November or 17 November (see instructions on the opposite page).

How to take part?

How to apply?

Programme

The Call for Officials for Vantaa 2014 is now open. We are looking for vice presidents,

The session includes a day of

editors, chairpersons and journalists. You can find the application form on the Alumni

officials’ training, a day of team-

Platform at http://alumni.eypej.org/archives/38453. Please submit your application

building, two days of committee

to applications@eypfinland.org. There are two different deadlines: the deadline for

work and a one-day General

vice president, chairperson and editor applications is 10 November, the deadline for

Assembly.

journalist applications 17 November. The selected editor or editors will be included in the journalists selection panel. Each applicant will be informed of the outcome of the

The working language of the

selection within a week of the respective deadline.

session is English.

EYP Finland places emphasis on the transparency and fairness of the selection pro-

Contact

cedure. Reasonable balance of nationalities and levels of experience will be pursued, but the guiding principle will be that of meritocracy. Thus, we encourage all applicants

Alexander Proctor, Board Mem-

to pay attention to their applications. The selection panel will also provide all rejected

ber for International Affairs:

applicants with feedback on their applications.

alexander.proctor@eypfinland. org

The participation fee for Finnish officials is 30 EUR. There is no participation fee for foreign officials. To avoid cancellations, we kindly ask all applicants to check their

EYP Finland

travel options and exam schedules before applying. www.eypfinland.org How to get there?

info@eypfinland.org www.facebook.com/eypfinland

The Helsinki–Vantaa International Airport has direct connections to tens of locations all around Europe, and Vantaa is thus easily reached from all corners of Europe. Hel-

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sinki can also be reached by ferry from Tallinn and Stockholm.

Uudenmaankatu 15 A 5 00120 Helsinki

All officials are expected to arrive in Vantaa by noon on Thursday 9 January, and the session will end by 18:00 on Monday 13 January. Accommodation for possible extra nights will most likely be provided.

Finland

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