Application for EMEYF Spring Gathering 2007

Dates: Wednesday 4 - Wednesday 11 April 2007

Theme: Broadening our Horizons; Enriching our Spiritual Journey.

Location: Christian campsite "Roucheek"
p. Gorki
Istra
Nr. Moscow
Russia
(Full travel information will be sent out nearer the time.)

Age: 18-35

Who: Young Quakers from Europe and the Middle East

Cost: €120. Bursary help is available, the minimum to pay is €40. Visa costs may be up to €100.

Financial assistance should be requested from your monthly/yearly meeting if this is possible.

See the Spring Gathering invitation for more information.

Name:

Postal Address
This should be somewhere you can be contacted prior to event, including your Country and Post code for mailing information to. :

Telephone (including international code):

Mobile Telephone (including international code):
Telephones provide an instant way of contacting you and are useful in emergencies.

E-mail:
Email is the most likely way the planning group will want to contact you.

Date of Birth: (YYYY-mm-dd)
This gives an idea of the range of ages within the group.

Languages spoken:
EMEYF events happen primarily in English as a base language, we will attempt to offer translation in all languages required. Please indicate any which you would feel comfortable translating between and if you need translation.

Do you wish to bring anybody under 5 with you?
This helps the planning group to build in child-care into the timetable for the event.

Do you require a visa to come to Russia?
Please say if you are likely to need a visa (travel permit to enter Russia) as these can take time to organise.

Nationality:
Citizenship:
This helps the planning group with locating who to help with visas.

What is your experience of Quakerism outside of your own country?
For example, give details of events attended if any. This helps give an idea of the diversity of the group and what you may be able to bring to the event to share with others.

Please give a brief outline of your involvement with Quakers:
Have you met Quakers or been to Quaker Meeting in your own country? How did you find Quakers, or were your parents or grandparents involved with Friends?

How & when are you intending to travel to Spring Gathering?
Please fill this in if you have a rough idea of how you might travel. Knowing arrival times/dates gives the planning group time to organise anyone who will need collecting, or help with transit visas.

Are you planning to travel or stay in Russia before or after the gathering?
If you would like to share time with other Young Friends before or after the gathering, the planning group with try to put people in contact with each other. If you would like them to do that, please indicate here.

Do you have any dietary requirements that we should know about?
For example 'Vegetarian' or 'No citrus fruits'.

Ideas related to the Theme (sessions, workshops etc.)
Organising activities for the whole time is quite hard work and suggestions are welcome. There will be time allocated for special interest groups on the programme, so if you would like to lead a special interest group or have an issue you'd like to raise, please let us know:

Any other suggestions or notes:
This would be for notes that you think would be useful for the planning group to know but which don't fit into any of the above spaces.