All the practical information you need to know about the Video Volunteers Media Training for Trainers!

1. video volunteers
> contents part 2
> the story
> mission
inspiration
what do we offer?
> the programme
the background
> target group
> multiplying the knowledge
> practical details
dates
> hosting
> travel
> registration fee
> insurance
> what to bring
> digitalP video library
how to apply > contact
> trainers

2. Practical Details
Dates
Arrivals:
6 May 2011
You must arrive before 1200 pm to Thessaloniki.
You will be transferred from downtown Thessaloniki to the
Prespa Lakes, departing at 1400 pm.
Training starts in Laimos:
7 May 2011 at 11:00 am
Training ends:
13 May at 21:00 pm
Departure day:
14 May 2011 at 7:00 am from Prespa Lakes
You will arrive to Thessaloniki at 12:00 am.
Please note that we do not accept late arrivals or early departures.
In case you want to arrange your travel through Athens, please be aware
that Athens and Prespa are at 570 kilometers distance, therefore we
won’t be able to support you in getting to the training.
Arrival details must be communicated to us immediately after booking
your ticket.

3. hosting
Food and accommodation will be provided for
the participants. During the training you will
be hosted in the guest house Ariadni.
During your stay we ask you to support us in
some light house-keeping duties. In this way,
we are able to keep the participant’s fee as low
as possible.
In the house there is wireless internet
connection. The accommodation 500 meters
distance from the training hall and the shops
of the village square.
Address of the guesthouse:
http://www.ariadni-prespes.gr/
Contact details of Global
Soma:
Phone: 0030 690 75 329 25
E-mail: global.soma@gmail.com
Website (Global Soma Youth Association): http://globalsoma.org

4. travel
The programme can refund up to 70 % of your travel costs, if
you participate in the whole training.
Choose the cheapest way of travelling and buy return tickets.
You must keep all your tickets, boarding passes and receipts
(originals). ONLY if you have the travel tickets, boarding passes
and receipts we are able to reimburse your travel costs. See the
table below for the highest price from which we will reimburse
you full 70%.
registration fee
We provide a complete environment for digital media making,
with sufficient number of cameras and editing facilities. To
make it possible, we ask you to contribute to the costs of
organizing this activity. The registration fee according to
countries is detailed in the table below.
Country Registration fee
Greece, Spain, Hungary, Italy & Slovakia 50 €
Other countries than the above or people doing their
420€
EVS

5. insurance
You must book a travel and health insurance for the
duration of the training. We ask you to bring this
with you and we will keep a copy to prove that you
have been present and insured.
what to bring
> Towel
> Comfortable clothes for outdoor &
indoor activities
> Backpack (not necessary, but very
practical for outdoor production)
> Good walking shoes
> Medicine
> Passport or other official
identification
> Invoices and travel tickets copies and
originals
If you have, it is essential that you bring with you
personal equipment. We will only provide the basic
equipment, so the effectiveness of your personal
learning and the training itself can be increased if
you work with tools you already know and have.

6. previous videos
Therefore, bring with you:
> Video and photo camera if you have
> Memory storage (ext. hard drive)
> Laptop and editing software if you have
> Cables, chargers, card-readers you need
Media Literacy Awareness Spot
DV, 00:23’’, 2010 March
Media Educational Video
DV, 02:49’’, 2010 September
Social Promo Spot
DV, 00:54’, 2011 March

7. trainers
This training is delivered by Miki
Ambrozy and Kriszta Zsiday, assisted by
a team of experienced volunteers.
how to apply?
Send the filled in application form to the
contact person in your country. You will
find the application by clicking here:
download the application form
table of travel reimbursement conditions

8. contact points
Partner Organizations
NGO Contact Country
Egyesek Youth Association kristof.simonyi@gmail.com HUNGARY
Cantiere Giovanni derrico@cantieregiovani.org ITALY
Milan Simecka Foundation peterdral@gmail.com SLOVAKIA
Global Soma Youth
global.soma@gmail.com GREECE
Association
Associacion Juvenil
info@intercambia.org SPAIN
Intercambia
download the application form