The document summarizes the proceedings of the "Grundtvig" conference held in Słupsk, Poland from October 11-14, 2011. The conference was hosted by the Pomeranian University and included presentations on topics like volunteering, education for disabled students, integration in schools, and cross-border volunteering between Poland and Belarus. Activities also included workshops, visits to social centers, and tours of Słupsk and the nearby town of Ustka. The multiday event brought together delegates from six EU countries to discuss these topics and network.

1. The „Grundtvig” Conference
Słupsk
October 11-14.2011
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2. Prof. Roman Drozd’s
Rector Magnificus of The Pomeranian
University
welcome and opening address.
The venue for the conference
was The Pomeranian
University in Slupsk.

3. Before openning of the conference
The Slupsk University Choir -
Welcome song.

4. Mrs Ewa Kosiedowska the head
of The Voluntary Centre and
Mr Grzegorz Piekarski
presenting the paper on
Volunteering.

5. Mr Grzegorz Piekarski
presented the
subject of Volunteering
in the perspective of Polish
past and contemporary
History.

6. Mr Bogdan Leszczuk, the head of
Town’s Education Department
presenting the theme on disabled
and disadvantaged young school
students class integration

7. The presentation on
Volunteering
within the town of Slupsk and
the Slupsk Region by
Mrs Ewa Kosiedowska

8. Mrs Józefa Budziach presenting
the subject of integration
in Slupsk’s infant schools
and
Father Jerzy Wyrzykowski
presenting theme of Volunteering
across the Polish-Bialorusssia
border.

9. Young volunteers giving an
account of their experience
while working in the field.

10. Gabriela Koerting of Vienna giving
instructions on the design and active
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11. Discussing the subject and
taking notes. Gianni Orsini of
Barcelona and Marusa Gorsak
of Ljubljana asking
questions

12. The audience of six EU
countries Grundtvig delegates
in Slupsk.

13. The audience of six
EU countries delegates
in Slupsk.

14. Discussion goes on in between the lectures.

15. Ph.D Marianna Borawska
introducing to the bookmark
workshop with the leading
theme; Czeslaw Milosz-Polish
Nobel Prize Winner
in Literature (1980)

16. Working details on bookmarks.
Gianni Orsini of Barcelona
Lynda Scott of Glasgow
Paul Gillver of Glasgow
Claudio Cassetti of Berlin
Brigitte Hofer of Berlin
Monika Reif of Vienna
Dieter Bolte of Berlin

17. Working details on bookmarks

18. Czesław Miłosz. 1911-2004

19. The visit to the Daily Care
Centre in Slupsk.
The presention given by
Mrs Małgorzata Mogielnicka,
the head of the Centre

20. The visit to the Daily Care
Centre.
The room for handcrafting
activity and library

21. The visit to the Occupational Therapy
Workshop which cares for
40 mentally disabled young persons.

22. The computer room at the
Occupational Therapy Workshop.
Dispite of their disability residents
Can use computer professionally.
Residents of Occ.Therapy
Workshop happy to give
away gifts.

23. Thanks for the visit

24. The visit to the Caritas Help and
Assistance Centre at the Maksymilian
Catholic Church in Slupsk.
The introduction on the Caritas Centre
activity by Mrs Elzbieta Szreder

25. Shopping spree in the Small
Gift Shop at the Caritas.
Below, Mrs Wanda Drozd
Univeristy’s volunteer presenting
hand made
Christmas decorations.

26. Short walk through the most
interesting parts of the Town.
From left; in the Jerzy Waldorf
Park, Slupsk Museum
and fragment of an ancient wall

27. The Town walk around and pictures
taking to remember the place.

28. The windy visit to Ustka, the fishing
port and a summer holiday resort
short way from Slupsk

29. The evening of saying Goodbye.

30. Should old acquaintance be
forgot
And never brought to min’?
Should old acquaintance be
forgot
And the days of Auld Lang
Syne?