1.1.4 Berlin Congress Update
Don't wait any longer
It is time to sign up for attendance at the SIETAR Congress, and workshops. Close to three hundred of your colleagues have already done so.
You can always go to the Congress Site, but for your convenience we have posted the schedule of events here along with a registration form.
If you are interested in a community of practice you have a look at the next item and get started online with your COP interests now.
We look forward to meeting you in Berlin!
And see you soon - online!
The Organising Committee
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Berlin is a lively, dynamic, multicultural city with lots of things to do and experience, so consider coming a few days earlier or staying on a bit after the congress. Have a look at The Berlin city site for more information about the city.
Registration form
Registration Form
SIETAR Congress 2004 in Berlin

Please return to:
SIETAR Deutschland e.V., Postfach 31 04 16, D-68264 Mannheim - ( +49- 621/7179002    FAX: +49- 621/7179004
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Please use capital letters

A. Participant             
Name  __________________________________   
Surname _________________________________

Company _____________________________________________________________

Street __________________________________    
P.O.Box __________________________________

Zip Code _______________   
City _________________________________________________________

Country ____________________________________  
E-Mail ____________________________________

Phone __________________________________   
FAX _____________________________________

Please tick off, if this is your private address:  o

B. Congress Fees
I am  member of SIETAR Germany o 
SIETAR Europa o  or SIETAR ___________________  

I am not a SIETAR-member: ___  I would like to join SIETAR: SIETAR Germany  o SIETAR Europe   o or SIETAR ________________

o SIETAR Member    o Student under 28/Pensioner (SIETAR Members)
      
      ¡ Regular Fee (16.01. – 05.03.04)      à 350,00 €  O Regular Fee (16.01. – 05.03.04)à 150,00 €
      ¡ Late Fee (after 06.03.04)    à 450,00 €  O Late Fee (after 06.03.04)    à 200,00 €

o NON-Member   o Student under 28/Pensioner (NON-Member)   
      
      ¡ Regular Fee (16.01. – 05.03.04)      à 425,00 €  O Regular Fee (16.01. – 05.03.04)à 175,00 €
      ¡ Late Fee (after 06.03.04)    à 500,00 €  O Late Fee (after 06.03.04)    à 250,00 €

o Eastern Europe National    o Congress-Celebration Event (Dinner, Life Music & Dancing)
     O 03.04.04 at 8 pm at the House of Cultures    à 45,00 €
      ¡ Regular Fee (16.01. – 05.03.04)      à 175,00 €      including welcome drink, international buffet, first bottles of wine,
      ¡ Late Fee (after 06.03.04)    à 250,00 €      great Brazilian and African dance music and a wonderful atmosphere

including 16 % V.A.T congress-materials, lunch and drinks during the congress days (01.– 03.04.2004),
excluding participation in pre-congress-workshops (31.03.2004) and post-congress- workshops (04.04.2004)


C. Pre-/Post-Congress-Workshop Fees

          Title                                 Arrangement/Name Date        Price €
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    • _________________________________________________

Please find information on our events and prices etc. on our homepage www.sietarcongress2004.de (congress programms)
Please note that fees for Pre-/Post-Congress-Workshops do not cover congress participation.

D. Payment

o Transfer to bank account Stuttgarter Volksbank AG
    account no.: 224051016/bank code: 60090100/
    IBAN: DE41600901000224051016 – BIC (SWIFT-Code): VOBADESSXXX

o Please charge my credit card (only for NON-EU-PARTICIPANTS)

     O Eurocard / Mastercard   O Visa                    à no other cards!

     Credit card No.          
¨¨¨¨  ¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨
     Credit card pin: (last 3 numbers on back of the card) ¨¨¨
  Exp. Date       ¨¨  ¨¨   Month/Year

     Card Holder: ____________________________________________

Please note that all bank charges have to be settled by you. If this is not done, we will need to send you an subsequent invoice for the lost bank charges, which will create additional costs for you. Thank you for your cooperation.

Date:   Signature:

With my signature on this registration form I accept these conditions.

Details of registration

Payment

      Bank transfer
Please remit the amount in Euro with your registration to:
Stuttgarter Volksbank, account no.: 224051016/bank code: 60090100/IBAN: DE41600901000224051016 – BIC (SWIFT-Code): VOBADESSXXX
The participants will be charged for any bank transfer charges which might be incurred.
Credit card
Please indicate on the registration form your credit card organisation, credit card number, expiry date and name of card holder.
The amount of the congress fee will be charged to your credit card at the next possible date.
Please note that all bank charges have to be settled by you. If this is not done, we will need to send you a subsequent invoice for the lost bank charges, which will create additional costs for you. Thank you for your cooperation.
      Signature
The signature on the application form is essential, otherwise your registration cannot be processed.
      Confirmation
After receipt of the payment, we will confirm your registration. If you register later than March 1st, 2004, please present a copy of your bank remittance form at the Congress Office.

      Accommodation
SIETAR has pre-booked some hotels close to the congress site. Please make all arrangements with hotels personally. You can an download a list of pre-booked hotels from the congress website.

Cancellations

Registered Congress participants who cannot attend the Congress will receive a refund of the Congress registration fees as follows:
Receipt of cancellation by February 15th, 2004
  • Refund of full registration fee, minus 25,00 € for administrative costs
Receipt of cancellation by March 15th, 2004
  • Refund of 50 % of registration fee
Receipt of cancellation after March 15th, 2004
  • No refund
Please take the cancellation (with your name, address and registration-no.) to registration@sietarcongress2004.de or FAX: +49-621/7179004. Any bank charges shall be borne by the participants.
Liability
SIETAR Deutschland e.V. is not liable for any losses/casualties, accidents or damages to persons and objects, regardless of their origin. Oral arrangements require a written confirmation.
With the signature on the registration form the participants accept the conditions mentioned above.
 
Program
SIETAR Congress 2004 Cultures in Transition Humboldt University Berlin
Wednesday - 31 March 2004
Pre-Congress-Workshops
Cultural Improvisation Workshop
12.00-18.00 90 €
Erkunden und Gestalten interkultureller Transitionen
09.00-17.00 170 €
Multicultural Training with a Kick!
09.00-18.00 145 €
Films in Intercultural Training
14.00-18.30 70 €
Does mother know what an interculturalist is? Do you ?
09.00-17.00 130 €
Merging Cultures
09.00-17.00 140 €
SpectActing – szenische Konfliktbearbeitung im interkulturellen Dialog
09.00-13.0 70 €
For more details about the content of the pre-congress- workshops and the facilitators please look atwww.sietarcongress2004.de
Welcome Reception at 18.30
Congress Tracks:
Power relations in Cross-Cultural Interactions
Individual and Collective Identities in Transition
Systemic Approaches to Organizational and Social Development
Challenges and Limits of Intercultural Work
Theories and Methods in Intercultural Training
European Identity: Diversity and Common Ground
The role of Language and Linguistic Paradigms in Transition
Thursday / Friday – 1 / 2 April 2004
First and Second Congress Day
 
09:00
Welcoming
Keynote Speech
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Papers in Tracks &Communities of Interest Sessions
13:15
Lunch
14:45-
16:15
Workshops &
Poster Sessions
Coffee Break
16:45
Discussion Sessions across tracks, Workshops &
Papers in Tracks
18:30
Evening Programme
 
 
More information and the preliminary detailed congress programme is

available at
www.sietarcongress2004.de
The Organisation Committees of SIETAR Germany and SIETAR Europe are looking forward to welcome you in Berlin ! 1 SIETAR Congress 2004 Cultures in Transition Humboldt University Berlin
 
Saturday – 3 April 2004
Third Congress Day
09:00
Plenary Discussion across Tracks
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Papers in Tracks &Communities of Interest Sessions
13:15
Lunch
14:45-
16:15
Closing Sessions
Coffee Break
16:45-
18:30
SIETAR Members General Assembly
20:00
Celebration Event
 
Saturday night - 3 April 2004
Congress Celebration Event
For Saturday night at 20.00 we have organized a special unforgettable event. Please register soon and join us for:
a delicious International Dinner Buffet
a Welcome Drink and wine to start with
great Life Music and Dancing
amazing Brazilian and African Musicians
a wonderful Atmosphere and Decoration at the Restaurant “Auster”
in the legendary location of the
“House of World Cultures
Enjoy this special evening event for 45 € !
Sunday - 4 April 2004
Post-Congress-Workshops
Europe in Transition: Bridging East and West for an Effective Cooperation
08.00-12.00 80 €
Theories and Methods in Intercultural Training: Working with the Cultural Detective
08.30-12.00 & 13.30 –17.00
150 € SIETAR members
175 €(non-members)
Atlantic Bridge: Best Practices in European and American Intercultural Coaching, Consulting and Training
09.00-17.00 130 €
For more details about the content of the post-congress- workshops and the facilitators please look atwww.sietarcongress2004.de
The Organisation Committees of SIETAR Germany and SIETAR Europe are looking forward to welcome you in Berlin ! 2 SIETAR Congress 2004 Cultures in Transition Humboldt University Berlin
Diversity in Berlin: 2 Tours
3 April 2004 at 2:30 pm
4 April 2004 at 10:00 am
Meeting point: main entrance of University
The approximately three hour tour by foot and underground will introduce Berlin’s many different cultural facets to you.
Scheunenviertel centre of Jewish life
New Synagogue & Jewish grammar school
Cafe Zosch
Old residential buildings
Art project ‘Hackeschen Höfe’
Kreuzberg’ little Istanbul’
Meeting with ‘Turkish parent society’
Homosexual community centre
Museum of gay culture
Cafés in Bergmannstraße or
Shopping in the Turkish market
Berlin Classics: 2 Tours
31 March 2004 at 2:30 pm
3 April 2004 at 10:00 am
Meeting point: main entrance of University
approx. 3 hours walking
During this tour we discover a variety of aspects: Architectural, historical, and social topics were chosen to compose an exclusive guided tour for you.
Historical district of ‚Mitte’
‚Unter den Linden’ Boulevard
Gendarmenmarkt Square
Friedrichstraße
‚Brandenburger Tor’
Parliament Building
Newly built Governmental District
modern constructions of ‚Potsdamer Platz’
Our local guides are looking forward to sharing with you another perspective of Berlin. Please join! You can register in Berlin at registrations desk.
All tours are for free !
The Organisation Committees of SIETAR Germany and SIETAR Europe are looking forward to welcome you in Berlin !
Communities of Practice
Most of you will have received a letter regarding the Communities of Practice platform and workshop. All SIETAR Europa members and congress enrollees have been invited to take part in this service, which will enable us to connect, exchange and cooperate around the year.
We suggest you have a look at the web platform for the SIETAR CoPs.
The workspace is password protected. For this event we open it as well for Non- SIETAR members who are registered at the upcoming congress. If you are a SIETAR member, you might have already your access data – user idea and password to access the workspace. If you don't, or if you have forgotten it, please send an e.mail to Christine Longe at the SIETAR Europa Office and she will send you one: office@sietar-europa.org
    • Visit the rooms of the platform by clicking on them in the sidebar on the left:
Enjoy the experience and if you have a question, comment or suggestion do not hesitate to send a note to the Facilitators
George Simons (SIETAR Europa) gfsimons@diversophy.com
Michael Thiel (SIETAR Germany) thiel@cinco-systems.de