The 18th European Workshop on Voluntary Action: Engaging Communities

8-11 October 2009, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

We are delighted to announce that this year’s Volonteurope Conference will be delivered in partnership with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sarajevo, the historical capital of the country, has been chosen as the location of the 18th Volonteurope Conference. Participants will once again have an opportunity to take an active part in workshops, visits and activities. We are expecting to welcome participants – new and returning – to this year’s conference and are particularly looking forward to significant presence of delegates from the Balkan States and the region of Central and Eastern Europe.

During the conference we will also be celebrating the ACE Awards, which, presented during a gala evening in Sarajevo, will for the third time recognise the invaluable contribution of outstanding volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations to social cohesion and Active Citizenship across Europe. For more information on this year's ACE Awards and to make a nomination, please click here.

Sarajevo City Centre

OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE is one of the most important regional security institutions in the world. With 56 participating states, it is active in five regions – South Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, Central Asia and Western Europe.

This non-profit-making agency deals with three dimensions of security, namely human, politico-military, as well as economic and environmental. OSCE’s work focuses mainly on democratisation, the work of the civil society, education, arms control, anti-terrorism, anti-trafficking, in addition to a range of economic and environmental activities.

The work of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina is based on the principle that a democratic society, underpinned by the rule of law, is the best guarantor of durable peace and security.

The Mission plays a key role in elections, protection of human rights and regional stabilisation. It helps in supporting the establishment of institutions and processes that will ensure Bosnia and Herzegovina’s survival as an independent state. Such a state should have a political structure that produces dynamic and effective governance at all levels, and that guarantees the protection of human rights and the rule of law.

More information about our partner can be found on its website http://www.oscebih.org/.

Venue
The conference will be taking place at Hotel Sarajevo, located close to the city centre, as well as Sarajevo airport. The venue offers excellent and affordable conference and accommodation facilities. We have an allocation of 65 rooms for conference guests at the hotel and the negotiated price is €66.50 per room per night.

Please scroll down to download the hotel booking form, which you need to fill in and e-mail or fax directly to Hotel Sarajevo. The staff at the hotel will reply to you with a confirmation of your reservation. For more information about the hotel, please visit www.sarajevohotel.ba.

View from Hotel Sarajevo

Who should come?
• Volunteers
• Volunteer organisers
• Project Managers
• Trainers
• Lecturers
• Researchers
• Sponsors of volunteers
• Public officials
• Policy makers

What will you learn?
By participating in your choice of workshops, presentations and round-table discussions, you will share thinking and best practice. You will also have plenty of opportunity for formal and informal networking.

Important information
The fee for this year's Volonteurope Conference is €428.

Delegates from Bosnia & Herzegovina are eligible for a day-rate of €52 per day.

Please click here to download the CONFERENCE BOOKING FORM. This needs to be returned directly to the Volonteurope Secretariat (all details are provided on the form).

To reserve your accommodation at Hotel Sarajevo, please click here to download the HOTEL BOOKING FORM. This needs to be filled in and returned directly to Hotel Sarajevo (all details are provided on the form). 

To find out more about the programme of this year's Volonteurope Conference in Sarajevo, please click here to download the CONFERENCE PROGRAMME.

If you would like to find out about the range of workshops which will be presented during the Conference, click here to download the CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS LIST.

If you have any questions, please contact Piotr Sadowski, Volonteurope Secretary, on psadowski@csv.org.uk or
+44 (0) 20 7643 1329.

The Volonteurope Secretariat 
c/o CSV European Office
237 Pentonville Road
London N1 9NJ
UK
E: psadowski@csv.org.uk
T: +44 (0)20 7643 1329
F: +44 (0)20 7833 0149