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SAVE Network Office: Joseph-Belli-Weg 5, D-78467 Konstanz/Germany E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.save-foundation.net Network: http://www.agrobiodiversity.net

Annual Meeting of SAVE Foundation and the SAVE Network 22nd‐25th September 2011, in Dimitrovgrad,

Provisional Programme:

Thursday, 22 September 2011 14:00 – 18:00 Arrival and registration Hotel “Amfora”, Balkanska Street 68, Dimitrovgrad, www.hotelamfora.co.rs 18:00 – 21:00 Welcoming dinner based on local traditional Lukavica Village “Kapica” food Restaurant (former “Inter‐ Open project discussions active Farm”) Friday, 23 September 2011 09:00 – 12:00 5th European Seminar on AgroBiodiversity Conference Room of the "Preservation or Adaptation?", First session Hotel “Amfora” 12:00 – 14:00 Visit to the Regional Fair of Balkan “Park” Sport Center of AgroBiodiversity Dimitrovgrad 14:00 – 15:30 Lunch Hotel Amfora 15:30 – 17:30 5th European Seminar on AgroBiodiversity Hotel Amfora "Preservation or Adaptation?", Second session 18:00 – 21:00 Social dinner with local products “Dobrogled” Educational Discussion: Determination of the Arca‐Deli Center, Visocki Odorovci Awards Village Saturday, 24 September 2011 08:00 – 14:00 Study Tour to Stara‐ Nature Park, Visit High Mountain Pastures of to Pilot Pastures and Rare Breeds farms Muchibaba area 14:00 – 16:00 Traditional Lunch Village 17:00 – 19:00 Evening (parallel SAVE and DAGENE sessions) ‐ Combined session of the Project Commission and the Council of Cooperation Partners ‐ DAGENE Board Meeting (et altera) Sunday, 25 September 2011 08:30 – 11:30 Visit to the Organic Rare Breeds farm of Smilovci Village Milutin Nikolić (Domestic Mountain Pony, Balkan Donkey, Water Buffalo, Karakachan Sheep, Pirot Sheep and Bardoka Sheep, Balkan Goat) (parallel) SAVE Board of Directors Meeting 12:00 – 13:00 Traditional Lunch and Farewell Ethno House Bekov

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Annual Meeting of SAVE Foundation and the SAVE Network 22nd‐25th September 2011, in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia

Venue: The Annual Meeting will be held at Hotel “Amfora”, Balkanska Street 68, Dimitrovgrad, Serbia (www.hotelamfora.co.rs). Please make sure you come to the right Dimitrovgrad! It lies on the main transport route between Nis and Sofia, about 4km from the Bulgarian border, still in Serbia. Please check if you need a visa for entering Serbia. If you need a visa, please indicate this by registering and you will get the appropriate documents (no need for EU citizens, Swiss and most Balkan countries)

Tourist information about Dimitrovgrad: http://www.todimitrovgrad.org.rs/engleski/ostale_stranice/vas_domacin.htm

Traveling to Dimitrovgrad:

By air: Belgrade international airport “Nikola Tesla” (10 km from the city of Belgrade, 370 km from Dimitrovgrad), or Sofia (Bulgaria) airport (75km to Dimitrovgrad).

By train: There are trains from Sofia and from Belgrade to Dimitrovgrad railway station. Please see http://www.serbianrailways.com/ for details.

By bus: There is a bus route between Sofia and Belgrade which passes Dimitrovgrad bus station. For information and booking BELGRADE BUS STATION Železnička 4, 11000 Belgrade tel: +381 (0)11 664‐4455, www.bas.rs  National and regional routes: +381 (0) 11 2636‐299 (5:30 am‐10 pm)  International routes: +381 (0)11 2627‐146, 2622‐526, 2180‐377 For Sofia: http://www.centralbusstation‐sofia.com/index.php

By car: The "Amfora" is situated 500m from the centre of the Dimitrovgrad. The hotel has a spa‐ cious parking area with garages.

For your SatNav: 43°00’47.84”N 22°46’11.20”E

Hotel

The SAVE Annual Meeting and the 5th European Seminar on AgroBiodiversity will be organized by SAVE Foundation and the Serbian partners:  Serbian Association of Old Breeds Breeders  Natura Balkanika Nature Society  Municipality of Dimitrovgrad  STADO ltd Breeding Organisation

Welcome in Dimitrovgrad!

Welcome at Stara Planina! SAVE foundation

Registration form SAVE Annual Meeting 22nd-25th September 2011, in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia

Title:………………………………………………………………………………………………. Surname:………………………………………………………………………………………… First Name:………………………………………………………………………………………. Institution/Organisation:………………………………………………………………………… Address: …………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. City: ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Postcode:………………………………………………………………………………………… Country:…………………………………………………………………………………………... Phone Number:………………………………………………………………………………...... Fax: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. E-mail: ……………………………………..@…………………………………………………...

Accommodation The Annual Meeting will be held at Hotel “Amfora”, Balkanska Street 68, Dimitrovgrad, Serbia (www.hotelamfora.co.rs). Tourist information about Dimitrovgrad: http://www.todimitrovgrad.org.rs/engleski/ostale_stranice/vas_domacin.htm

Please mark your choice of room See hotel website for price details __ Single room __ I will share a double room

Room share with (please indicate if you have already arranged to share):______

Date of Arrival __ /__ /__ Leaving date __ /__ /__

Travelling to the Meeting See separate document for travel details. In case of any questions, please contact SAVE Foundation at the address below.

AgroBiodiversity Seminar and Excursions __ I will give a presentation at the 5th Seminar on AgroBiodiversity on 23rd September __ I will join the Study Tour to Stara-Planina Nature Park on 24th September __ I will join the visit of Milina Organic Rare Breeds Farm, Smilovci at 25th September

Visa __ I need a visa to enter Serbia, please send me an official invitation to use in my application. ______

Please return this registration form by 26th June 2011 to: Elli Broxham, SAVE Foundation - Project Office, Schneebergstr. 17, CH-9000 St.Gallen, Switzerland, Tel: +41-71/222 74 10, Fax: +41-71/222 74 40, [email protected]