IFMGA 20 MEETING YEARS 2017

IFMGA SPRING GENERAL MEETING GENERALNA SKUPŠČINA IFMGA in collaboration with with 8th - - 1 11th of of Ma May 2017

Kranjska Gora and

organised by the Slovenian mountain guides association (SMGA) to honour the 20th anniversary of the IFMGA membership.

Slovenian Mountain Guides Association (SMGA) is pleased to welcome the IFMGA delegates for the 2017 Spring general meeting. We are also extremely proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the IFMGA membership this year. Thus, we look forward to your arrival to celebrate it with our IFMGA member friends. The following information sheet is meant to provide major information for successful meeting attendance.

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1. Location The IFMGA Spring 2017 General Meeting will take place in and around Kranjska Gora (www.kranjska-gora.si) in the north-west part of Slovenia, close to the Slovenia-- tri-border. Kranjska Gora is easily reached from Brnik airport or from the bigger hubs around (please see details regarding arrival options in the final sections). The general assembly will be held in Hotel Lek (www.hotel-lek.si). Thus, we strongly suggest to the delegates to stay in the hotel or close by (please see Accommodation section). in collaboration with with

2. Timeline/Schedule Bellow you will find the programme overview: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday May 8th May 9th May 10th May 11th May 12th May 13th May 14th Climbing TC IFMGA IFMGA Climbing Skiing/ Delegate IFMGA EC competition Morning Workshop General competition climbing arrival meeting Qualifying Education assembly Registration trip round 2 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch TC IFMGA TC IFMGA Workshop Climbing Climbing IFMGA EC Workshop Platform Excursion competition Delegate Afternoon competition meeting Risk Bled-Bohinj Qualifying departure IFMGA Final management Political round 1 workshop Award Welcome Gala ceremony Evening reception Bar “crawl” dinner & Final party

Provisional daily programme with locations:

Monday 8th of May Morning: Delegates arrival 16:00-19:00: IFMGA EC meeting, Hotel Lek 19:00-21:00: Welcome drink, Pri Martinu Guesthouse

Tuesday 9th of May 9:00-11:00: IFMGA EC meeting, Hotel Lek 11:30-14:00: Lunch, Pri Martinu Guesthouse 15:00-19:00: TC IFMGA WS Risk management, Pri Martinu Guesthouse 20:00-22:00: Bar Crawl, Kranjska Gora Pubs

Wednesday 10th of May 9:00-11:00: TC IFMGA - WS Education, Mountaineering museum

11:30-14:00: Lunch, Pr Železnk Guesthouse IFMGA SPRING GENERAL MEETING

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15:00-17:00: TC IFMGA - Workshop Platform, Mountaineering museum 17:00-19:00: IFMGA Political workshop, Mountaineering museum 20:00: Gala Dinner, Hotel Lek

Thursday 11th of May 9:00-12:00: IFMGA - General assembly, Hotel Lek 12:00-13:00: Lunch, Hotel Lek 14:00: Excursion with wine tasting, Bled - Bohinj Evening: Departure of participants/ Departure competition venue in collaboration with with (Ljubljana)

Daily hikes will be organised for the accompanying persons during the meeting in the vicinity of Kranjska Gora and Mojstrana. These activities will be guided by our local IFMGA guides.

3. Registration

All delegates of the IFMGA Spring General Assembly should register using the following online RESITRATION FORM. We kindly ask you to pay the registration fee prior to May 1st.

REGISTRATION FEES Regular Delegates: 100,00 € Accompanying persons: 80,00 €

The registration fee covers all of the following: - Welcome drink - Lunches on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - Bus transfer to Mojstrana on Wednesday - Gala dinner on Wednesday - Excursion with Wine tasting - Coffee breaks - Souvenir & Memorial T-shirt

Hotel accommodation, your own meals in restaurants, extra drinks and personal expenses are not covered by the registration fee.

The fees must be payed to the following bank account: Bank: Nova Ljubljanska Banka D.D. Account holder: Združenje gorskih vodnikov Slovenije (Slovenian Mountain Guides Association) IBAN: SI56 0201 0001 1859 574 BIC/SWIFT number: LJBASI2X Reference: „IFMGA Meeting 2017: ”Delegate Name and Surname”

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4. Accommodation We strongly encourage all delegates to stay at Hotel Lek (www.hotel-lek.si) where the majority of the meetings along with the gala dinner will be held. We have managed to secure special prices for all of the IFMGA delegates. To ensure you get this special offer make sure to state the following in the comments section of the reservation: “I am attending the IFMGA 2017 meeting”. Should you wish to find alternative accommodation we would suggest you stay somewhere close to Kranjska Gora in order to avoid long drives to the meeting venue. You can find some info regarding other in collaboration with with accommodation on the following websites: https://www.kranjska-gora.si https://www.slovenia.info/sl

5. Travel info Slovenia For all the delegates flying to nearby airport we will try to arrange the transfers to the meeting venue and back. In case you need such assistance please indicate that in the REGISTRATION FORM. The transfers will be organised by our fellow guides: Klemen Gričar - [email protected] Gregor Kofler - [email protected]

You will find other useful info regarding the arrival to Slovenia via different transfer means bellow:

By air Ljubljana international Airport (Jože Pučnik) is connected to many European cities. Beside the national carier Adria Airways there are many different European companies flying in. Nearby airports are Vienna (A), Graz (A), Klagenfurt (A), Salzburg (A), Venice (I), Trieste (I) and Zagreb (CRO). More information: Ljubljana International airport Jože Pučnik (www.lju-airport.si) Adria Airways (www.adria-airways.com)

By car Good roads and short distances present the best way to explore the beauties of Slovenia. You need a vignette for motorways. The lights are obligatory also during the day. More information: Traffic information (www.promet.si) Automobile Association - AMZS (www.amzs.si) Travel planning (www.si.map24.com) Bus time-table (www.ap-ljubljana.si)

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By train Slovenia is well connected also by rail with neighbouring countries and is also a part of Eurail Global Pass. More information: Railway time-table (www.slo-zeleznice.si) International railway time-table (www.slo-zeleznice.si) Eurail (www.eurail.com) Deutche Bahn (www.bahn.de) Visa Information in collaboration with with Some participants from foreign countries may require a visa to enter Slovenia. Please note that Slovenia is a part of the Schengen Area. You are encouraged to apply for a visa as soon as possible. The time frames for visa processing are difficult to predict with accuracy for any individual applicant.

6. General info Slovenia

Slovenia is a green and diverse country, lying between the , the Mediterranean, and the Panonian plain and embracing all the beauties of the old continent. In the north it boundries Austria, in the east , in the south Croatia and Italy in the west. Slovenia is a member of Schengen area meaning there is free transition with all boundaries except Croatia.

Some short facts about Slovenia Area: 20.273 m2 Population: 2 million Language: Slovene Currenc: Euro (€) GDP: 31.381 EUR per capita (2016) Capital: Ljubljana Political system: multiparty parliamentary democracy

Electricity: 220 V - 50 Hz IFMGA SPRING GENERAL MEETING

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7. Additional information & Assistance For further information and assistance, you can contact us over the following emails: [email protected] - Main info email for the IFMGA meeting and competition in Slovenia [email protected] - Tadej Debevec head of the 2017 IFMGA Slovenia meeting organisation committee in collaboration with with [email protected] - President of the Slovenian Mountain Guides Association