Who Can Attend Europe Any Armenian undergraduate or graduate Sella Tenjoukian Place college or university student (age 17-24) Photo Tel: +44 (77) 6725-3006 Here How To Apply E-mail: [email protected] • Complete the attached Registration Form in block letters Hourig Baghdassarian Full Name ...... • Read the Rules and Regulations carefully Tel: +33 (1) 4229-1024 Date of Birth ...... • Sign and date E-mail: [email protected] Home Address ...... • Mail to the Committee contact member in ...... Middle East ...... your area Telephone ...... Lebanon Fax ...... Fees Arin Kalousdian Homeland E-mail ...... July 19 - August 4, 2014 Tel: 961(4) 715684 When I had arrived in Yerevan, only a couple of days before the start of the Forum, I didn't know what to expect from University...... • Full Board (US $1,200): accommodations, Cell: 961(3) 549917 many of the people I was about to meet. It was my sixth Major...... 3 meals a day, snacks and excursions Email: [email protected] Citizenship...... time in Armenia, but my first time meeting over thirty Ar- • Half Board (US $800): 3 meals a day, menians living outside of the homeland. I imagined the ex- Enclosed is my check snacks and excursions USA perience to be the same as any of the other five trips to In the amount of ...... Armenia. See monuments and landmarks, eat a lot of Registration Form Registration Information Attendance Information Contact Shoushig Arslanian khorovadz, and go out during the night. I was wrong. I The two participation options are (please check one): Early arrival and late departure fees are mean, all of those things did happen, but at the same time, q $1,200: Accommodations, 3 meals a day, snacks and excursions Tel: +1 (714) 403-0875 additional. Participants should make I became friends with people I had never even known q $800: 3 meals a day, snacks and excursions E-mail: [email protected] Rules and Regulations arrangements and pay for the extra days’ about, and the only thing we had in common was our eth- The main objective of this Forum is to get better acquainted with accommodations along with their nic background. From the very first day, I realized even Armenian cultural heritage. To help the program run as smoothly as registration. Canada though I'm meeting people from Australia, Cyprus, Syria, possible, please take note of the following regulations Dubai, etc., I was never expecting them to be so similar to 1. Passports must be handed to the Committee. While it is not Tamar Donabedian mandatory, it is highly recommended that participants also hand These fees do NOT include airfare. any of my friends back in Toronto. After the first couple of in the bulk of their money to the organizers for safekeeping. The Tel: +1 (416) 828-3890 days, I already felt a certain bond with every person in the passports and monies will be kept at a vault located in the hotel Important E-mail: [email protected] forum. That's when I started to realize why I was even here. and a senior Forum representative will be the person with sole To me, the forum is not about the sites, monuments, and access to that vault. Participants will have access to the vault at set • We provide participants valid health amazing mountain views. Instead, it's about meeting all of hours during the day. insurance while in Armenia 2. Participants need to attend all lectures, workshops and activities Armenia these people that live away from the homeland, just like me. organized by the Committee. Furthermore, they must respect the • Participants must have all necessary travel Dr. Lilit Galstian It is about unity. We are always told that we, the youth, are schedule by being present at least five minutes prior to the start of the future. This forum shows each one of us that the only the activity. documents Tel: +374 (10) 53-39-49 way to move forward is to move together. In only two 3. No arrangements should be made to meet with relatives and • Participants must attend all lectures and friends during the times allotted for lectures, workshops and Email: [email protected] weeks, I managed to learn why I, as a member of the Ar- other activities. Specific times for such visits have already been other scheduled events menian youth, was so important. Every one of us that are a scheduled throughout the duration of the Forum. • Smoking is prohibited in the dormitories part of Armenian youth organizations learned how there is 4. While we do want the participants to enjoy Yerevan’s night life, staying up too late might prevent them from keeping up with the so much we can do together to change the future of Arme- daily schedules of activities. Please note that for several events and Forum Participants’ Lodging nia. As we approach the final days of Forum, and the final activities taking place outside of the Forum grounds, buses will be Yerevan State University Guesthouse days in Armenia, we spend our last moments together, and leaving exactly at the set time without waiting for latecomers. 52 Mashtots Avenue realize what a great opportunity and experience our parents 5. Participants must keep their rooms tidy. Clothing must either be and elders have given us in these past two weeks. We will all kept in the closet or in suitcases. 0009 Yerevan, Armenia go back with different memories, stories, and impressions of 6. The supervisor(s) must be informed whenever a participant needs Tel: +374(10)56-00-03,56-00-04,56-24-16 to leave the guesthouse for a valid reason or to return later than one another, but we will always remember what a difference the scheduled time. Although Yerevan is generally a safe place, it this trip has made in our lives, and what a difference we can is advisable to go out in groups. www.hamazkayin.com make if we come together and unite in our homeland, Ar- 7. Prior to their departure the participants must pay for all of their local and international communications. All participants must menia. respect these rules and regulations. - Garen Hasserjian Travel Workshops & Lectures ADMINISTRATION OF THE FORUM WELCOME • Participants are advised to make travel • Lectures and discussions covering cultural, arrangements as early as possible in order historical, and social issues GENERAL EXECUTIVES to secure flight reservations. Anmo-anali -Dr. Lilit Galstian, Yerevan • Remember July is high season and flights • Examination of current issues President, Armenia Hamazkayin Fund It’s Educational Tasdiarag[agan can be full, especially to Yerevan. • Audiovisual presentations -The representative from Hamazkayin Central Committee It’s Fun Hajyli 20 dari • A Hamazkayin staff member will greet all • Publication of a periodic newsletter “Pari It’s Unforgettable LEBANON COORDINATOR A,qarhi [ors /acyren pazma;iv arriving participants at the respective Louys” It’s Our 20th Anniversary ! Arin Kalousdian, Beirut ha3ovsano.nyrov hamar Hamazca3ini airports, and transportation to the Forum General Secretary, Hamazkayin Central Committee Ovsano.agan M,agov;a3in Havaku 8Forovm9u5 site will be provided. For many Armenian students across the Ha3ryniki me]5 amynen ,ad sbasova/ama- • Upon arrival at the airport, please look for Group Activities globe, the Hamazkayin Students Cultural the person carrying the Hamazkayin logo. WEBSITE COORDINATOR na3in /racirnyen megn e1 Ir himnatrov;ynen` • Visits to museums, institutions, and other Tamar Kasabian Forum is one of the most anticipated events en i wyr7 naq Lipanan7 aba Ha3asdani 1995 Passport & Visa sites of historical and cultural interest me] darove dari al avyli =o.owrtaganov;ivn of the year. Since its inception in 1995, the • Participants are responsible for obtaining • Attendance at theatrical performances and FOUNDER MEMBERS AND ADVISORS ,ahyxav ir sdy./a/qantawa- m;nolordin yv Forum has provided an inspiring and the necessary travel documents for concerts Sella Tenjoukian, London stimulating environment for more than 750 joq 3a3dacrin ,norhiv1 Yrgov ,ap;ova3 Armenia. They are advised to make • Sightseeing Shoushig Arslanian, Los Angeles young Armenians. During this summer un;axkin5 ha3 ovsano.in a-i;u g`un/a3ovi photocopies of all their documents and Hourig Baghdassarian, Paris event, students get the opportunity to learn tasaq0sov;ivnnyrov untme]en /an0;analov identification papers. • Games and general knowledge contests Hratch Simonian, Los Angeles ha3 m,ago3;ivn yv ha3ryniki badmagan ov about Armenian culture, discover the sights • E-visas for Armenia may be obtained • Talent show Herand Markarian, New York dysar=an wa3ryrovn1 Havaki 3a3dacirin mas and sounds of the homeland and, most online at • Dancing Hamazkayin Central Committee gu gazmyn midku q;ano. tasaq0sov;ivnnyr5 Information Travel http://www.armeniaforeignministry.am/eVisa/index.htm Information Program importantly, plant the seeds for incredible ha3 gyanku 3ovzo. harxyrov ,ovr] life-long friendships. Thought-provoking ca.a‘arnyr arda3a3dylov yv ‘oqanagylov Climate & Dress Code Timetable July 19-August 4, 2014 lectures, trips to historic sites and museums, bahyr7 aba cravor irynx dbavorov;ivnnyru • Yerevan is hot and humid in the summer. enjoyable nights attending plays and arda3a3dylov a-i;nyr1 Ci,yra3in pazma;iv Comfortable and casual clothing is July 19: Orientation and official concerts, dancing, and other activities are m,ago3;a3in 2y-nargnyru havaki recommended. opening of the Forum some of the Forum’s highlights. In addition, dyvo.ov;yan7 anonk ullan ungyra3in gam • Wearing a Hamazkayin T-shirt for official July 19-Aug. 4: Daily schedules including interactive workshops allow the participants tasdiarag[agan5 i mdi ovnin ovsano.in visits is a must. excursion to Artsakh (in to express their ideas and exchange /an0;axnylov ir armadnyru7 cnahadylov ir progress) azci m,ago3;u ov gabovylov ha3ryni ho.in1 Don’t Forget viewpoints on a variety of issues concerning 8Forovm9u ir 0ryrov un;axkin 3avylyal • Plenty of jeans, T-shirts, and a sweater August 4: Departures 16 the Armenian reality. It is an opportunity to harovsdov;ivn mu g`un/a3e masnagxo.nyrovn • Towels and a swimsuit take part in a remarkable venture and to join nor ov mna3ovn parygamov;ivnnyr hasdadylov • Comfortable walking shoes For a list of daily schedules go to: Armenian students from all parts of the Ha3asdani5 Arxaqi yv ardasahmanen • Formal attire may be necessary for certain www.hamazkayin.com world in what past participants have called =amana/ ovsano.ov;yan mi]yv1 Mi ‘aqxnek events “the experience of a lifetime.” a-i;u masnagxylov a3s ivra3adovg yv paxa- • For men: a blazer, shirt and tie ig naqa2y-nov;yan5 ovr darpyr yrgirnyre • A backpack for picnics and overnight My experiences in Forum are so beautiful; surely it yga/ Ha3 yridasartnyr gu mianan5 abrylov outings Առաջին օրը զգացի թէ բոլորին հետ պիտի չյաջողիմ Hamazkayin has been imprinted in my heart. From the first day, յարաբերիլ1 Կը սխալէի1 Բոլորս ընկերացանք եւ 8gyanki annaqun;ax ‘or2a-ov;ivn mu9 1 Students Cultural Forum Committee the ice had already been broken. It was as if I knew եղանք մօտիկ բարեկամներ Ի հարկ է ըսել թէ in[bes gu wga3yn 8Forovm9i pazma;iv most of them most of them for years. So warm, gen- կարգ մը մասնակցողներու հետ եղանք շատ masnagxo.nyr1 5 5 tle and friendly we all had one thing definitely in մօտիկ իսկ ուրիշներու հետ ոչ այդքան ինչ որ կարծիքովս բնական կը նկատուի777 Աչքերս Hamazca3ini common we come from an Armenian background, արցունքով լեցուն էին եւ սիրտս՝ ուրախութեամբ1 Ovsano.agan M,agov;a3in Havaki and share an interest about Armenians. One last Չէի հաւատար այդքան սքանչելի բան կրնայ ըլլալ 1 #an2naqovmp thing, it might probably be the best decision I did կեանքիս մէջ ու աչքերուս առջեւ Չէի ուզեր իջնել this year. I just wished my friends from Cyprus վերէն1 Կ`ուզէի մնալ հոն5 ժամերով5 դիտել շուրջս5 777 could join us. մայրամուտը - Dikcran Tchilinguirian - Մարլինա Քէշիշեան