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with the financial support of the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe

INFOPACK The First Congress of Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations

DATES: 2th -7th November

TIME TABLE 31st October 2014 Arrival of EC Meeting participants 1st November 2014 EC Meeting/Arrival of MC Arrival of Congress participants/MC 2nd November 2014 Meeting 03rd – 06th November 2014 Congress 06th November 2014 Arrival participants General Assembly 07th November 2014 Departure Congress participants 07th – 09th November 2014 ALLIANCE General Assembly 09th November 2014 Departure of all participants

MEETING POINTS: On Nov 2nd we will welcome you at train station. IN ORDER TO ORGANISE PROPERLY THE PICK-UP SERVICE, DON’T FORGET TO INFORM US ABOUT YOUR ARRIVAL TIME at GROSSETO TRAIN STATION! Email: [email protected] If possible, try to arrive before 02:00 pm, so you will have the possibility to join the closing of the General Assembly of Legambiente!

VENUE: the Sustainable Development National Centre “Il Girasole”, Loc. Enaoli - 58010 Rispescia (GR), . For more information on the hosting place: http://www.csslegambiente.org/

LOCATION The Centre is located in the heart of Maremma, in region, a place famous for his environmental heritage: Roselle's archaeological site, Uccellina Natural Park, Sovana, Sorano and Pitigliano’s Etrurian evidences, Faunal Reserve of Amiata Mountain. It is around 180 km far from Rome, 168 Km from Pisa and 150 km from Florence.

SERVICES: The Centre for Sustainable Development of Legambiente "Il girasole" (The Sunflower) is an Environmental Education Center, with 105 beds equipped with all the services necessary for the catering with plenty of space inside and outside of the Center for the activities. Rooms are from two to six beds, single beds and bunk beds. The rooms are equipped with private bathrooms (for some areas of the structure, with shared bathrooms) furnished with eco-friendly wood furniture. All rooms are equipped with linen and towels. We have 6 meeting rooms from 30 to 200 seats with LCD projector, microphones, table microphones wireless, internet access, professional audio equipment. WiFi is available. Service Bar open after dinner for the whole duration of the conference. The National Centre “Il Girasole” has been working for a long time in the field of sustainable tourism, ecological activities, seminars, meetings and training courses. It is a concrete example of eco-friendly development, with a strong educational value, capable to combine the value of the natural and cultural heritage with the innovation and new environmental technologies. Waste water treatment (phito-purification). Water is not an unlimited resource; changes in our lifestyles led to an invaluable waste, to the pollution and depletion of underground resources and to an incredible grow of the collective prices. Today waste water treatment using plants is an environmentally friendly alternative which is also economically convenient. Basically it is a natural process to purify waste water using plants as biological filters because they're able to reduce the polluting substances contained in the water. The Centre is provided with a waste water treatment plant which was designed on the basis of its own needs: it allows a re-use of waste water for the irrigation of gardens and fields.

Energy. The energy is produced by 2 photovoltaic systems; a solar thermal system with 8 panels; a small wind-power plant Heating system is provided by cork panels for thermal isolation and a radiant floor system powered by heat pump.

Food. The restaurant offers a great variety of food and dishes in respect of two very important aspects. Food is not only good and tasty, because the Centre closely follows our Mediterranean cooking traditions, but it is also genuine and healthy because they always use seasonal products coming from their land. Legambiente Sustainable Development Centre chose to use raw materials that come from organic and biodynamic agriculture and breeding farms. The products are therefore healthy, with a high and genuine nutrition value. They come from small farms with many functions and they are produced with the lowest possible level of auxiliary energies (eg.: pesticides, and chemicals, etc.).

HOW TO GET THERE

- Rome train station and then train to Grosseto - Rome airport (Fiumicino or Ciampino) and then train to Grosseto. - Pisa airport and then train to Grosseto. - Firenze airport and then train to Grosseto

We suggest choosing, if possible, a more environment friendly transport. Flying may look cheap, but the price we pay in terms of pollution is much more expensive. Here’s the Sustainable Transport Infosheet, that could help you in organizing your travel with a low environmental impact.

TIPS FOR THE TRIP In all Italian main train stations you can find automatic ticket machines. In the machine's menu you can select the English, using these machines is advised for people who do not speak Italian. We suggest to buy train tickets in advance on internet. Useful links: www..it (English version available)

From Rome Termini Railway Station http://www.romatermini.com/en/ to Grosseto Railway Station You have to take the train directed to Grosseto: there are different types of trains and the price, depending on the train type, can swing from 10,60€ to 26,50€. There are many trains during the day and the duration of the journey can swing from 1 hour and a half to 2 hours and a half, depending on the train type. IMPORTANT INFORMATION! There are trains from Roma Termini to Grosseto every 30 minutes – 1 hour. Last train from Roma Termini to Grosseto leaves at 21:12! There is no possibility to reach Grosseto after this hour.

From Rome Fiumicino airport: http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-fco-fiumicino to Rome Termini Railway Station • You can take the train LEONARDO EXPRESS from the platform inside the airport, direction: Roma Termini train station. There is a train each 30 minutes, the duration of journey is around half an hour and the price is 14,00€ For more information about Trenitalia: http://www.trenitalia.com/ • You can take the bus COTRAL, that is leaving in front of the Terminal 2, arrivals, direction: Roma Termini train station. There are different buses during the day, the duration of journey is around one hour and the price is 4,50€. For more information about COTRAL: http://www.cotralspa.it/ENG/Index.asp • You can take the bus SIT BUS SHUTTLE, that is leaving in front of the Terminal 3, arrivals, direction: Roma Termini train station. There are different buses during the day around one each half an hour, the duration of journey is around one hour and the price is 8,00€. For more information about SIT BUS SHUTTLE: www.sitbusshuttle.it • You can take the bus TERRAVISION, that is leaving in front of the Terminal 3, arrivals, direction: Roma Termini train station. There are different buses during the day around one each half an hour, the duration of journey is around one hour and the price is 4,00€ For more information about TERRAVISION: www.terravision.eu From Rome Termini Railway Station to Grosseto Railway Station You have to take the train directed to Grosseto: there are different types of trains and the price, depending on the train type, can swing from 10,60€ to 26,50€. There are many trains during the day and the duration of the journey can swing from 1 hour and a half to 2 hours and a half, depending on the train type. IMPORTANT INFORMATION! There are trains from Roma Termini to Grosseto every 30 minutes – 1 hour. Last train from Roma Termini to Grosseto leaves at 21:12! There is no possibility to reach Grosseto after this hour.

From Rome Ciampino airport: http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-cia-ciampino to Rome Termini Railway Station You can take the shuttle bus TERRAVISION SHUTTLE, direction: Roma Termini train station. There are different buses during the day the duration of journey is around 45 minutes and the price is 4,00€. For more information about TERRAVISION: www.terravision.eu From Rome Termini Railway Station to Grosseto Railway Station You have to take the train directed to Grosseto: there are different types of trains and the price, depending on the train type, can swing from 10,60€ to 26,50€. There are many trains during the day and the duration of the journey can swing from 1 hour and a half to 2 hours and a half, depending on the train type. IMPORTANT INFORMATION! There are trains from Roma Termini to Grosseto every 30 minutes – 1 hour. Last train from Roma Termini to Grosseto leaves at 21:12! There is no possibility to reach Grosseto after this hour.

From Firenze airport: http://www.aeroporto.firenze.it/en/ to Firenze Centrale Railway Station You have to take the Bus ATAF-SITA, direction: Firenze Centrale Train Station. There are different buses during the day, the duration of journey is around 30 minutes and the price is 4,50€. For more information about ATAF-SITA: http://www.fsbusitalia.it/ From Firenze Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Grosseto You have to take the train directed to Grosseto: there are different types of trains and the price, depending on the train type, can swing from 16,30 € to 28,20€. Some routes need to take connections in Pisa or Viareggio. There are many trains during the day and the duration of the journey can swing from 2 hour and 30 minutes to 3 hours depending on the train type. IMPORTANT INFORMATION! There are trains from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Grosseto every 2 hours. Last train from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Grosseto leaves at 19:53! There is no possibility to reach Grosseto after this hour.

From Pisa airport: http://www.pisa-airport.com/ to Pisa Centrale Railway Station You have to take the TRAIN directly from the airport, direction: Pisa Centrale train station. There are different trains during the day, the duration of journey is around 5 minutes and the price is 1,40€. For more information about Trenitalia: http://www.trenitalia.com/ From Pisa Centrale Railway Station to Grosseto You have to take the train directed to Grosseto: there are different types of trains and the price, depending on the train type, can swing from 9,00€ to 16,50€. There are many trains during the day and the duration of the journey can swing from 1 hour and 15 minutes to 2 hours and 15 minutes. depending on the train type. IMPORTANT INFORMATION! There are trains from Pisa Centrale to Grosseto every 30 minutes – 1 hour. Last train from Pisa Centrale to Grosseto leaves at 21:50! There is no possibility to reach Grosseto after this hour.

DO NOT FORGET TO BRING Copy of your travel tickets with the price clearly shown and your boarding pass. You don’t have to bring sleeping bag and towels, everything will be provided.

VISA Please inform us well in advance in case you need a Schengen visa to enter Italy. YAP and LEGAMBIENTE will provide you a personal invitation at the shortest term.

CONTACTS Website : http://www.alliance-network.eu/alliance-congress-2014/ Email Legambiente & YAP: [email protected] Email Alliance secretary: [email protected] Phone contact: +39 06 7210120 (YAP office); +39 0686268324 (Legambiente Office) Contacts during the meeting period: Mobile YAP Italy +39 329 0556656 (during the meeting period) Mobile Legambiente +39 349 1979541 (during the meeting period) “Il Girasole” reception +39 0564 487711