Participants:
Nelly Maes, President of EFA Günther Dauwen, Director of EFA
Eva Bidania, Efay coordinator
FNP, DIE FRIESEN
Participants FNP (8-9 february) : delegations of central board, FNP parliament fraction, staff member and member of EFA board (about 10 people all together); parallel program: FNP-youth (board and members)
FRIDAY 8th of February 2008
12.00 welcome by FNP-board and FNP-Parliament fraction with coffee and lunch in restaurant 'Grote Wielen', http://www.grote-wielen.nl, Bûtlân 1, Ljouwert
13.45 visit to the trilingual (Frisian, Dutch and English) primary school of Earnewald, master Franke Skoalle, http://www.frankeskoalle.nl , Eilânsgrien 17, Earnewâld
15.30 visit to the Fryske Akademy:
1. Jan van der West, Mercator Education, a European research centre on Multilingualism and Language learning http://www.mercator-education.org
2. Piet Hemminga, implementation of the European Charter for Minority Languages and Cultures
20.00 dinner: restaurant 'Spijslokaal', Iewal, Ljouwert
SATERDAY 9th of February 2008
10.30 Visit to Nij Bosma Zathe, Boksumerdyk 11, Goutum, http://www.asg.wur.nl/NL/onderzoek/Faciliteiten/Praktijkcentra/NijBosmaZatheCattleResearchcentre/sustainableenergy
12.00 Press Conference, followed by lunch in hotel-restaurant Duhoux, Greate Buorren 6, Wurdum/Wirdum, http://www.hotel-duhoux.nl
13.00-23.00 (parallel program) visit EFAY-coordinator EVA Bidania to FNP-youth, in the evening socializing and bowling event with all members of the new youth department of FNP
13.00 Departure for East-Frisia (Nelly Maes and Günther Dauwen)
15.00 Arrival in Aurich at 15h (hotel Piquerhof), welcome by 'Die Friesen', check in hotel
16.00 visit to the Upstalsboom (symbol of Frisian freedom), http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstalsboom
17.00 visit to Emssperrwerk in Gandersum (Emsdam, coastal-defence issue), http://www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de/master/C6533317_N5747028_L20_D0_I5231158.html
18.00 short walk through Emden
+/- 20.00 Press conference in Hotel Piquerhof
Dinner with Board and political representatives of 'Die Friesen'
Sunday 10th of February 2008 09.30 Joint breakfast at Flair Hotel Piquerhof
Departure at 12h to Flanders