Dear members and friends of our Subgroup Forest Related Environmental Education!
Dear FCN members,

Attached you will find the invitation to our next Forest Pedagogics - Sub Group
meeting. The meeting will take place from 25th of January to 26th of January 2012 at the
National Forest Centre in Zvolen (Slovakia).
Optional we can offer an Excursion on 27th of January 2012.

If you have questions don´t hasitat to contact  Mrs. Ludmila Marusakova from
National Forest Centre,
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tel.: +421 45 52 244, +421 923 094.

Please make your hotel reservation by yourself.

Recommended hotels: Hotel Polana*** and GUEST HOUSE*** FRANKO



Further instructions:
The journey from Bratislava airport to Zvolen (25th January at 10.00 a.m.) and back
from Zvolen to Bratislava airport ((27th January at 2.30 p.m.) will be provided by
the National Forest Centre.


Please, confirm your attendance to the excursion till 25th of November  2011.

For registration please send an e-mail to Mrs. Ludmila Marusakova.

Many thanks to Ludmila and best regards

Thomas Baschny
(Leader of UNECE-FAO-FCN Sub Group FREE)




Meeting of the European Network Forest Pedagogics a
Sub Group of the Forest Communicators Network (FCN)

25th to 28th of January 2012
Venue: Slovakia, Zvolen, National Forest Centre

Draft Agenda

Monday 25th January 2012

10.00 – 12.00    Transfer from Bratislava to Zvolen

13.00            Opening - National Forest Centre, Zvolen

13.00 – 17.00    Subgroup – meeting

18.00 – 21.00    Raut (in the castle of Zvolen)

Tuesday 26th January 2012

09.00 – 13.00     Subgroup – meeting

13.00 – 14.30     Lunch break

14.30 – 16.00    Visiting Forestry and Wood technology Museum in Zvolen

from    16:00    Flights back home (for those who will not join excursion on Wednesday)
 
Wednesday 27th January 2012 (facultative programme)

08.00 – 14.00        Excursion
Visiting the residence of the State forest enterprise of the Slovak Republic in Banska Bystrica (ca 22 km from Zvolen)
National natural Monument Bystrianska Cave in the Low Tatras National Park (ca 65 km from Zvolen)

14.30 – 15.30    Transfer to Bratislava

Agenda:

1)      Review – 6th Congress in Freising
2)      7th International FP-Congress – Scotland 2nd – 5th of October 2012 - Preliminary discussion
a.    Topic
b.    Organization
c.    Speakers
d.    Miscellaneous
3)     Homepage:  www.forestpedagogics.eu
a.    Situation, development of visitors
b.    Implementation of national administrators for uploading “news” in their states
4)      Discussion: Tasks of the Subgroup
a.    Development of a “European Concept” for FP
- Can we really do this?
- is the declination “concept” correct?
(better “Strategy” – like in the PR-sector / presented by Mr. Gschwandtl
 in Freising?)
b:    Offers to new members
- How to help them to join us
- PAWS – Possibilities of cooperation
5)      Discussion: Report to the UNECE-FAO-FCN meeting in June 2012 –
         Antalya/Turkey
6)      Financial support from EU for the work of our subgroup?
                - Possibilities, relevant Programmes
                - Ideas for projects, activities (not only motilities)
7)      Miscellaneous    




Recommended hotels:

Please make your reservations by yourself. Both hotels are located in the centre of Zvolen town and takes about 10 minutes walk.

Hotel Polana***
Single room - shower, WC, TV, telephone, Internet connection, breakfast included
    Price: € 55,- per night; webpage: www.hotelpolana.sk

GUEST HOUSE*** FRANKO
    Classic Single room - shower, WC, TV, direct-dial telephone, Internet connection, breakfast included
    Price: € 46,- per night; webpage: www.frankohotel.sk

Further instructions:
The journey from Bratislava airport to Zvolen (25th January at 10.00 a.m.) and back from Zvolen to Bratislava airport ((27th January at 2.30 p.m.) will be provided by the National Forest Centre. If the time is not convenient for you, please find the travel connection though SLOVAK LINES, http://www.slovaklines.sk or let me know if you have problems.  

Excursion:
The fee for the excursion - 27th January 2012 (see the program above) is € 40,-. The price includes: travel costs (150 km), tickets to the cave and lunch.
Terrain clothes are recommended for the excursion.

Please, confirm your attendance to the excursion till 25th of November 2011. You will get more information on money transfer after your confirmation of the attendance. If there are not enough participants, the excursion will be canceled.

Contact person:
Mrs. Ludmila Marusakova
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tel.: +421 45 52 244, +421 923 094