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Re the 9th seminar of the European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning: Ueckermünde, Germany. The next EOE seminar will be held in Germany in September and still has places available. The theme is the outdoor education potential of the sea. It will cost 150 Euro - details below. Chris Loynes European Seminar Announcement and Call for Workshops Water – Space for Experiences. Youth and Outdoor Education in Europe bsj Marburg/Germany in partnership with the European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning (EOE) 23th- 26th September 2009 Zerum Ueckermünde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany This seminar will bring together practitioners and academics from around Europe, interested in outdoor and experiential education linked to informal youth work from various field of practise and also interested in building up networks of practical cooperation and knowledge transfer. The seminar will focus on the one hand on sharing and examining current practice and its theoretical underpinnings and on the other hand on discussing about the bodily and sensuous potentials of experiences in and around water. With a special focus on the cultural dimensions of the natural space of “water” the seminar will examine diverse approaches of the relationship between youth and outdoor education and how this relates to the lives of young people, their current lifestyles and biographical perspectives. Lectures and practical workshops which focuse on the use and understanding of water-spaces (sea, rivers, coasts, banks) and the role of outdoor education in a range of youth work and youth care issues (informal education, health prevention, early childhood education, environmental education, youth at risk, transition between school and labour market, inclusion in the field of special needs etc.) will form the context for inspiring debates about a bodily and sensuous education in the outdoors. Keynote Speakers will include John von Düffel (German Novelist) Dr. Robbie Nicol (University of Edinburgh) Lectures and workshops will include A collection of practitioners and researchers from the 27 member states of the European Union will facilitate both experiential workshops and present papers. Delegates will also have the opportunity to: § Participate in activities designed to share good practice and to engage participants experientially. § Enjoy networking opportunities in both formal and non-formal settings Lectures and Workshops already confirmed by Andy Ashworth (Venture Trust) Prof. Dr. Barbara Humberstone (Bucks New University) Ralph Westphal (Norwegian School of Sports Sciences) Dr. Kirsti Pedersen Gurholt (Norwegian School of Sports Sciences) Dr. Chris Loynes (University of Cumbria) Kari Anne Joergensen (Vestfold University College) Alain Kerjean (Assoc. Apprendre par L’experience) Eric Backman (University of Stockholm) Stephen Hannon (Galway Mayo Institute of Technology) Christine Weber (bsj Marburg) Johan Reinert (Zerum Ueckermünde) Sebastian Preuss (Zerum Ueckermünde) Daniela Gollatz (Zerum Ueckermünde) Ulrike Herold (Ueckermünde) About bsj Marburg bsj Marburg e.V. is a non-profit youth organisation that works with the physical aspects and potentials of life styles. Body, movement and physical expression are the foci of social work programmes of bsj. Outdoor Adventure Education and experiential learning activities are central aspects of the working agenda. Founded in 1986 bsj co-operates with the Department of Physical Education of the Philipps-University Marburg. The main target groups in our leisure, school and vocational training programmes are male and female social disadvantaged adolescents. bsj is working in social deprived areas, with institution of residential care, schools, projects of social work with youth at risk, in integration projects of handicapped and not handicapped young people. We intend to be an innovative and learning organisation. Since 1993 bsj runs the outdoor centre ZERUM in Ueckermuende which is specialised in using outdoor adventure education for the integration of handicapped girls and boys. In Hesse, bsj runs two other outdoor centres, informal educational establishments, which are specialised in offering projects to schools to innovate the daily school situation. bsj is organising regional and cross regional conferences, offers a wide range of further education for professionals. We are consulting social institutions and communities in developing their social and youth work. Since 1996 bsj is member of EOE (European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning). About the European Institute Founded in 1996, the European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning is a non-governmental body with 248 individual members and 80 member organisations from 22 countries. Its purposes are as follows: § Development of a European Network between young people, social and youth workers, teachers, educators, academics and students concerning Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning § Realisation of projects, especially youth projects, in the field of Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning § Organisation of European Conferences § Distribution of Information § Research on the theory of Outdoor Adventure Education to promote the quality of practice; § Implementation of research projects and best practices; § Development of professional standards. The website of the Institute is at www.eoe-network.org Call for Workshops and Papers We are currently inviting proposals for 30minute lecture/workshop presentations or just to participate at the conference. If you wish to offer a workshop or presentation, please complete and return the proposal form by 17th July 2009, ensuring that your proposal is relevant to the theme of the seminar. You will be notified as soon as possible after this date whether your proposal has been accepted for the seminar. Fees The seminar is supported from the European Union. There are 50 subsidised places for partner organisations, which already have been invited through the organisers, bsj Marburg und the European Institute. Fees for all other delegates will be 150.00 EURO (this includes student hostel accommodation and meals). Alternatively, there is also a wide range of hotels available in and around the harbour town of Ueckermünde. Booking If you just want to participate to the conference, please send an email to Christine Weber ([log in to unmask]).To make a proposal for a lecture/workshop presentation please complete the proposal form and return it by Christine Weber ([log in to unmask]). Chris Loynes Threshold http://www.thresholdconsulting.co.uk 7 Ainsworth Street Ulverston Cumbria LA12 7EU UK Tel: 0044 (0)1229 584500 New Post-graduate courses at the School of Outdoor Studies, University of Cumbria, UK http://www.cumbria.ac.uk/outdoorstudies 5th International Adventure Therapy Conference, September 2009, Edinburgh, UK http://www.bacp.co.uk/5iatc/