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Contents

Welcome Words from Leadership 2

About Yerevan 4

Session Theme and Motto 5

Session Programme 6

Dress Code 10

Session Venues 11

Travel 12

Practical Information 13

Registration on the Member Platform 14

Rules and Legal Notes 15

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Nathan Hunter

Anastasia Lemberg-Lvova

Welcome Words from Leadership

The President of Yerevan’19

The Editor of Yerevan’19

Let’s make history. Together, coming from the four corners of Europe, we will be making history in the incredible city of Yere-van. We will get the chance to understand pressing social issues from the lens of more than thirty different cultures and nation-alities. We will get the chance to build friendships to overcome distance, to build understanding to overcome differences, and to build an environment for us to be able to express our true selves. Yerevan 2019 will be a moment in time that will keep living with us long after our session ends.

In the past few years EYP has taken a leap. We are becoming much more than young people gathering for small international sessions in the early 1990s could have ever envisioned. That de-velopment has been possible thanks to you - motivated, smart, innovative and persevering delegates becoming inspired by this organisation’s potential and investing your talent into transforming it. Don’t overlook the potential of this session and take advantage of all the opportunities it will offer you. And give back when you are ready.

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I hope that the organising team of Yerevan 89 and I will be able to show you the best of Yerevan, with a slice of Armenian charisma, Caucasian hospitality, and EYP mood.

I am thrilled to welcome you all at the Yerevan 2019! Hopefully, the weather will be friendly to all of us, and you will

be able to see how beautiful and colorful Yerevan is at that time of the Year. The Yerevan has always been able to bring diverse cul-tures together. Since the independence of Armenia, this fantastic city has hosted various events, but 89th International Session of the EYP is the biggest youth event ever organised in the country. I believe that all of you will be able to make an immense contribu-tion to the Yerevan 2019, by working hard on your topics, partici-pating in the events that will take place in the scope of the session such as Euroconcert and by representing your cultural heritage in a best possible manner.

Tigran BazarchyanThe Head Organiser of Yerevan’19

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About Yerevan

With its history dating back to the 8th century BC Yerevan is known to be one of the oldest capitals in the world. Blessed with ancient history and colorful culture, historical landmarks and natural attractions, unique architecture and masterpieces of An-cient era, added to the eastern hospitality of the friendly locals and the splendor of Armenian diverse culinary delights, Yerevan is Armenia’s vibrant capital and the largest city, where past and present meet. Being on the crossroads of West and East, the city has harmoniously combined the best of the two. The 2800 years old Yerevan is home for numerous galleries and museums, notably, the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts also known as Matenadaran.

The Republic Square, the Opera House, the Cascade and the Government Building are just a few of architectural jewels that Yerevan has, which we attempted to highlight in our logo. The inspiration behind the logo of the Yerevan’19 came from the geo-graphical location of Yerevan, as well as the mixed architectural heritage of the city, which contains patterns from both Eastern and Western styles. The shapes in the logo present the elements most frequently found in different architectural monuments in Yerevan. Furthermore, the logo itself is the combination of first three letters of the Armenian unique alphabet, created in the 4th century.

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Session Theme and Motto

The theme of 89th International Session is “Where East Meets West”. Yerevan has always been on the crossroads of different cul-tures. The city was able to unite the best practices of culture from both east and west. The overall program of the session will include activities that will emphasize cultural uniqueness of the city and the Armenian culture in general.

The academic programme will be shaped in accordance with the motto of the session “Overcoming Global Challenges Togeth-er”. The European Youth Parliament Armenia is striving to shape the future generation of active citizens, through raising awareness on social, economic and legal issues the world is facing current-ly. The academic theme and umbrella topic of the session will challenge the participants to tackle the issues concerning human rights, energy and security, cooperation between EU, EaP coun-tries and the world in general. The end goal of the Yerevan 2019 is to take a step forward in the development of young individuals to boost their academic knowledge and communication skills, as well as emphasize the most valuable resource: young citizens.

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Session Programme

• While the main parts of this programme are set, there might still be changes to the final schedule.

• There will be an additional programme for teachers and chaperones, offering a range of workshops, cultural activities and of course joint activities with all the participants. More details will be shared in late February.

• Please note that we will not be offering wake-up calls. All participants are expected to wake up and be ready for the official programme on time.

Saturday 09/03

Morning - 18:00 Arrival

Delegation Dinner19:00 - 21:00

Sunday 10/03

07:30 - 09:00

10:30 - 13:00

16:00 - 16:30

Breakfast

Teambuilding in Committees

Coffee Break

General Teambuilding

Lunch

Teambuilding in Committees

Teambuilding in Committees

Eurovillage Preparation

Eurovillage

10:00 - 10:30

10:00 - 10:30

16:30 - 18:30

14:30 - 16:00

18:30 - 19:00

19:00 - 22:00

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Monday 11/03

Tuesday 12/03

Wednesday 13/03

07:30 - 09:00

07:30 - 09:00

07:30 - 09:00

13:00 - 14:30

13:00 - 14:30

13:00 - 14:30

17:00 - 17:30

16:00 - 16:30

16:00 - 16:30

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

Committee Work

Committee Work

Committee Work

Committee Work

Committee Work

Committee Work

Preparing for Opening Ceremony

Committee Work

Committee Work

Opening Ceremony and Reception

Meeting Prime Minister and Reception

Preparing for Armenian Cultural Night

Armenian Cultural Night

10:00 - 13:00

10:00 - 13:00

10:00 - 13:00

14:30 - 17:00

14:30 - 16:00

14:30 - 16:00

18:30 - 19:00

16:30 - 18:00

16:30 - 18:30

20:00 - 22:00

19:00 - 21:00

19:30 - 20:00

20:30 - 23:00

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Thursday 14/03

Friday 15/03

Saturday 16/03

08:30 - 10:00

07:30 - 08:45

07:30 - 08:45

13:30 - 14:30

14:00 - 15:30

15:00 - 18:00

10:00 - 11:30

11:00 - 11:30

16:00 - 16:30

20:00 - 21:30

12:00 - 13:30

13:00 - 14:00

19:00 - 21:00

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Lunch

Debates 13 and 14

Free Time

Debates 1 and 2

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

Euroconcert

Debates 3 and 4

Lunch

Committee Dinner

Excursions / Embassies

General Assembly Opening

Debates 9 and 10

Debates 5 and 6

Coffee Break

Dinner

Coffee Break

Debates 11 and 12

Debates 7 and 8

11:00 - 15:00

09:30 - 10:00

09:30 - 11:00

14:30 - 16:00

15:30 - 16:00

18:00 - 19:00

11:30 - 12:00

11:30 - 13:00

16:30 - 18:00

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Sunday 17/03

16:00 - 16:45

08:00-09:30

19:00 - 20:00

Debate 15

Breakfast

Dinner

Session Closing

Check-out

Farewell Party

16:45 - 18:00

09:30-11:00

20:00 - 23:00

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Dress Code

You are expected to have 4 types of clothing.

Formal Needed for opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the General Assembly

This is the time to show your serious and classy side! You can dress up in shirts and trousers, long skirts or dresses, or suites and ties.

Comfortable Needed for team building

Keep in mind that you are expected to do all kinds of activities at this stage of the session. Therefore, make sure that whatever you wear will not restrict your movements in any way.

National dresses Optional: may be used during the eurovillage

This is your option to show your national dresses in their full glory.

SmartNeeded for committee work

Now this will give you an opportunity to be classy and comfortable at the same time! Pick something that is in between a very casual outfit and a formal or businesslike outfit.

CasualEvening activities

Choose whatever you like and feel comfortable in.

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Session Venues

Holiday Inn Express Hotel Accomodation

Holiday Inn Express Yerevan is a brand new hotel. City center location, express check-in, free fresh and hot breakfast, free wifi, modern and smartly equipped rooms will make your stay refreshingly engaging and prepare you for the great day ahead.

Address: 97/2 Buzand streetTelephone number:Email address: +374 (60) 404000

Ayb School TeamBuilding, Committee Work, Eurovillage

Ayb School, is a private educational complex in Yerevan, Armenia, opened in 2011 by the Ayb Educational Foundation, which is going to be our TeamBuilding venue. The school is named after the first letter of the Armenian alphabet Ayb.

Address: Tbilisi Highway 11/11Telephone number: +374 (94) 546498Email address: welcome@aybschool.am

Yerevan State Medical University General Assembly

Established in 1920 Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU), is the leading medical universityin Armenia. On 25 May 1989 Yerevan State Medical University was named after the12th-century Armenian physician Mkhitar Heratsi.

Address: Koryun 2Telephone number: +374 (10) 582532Email address: info@ysmu.am

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Travel Information

Visa: Entry visa not required for the nationals of the following countries: The European Union Member States, Andorra, Iceland, Norway, Georgia, Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Switzerland, Ukraine, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania. Citizens of states not mentioned above will be required to obtain visa either online here: https://evisa.mfa.am/ or once they arrive at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan. More information about visa policy of Armenia for your country can be found here: https://bit.ly/2TA62rw

Flights from Central and Western Europe take from 2.5 to 4 hours; regular flights to Yerevan (http://www.zvartnots.am/en/) are from Vienna, Paris, Athens, Rome, Minsk, Moscow, Warsaw, Brussels, Berlin, Kiev, Istanbul etc. The airlines performing flights to Yerevan include Austrian Airlines, Air France, Aeroflot, Aege-an Airlines, AtlasGlobal, Brussels Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Ukrainian International Airlines, etc.

If you arrive in Yerevan by plane, the organizing team will meet and guide you to the hotel. However, if you arrive earlier than the session dates, keep in mind that bus number 201 stops right in front of arrivals terminal, costs 300 AMD, and will take you directly to city center.

If you are flying from Austria, Czech Republic, France, Latvia, Spain, Germany, Poland, UK, Hungary, Lithuania, Cyprus, Greece or Italy, it might be cheaper (100-150€ round trip) to take a flight to Kutaisi, Georgia with WizzAir. From there you can take a bus to Tbilisi (4 hours), which will be waiting right in front of the airport and costs 20 GEL (7 €) and in Tbilisi, travel to Yerevan from station square. The journey from Tbilisi to Yerevan will take approximately 6 hours by minibus and will cost 10-12€.

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Practical Information

Essentials to Pack

• Valid Passport ID• A printed copy of International Travel and Health Care Insurance.• Extra Money for Delegation/Committee dinners and cultural day.• Sufficient clothing for ten days (considering different dress codes during the session).• Warm clothes and shoes for outside activities (suitable for cold, wet weather).• Raincoat and/or umbrella.• For participants partaking in the Euroconcert: instruments, music sheet, CD or USB stick with

music and any clothing you may need for your performance.• Tasty national food, national flag and other national decoration items (for the eurovillage)

Weather

The weather in Yerevan from 7th to 17th of March is expected to vary from 0 C° to -3C° at nights and from 3C° to 15 C° in the daytime. Usually Yerevan is sunny, but March might be rainy and even snowy.

Money and Prices

Armenian currency is called Dram (AMD), 1 euro = 550 AMD. The daily exchange rate can be found at www.cba.am.

Currency can be easily changed in banks, supermarkets, exchange points with no quantity limit.

Credit and debit cards are accepted in almost all shops, stores, hotels, cafes, pubs, etc. In compari-son to European countries, the prices for most of the goods and services are 3-5 times cheaper.

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Registration on the Member Platform

Please also register for Yerevan’19 on the EYP Member Platform by following these steps:

1. Create an account on the EYP Member Platform via www.members.eyp/org/user/register. If you already have an ac-count on the new Member Platform or also on the old Alum-ni Platform, go to step 3.

2. Activate your account after receiving an email.

3. Log in via https://www.members.eyp.org/user/login and update your profile.

4. Register for Yerevan 2019 as a delegate via the menu on the right of the Yerevan 2019 event page.

5. If you encounter any problems or have any questions regard-ing the Member Platform, please email info@eyp.org.

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Rules and Legal Notes

Insurance

Leaving the official programme

Alcohol and Drug Policy

• It is vital that all participants have their own valid and 24-hour comprehensive personal travel and health care insurance. Travel insurance should cover loss of accidents, illness, etc. Partici-pants should make sure they bring their insurance card with them if their respective insurance company requires such a procedure. We urge you to check these details with your insurance company in advance.

• Please also make sure you have an internationally valid health insurance and full proof of it at-tached to the Medical Emergency Sheet, which has to be filled in by all participants.

• All participants are expected to bring a copy of their Travel and Health Care Insurance.

Please note that all participants are expected to participate in all the official session elements listed in the Session Element section. The participants should be aware of the fact that managing a conference with over 300 participants entails legal and insurance obligations for the Organising Team. This means that you cannot leave without the permission of an Organiser. Under no circum-stances can a participant leave the session by themselves and uninformed. In case of failure to follow the aforementioned rule the delegate will be sent home at their own expense.

1. Only alcoholic beverages under the threshold of 15% Alcohol by Volume will be permitted at the session to participants over the age of 18 due to restrictions imposed by Armenian law and the policies of the European Youth Parliament.

2. The above point applies to all events during the session (including e.g. Eurovillage and Commit-tee Dinners), and during the full duration of the session outside of official programme elements. Please do refrain from bringing or buying any hard alcohol.

3. All participants are expected to drink responsibly to a point that it does not hinder their atten-dance or participation in the session programme in full. Participants found overindulging or drinking alcohol over 15% will initially be given a warning by the Board of EYP Armenia and the Organising Committee who will inform their corresponding chaperone; in case of a second vio-lation the participants in question will be sent home at their own expense.

4. The Organising Team as well as the Board of EYP Armenia reserves the right to confiscate alco-holic drinks on grounds of high alcohol content, underaged drinking or overindulgence. Session participants who are not underaged may collect their confiscated alcoholic beverages at the end of the International Session.

5. The EYP operates a zero tolerance policy on drugs and the possession of soft drugs is a criminal offence in Armenia. If a participant uses drugs or is found to be in the possession of drugs, they will be removed from the session and sent home at their own expense. The participation fee will not be refunded. Any possession of hard drugs will be reported to the police and could result in an arrest.

6. The above applies to all session participants: delegates, Officials and guests.