A warm welcome to
<Living in the Encounter>!
Update august 30th 2010
The 2011 Congress
Flyer – Invitation – Booking: now available
Now the flyer with the programme and more information is available – download flyer here (pdf, 683 kB)
Please read also the letter of invitation! – download letter (pdf, 296 kB)
– And you can make your booking – download pdf-file (59 kB) or download Word-file (159 kB).
The 5 th European <Living in the Encounter> Congress will take place on August 3rd till 6th, 2011 in Vienna, the Austrian capital.
In the same year Vienna will be hosting the celebration for the 150 th anniversary of Rudolf Steiner´s birth.
This will be the fifth Congress. A brief reminder:
1. 1998 in Berlin (Germany)
2. 2001 in Dornach (Switzerland)
3. 2005 in Prague (Czech Republic)
4. 2008 in The Hague (Netherlands)
You can find out more about the previous Congresses by clicking on menu item `previous Congresses`
Congresses worldwide –
yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after...
The Congress impulse is alive, growing and on the move. Already well-established in Europe, it is now spreading around the world. Interestingly, this development started in countries with so-called emerging economies.
Future Congresses
Russia
1. Russian Congress for People with special needs, 19. - 22. September 2010, Moscow – it will take place! (august 29th)
In June 2009 at Rostov on Don, Southern Russia, was the venue for an all-Russian working meeting. A preparatory group with participants from all over Russia was formed. The first Congress in Russia is in full swing.
Participants from other countries are warmly welcome to attend!
Progam (german, english, russian) for download here (pdf, 84 kB).
More informations via our E-mail address.
South America / Brazil
1. South American Congress for People with special needs,
16 - 19 November 2010
in Bertioga – Sao Paulo / Brasilia – it will take place! (august 29th)
Interested people from the whole world are warmly invited to attend! See below for a report on the 2009 Brazilian Congress.
More informations via our E-mail address.
North America
Various events in connection with the Congress initiative took place in New York, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire in March 2009. The aim was to initiate the “1. American Congress for people with special needs”. Time will tell whether this can be implemented.
Previous Congresses
1. Brazilian Congress for people with special needs, 23 – 27 November 2009 in Penedo/ Rio de Janeiro
Some 150 people attended a five-day event. Two texts are available to download in German:
Invitation 2009 Brazil Congress, Report 2009 Brazil Congress.
Norway / Scandinavia
4. Summer Festival for people with special needs, 10 – 15 August 2009 in Gudbrandsdalen
To date there have been three scandinavian summer festivals in Järna (Sweden), all inspired by the >Living in the Encounter< impulse. The fourth will take place from 10 – 15 August 2009 at Gålåvatnet in Norway, in the heart of Peer Gynt country. The theme was “Peer Gynt”.
More information under www.nordisk.allkunstverk.com.
The Balkans / Serbia
1. Balkan Congress for people with special needs, 13 – 17 Mai 2009 in Beograd / Serbia
Around 160 participants from ten countries, but mainly the former Yugoslavia, came together for a five-day Congress in Beograd the Serbian capital. It was a first in the context of the Balkans.
Download a Congress report in German (pdf. 184 kB).
Further information in English and Serbian and photos see www.zivimozajedno.org
Thomas Kraus, Berlin, Germany
Reports and Photos of the four previous <Living in the Encounter> European Congresses
can be found under `previous Congresses´.