Dear inurians,
Several decisions concerning our March workshop in Istanbul are there. This is an intermediary workshop focused on one case study, before the october 08 athens and july09 istanbul main meetings.
Expected arrivals will be on Tuesday 11.03 (or on Wednesday 12.03) and departures, on Tuesday 18.03.
This program will be limited to 25 participants due to the bus size.
But there will be also an option of a second group arriving on friday 14.03 and departing on thursday 20.03.08 , upgrading the group size to 50. The two groups would intersect during the workshop at the weekend.
For details see below. For further questions please do not hesitate to contact me at
orhanes@superonline.com
Please make up your mind asap and pre-register, if you can make that. I’ll tell next week, how to handle the rest...
Its a new format for INURA, lets test it !
Best,
Orhan
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Contact: orhanes@superonline.com
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A. Program, Concept
B. Fees
D. Travelling, Accomodation, Registration
A. Program, Concept
A.a. Program overview
The program consists of 4 modules
Module 1: soft opening Wed 12.03.08
Module 2: tours on Thu/Fri 13.-14.03.08
Module 3: workshop Sat/Sun 15.-16.08
Module 4: evaluation+public meeting Mon 17.08
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(repetition of Module 2 for group 2: Tue/Wed 18.-19.08.)
A.b. Detailed program with concept
Module 0: Tue 11.03.08
“First arrivals + check in”
check in will be available in PM... group can informally meet and go for a dinner etc.
Check in / meeting venue as well as htgt to be announced.
It will be at the Taksim / Beyoglu area.
Module 1: Wed 12.03.08
“Soft opening (+ continuing arrivals)”
group members may check in / join in today while program continues
AM guided walk at the republican center of the city: taksim sq and environs
PM introductory talk/s on Istanbul and on Sulukule, the
project site
evening: general welcome meeting with dinner
Module 2. Thu / Fri 13.-14.03
“2 days guided coach tour, 'introduction into the history and concept of built environment in the metropolis of Istanbul - with an emphasis to the history of devaulerization and gentrification processes of the settlements of Istanbul' “
tour led by Orhan Esen
This tour is meant to provide a basic stock of knowledge on the particularities of Istanbul model of urbanisation and gentrification.
It will be repeated prior and after to main INURA meeting in Istanbul in June/July 2009.
Tour limited to 25 pax due to bus size.
The tours are at this workshop inclusive part of the program. You cannot opt them out.
In July 2009 main meeting in istanbul they will be offered as optional pre-post conference tours. I recommend to do this part already.
(14.03.08: Possible arrival of a second group. if so: an information and strategy meeting with all)
Module 3: Sat / Sun 15.-16.03.08
“2 days Workshop in Sulukule”
Coordinated by Asli Kiyak Ingin and Orhan Esen.
We will deal with the situation of the roma settlement in Sulukule at the walls of the ancient city. The neighbourhood is threatened by a total demolition and rebuild process. It is directly neighbouring an area with high touristic potential. 'Not yet realised' as the mayor and other gentrifiers would put it.
Sulukule is one of the hotspots of the gentrification disuccussions inr Istanbul today.The neighbourhood is organized, there is a citizens initiative supporting the settlers, fighting actively.
Workshop will introduce different actors, including
gentrifiers and their projects, authorities+planners, the civic initiative, the resistance, inhabitants with various standpoints, solidarity action group, alternative planning initiatives, ...
Work split into smaller groups ... A student group from Development Planning Unit of UCLondon has been doing some work there last term. There will be also a presentation and evaluation of their work on the basis of most recent developments in the area.
Workshop will possibly start at Friday evening with a multi actor meeting.
Module 4: Mon 17.03
“Evaluation and Public Meeting”
AM
Workshop evaluation meeting. Preparation for the public meeting. Roles for Inura participants
PM
Public meeting: discussion with actors and Istanbulite public
(if group finds it necessary: internal Inura information meeting 'towards Athens'. First departures)
18.03.08
Official departures day for the 1 st group
Module 2: Tue/Wed 18.-19.03
repetition for group 2 (if there is demand)
For the late arrival group
2 days guided post meeting guided tour, 'issues of built environment in greater istanbul' (slightly modified version of the pre-workshop tour)
B. Fees, in euros
Regular 350.-
Reduced 200.-
Corporate 500.-
1day soft opening (only for the early arriving group)
2 days guided coach tour, 'intro to the history of built environment in istanbul'
(for late arrival group 2 days guided post meeting coach tour, 'issues of built environment in greater istanbul')
2 days workshop on site, incl transport to/from site, all materials, catering
1 day evaluation meeting / inura meeting 'towards athens' / public panel
3 dinners
Important: There will be only a limited amount of reduced (student) rates available. This contingency (1 reduced payer for 2 regular payers) will be allocated on first come first serve basis.
For sponsorship has been asked. In case of a positive answer, more services during the program as well an unlimited access to reduced rates will be rendered. (documentation, simultaneous translations, ...)
D. Accomodation / Travelling / Registration
D.a. Accomodation
Our focal point in Istanbul will be the Taksim / Beyoglu area.
If you organize your stay yourself / via friends etc pls make sure that you stay in this area. Otherwise the travel times in the metropolitan area may become a major hassle to your participation. pls avoid staying in the so called old town.
Usually the cheap flyers also offer packages including hotel accomodation and transfer. (to your benefit at night flights via cheap flyers) Ask for a hotel/hostel in the Taksim area. including Tunel / Galata...
We are also examining the possibility of offering hotel rooms at good rates in Taksim area. A notice on that as well as on payment modalities will follow very soon with the second announcement.
D.b. Travelling
Major cheap flyers to istanbul to the Ataturk Airport (europ. side)
include (info taken from www.flylc.com)
Air berlin (Dusseldorf)
Corendon (Amsterdam, Eindhoven)
Thomas cook (brussels)
as well as to Sabiha Gokcen Airport (Asian side)
Myair (Milano)
TUI (Frankfurt, Hannover)
easy jet, (Basel, London Luton)
German wings (Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Stansted, Munich, Stuttgart, Zurich, Zweibrücken)
Condor (Amsterdam, Berlin Tegel, Brussels, Cologne, Copenhagen, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Leipzig, Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn, Stuttgart)
As you register you will be asked the terms you can join: so make up your mind:
( a ) I can only come with group 1
( b ) I can only come with group 2
( c ) I could come with either group, but prefer 1 / prefer 2 (indicate one)
( d ) I could come with either group, please assign me to any and let me know asap.
( e ) I would like to join the first group on the second excursion day and the second group in the first excursion day. (participating Friday to Tuesday, inclusive. Arriving Thu, departing Wed) I know you don’t guarantee that, and possibly very limited space for that option is available, rather last minute.
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