{"id":37586,"date":"2016-11-14T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?p=37586"},"modified":"2016-11-13T22:26:05","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T20:26:05","slug":"nwm-barcelona-90-unstoppable-aegeeans-in-catalunya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2016\/11\/14\/nwm-barcelona-90-unstoppable-aegeeans-in-catalunya\/","title":{"rendered":"NWM Barcelona, 90 Unstoppable AEGEEans in Catalunya"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we speak, another NWM has just rounded up\u00a0in Catalunya (Catalonia), from the 10th until the 13th of November. To be more precise, it happened near Barcelona. The local is\u00a030 years old and it has hosted several events, such as NWMs and even an Agora. We asked some questions to\u00a0Katy S\u00e1nchez, PR and Vicepresident of AEGEE-Barcelona, and to Melissa Carreres Candela, the soon-to-be former Network commissioner of the area, informally known as, ‘La Nave’.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"NWM<\/a>

NWM Barcelona cover pic<\/p><\/div>\n

The AEGEEan: Why did you decide to apply for hosting the\u00a0NWM?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katy:<\/strong> We were thinking about applying to host the NWM when the Spring NWM application was launched. However, we had other plans in mind for those months and we decided to apply for hosting the Autumn NWM instead. All the locals from our area distribution (La Nave) supported us and that was a big motivation to finally apply for it\u00a0[she smiles<\/em>].<\/p>\n

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\"Board<\/a>

Board of AEGEE-Barcelona 2015\/2016<\/p><\/div>\n

Who is in the core team?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are fifteen organisers. N\u00e9stor Saura is the main organiser of the NWM; among the team, you can find the current board of AEGEE-Barcelona, some members of the future one (we had\u00a0elections on Saturday, 4th November) and a new generation of motivated members that were involved in the organisation from the very first moment.<\/p>\n

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Did you apply for any funds or did you get any help from the University?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, we applied for a grant offered by the university and for another one offered by the local government. Recently, we have got super good news that we received the money! Also, we are working hard on fundraising.<\/p>\n

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\"Members<\/a>

Members of AEGEE-Barcelona from all generations on our 30th Anniversary<\/p><\/div>\n

What is special about AEGEE-Barcelona\u00a0and the city of\u00a0Barcelona?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think that what makes AEGEE-Barcelona great is that we are a group of friends. This group of friends is slowly growing, turning\u00a0us into a big family of motivated members who want to achieve great things, and the NWM is the first step to it [she smiles<\/em>].<\/p>\n

What could we say about Barcelona? It is a big cosmopolitan city that has a lot to offer: mountains, sea, culture, art or gastronomy. Anyway, we have to mention that the NWM does not take place in Barcelona itself, but in a nearby city (Vilanova i la Geltr\u00fa) where we have booked a countryside house for the 90 people that are attending the NWM (including participants, organisers and the content team).<\/p>\n

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\"AEGEE-Barcelona<\/a>

AEGEE-Barcelona & AEGEE-Thessaloniki (our Twin Antenna) wearing our T-Shirts<\/p><\/div>\n

What is in store for the participants (facilities, meals, social programme)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I have mentioned above, the NWM is taking place in a countryside house where all of us are together. In this video<\/a>\u00a0you can see\u00a0how it looks! For\u00a0the social programme, we have prepared\u00a0three\u00a0thematic parties: an Animal Party, an American College Party (beer pong competition included) and a European Night on the last night.<\/p>\n

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How many participants are you hosting?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melissa:<\/strong> We offered 60 vacancies for the participants, but because\u00a0we had too many applications (more than 150), and due to the fact that the accommodation is big enough, we decided to increase the maximum amount of participants a little bit. So, finally, 90 AEGEEans are taking part in the event: 73 participants, 14 organisers, one member of the CD, two\u00a0subcommies and I.<\/p>\n

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\"Members<\/a>

Members of AEGEE-Barcelona celebrating the #AEGEEDay.<\/p><\/div>\n

What will be presented during the sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a very diverse programme,\u00a0several participants who are involved at a European level, and of course we are going to \u201cuse them\u201d properly! There will be the compulsory NWM sessions: State of the Network, SWOT analysis, Sharing best practices, also others such as the Civic Education and Youth Mobility sessions, and last but not least, a session delivered by the ACTies.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, to increase the quality of the event, we are having three training sessions: HR, KT and how to do a presentation. Therefore, I think we will learn a lot.<\/p>\n

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\"Local<\/a>

Local Organisers<\/p><\/div>\n

Who will be providing the trainings?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have a lot of content facilitators. Apart from Tekla Hajdu from Comit\u00e9 Directeur and my subcom team, Laura P\u00e9rez and Julian R\u00f3denas there are:<\/p>\n