News for June 2010

Longest day in Iceland

Summer Solstice (The Longest Day) Iceland:

Sunset: 12:04 AM Sunrise: 2:55 AM – Bright the whole night!!! )

Edited: June 22nd, 2010

EuroMiniJam badges ready

Today we received the EuroMiniJam Badges.

We can safely say they look very “cool” and you won’t be disappointed!

Maybe you will get even better T-shirt?

Edited: June 9th, 2010

June Newsletter !

Take a look at our June newsletter!

Overview and important deadlines!

- Everyone receives a reimbursement of a part of their travelling expenses.

- The volcanic eruption has stopped.

- Final payment and registration for Euro-Mini-Jam: June 15^th.

- Registration for sight-seeing tours: July 7^th.

Edited: June 7th, 2010

Reimbursement

We received the Youth in Action grant, and we are proud to announce that you will all get a reimbursement of your travelling cost. The reimbursement will be divided equally between all the participants, regardless of whether they were allowed to apply or not. The nations that were able to participate in the application have all agreed to this. Therefore everyone will get an equal percentage of their travelling cost refunded. We cannot say for certain what this percentage will be until after Euro-Mini-Jam. We expect it to be somewhere between 20% and 50%.

To make this arrangement possible, we request the participating countries to provide us with the following information when they arrive to Euro-Mini-Jam:

- Receipts for all travelling cost from all participants.

- All boarding passes the participants received on their flight to Iceland.

- Train tickets, bus tickets, etc.

- Bank information from each association.

Edited: June 7th, 2010

Final Registration and Payment

Not all countries have sent in registration forms for all their participants. It is very important that we receive the forms as soon as possible along with the fee.

We would like to remind you that the deadline for final registration and full payment is June 15^th. After that we will not receive any new registration forms, so please make sure that you have sent us all your information by then!

Since the confirmation fee was 70 EUR, and the camp fee has been lowered to 195/92 EUR, the remainder is:

EUR: 125 (Iceland, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Malta, Monaco, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein)
EUR: 22 (Montenegro)

Those who have not paid the confirmation fee yet, will of course need to transfer the full amount.

All necessary information is on our webpage, www.eurominijam.com, under “General -> Euro-Mini-Jam fee & Registration.”

Please remember to also send us your travel arrangements, flight numbers etc. through e-mail to eurominijam@scout.is.

Edited: June 5th, 2010

Inspired by Iceland

Last week Icelanders invited foreign friends around the globe to visit Iceland. Iceland Ministry of Industry Energy and Tourism launched the campaign and made interesting promotion material that can be found on the website: www.inspiredbyiceland.com

Inspired by Iceland Video from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo.

Edited: June 5th, 2010

Sight-seeing Tours

Registration for the sight-seeing tours is now open. You can find information about the tours and prices here. Please note that due to the recent volcanic eruption, no. 5. (Take a Walk on the Ice Side) has been cancelled until further notice.

To book the tour, you need to send us an e-mail with the following information:

- Number of persons 12-15 year old.
- Number of persons 16 years or older.
- Name of the leader responsible for the tour (to know what name to put on the booking).
- The date you want to go. ATTENTION: The Golden Circle tour offers guidance in German on Tuesdays & Saturdays, in French on Thursdays & Sundays and in Scandinavian on Fridays, otherwise the guidance is in English. The other tours are guided in English.

When you have sent us this information, you will receive a confirmation reply with the total price. This amount is to be deposited on the Euro-Mini-Jam account no later than July 7th. When the amount has reached us, we will send you a voucher via e-mail, for you to print out and hand over as payment on the date of the tour.

Edited: June 4th, 2010

Volcanic Eruption update

We are happy to announce that Eyjafjallajokull-volcano has stopped erupting! Nonetheless, as usual we strongly recommend that you make sure that your travel insurance is adequate.

Although the country is still bursting with fun and energy we should not be influenced by any eruptions during the Euro-Mini-Jam.