Call for host organisation: General Assembly 2024

FYEG's Executive Committee is announcing a call for a host organisation for FYEG’s 2024 General Assembly (GA) and Spring Conference scheduled for the end of August. The GA will be 3 days long and take place from Thursday to Saturday (arrival on Wednesday and departure on Sunday), from the 22nd to the 24th (arrival on the 21st and departure on the 25th) or from the 29th to the 31st (arrival on the 28th and departure on the 1st of September).

If you believe your MO has the capacity to host, we warmly encourage you to apply. Please make sure to understand the application process and the efforts that need to be invested when hosting the General Assembly. We are looking forward to working together to gather all our Member Organisations.

FYEG strives for regional balance in the organisation of its events, including the GA. We will take into account the locations of previous in-person GAs: 2023 Barcelona (Spain), 2022 Karlsruhe (Germany); 2019 İstanbul (Turkey).

As the GA is FYEG’s most important event of the year, it will be an amazing time and the chance to put forward creative proposals and to welcome young greens from across Europe. It is a time-consuming commitment of great responsibility but also a rewarding effort full of learning and team-building opportunities with the full support of FYEG’s Executive Committee and Office. We want to flag that this GA is scheduled 15 months after the previous one, following the calendar of the EU elections 2024 taking place in June.

If your organisation is interested in hosting the 2024 GA, we kindly ask you to submit a short application to help us decide on the best possible location. This application should contain:

• The completed logistics questionnaire (see template here) for the proposed city of the event, with an overview of up to 3 affordable options for accommodation, meeting venue and catering, as well as the basic info regarding international travel;

• An overview of the human resources of your organisation (paid staff and/or volunteers) that you are ready to invest in this event (including names and contact info): we will need the occasional support of at least 2 people from November to support the organisation of the event, possibly helping with research, contact or translation with service providers and local knowledge. We are aiming to have the accommodation and other logistics arrangements sorted out before the end of the year. Starting from June, we will need more regular support and coordination to finalise the preparation of the event (support drafting a local guide for participants, finalising the preparation of the event, etc.). During the duration of the event, we will need the support of at least 3 people per day (support the logistics and contact with local service providers, support with technical equipment and microphone distribution during sessions, setting up and closing down the venue, support with registration desk, etc.)
  This gathering will last for approximately 3 days and will consist of the statutory meeting (the GA itself) and the Summer Conference. Please keep in mind that this is a long-term commitment as the preparations might require your local team’s attention at least 3 months prior to the event and a few weeks after your MO is selected as host; therefore, we ask that you confirm you have enough people who can remain committed for this period of time.

• A short statement on behalf of your organisation, expressing the interest to be the host of the General Assembly 2023 and the commitment to take part in the entire planning and organisational process.
  In your interest letter, please include information on the political motivations of your organisation to host the Federation of Young European Greens. Also, please mention the political priorities of your organisation that could be suitable for the panels, debates and workshops that would take place in the scope of the General Assembly. (Please note that the final program of the GA and the Summer Conference is decided by the Executive Committee).

Please send all documents by Sunday, the 29th of October, 23:59 CET, by email to cinta.gonzalezsentis@fyeg.org. After you submit your application, we will probably ask follow-up questions to be answered by mid-November. The final decision regarding the selected location will be communicated by the end of November at the latest.

If hosting a General Assembly is beyond your organisation’s capacities, but you would still like to host an FYEG event, keep an eye on the activities and opportunities promoted on our website and other channels.

For any questions, please do not hesitate to contact cinta.gonzalezsentis@fyeg.org.