Trondheim 2011
Welcome on board!
"If you find yourself suffering from Post EYP Depression, take a look at the pictures we showed you at the closing ceremony and hopefully it will bring back good memories. You can find the pictures here and on our facebook page."
The ones we rarely see, but made this session the great experience it was - lets meet the organisers!
So here you can see the awesome Organisers of the 9th National Selection Conference of EYP Norway, this year, here in Trondheim! Though no one is actually from Trondheim, they managed to do a really good job. It is quite remarkable how they organized very good food, easy transportation, and wonderful venues. Let us present the organizers with this interview, which asked random questions to random people!
Natalie is 20 years old, from Oslo and will go to France at the end of this month for being an au-pair. Later she wants to own a SUV-Car, now having simply a red bicycle!
Karoline is a desperate fan of the Ninja-Game, 19 years old and will study Intercultural Studies soon after her gap year! She would like to switch identities with Anna Wintour.
Marit is from Buvika, likes torching little children during her current job (as an assistant at Skuan Ungdomsskole), wants to become a doctor and has a brother called Lars-Erik!
Tom is the one organizer that likes blue-white-green underwear, is from Levanger and studies Market economics. The 20-year-old has brown eyes and started his EYP-career in Tromsø four years ago!
Magnus is the President of EYPNAA and already started International-EYP five years ago, in beautiful Paris. He does not own a car, but his favourite football club is the Queens Park Rangers!
Thomas is currently not available for an interview, since he is in the laboratory caused by his studies at NTNU here in Trondheim!
Lars, the great head-organiser, has a cell phone number ending on ‘366’, likes the color blue and enjoys Pepsi Max rather than Coke!
Thank you all for organizing this wonderful session!
Natalie is 20 years old, from Oslo and will go to France at the end of this month for being an au-pair. Later she wants to own a SUV-Car, now having simply a red bicycle!
Karoline is a desperate fan of the Ninja-Game, 19 years old and will study Intercultural Studies soon after her gap year! She would like to switch identities with Anna Wintour.
Marit is from Buvika, likes torching little children during her current job (as an assistant at Skuan Ungdomsskole), wants to become a doctor and has a brother called Lars-Erik!
Tom is the one organizer that likes blue-white-green underwear, is from Levanger and studies Market economics. The 20-year-old has brown eyes and started his EYP-career in Tromsø four years ago!
Magnus is the President of EYPNAA and already started International-EYP five years ago, in beautiful Paris. He does not own a car, but his favourite football club is the Queens Park Rangers!
Thomas is currently not available for an interview, since he is in the laboratory caused by his studies at NTNU here in Trondheim!
Lars, the great head-organiser, has a cell phone number ending on ‘366’, likes the color blue and enjoys Pepsi Max rather than Coke!
Thank you all for organizing this wonderful session!
Impressions on Norway - from a Belgian perspective
On Tuesday, I took a flight from Amsterdam to Trondheim. After some weeks of exam retakes it was weird to be on a plane all of a sudden and I didn’t realise it fully that I was on my way to another EYP session in a country I had never visited before. We took the train from the airport to Trondheim, which was really cool because the railway is right next to the fjord, something wonderful that I had never seen before. By coincidence, we were in the so-called quiet zone, and a grumpy Norwegian man told us that we couldn’t laugh and it felt like we couldn’t even move or otherwise he would kill us by throwing us out of the window.
FOOD
In the city centre, the first thing we did was go and have fries – I know, that’s very Belgian and we should have gone to some kind of Norwegian traditional restaurant… Well I guess we just wanted to save that surprise until Norwegian village! On Wednesday evening we could try delicacies from all over Norway, of which many I had never heard before. As I’m a vegetarian, I couldn’t try the fish chips and reindeer heart, but as a chocolate specialist I had a lot of fun trying out all the different kinds. Furthermore, I really liked the ice cream and especially the apples!
THE CITY
I haven’t seen much of the city (yet), but I do have one general impression: it seems like you always have to walk upon this extremely steep hill, which can be quite exhausting! The supermarket called Rema 1000 seems to be everywhere and apparently there is more than one Burger King, which I find exceptional because I heard that it is actually not a big city. We’ve been to a bar and got the obvious confirmation of the high prices in Norway, seen that in Belgium a beer costs only between 1 and 2,5 euros.
THE WEATHER
The first thing Jonathan and I brought up was the weather: when the plane got out of the clouds, everything we could see was just grey and rainy. It’s weird to go from a country with a lot of rain to a country with even more rain. As a bonus, there is also the heavy wind that blows out every umbrella at least once per five minutes. The temperature is not the worst thing, although it very much feels like autumn more than summer. By the way, isn’t it great that Jonathan just keeps on wearing his shorts?
THE PEOPLE
The high level of English surprised me, but then I heard that it is taught starting at the age of 6. Furthermore I’ve learned that there is a year of military service after high school. For me this seems like the waste of one year of your life but apparently it is experienced as normal and good because it is a year that gives you the time to decide what you want to do with your life. I’ve experienced that Norwegian EYPers are open minded and eager to answer any of my questions. They are more enthusiast than I would be to stumble around blindfolded and they remain calm and patient when they have to wait for their food.
I’m very much looking forward to see, hear and learn in this wonderful country. And maybe in a few days I will be able to write a full report with a complete analysis!
By Janne.
FOOD
In the city centre, the first thing we did was go and have fries – I know, that’s very Belgian and we should have gone to some kind of Norwegian traditional restaurant… Well I guess we just wanted to save that surprise until Norwegian village! On Wednesday evening we could try delicacies from all over Norway, of which many I had never heard before. As I’m a vegetarian, I couldn’t try the fish chips and reindeer heart, but as a chocolate specialist I had a lot of fun trying out all the different kinds. Furthermore, I really liked the ice cream and especially the apples!
THE CITY
I haven’t seen much of the city (yet), but I do have one general impression: it seems like you always have to walk upon this extremely steep hill, which can be quite exhausting! The supermarket called Rema 1000 seems to be everywhere and apparently there is more than one Burger King, which I find exceptional because I heard that it is actually not a big city. We’ve been to a bar and got the obvious confirmation of the high prices in Norway, seen that in Belgium a beer costs only between 1 and 2,5 euros.
THE WEATHER
The first thing Jonathan and I brought up was the weather: when the plane got out of the clouds, everything we could see was just grey and rainy. It’s weird to go from a country with a lot of rain to a country with even more rain. As a bonus, there is also the heavy wind that blows out every umbrella at least once per five minutes. The temperature is not the worst thing, although it very much feels like autumn more than summer. By the way, isn’t it great that Jonathan just keeps on wearing his shorts?
THE PEOPLE
The high level of English surprised me, but then I heard that it is taught starting at the age of 6. Furthermore I’ve learned that there is a year of military service after high school. For me this seems like the waste of one year of your life but apparently it is experienced as normal and good because it is a year that gives you the time to decide what you want to do with your life. I’ve experienced that Norwegian EYPers are open minded and eager to answer any of my questions. They are more enthusiast than I would be to stumble around blindfolded and they remain calm and patient when they have to wait for their food.
I’m very much looking forward to see, hear and learn in this wonderful country. And maybe in a few days I will be able to write a full report with a complete analysis!
By Janne.
My Norwegian Menu
I would have to say that I am rather honoured for the task that was assigned to me today, probably the BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. That is of course tasting food during Norwegian Village and reporting everything here. To make a long story short, I had a wonderful time. You probably saw me running around and always eating, but today I have an excuse for that. So, without further delay, I hereby present a legacy for the future generations, a selection of the finest food I tasted today. The menu goes like this:
Starter-Appetizer: Vossafår from Voss and G35 from Lillehammer (yes, that is the brown cheese)
Main course: Reindeer tongue from Karasjok (absolutely delicious) and chips from Kristiansand (ok, that’s not really a main course but I had to put them somewhere, I simply couldn’t resist the temptation)
Dessert: It’s a tie between Dravle from Voss and the ice cream from Røros
Drink: Definitely the Liereple from Lier
Starter-Appetizer: Vossafår from Voss and G35 from Lillehammer (yes, that is the brown cheese)
Main course: Reindeer tongue from Karasjok (absolutely delicious) and chips from Kristiansand (ok, that’s not really a main course but I had to put them somewhere, I simply couldn’t resist the temptation)
Dessert: It’s a tie between Dravle from Voss and the ice cream from Røros
Drink: Definitely the Liereple from Lier
By Evanthia.
Introduction to EYP
First of all, Welcome to the 9th national session of EYP Norway.
This session is one of over 120 events organized by EYP every year. What they all have in common is the EYP procedure. Every session includes three elements – Teambuilding, Committee work and General Assembly. These three elements are the foundation of a great and well-functioning committee and session.
Teambuilding is the part of the session where you get to know your fellow committee members. It is considered the fun and playful part of the session. However, the purpose of the teambuilding is more serious. Teambuilding is the key to a great cohesion, trust and cooperation in the committee. A great cohesion causes greater discussions which in the end results in a great resolution.
Committee work is the process on which you start debating your topic and create a resolution. The group discusses different aspects of the topic, guided by their chairs, and tries to find the problem and solutions to the topic question. The problems are written down in the resolution as introductive clauses and the solutions as operative clauses. When the discussions are finished, resolution typing begins.
General Assembly is the part of the session where the committee defend the resolution they have written. Every topic is being discussed for the same amount of time and always follows the same procedure: reading of operative clauses, defense- and attack speech, points of information, open debate (several rounds), summation speech and voting. Apart from defending your resolution, you are also able to attack other resolutions by asking questions/making statements about flaws you find or, if you find that the resolution is lacking major things or is fundamentally against what you think, you can have an attack speech.
These are the different steps at a session. There are several types of sessions.
Regional sessions are the preliminary round to the national sessions. Many national committees have implemented the regional sessions in their National selection process. The regional sessions have the same procedure as the national sessions, which facilitate it a lot for the delegates.
National Sessions are the final step of the National selection process. From the national session, delegations are chosen by the jury to go to the international sessions. Delegations are also ranked by their performance and are sent to forums and other European sessions. The national sessions are often 3 to 4 days long.
International sessions are the most prestigious sessions arranged by EYP. Since only the most qualified delegations are sent to the international sessions, the academic standard is very high. International sessions take place during ten days. Three International sessions are arranged every year, one in the spring, one in the summer and one in the autumn. The general Board of EYP decides in which cities/countries the sessions will take place based on the applications they get.
International forums reminds very much of the International sessions, although, they are often shorter. They are between 6 and ten days long. International forums gather participants from all over Europe.
So, there are more than enough sessions to apply to. Even though you don’t get accepted to an International sessions, you can always continue in EYP by applying to other sessions.
By Noura Berrouba
This session is one of over 120 events organized by EYP every year. What they all have in common is the EYP procedure. Every session includes three elements – Teambuilding, Committee work and General Assembly. These three elements are the foundation of a great and well-functioning committee and session.
Teambuilding is the part of the session where you get to know your fellow committee members. It is considered the fun and playful part of the session. However, the purpose of the teambuilding is more serious. Teambuilding is the key to a great cohesion, trust and cooperation in the committee. A great cohesion causes greater discussions which in the end results in a great resolution.
Committee work is the process on which you start debating your topic and create a resolution. The group discusses different aspects of the topic, guided by their chairs, and tries to find the problem and solutions to the topic question. The problems are written down in the resolution as introductive clauses and the solutions as operative clauses. When the discussions are finished, resolution typing begins.
General Assembly is the part of the session where the committee defend the resolution they have written. Every topic is being discussed for the same amount of time and always follows the same procedure: reading of operative clauses, defense- and attack speech, points of information, open debate (several rounds), summation speech and voting. Apart from defending your resolution, you are also able to attack other resolutions by asking questions/making statements about flaws you find or, if you find that the resolution is lacking major things or is fundamentally against what you think, you can have an attack speech.
These are the different steps at a session. There are several types of sessions.
Regional sessions are the preliminary round to the national sessions. Many national committees have implemented the regional sessions in their National selection process. The regional sessions have the same procedure as the national sessions, which facilitate it a lot for the delegates.
National Sessions are the final step of the National selection process. From the national session, delegations are chosen by the jury to go to the international sessions. Delegations are also ranked by their performance and are sent to forums and other European sessions. The national sessions are often 3 to 4 days long.
International sessions are the most prestigious sessions arranged by EYP. Since only the most qualified delegations are sent to the international sessions, the academic standard is very high. International sessions take place during ten days. Three International sessions are arranged every year, one in the spring, one in the summer and one in the autumn. The general Board of EYP decides in which cities/countries the sessions will take place based on the applications they get.
International forums reminds very much of the International sessions, although, they are often shorter. They are between 6 and ten days long. International forums gather participants from all over Europe.
So, there are more than enough sessions to apply to. Even though you don’t get accepted to an International sessions, you can always continue in EYP by applying to other sessions.
By Noura Berrouba
Journo introductions
A journo is basically your stalker. He or she will be around whenever you’re doing whatever, suddenly shooting questions to you or taking hundreds of photos while you are acting weird but looking great during games. In a few hours or even less, you can expect all of this to be online and visible for everyone on our amazing web page trondheim2011.weebly.com! Just in case you want to make sure that you’re not on pictures while chewing, falling or doing other embarrassing things, it is for the best that you know who these journalists are.
Janne
18 years old from Belgium
Robert
19 years old from Croatia
Noura
17 years old from Sweden
Florian
19 years old from Germany
Evanthia
17 years old from Greece
Meet Lars Kristian, the man that runs everything (and practically everywhere)
Lars Kristiansen is the head organiser of this session he is 23 years old and comes from Trondheim.
As an very experienced EYP-er ( he's been in the organization since 2005, and has attended 4 international and 5 national sessions), his role as a head organizer shouldn't give him much trouble, even though it's one of the most challenging positions in officials team. Yes, he is that good!
Lars Kristian studies biology and chemistry and will be a teacher when he finishes his university degree. His favourite hobby is simply socialising with his friends over a pint of beer.
The most memorable moment for Lars was at his first national session, when he for the first time, had that feeling of satisfaction and pleasure after defending his resolution. He finally realised that he had actually done it.
Our dear head organizer’s most embarrassing moment was at a session in Lillehamer, as an official. Lars was given a task to grow a moustache, but that didn't go quite as well as he thought. The problem was that Lars has a naturally light hair, and the moustache wasn't quite as he had hoped, so he and his fellow officials had decided to paint it with mascara, but in the end, that didn't turn out very well. Therefore it is understandable that the first thing that came to Lars’ mind when we said EYP is fun.
If Lars was to go to a deserted island, he would bring:
1.) A deck of cards (just for entertainment)
2.) A refrigerator (to put all the food he finds on the island; what about the electric power, Lars??)
3.) A hammock
The three words Lars chose to describe himself with are; happy, sleepy and excited.
As an very experienced EYP-er ( he's been in the organization since 2005, and has attended 4 international and 5 national sessions), his role as a head organizer shouldn't give him much trouble, even though it's one of the most challenging positions in officials team. Yes, he is that good!
Lars Kristian studies biology and chemistry and will be a teacher when he finishes his university degree. His favourite hobby is simply socialising with his friends over a pint of beer.
The most memorable moment for Lars was at his first national session, when he for the first time, had that feeling of satisfaction and pleasure after defending his resolution. He finally realised that he had actually done it.
Our dear head organizer’s most embarrassing moment was at a session in Lillehamer, as an official. Lars was given a task to grow a moustache, but that didn't go quite as well as he thought. The problem was that Lars has a naturally light hair, and the moustache wasn't quite as he had hoped, so he and his fellow officials had decided to paint it with mascara, but in the end, that didn't turn out very well. Therefore it is understandable that the first thing that came to Lars’ mind when we said EYP is fun.
If Lars was to go to a deserted island, he would bring:
1.) A deck of cards (just for entertainment)
2.) A refrigerator (to put all the food he finds on the island; what about the electric power, Lars??)
3.) A hammock
The three words Lars chose to describe himself with are; happy, sleepy and excited.
Out dear head organizer on one of his few, but well deserved breaks, keeping an eye on the delegates during teambuilding.
By Robert Saric
By Robert Saric
Welcome delegates!
When you arrived here in Trondheim at Trondheim Vandrerhjem you were probably thinking; what have I signed up to…? You should feel very lucky because you are one of the few chosen ones who get to experience EYP and hopefully dive into the fairytale that is EYP. My expectations to this session as an editor are quite different than your expectations as a delegate. I am very anxious to meet the journalists and to create a great team, publish fun and entertaining articles and of course to meet you! It’s always exciting to see how the different delegates embrace the EYP spirit and how active you are, how the committees turn out and most important: how your self-irony develops during the following three days. When you arrive and start off with teambuilding it’s embarrassing and a bit weird, but embrace it!
My expectations for the press room and this session are huge! I know it is going to be a very fun and entertaining session, but I also hope that we can have meaningful discussions, open our understanding to all opinions and end up with great resolutions. Regarding the press room I hope we will succeed with our articles, that you as delegates enjoy reading them, and that our online newspaper turns out to be great! It’s quite exiting to publish everything online as the articles finish and the pictures are taken, because that hasn’t been done many times, at least not on Norwegian national sessions.
What’s interesting with being a delegate for the first time is to meet people from all over Norway. There are delegations from the far north, middle Norway, way south and out west and I believe that these are all good ingredients for a successful session. A few tips to survive this national session the best possible way is to be on the organizers good side. Smile, thank them and treat them with respect, don’t demand that they should do things for you, ask nicely. If you do all this they will do almost whatever you like. To be portrayed from your “good-side” you should also respect and suck up to the journos. If you are rude to a journo you can be sure he or she will find some dirt on you and publish it, because we are watching you at all times…
I hope you will have as much fun as I did on my first session, enjoy the days that lie ahead and embrace the EYP-spirit!
Free hugs are much appreciated!
Editorial greeting, Frida.
My expectations for the press room and this session are huge! I know it is going to be a very fun and entertaining session, but I also hope that we can have meaningful discussions, open our understanding to all opinions and end up with great resolutions. Regarding the press room I hope we will succeed with our articles, that you as delegates enjoy reading them, and that our online newspaper turns out to be great! It’s quite exiting to publish everything online as the articles finish and the pictures are taken, because that hasn’t been done many times, at least not on Norwegian national sessions.
What’s interesting with being a delegate for the first time is to meet people from all over Norway. There are delegations from the far north, middle Norway, way south and out west and I believe that these are all good ingredients for a successful session. A few tips to survive this national session the best possible way is to be on the organizers good side. Smile, thank them and treat them with respect, don’t demand that they should do things for you, ask nicely. If you do all this they will do almost whatever you like. To be portrayed from your “good-side” you should also respect and suck up to the journos. If you are rude to a journo you can be sure he or she will find some dirt on you and publish it, because we are watching you at all times…
I hope you will have as much fun as I did on my first session, enjoy the days that lie ahead and embrace the EYP-spirit!
Free hugs are much appreciated!
Editorial greeting, Frida.
A brief introduction to Trondheim
Welcome to the city of Trondheim, where mustaches are found at every corner and the beautiful “trønder-dialect” is far and wide. When you tell people outside of Norway where you are from, they are most likely to think about Rosenborg when hearing the word Trondheim. That’s a no brainer considering they are the best football team in the Nordic countries. The best thing about mentioning Rosenborg in this context is that you will all experience the beautiful stadium on Friday in General Assembly. Rosenborg was founded in 1917 under the name Odd. They have won impressive 22 league titles and 9 Norwegian cups. Rosenborg has defeated team like Real Madrid, AC Milan, Valencia and Juventus in the Champions League, but Trondheim have other things than football to offer, there is something for everyone in this beautiful city.
Back to the basics, Trondheim was founded by Olav Trygvason a very long time ago and for those of you who aren’t from Trondheim you will find this handsome man in the middle of the market place, just outside Trondheim Torg. He’ll be wearing a Viking helmet. Olav Trygvason was the King of Norway from 995-1000 and some historians say he is the first King of our magnificent country.
Back to the basics, Trondheim was founded by Olav Trygvason a very long time ago and for those of you who aren’t from Trondheim you will find this handsome man in the middle of the market place, just outside Trondheim Torg. He’ll be wearing a Viking helmet. Olav Trygvason was the King of Norway from 995-1000 and some historians say he is the first King of our magnificent country.
Another venue you all are going to visit during your short stay here in Trondheim is the University of NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology). The main building, Gløshaugen, is the castle that rules over the city just above the big round, red building (The students Union) and that’s where all the smart people are! Luckily we’re all going there to have dinner here after committee work so you’ll be able to explore the premises. NTNU is the second largest university in Norway and the campus is located all over town. The two largest campus buildings are Gløshaugen and Dragvoll (each respectively housing engineering and science and humanities and social sciences).
Nidarosdomen
Other famous sights and tourist attractions are, among many, Munkholmen, Nidarosdomen and Kristiansten Festning. These three all very old buildings, have great stories and history and they are all worth a visit!
Kristiansten Festning
Kristiansten Festning
Your humble editor, Frida.
What to wear and what not to wear to an EYP session
During the session delegates are expected to dress in a certain way, and it might be hard to get it right: this is the guide. Keeping in mind the risk of a wide interpretation of the dress code, hopefully it will give you a sense of direction.
Dress codes are basically clothing suitable for the event one is attending. Throughout committee work the dress code is semi formal, teambuilding is casual and at general assembly formal wear.
Dress codes are basically clothing suitable for the event one is attending. Throughout committee work the dress code is semi formal, teambuilding is casual and at general assembly formal wear.
Casual: This means anything that you feel comfortable in if you have to run around outdoors and do various exercises (so heels and skirts would be rather uncomfortable).
Semi formal: During committee work the dress code is semi formal, which is half-way between informal (casual) and formal. This is rather flexible. Jeans are ok, but no jeans with holes, no t-shirts with holes, no trainers.
Formal: As previously mentioned, the dress code at the general assembly is formal. Men usually wear a suit, shirts with full sleeves, formal shoes and a tie. Women on the other hand can also wear a suit, formal pants with an appropriate top (not showing too much skin) -the top can also be matched with a knee length skirt- knee length dresses and heels or appropriate flats.
With all that said I urge you to be creative and use your personal style in each outfit. After all, clothes reflect our mood and personality, so it is important that you wear what you really like and feel comfortable with. I hope this will be a very fashionable session, it’s up to you!
Guest author (and original article) by Karoline Follo
Edited by Evanthia Kasiora.
Guest author (and original article) by Karoline Follo
Edited by Evanthia Kasiora.
