2024 BLIA Europe Fellowship Meeting - General Guidelines

1. Subject: To promote culture exchange of BLIA members in Europe.

2. Supervising Organisation: BLIA World Headquarters

3. Organisers: BLIA Europe Fellowship Committee

4. Host Organizer: BLIA Berlin, Germany

5. Dates: Meeting Schedule 21~22 June, 2024 (Friday~ Saturday)

• 21 June (Friday): Registration from 10am - 4pm (Fo Guang Shan Temple, Berlin)

• 22 June (Saturday): Opening, Keynote Speech, Meeting, Closing Ceremony (Titanic Chausse Berlin Convention Center)

6. Venue:

1. Fo Guang Shan Temple, Berlin
   Ackerstraße 85-86, 13355 Berlin, Germany
   Tel： +49304137621
   http://www.fgs-tempel.de/

2. Titanic Chausse Berlin Convention Center
   Chausseestraße 30, 10115 Berlin, Germany
   https://www.titanic.com.tr/titanic-chaussee-berlin/meetings-events

 7. Eligible Participants:

BLIA Chapter and subchapter executives, including elder advisors, presidents, treasurers, secretaries etc. or BLIA members recommended by chapter presidents or monastic advisors. 

8. Fees:

1. Fellowship Meeting:  150.00 € per person
   * Fee includes lunch and dinner on 22nd June and does not include transportation or any personal expenses.

2. Accommodation: Not included. Please book your own accommodation.

3. Once registered for the meeting, fees will not be refunded for any cancellations.. 

9. Registration:

1. Date: Now until quota is full.

2. How to register: Online at www.blia.org (with BLIA membership card)
   * Monastic advisors to use the ECP systems.
   * If you cannot access the internet, please fill out a registration form and submit to your BLIA Chapter to assist with online regis-tration.

3. Transport: No transportation service will be provided. If assistance is required to book taxis, please register in advance. In order to assist the organizers to calculate numbers for meal times, please ensure each Chapter collates and fills in arrival and departure times for each member on the Google Drive by 1st March.

4. Fee submission: Fees to be collected by the local BLIA Chapter before submitting to the host organization by 1st March. Please email proof of payment to bliaeu2019@gmail.com.

10. Please note:

1. Participants are to wear BLIA uniform, membership card, chapter uniform and BLIA Europe T-shirt. 

2. Please bring your own country’s small national flags.

3. For other matters not listed, please contact BLIA Europe Regional Office.

11. Bank Account Details:
Account Name: Fo-Guang-Shan Tempel, Berlin e.V.
Bank: Landesbank Berlin AG-Berliner Sparkasse,
Bank Address: Alexanderplatz 2, 10178 Berlin, Germany
BIC: BELADEBEXXX
IBAN: DE43100500000370014316
Address: Ackerstrasse 85-86, 13355 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49304137621

12. Contacts:

1. BLIA European Regional Office:
   E-mail: bliaeu2019@gmail.com
   WeChat ID: shihjuchun2014  (Ven. Ru Chun)
   Whatsapp: +447500696231 (Ven. You Shun)

2. Host Organizer (BLIA Berlin, Germany):
   Ven. Miao Shiang
   Email：fgsberlin@gmail.com
   Tel：+491794343396

13. Remarks:
Please purchase air tickets for Airport Berlin Brandenburg.