{"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":"<p><em>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, &#8216;La Nave&#8217;.\u00a0<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37794\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?attachment_id=37794\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37794\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37794\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37794\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/NWMBarcelona-cover-pic-300x113.png\" alt=\"NWM Barcelona cover pic\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/NWMBarcelona-cover-pic-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/NWMBarcelona-cover-pic-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/NWMBarcelona-cover-pic.png 785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NWM Barcelona cover pic<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>The AEGEEan: Why did you decide to apply for hosting the\u00a0NWM?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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[<em>she smiles<\/em>].<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37590\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?attachment_id=37590\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37590\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37590\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37590\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Board of AEGEE-Barcelona 2015\/2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-1-1.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Board of AEGEE-Barcelona 2015\/2016<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Who is in the core team?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you apply for any funds or did you get any help from the University?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37589\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?attachment_id=37589\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37589\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37589\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-12-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Members of AEGEE-Barcelona from all generations on our 30th Anniversary\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-12-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-12-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-12-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-12.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of AEGEE-Barcelona from all generations on our 30th Anniversary<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>What is special about AEGEE-Barcelona\u00a0and the city of\u00a0Barcelona?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 [<em>she smiles<\/em>].<\/p>\n<p>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37588\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?attachment_id=37588\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37588\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37588\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37588\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"AEGEE-Barcelona &amp; AEGEE-Thessaloniki (our Twin Antenna) wearing our T-Shirts\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-1-1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AEGEE-Barcelona &amp; AEGEE-Thessaloniki (our Twin Antenna) wearing our T-Shirts<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>What is in store for the participants (facilities, meals, social programme)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I have mentioned above, the NWM is taking place in a countryside house where all of us are together. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aegeebcn\/videos\/617909571702749\/\" target=\"_blank\">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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many participants are you hosting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37587\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?attachment_id=37587\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37587\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37587\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37587\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Members of AEGEE-Barcelona celebrating the #AEGEEDay.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-9.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of AEGEE-Barcelona celebrating the #AEGEEDay.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>What will be presented during the sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37796\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?attachment_id=37796\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37796\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37796\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/local-organisers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Local Organisers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/local-organisers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/local-organisers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/local-organisers.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local Organisers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Who will be providing the trainings?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<ul>\n<li>Ioanna Gympaki (AEGEE-Athina): She will talk about Your Vision For Europe.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Kristina Reshetova (AEGEE-Moskva): She is the current NetCom and she will contribute by explaining the different NetCom projects. Moreover, as a member of Youth Mobility, she will talk about mobility as well.<\/li>\n<li>Alejandra Piot P\u00e9rez-Abad\u00edn (AEGEE-A Coru\u00f1a): Former President of her antennna and newly elected NetCom, she will deliver a Human Resourses WS and contribute to Sharing best practices session.<\/li>\n<li>Pablo Hern\u00e1ndez Rodr\u00edguez (AEGEE-Alicante): AEGEE member since 2010. His experience includes management of European and local projects and coordination of policy and advocacy actions. He will facilitate MY-WAY\u2019s session by giving an insight on how to use an entrepreneurial mindset to carry out your dreamt projects.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_37797\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?attachment_id=37797\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37797\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37797\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-and-subcom-team-Tripulaci\u00f3n-8.1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Netcom and Subcom Team, la Tripulacion 8.1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-and-subcom-team-Tripulaci\u00f3n-8.1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-and-subcom-team-Tripulaci\u00f3n-8.1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-and-subcom-team-Tripulaci\u00f3n-8.1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netcom and Subcom Team, la Tripulacion 8.1<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>Juragis Garcia Perez (AEGEE-Tenerife): Board member of his antenna and also member of ACT. He and Borja will try to motivate us to be more ACTive in AEGEE and contribute to the Strategic plan.<\/li>\n<li>Asier Rodr\u00edguez (AEGEE-Bilbao): Former Treasurer and current HR responsible of his antenna. As a member of Youth Mobility, Asier together with Kristina will talk about mobility.<\/li>\n<li>Borja Torres Fuentes (AEGEE-Bilbao): President of his antenna and member of ACT. He will deliver an ACT session in collaboration with Juragis.<\/li>\n<li>Mar\u00eda Ballesteros Melero (AEGEE-Madrid): \u00a0She will deliver the Civic Education + Gender Equality session and the European Citizens&#8217; Initiative session together with Tekla.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37798\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?attachment_id=37798\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-37798\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37798\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-subcommie-and-organisers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Netcom, Subcommies and organisers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-subcommie-and-organisers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-subcommie-and-organisers-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-subcommie-and-organisers-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/Netcom-subcommie-and-organisers.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-37798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netcom, Subcommies and organisers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Why did you choose Barcelona as hosting local?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, actually, I had no applications from other locals to host a NWM during the autumn period, but knowing that Barcelona was planning to apply, made me really happy. I was sure that their project would be very good, and actually it was!<\/p>\n<p>AEGEE-Barcelona is a great antenna that is growing a lot and takes part in a lot of activities. It is also known as the \u201cunstoppable&#8221; antenna. They have just turned 30 and they have great plans in mind for the upcoming year. I have to keep it a\u00a0secret, but stay tuned, because they will surprise us for sure!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Erika Bettin, AEGEE-Verona<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">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&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2016\/11\/14\/nwm-barcelona-90-unstoppable-aegeeans-in-catalunya\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":37591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[5,397],"tags":[904,1449,327,1937],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37586"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37826,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37586\/revisions\/37826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}