Dear all,

Participants to the Retina Youth meeting in Helsinki next July are still
warmly awaited. There are some already registered, some have expressed their
interest, but we still  prefer much more to come in order to carry out the
program accordingly

So, I kindly ask you to put the word around to the youth in your national RP
organisations. As you may remember the deadline for registrations is end of
March.  Please see more details on the event at www.retina.fi/congress

I will start updating the status of participation on those pages under the
youth meeting announcements so that you will see how people are coming up.

   Hope to meet you in Helsinki!

Best regards,
Pekka Rantanen
Retina Finland

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/dayslikethis/story/2008/01/24_annemarie_hou\
ston.shtml

Annmarie HoustonHome:   02871 382863Work:    02871 366060Mobile: 07864067649
_________________________________________________________________
Share what Santa brought you
https://www.mycooluncool.com

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear all,

Sorry to have kept you waiting for this long. Now I have finalised the youth
meeting webpages of Retina Finland.

You will find them in the following URL

www.retina.fi/congress

The youth meeting section of the pages should be as final as possible. The RI
World Congress section still needs a little fine tuning. This URL will soon be
linked to our main Retina Finland pages.

So, as you see on the pages the registration for the youth meeting is now open.
The deadline is end of March so please inform the youth groups in your
countries. All the necessary information about registering can be found on those
pages.

    If you have any questions or suggestions concerning the pages or the meeting
please contact me.

Welcome to Helsinki, a city with nature, water and bright summer nights!
Regards,
Pekka Rantanen
On behalf of Retina Finland

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Annmarie!
Thanks so much for your e-mail - sorry I took so long to get back to you
but we went to London for a few days.  I'm delighted to hear that you're
enjoying a new job - it's great to be working in that kind of area where
you're actually making a difference to other peoples' lives I think.
I'm glad to hear that your kids are doing well also.
We have settled into our new home - it's a lot closer to the school for
Samantha and it's more accessible with buses and shops, etc.  I'm still
working at the local University here - but would love a career change,
I've been doing a lot of work in the area of alternative therapies over
the past few years and I love it, it's very fulfilling.  I've taken up a
few new hobbies as well - I'm still doing the water-skiing with Dave
during the Summer months, and I've taken up tai chi and hipdancing (I
never realised hipdancing was so difficult, but hopefully I'll get the
hang of it soon! :-) ).
We have a portugese au pair (Sara) living with us since last May and
she's great, Samantha adores her. Overall, life is treating us well and
we're all looking forward to Finland and the everlasting light :-)!!
I'm sorry to hear that you won't be in Finland, but yes, we will be at
the AGM in September and hopefully we'll see you there.
Take care Annmarie and keep in touch,
Love & light,
Noreen

-----Original Message-----
From: retinayouth@...
[mailto:retinayouth@...] On Behalf Of annmarie houston
Sent: 04 February 2008 10:10
To: retinayouth@...
Subject: [retinayouth] HI


Hi Noreen

Just thought I would take this opportunity to say Hi and bring you up to
date. Glad Samantha is doing well and hope you are settling into your
new home.

Hasn't the time flown since our trips to Greece and Poland. Glad you're
still keeping in touch with the European folks. I still receive and read
mail between you all.

Life has been good to me, I am still living in Strabane. I spent 3 years
on the Board of RNIB in London, I left the public library service to
work full time for RNIB in Derry and Belfast. I am Project Manage for
Employability and Skills for Blind and Partially sighted Women. We have
64 women on the project, six of whom have gone into full time employment
since our opening one year ago. I am passionate that women are given
every chance to achieve full potential especially in the world of work.

Andrea is at University in Belfast doing Information Technology and Tony
is doing GCSE's, he is 16. I'm not sure if you knew I got a guide dog
almost 2 years ago. Lark is a playful rascal but she gives me newfound
independance. I travel widely with her.

Kiki and I met earlier this year in Dublin. It was emotional after 7
years. We kept in touch meantime. She is doing well and looks fantastic.


Enjoy your trip to Finland and say hello to Pekka and anyone else from
the original group. Keep us posted on how things go for you. Maybe see
you in September at Fighting Blindness AGM.

Regards to Dave and Samantha
Annmarie

Annmarie HoustonWork: 02871 366060Mobile: 07864067649

To: retinayouth@ <mailto:retinayouth%40yahoogroups.co.ukFrom>
yahoogroups.co.ukFrom: nrpower@eircom. <mailto:nrpower%40eircom.netDate>
netDate: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 22:42:30 +0000Subject: RE: [retinayouth] 15th
Retina International World Congress

Hi all from Ireland! Apologies that I have not been in touch for sucha
long time - I have been going through a lot of changes over the lastyear
or so, including moving house. I just want to say that I miss youall and
I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone in Finland.You won't
recognise Samantha now as she's grown quite a bit and is a bitof a
bossyboots now :-) but adorable all the same :-)Anyway, my love to
everyone and look forward to seeing you soon.xxxNoreenn.
<mailto:soon.xxxNoreenn.power-waldron%40ucc.ie>
power-waldron@...-----Original Message-----From: retinayouth@
<mailto:retinayouth%40yahoogroups.co.uk>
yahoogroups.co.uk[mailto:retinayouth@
<mailto:retinayouth%40yahoogroups.co.uk> yahoogroups.co.uk] On Behalf Of
M.DebiecSent: 21 October 2007 20:36To: retinayouth@
<mailto:retinayouth%40yahoogroups.co.ukSubject>
yahoogroups.co.ukSubject: Re: [retinayouth] 15th Retina International
World CongressSounds delicious... This time I think I can make this and
go to themeeting. That is of course a question of costs. Pekka - are You
planningsomething or anybody according to our group?Best
regardsMike----- Original Message ----- From: Markus Georg To: RIY ;
Retinayouth Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:10 PMSubject: [retinayouth]
15th Retina International World CongressHello everybody,Please find
below the information I have received from Maija fromFinlandabout next
RI congress.Best regards,MarkusDear Friends,The 15th Retina
International World Congress will be held in Helsinkinextsummer. Here in
Finland the preparations are advancing in their duecourseand presently
we are starting to get to the final stage of the work. Thescientific
program for the congress is ready. The invitations have beensentto the
speakers.The exact dates for the congress will be Friday, the 4th, and
Saturday,the5th of July, 2008. The time of the year is the most luminous
here in thenorth and, therefore, often said to be "nightless".We have
chosen Finlandia Hall in the centre of Helsinki as the congressvenue.
The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, a world-famous
Finnisharchitect, and has been the seat for several international
congressesandmeetings of world leaders. Finlandia Hall provides such
occasions withexcellent technological conditions.The official languages
of the congress are Finnish and English. Thankstothe technology we have
the opportunity of arranging simultaneousinterpretation in several
languages. If a larger number of participantsarecoming from your society
to Finland and you wish to get interpretationin,for instance, French,
Italian or Japanese this will be technicallypossible.You can bring your
own interpreter with you or we can find you one hereinHelsinki. You will
pay for all the costs of the interpreter and RetinaFinland will pay for
the technical arrangements.We have succeeded in negotiating good deals
with two high class hotels,theCrowne Plaza and the Scandic Continental
near Finlandia Hall. Staying inthese hotels will cost about 110 Euros
per night in a double room. Thepriceincludes a very generous buffet
breakfast. The walking distance toFinlandiaHall is 5 to 10 minutes.
Opposite the hotels is the big Hesperia Parkwherethe RI Running Club can
go for their morning jog.Besides these hotels we offer an even more
affordable alternative atDomusAcademica, a summer hotel, which is
situated a bit further away. Thewalkingdistance to Finlandia Hall is
about 20 to 30 minutes. A single roomcosts 50Euros and a double room 70
Euros per night. Rooms for three or fourpersonsare also available. Domus
Academica functions as a dormitory forstudents inwinter. That's why
there is no luxury in the rooms. Each room has atoilet,a shower, a
fridge and a small kitchen. In the lounge there isa TV-set and some
computers. The hotel has a sauna and a small swimmingpool.The social
program for the congress days has been confirmed. TheSpeakers'Dinner
will be held in Suomenlinna on Friday evening. Suomelinna is
thehistorical sea fortress on the islands just off the coast of
Helsinki.Thearea was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage List in
1991.On Saturday we end the congress in a festive way with a Gala
Dinnercelebrating also the 30-year existence of Retina
International.According to the tradition the business meetings of Retina
Internationalwill take place in connection with the congress. We have
built up theprogram so that we can arrange alternative programs for
those in thepartywho are not official delegates.The days for the
business meetings are:Monday, June 30th, Retina International Management
Committee MeetingTuesday, July 1st, Continuous EducationWednesday, July
2nd, General AssemblyThe Management Committee meeting on Monday will be
held at a hotel. Thebusiness meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday will take
place at Iiris -TheService and Activity Centre for the Visually
Impaired.According to the feedback from earlier congresses we have
dedicated thewhole Thursday for social activities. The participants have
theopportunityof getting familiar with Finnish nature. We will make a
trip to anationalpark near Helsinki where we can canoe, hike and bathe
in a sauna.Alternatively participants can get acquainted with the
colourful historyofthe sea fortress of Suomelinna. A partly separate
program has beenplannedfor the Retina International Youth
participants.More information can be found on our websitehttp:
<websitehttp://www.retina.> //www.retina. <http://www.retina.
<http://www.retina.fi/RI2008/congress.html.>
fi/RI2008/congress.html.>fi/RI2008/congress.html.In the beginning of
December the First Announcement will be published onourwebsite. It will
contain more detailed information both on thescientificand the social
program as well as on fees and ways of payment.We are happy to answer
any of your questions.We Wish You All Welcome To Finland Next
Summer!Retina FinlandMaija LindroosPresidentmaija.lindroos@
<mailto:maija.lindroos%40pp.inet.fi> pp.inet.fi[Non-text portions of
this message have been removed][Non-text portions of this message have
been removed]

__________________________________________________________
Get Hotmail on your mobile, text MSN to 63463!
http://mobile. <http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/mail.aspx>
uk.msn.com/pc/mail.aspx

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Noreen

Just thought I would take this opportunity to say Hi and bring you up to date.
Glad Samantha is doing well and hope you are settling into your new home.

Hasn't the time flown since our trips to Greece and Poland.  Glad you're still
keeping in touch with the European folks.  I still receive and read mail between
you all.

Life has been good to me, I am still living in Strabane. I spent 3 years on the
Board of RNIB in London, I left the public library service to work full time for
RNIB in Derry and Belfast.  I am Project Manage for Employability and Skills for
Blind and Partially sighted Women. We have 64 women on the project, six of whom
have gone into full time employment since our opening one year ago. I am
passionate that women are given every chance to achieve full potential
especially in the world of work.

Andrea is at University in Belfast doing Information Technology and Tony is
doing GCSE's, he is 16.  I'm not sure if you knew I got a guide dog almost 2
years ago. Lark is a playful rascal but she gives me newfound independance. I
travel widely with her.

Kiki and I met earlier this year in Dublin. It was emotional after 7 years. We
kept in touch meantime. She is doing well and looks fantastic.

Enjoy your trip to Finland and say hello to Pekka and anyone else from the
original group. Keep us posted on how things go for you. Maybe see you in
September at Fighting Blindness AGM.

Regards to Dave and Samantha
Annmarie

Annmarie HoustonWork:    02871 366060Mobile: 07864067649


To: retinayouth@...: nrpower@...: Sun, 3 Feb 2008
22:42:30 +0000Subject: RE: [retinayouth] 15th Retina International World
Congress




Hi all from Ireland! Apologies that I have not been in touch for sucha long time
- I have been going through a lot of changes over the lastyear or so, including
moving house. I just want to say that I miss youall and I'm looking forward to
catching up with everyone in Finland.You won't recognise Samantha now as she's
grown quite a bit and is a bitof a bossyboots now :-) but adorable all the same
:-)Anyway, my love to everyone and look forward to seeing you
soon.xxxNoreenn.power-waldron@...-----Original Message-----From:
retinayouth@...[mailto:retinayouth@...] On Behalf Of
M.DebiecSent: 21 October 2007 20:36To: retinayouth@...: Re:
[retinayouth] 15th Retina International World CongressSounds delicious... This
time I think I can make this and go to themeeting. That is of course a question
of costs. Pekka - are You planningsomething or anybody according to our
group?Best regardsMike----- Original Message ----- From: Markus Georg To: RIY ;
Retinayouth Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:10 PMSubject: [retinayouth] 15th
Retina International World CongressHello everybody,Please find below the
information I have received from Maija fromFinlandabout next RI congress.Best
regards,MarkusDear Friends,The 15th Retina International World Congress will be
held in Helsinkinextsummer. Here in Finland the preparations are advancing in
their duecourseand presently we are starting to get to the final stage of the
work. Thescientific program for the congress is ready. The invitations have
beensentto the speakers.The exact dates for the congress will be Friday, the
4th, and Saturday,the5th of July, 2008. The time of the year is the most
luminous here in thenorth and, therefore, often said to be "nightless".We have
chosen Finlandia Hall in the centre of Helsinki as the congressvenue. The
building was designed by Alvar Aalto, a world-famous Finnisharchitect, and has
been the seat for several international congressesandmeetings of world leaders.
Finlandia Hall provides such occasions withexcellent technological
conditions.The official languages of the congress are Finnish and English.
Thankstothe technology we have the opportunity of arranging
simultaneousinterpretation in several languages. If a larger number of
participantsarecoming from your society to Finland and you wish to get
interpretationin,for instance, French, Italian or Japanese this will be
technicallypossible.You can bring your own interpreter with you or we can find
you one hereinHelsinki. You will pay for all the costs of the interpreter and
RetinaFinland will pay for the technical arrangements.We have succeeded in
negotiating good deals with two high class hotels,theCrowne Plaza and the
Scandic Continental near Finlandia Hall. Staying inthese hotels will cost about
110 Euros per night in a double room. Thepriceincludes a very generous buffet
breakfast. The walking distance toFinlandiaHall is 5 to 10 minutes. Opposite the
hotels is the big Hesperia Parkwherethe RI Running Club can go for their morning
jog.Besides these hotels we offer an even more affordable alternative
atDomusAcademica, a summer hotel, which is situated a bit further away.
Thewalkingdistance to Finlandia Hall is about 20 to 30 minutes. A single
roomcosts 50Euros and a double room 70 Euros per night. Rooms for three or
fourpersonsare also available. Domus Academica functions as a dormitory
forstudents inwinter. That's why there is no luxury in the rooms. Each room has
atoilet,a shower, a fridge and a small kitchen. In the lounge there isa TV-set
and some computers. The hotel has a sauna and a small swimmingpool.The social
program for the congress days has been confirmed. TheSpeakers'Dinner will be
held in Suomenlinna on Friday evening. Suomelinna is thehistorical sea fortress
on the islands just off the coast of Helsinki.Thearea was included in the
UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1991.On Saturday we end the congress in a
festive way with a Gala Dinnercelebrating also the 30-year existence of Retina
International.According to the tradition the business meetings of Retina
Internationalwill take place in connection with the congress. We have built up
theprogram so that we can arrange alternative programs for those in thepartywho
are not official delegates.The days for the business meetings are:Monday, June
30th, Retina International Management Committee MeetingTuesday, July 1st,
Continuous EducationWednesday, July 2nd, General AssemblyThe Management
Committee meeting on Monday will be held at a hotel. Thebusiness meetings on
Tuesday and Wednesday will take place at Iiris -TheService and Activity Centre
for the Visually Impaired.According to the feedback from earlier congresses we
have dedicated thewhole Thursday for social activities. The participants have
theopportunityof getting familiar with Finnish nature. We will make a trip to
anationalpark near Helsinki where we can canoe, hike and bathe in a
sauna.Alternatively participants can get acquainted with the colourful
historyofthe sea fortress of Suomelinna. A partly separate program has
beenplannedfor the Retina International Youth participants.More information can
be found on our websitehttp://www.retina.
<http://www.retina.fi/RI2008/congress.html.>fi/RI2008/congress.html.In the
beginning of December the First Announcement will be published onourwebsite. It
will contain more detailed information both on thescientificand the social
program as well as on fees and ways of payment.We are happy to answer any of
your questions.We Wish You All Welcome To Finland Next Summer!Retina
FinlandMaija LindroosPresidentmaija.lindroos@
<mailto:maija.lindroos%40pp.inet.fi> pp.inet.fi[Non-text portions of this
message have been removed][Non-text portions of this message have been removed]






_________________________________________________________________
Get Hotmail on your mobile, text MSN to 63463!
http://mobile.uk.msn.com/pc/mail.aspx

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi all from Ireland!   Apologies that I have not been in touch for such
a long time - I have been going through a lot of changes over the last
year or so, including moving house.  I just want to say that I miss you
all and I'm looking forward to catching up with everyone in Finland.
You won't recognise Samantha now as she's grown quite a bit and is a bit
of a bossyboots now :-) but adorable all the same :-)
Anyway, my love to everyone and look forward to seeing you soon.
xxx
Noreen
n.power-waldron@...


-----Original Message-----
From: retinayouth@...
[mailto:retinayouth@...] On Behalf Of M.Debiec
Sent: 21 October 2007 20:36
To: retinayouth@...
Subject: Re: [retinayouth] 15th Retina International World Congress

Sounds delicious... This time I think I can make this and go to the
meeting. That is of course a question of costs. Pekka - are You planning
something or anybody according to our group?
Best regards
Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Markus Georg
To: RIY ; Retinayouth
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:10 PM
Subject: [retinayouth] 15th Retina International World Congress

Hello everybody,
Please find below the information I have received from Maija from
Finland
about next RI congress.
Best regards,
Markus

Dear Friends,

The 15th Retina International World Congress will be held in Helsinki
next
summer. Here in Finland the preparations are advancing in their due
course
and presently we are starting to get to the final stage of the work. The
scientific program for the congress is ready. The invitations have been
sent
to the speakers.

The exact dates for the congress will be Friday, the 4th, and Saturday,
the
5th of July, 2008. The time of the year is the most luminous here in the
north and, therefore, often said to be "nightless".

We have chosen Finlandia Hall in the centre of Helsinki as the congress
venue. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, a world-famous Finnish
architect, and has been the seat for several international congresses
and
meetings of world leaders. Finlandia Hall provides such occasions with
excellent technological conditions.

The official languages of the congress are Finnish and English. Thanks
to
the technology we have the opportunity of arranging simultaneous
interpretation in several languages. If a larger number of participants
are
coming from your society to Finland and you wish to get interpretation
in,
for instance, French, Italian or Japanese this will be technically
possible.
You can bring your own interpreter with you or we can find you one here
in
Helsinki. You will pay for all the costs of the interpreter and Retina
Finland will pay for the technical arrangements.

We have succeeded in negotiating good deals with two high class hotels,
the
Crowne Plaza and the Scandic Continental near Finlandia Hall. Staying in
these hotels will cost about 110 Euros per night in a double room. The
price
includes a very generous buffet breakfast. The walking distance to
Finlandia
Hall is 5 to 10 minutes. Opposite the hotels is the big Hesperia Park
where
the RI Running Club can go for their morning jog.

Besides these hotels we offer an even more affordable alternative at
Domus
Academica, a summer hotel, which is situated a bit further away. The
walking
distance to Finlandia Hall is about 20 to 30 minutes. A single room
costs 50
Euros and a double room 70 Euros per night. Rooms for three or four
persons
are also available. Domus Academica functions as a dormitory for
students in
winter. That's why there is no luxury in the rooms. Each room has a
toilet,
a shower, a fridge and a small kitchen. In the lounge there is
a TV-set and some computers. The hotel has a sauna and a small swimming
pool.

The social program for the congress days has been confirmed. The
Speakers'
Dinner will be held in Suomenlinna on Friday evening. Suomelinna is the
historical sea fortress on the islands just off the coast of Helsinki.
The
area was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1991.

On Saturday we end the congress in a festive way with a Gala Dinner
celebrating also the 30-year existence of Retina International.

According to the tradition the business meetings of Retina International
will take place in connection with the congress. We have built up the
program so that we can arrange alternative programs for those in the
party
who are not official delegates.

The days for the business meetings are:

Monday, June 30th, Retina International Management Committee Meeting
Tuesday, July 1st, Continuous Education
Wednesday, July 2nd, General Assembly

The Management Committee meeting on Monday will be held at a hotel. The
business meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday will take place at Iiris -
The
Service and Activity Centre for the Visually Impaired.

According to the feedback from earlier congresses we have dedicated the
whole Thursday for social activities. The participants have the
opportunity
of getting familiar with Finnish nature. We will make a trip to a
national
park near Helsinki where we can canoe, hike and bathe in a sauna.
Alternatively participants can get acquainted with the colourful history
of
the sea fortress of Suomelinna. A partly separate program has been
planned
for the Retina International Youth participants.

More information can be found on our website
http://www.retina. <http://www.retina.fi/RI2008/congress.html.>
fi/RI2008/congress.html.
In the beginning of December the First Announcement will be published on
our
website. It will contain more detailed information both on the
scientific
and the social program as well as on fees and ways of payment.

We are happy to answer any of your questions.

We Wish You All Welcome To Finland Next Summer!

Retina Finland

Maija Lindroos
President

maija.lindroos@ <mailto:maija.lindroos%40pp.inet.fi> pp.inet.fi

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Folks,
Are you looking for a new job?
Read the text below.
Best regards
Markus


EDF recruits a part time project Administrative Coordinator (Deadline : 28
January 2008)

EDF is seeking a dynamic part time project Administrative Coordinator to our
Brussels based secretariat to be in charge of the overall management of one
EU funded project.

The ideal candidate should be committed to a human rights/social model
approach to disability, experienced in EU funded project management,
computer literate, able to work effectively in English and able assimilate
and communicate information effectively.

The purpose of this 18 months’ project, led by EDF in partnership with Leeds
and Maastricht Universities, is to build the capacity of European disabled
people’s organisations in civil society for participation in the EU 7th
Framework research programme and other relevant initiatives. The support
action builds capacity by stimulating participation within the domain of
‘discriminations’ (as identified in the call and a current priority area of
European and global policy development).

The support action will: enable EDF and its European member organisations to
identify and articulate the research priorities of disabled people’s
organisations in civil society; provide research knowledge and skills to
civil society organisations; and, identify opportunities for larger scale
collaboration with European research partners in priority areas.

Duration of Contract: 20 months
Working time: 19 hours a week
Monthly Salary: Gross 1700 euros (1100-1200 euros net approximately)
Closing date for receipt of applications: 28 January 2008

The job advert and application pack is available on EDF website :
http://www.edf-feph.org/Page_Generale.asp?DocID=8859&langue=EN&lang=en&nameP
age=home

Please circulate this information as widely as possible.


Vorstandsmitglied
Pro Retina Deutschland e.V.
Selbsthilfevereinigung von Menschen mit Netzhautdegenerationen
Am Reuterberg 26
35745 Herborn

Netzhaut TELEFON unter 0 18 05 - 87 00 18
Sprechzeiten: Montag, Mittwoch und Donnerstag ab 14:00 Uhr bis 16:30 Uhr
14 Cent pro Minute aus dem Festnetz

Geschäftsstelle:
Vaalser Str. 108
52074 Aachen
Telefon 0241-87 00 18
Telefax 0241-87 39 61
Email: pro-retina@...

Hi Annmarie,

Nice to hear about you and your current engagements .  I have heard that you
are very advanced in Northern Ireland when it comes to services for the
disabled. Keep up the good work. Maybe we can learn about your success if
you send the DVD to our association, the address of which you can find on
www.retina.fi. I will then try and circulate it amongst those who might
benefit from it.

Great to hear you are keeping up the contact with Kiki. I hope you have
great time together and send my regards to her.

Well, if you cannot attend the RI World Congress and the youth meeting in
Helsinki,  please let other young folks in your country to know about it.

Regards,
Pekka

Hi to those who attended the Greek and Polish conferences.
Pekka, I will not be able to attend Helsinki 2008 but I wish you luck with your
plans.
Mike congratulations on your career success, you worked hard and deserve to do
well.
Kiki and I will meet next weekend for the first time in six years. The Irish
invitation is still open to the rest of you.

I want to let you know that I gave up my career in the public library service
last September, to work full-time for people with sight loss.  I am  Women's
Project Officer with RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind and Partially
Sighted People). Our project office is in Derry, NI, we offer confidence
building, IT training and career support to women in employment or looking for
work.  There are 60 women involved, I am proud to say it is a model of
excellence.  We have a DVD featuring 6 women from the project. I would be
delighted to hear from anyone interested in a copy of the DVD.

Our vision at RNIB is to make Northern Ireland the best place in the world for
blind and partially sighted people to live work and socialise.  Our director is
very ambitious and we have a strong team of 60 staff to make this happen.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please keep in touch and best of
luck with your work.

Annmarie


To: retinayouth@...: vp.rantanen@...: Wed, 24 Oct 2007
23:32:23 +0300Subject: Re: [retinayouth] Youth meeting in Helsinki 2008




Hi Mike,It is nice to hear from you. I suppose most of the old gang is nowadays
more or less busy with work or even with families. So, certainly there is room
for new active young people in the RI Youth group.I am also happy to hear about
the good progress you have made in your career not forgetting to fight for the
job opportunities for the disabled.The relation with RP and AMD movements has of
course been discussed in many countries resulting in different types of
cooperation. It is however sad to hear that in Poland the RP patients are left
with less attention.We have not been so strict to welcome youth who are not a
member of their national RP association to the youth group and meeting. So it
would be really great to see you Mike in the next year's meeting.Best
regards,Pekka.. ----- Original Message ----- From: M.Debiec To:
retinayouth@... Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:33 PMSubject:
Re: [retinayouth] Youth meeting in Helsinki 2008Helloo Pekka,Yes, I am still on
the list.According to your problems in contact Polish RP Society - there is no
society. 1,5 year ago our president - Malgorzata Pacholec went to cooperation
with amd society, against the will of all active members as Pawel or me. They
changed a name and now they are Retina AMD Polska. Unfortunately many RPies
become retired and now society is dealing almost always with AMDies. This was a
reason that many people quit the society. Another reason was that Mrs. Pacholec
was a director of Polish Blind Association and her decisions were not very good
for whole members. It was a war or something. I couldn't be observer of this so
I just gave up. Of course I am still a contact persons for many youngsters but I
am without support of society. Meanwhile I sterted my career and I am a proud
handicape employee of PR agency, fourth in Poland. I have also other position in
my clients company, so I am also a main marketing and Pr specialist in
international corporation. I decided to use this succes a nd become an ambasador
of employment handicupe persons and few cherity campaign in a corporation.That
is the reason of low activity in RP cases.But I willing to join Helsinki
Meeting. It's been a long time since we all met and I miss everybody from REY. I
am also willing to join this meeting as a civil, not a member of Polish RP
group. I never had a subsidisation of my society so that is why I am asking
about costs. If You would know anything in this matter, please give me an
information.Contact to New RP - Retina AMD Polska - RetinaAMD@...
----> http://www.retinaamd.org.pl/Best RegardsMike----- Original Message -----
From: Pekka Rantanen To: retinayouth@... Sent: Tuesday, October
23, 2007 10:38 PMSubject: [retinayouth] Youth meeting in Helsinki 2008Dear
all,In addition to the information on the 15th RI Congress 2008 in Helsinki,
which Markus earlier forwarded to this list, I would like to tell you that there
will also be a Youth meetingat the same time in the beginning of July.A very
preliminary program is available at the Retina Finland homepages www.retina.fiI
hope you can disseminate this information to all the retina youth in your
countries. Of course suggestions concerning the program contents and the meeting
itself are welcome.I was also wondering if Mike from Poland is still following
this list. If so, please could you give some e-mail contact in the Polish Retina
Association in order for us to infor them about the upcoming congress.
Unfortunately looks like their old e-mail addresses are outdated.Anyway you are
all warmly welcome to Helsinki. It has been a while since last real youth
meeting so it shoud be fun to get together again.Best regards,Pekka[Non-text
portions of this message have been removed][Non-text portions of this message
have been removed]






_________________________________________________________________
Get free emoticon packs and customisation from Windows Live.
http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Mike,

It is nice to hear from you. I suppose most of the old gang is nowadays more or
less busy with work or even with families. So, certainly there is room for new
active young people in the RI Youth group.

I am also happy to hear about the good progress you have made in your career not
forgetting to fight for the job opportunities for the disabled.

The relation with RP and AMD movements has of course been discussed in many
countries resulting in different types of cooperation. It is however sad to hear
that in Poland the RP patients are left with less attention.

We have not been so strict to welcome youth who are not a member of their
national RP association to the youth group and meeting.  So it would be really
great to see you Mike in the next year's meeting.

Best regards,
Pekka

.




   ----- Original Message -----
   From: M.Debiec
   To: retinayouth@...
   Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 9:33 PM
   Subject: Re: [retinayouth] Youth meeting in Helsinki 2008


   Helloo Pekka,
   Yes, I am still on the list.
   According to your problems in contact Polish RP Society - there is no society.
1,5 year ago our president - Malgorzata Pacholec went to cooperation with amd
society, against the will of all active members as Pawel or me. They changed a
name and now they are Retina AMD Polska. Unfortunately many RPies become retired
and now society is dealing almost always with AMDies. This was a reason that
many people quit the society. Another reason was that Mrs. Pacholec was a
director of Polish Blind Association and her decisions were not very good for
whole members. It was a war or something. I couldn't be observer of this so I
just gave up. Of course I am still a contact persons for many youngsters but I
am without support of society. Meanwhile I sterted my career and I am a proud
handicape employee of PR agency, fourth in Poland. I have also other position in
my clients company, so I am also a main marketing and Pr specialist in
international corporation. I decided to use this succes a nd become an ambasador
of employment handicupe persons and few cherity campaign in a corporation.
   That is the reason of low activity in RP cases.
   But I willing to join Helsinki Meeting. It's been a long time since we all met
and I miss everybody from REY. I am also willing to join this meeting as a
civil, not a member of Polish RP group. I never had a subsidisation of my
society so that is why I am asking about costs. If You would know anything in
this matter, please give me an information.
   Contact to New RP - Retina AMD Polska - RetinaAMD@... ---->
http://www.retinaamd.org.pl/
   Best Regards
   Mike

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Pekka Rantanen
   To: retinayouth@...
   Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:38 PM
   Subject: [retinayouth] Youth meeting in Helsinki 2008

   Dear all,

   In addition to the information on the 15th RI Congress 2008 in Helsinki,
   which Markus earlier forwarded to this list, I would like to tell you that
   there will also be a Youth meetingat the same time in the beginning of July.

   A very preliminary program is available at the Retina Finland homepages
   www.retina.fi

   I hope you can disseminate this information to all the retina youth in your
   countries. Of course suggestions concerning the program contents and the
   meeting itself are welcome.

   I was also wondering if Mike from Poland is still following this list. If
   so, please could you give some e-mail contact in the Polish Retina
   Association in order for us to infor them about the upcoming congress.
   Unfortunately looks like their old e-mail addresses are outdated.

   Anyway you are all warmly welcome to Helsinki. It has been a while since
   last real youth meeting so it shoud be fun to get together again.

   Best regards,
   Pekka

   [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Helloo Pekka,
Yes, I am still on the list.
According to your problems in contact Polish RP Society - there is no society.
1,5 year ago our president - Malgorzata Pacholec went to cooperation with amd
society, against the will of all active members as Pawel or me. They changed a
name and now they are Retina AMD Polska. Unfortunately many RPies become retired
and now society is dealing almost always with AMDies. This was a reason that
many people quit the society. Another reason was that Mrs. Pacholec was a
director of Polish Blind Association and her decisions were not very good for
whole members. It was a war or something. I couldn't be observer of this so I
just gave up. Of course I am still a contact persons for many youngsters but I
am without support of society. Meanwhile I sterted my career and I am a proud
handicape employee of PR agency, fourth in Poland. I have also other position in
my clients company, so I am also a main marketing and Pr specialist in
international corporation. I decided to use this succes and become an ambasador
of employment handicupe persons and few cherity campaign in a corporation.
That is the reason of low activity in RP cases.
But I willing to join Helsinki Meeting. It's been a long time since we all met
and I miss everybody from REY. I am also willing to join this meeting as a
civil, not a member of Polish RP group. I never had a subsidisation of my
society so that is why I am asking about costs. If You would know anything in
this matter, please give me an information.
Contact to New RP - Retina AMD Polska - RetinaAMD@...   ---->
http://www.retinaamd.org.pl/
Best Regards
Mike




   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Pekka Rantanen
   To: retinayouth@...
   Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:38 PM
   Subject: [retinayouth] Youth meeting in Helsinki 2008


   Dear all,

   In addition to the information on the 15th RI Congress 2008 in Helsinki,
   which Markus earlier forwarded to this list, I would like to tell you that
   there will also be a Youth meetingat the same time in the beginning of July.

   A very preliminary program is available at the Retina Finland homepages
   www.retina.fi

   I hope you can disseminate this information to all the retina youth in your
   countries. Of course suggestions concerning the program contents and the
   meeting itself are welcome.

   I was also wondering if Mike from Poland is still following this list. If
   so, please could you give some e-mail contact in the Polish Retina
   Association in order for us to infor them about the upcoming congress.
   Unfortunately looks like their old e-mail addresses are outdated.

   Anyway you are all warmly welcome to Helsinki. It has been a while since
   last real youth meeting so it shoud be fun to get together again.

   Best regards,
   Pekka





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear all,

In addition to the information on the 15th RI Congress 2008 in Helsinki,
which Markus earlier forwarded to this list, I would like to tell you that
there will also be a Youth meetingat the same time in the beginning of July.

A very preliminary program is available at the Retina Finland homepages
www.retina.fi

I hope you can disseminate this information to all the retina youth in your
countries. Of course suggestions concerning the program contents and the
meeting itself are welcome.

I was also wondering if Mike from Poland is still following this list. If
so, please could you give some e-mail contact in the Polish Retina
Association in order for us to infor them about the upcoming congress.
Unfortunately looks like their old e-mail addresses are outdated.

Anyway you are all warmly welcome to Helsinki. It has been a while since
last real youth meeting so it shoud be fun to get together again.

Best regards,
Pekka

Sounds delicious... This time I think I can make this and go to the meeting.
That is of course a question of costs. Pekka - are You planning something or
anybody according to our group?
Best regards
Mike

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Markus Georg
   To: RIY ; Retinayouth
   Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:10 PM
   Subject: [retinayouth] 15th Retina International World Congress


   Hello everybody,
   Please find below the information I have received from Maija from Finland
   about next RI congress.
   Best regards,
   Markus

   Dear Friends,

   The 15th Retina International World Congress will be held in Helsinki next
   summer. Here in Finland the preparations are advancing in their due course
   and presently we are starting to get to the final stage of the work. The
   scientific program for the congress is ready. The invitations have been sent
   to the speakers.

   The exact dates for the congress will be Friday, the 4th, and Saturday, the
   5th of July, 2008. The time of the year is the most luminous here in the
   north and, therefore, often said to be "nightless".

   We have chosen Finlandia Hall in the centre of Helsinki as the congress
   venue. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, a world-famous Finnish
   architect, and has been the seat for several international congresses and
   meetings of world leaders. Finlandia Hall provides such occasions with
   excellent technological conditions.

   The official languages of the congress are Finnish and English. Thanks to
   the technology we have the opportunity of arranging simultaneous
   interpretation in several languages. If a larger number of participants are
   coming from your society to Finland and you wish to get interpretation in,
   for instance, French, Italian or Japanese this will be technically possible.
   You can bring your own interpreter with you or we can find you one here in
   Helsinki. You will pay for all the costs of the interpreter and Retina
   Finland will pay for the technical arrangements.

   We have succeeded in negotiating good deals with two high class hotels, the
   Crowne Plaza and the Scandic Continental near Finlandia Hall. Staying in
   these hotels will cost about 110 Euros per night in a double room. The price
   includes a very generous buffet breakfast. The walking distance to Finlandia
   Hall is 5 to 10 minutes. Opposite the hotels is the big Hesperia Park where
   the RI Running Club can go for their morning jog.

   Besides these hotels we offer an even more affordable alternative at Domus
   Academica, a summer hotel, which is situated a bit further away. The walking
   distance to Finlandia Hall is about 20 to 30 minutes. A single room costs 50
   Euros and a double room 70 Euros per night. Rooms for three or four persons
   are also available. Domus Academica functions as a dormitory for students in
   winter. That's why there is no luxury in the rooms. Each room has a toilet,
   a shower, a fridge and a small kitchen. In the lounge there is
   a TV-set and some computers. The hotel has a sauna and a small swimming
   pool.

   The social program for the congress days has been confirmed. The Speakers'
   Dinner will be held in Suomenlinna on Friday evening. Suomelinna is the
   historical sea fortress on the islands just off the coast of Helsinki. The
   area was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1991.

   On Saturday we end the congress in a festive way with a Gala Dinner
   celebrating also the 30-year existence of Retina International.

   According to the tradition the business meetings of Retina International
   will take place in connection with the congress. We have built up the
   program so that we can arrange alternative programs for those in the party
   who are not official delegates.

   The days for the business meetings are:

   Monday, June 30th, Retina International Management Committee Meeting
   Tuesday, July 1st, Continuous Education
   Wednesday, July 2nd, General Assembly

   The Management Committee meeting on Monday will be held at a hotel. The
   business meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday will take place at Iiris - The
   Service and Activity Centre for the Visually Impaired.

   According to the feedback from earlier congresses we have dedicated the
   whole Thursday for social activities. The participants have the opportunity
   of getting familiar with Finnish nature. We will make a trip to a national
   park near Helsinki where we can canoe, hike and bathe in a sauna.
   Alternatively participants can get acquainted with the colourful history of
   the sea fortress of Suomelinna. A partly separate program has been planned
   for the Retina International Youth participants.

   More information can be found on our website
   http://www.retina.fi/RI2008/congress.html.
   In the beginning of December the First Announcement will be published on our
   website. It will contain more detailed information both on the scientific
   and the social program as well as on fees and ways of payment.

   We are happy to answer any of your questions.

   We Wish You All Welcome To Finland Next Summer!

   Retina Finland

   Maija Lindroos
   President

   maija.lindroos@...





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hello everybody,
Please find below the information I have received from Maija from Finland
about next RI congress.
Best regards,
Markus


Dear Friends,

The 15th Retina International World Congress will be held in Helsinki next
summer. Here in Finland the preparations are advancing in their due course
and presently we are starting to get to the final stage of the work. The
scientific program for the congress is ready. The invitations have been sent
to the speakers.

The exact dates for the congress will be Friday, the 4th, and Saturday, the
5th of July, 2008. The time of the year is the most luminous here in the
north and, therefore, often said to be “nightless”.

We have chosen Finlandia Hall in the centre of Helsinki as the congress
venue. The building was designed by Alvar Aalto, a world-famous Finnish
architect, and has been the seat for several international congresses and
meetings of world leaders. Finlandia Hall provides such occasions with
excellent technological conditions.

The official languages of the congress are Finnish and English. Thanks to
the technology we have the opportunity of arranging simultaneous
interpretation in several languages. If a larger number of participants are
coming from your society to Finland and you wish to get interpretation in,
for instance, French, Italian or Japanese this will be technically possible.
You can bring your own interpreter with you or we can find you one here in
Helsinki. You will pay for all the costs of the interpreter and Retina
Finland will pay for the technical arrangements.

We have succeeded in negotiating good deals with two high class hotels, the
Crowne Plaza and the Scandic Continental near Finlandia Hall. Staying in
these hotels will cost about 110 Euros per night in a double room. The price
includes a very generous buffet breakfast. The walking distance to Finlandia
Hall is 5 to 10 minutes. Opposite the hotels is the big Hesperia Park where
the RI Running Club can go for their morning jog.

Besides these hotels we offer an even more affordable alternative at Domus
Academica, a summer hotel, which is situated a bit further away. The walking
distance to Finlandia Hall is about 20 to 30 minutes. A single room costs 50
Euros and a double room 70 Euros per night. Rooms for three or four persons
are also available. Domus Academica functions as a dormitory for students in
winter. That’s why there is no luxury in the rooms. Each room has a toilet,
a shower, a fridge and a small kitchen. In the lounge there is
a TV-set and some computers. The hotel has a sauna and a small swimming
pool.

The social program for the congress days has been confirmed. The Speakers’
Dinner will be held in Suomenlinna on Friday evening. Suomelinna is the
historical sea fortress on the islands just off the coast of Helsinki. The
area was included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1991.

On Saturday we end the congress in a festive way with a Gala Dinner
celebrating also the 30-year existence of Retina International.

According to the tradition the business meetings of Retina International
will take place in connection with the congress. We have built up the
program so that we can arrange alternative programs for those in the party
who are not official delegates.

The days for the business meetings are:

Monday, June 30th, Retina International Management Committee Meeting
Tuesday, July 1st, Continuous Education
Wednesday, July 2nd, General Assembly

The Management Committee meeting on Monday will be held at a hotel. The
business meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday will take place at Iiris - The
Service and Activity Centre for the Visually Impaired.

According to the feedback from earlier congresses we have dedicated the
whole Thursday for social activities. The participants have the opportunity
of getting familiar with Finnish nature. We will make a trip to a national
park near Helsinki where we can canoe, hike and bathe in a sauna.
Alternatively participants can get acquainted with the colourful history of
the sea fortress of Suomelinna. A partly separate program has been planned
for the Retina International Youth participants.

More information can be found on our website
http://www.retina.fi/RI2008/congress.html.
In the beginning of December the First Announcement will be published on our
website. It will contain more detailed information both on the scientific
and the social program as well as on fees and ways of payment.

We are happy to answer any of your questions.


We Wish You All Welcome To Finland Next Summer!


Retina Finland

Maija Lindroos
President

maija.lindroos@...

Hello Friends,
Once more helpful information out of the Retina E-News from Retina South
Africa.
Thanks to them for providing those information.
All the best,
Markus


CURSE THAT CURSOR
Finding the ever elusive cursor is a continual frustration to RD
computer users. In many cases a key board stroke may be used
instead. Thanks to Duncan Mc Allister for the list.
MS Word
CTRL + A [Highlight/Select all] CTRL + B [Bold]
CTRL + C [Copy] CTRL + D [Open font window]
CTRL + E [Centre text] CTRL + I [Italic text]
CTRL + J [Justify text] CTRL+ L [Left justify text]
CTRL + N [Open new document] CTRL + T [Align paragraph]
CTRL + U [Add / remove underlining]
CTRL + V [Paste] CTRL + X [Cut]
CTRL + Y [Repeat last action] CTRL + Z [Undo last action]
SHIFT + F3 [Capitalise (keep pressing to uncapitalise or to only
capitalize the first letter of each word)]
CTRL + [ or ] [Increase or decrease font size (first highlight text you
want to change)]
CTRL + F6 [Toggle through Word documents]
ALT + first letter [Access toolbar (e.g. ALT + A will access Table. You
can then use the arrow keys to navigate down the menu (or press the
first letter of the menu item (e.g. ALT + O = Format, P = Paragraph).
Note: the first letter on the toolbar you need to press is underlined]
ALT, V, Z [Insert percentage / Change zoom percentage]
CTRL + Shift + Home [Highlights text to beginning of document]
CTRL + Shift + End [Highlights text to end of document]
Outlook
ALT + R [Reply] ALT + S [Send]
ALT + W [Forward] CTRL + N [Open new e-mail]
CTRL + Shift + I [Inbox]
ALT, T, O, W, Enter [Wrap text to window]
Internet Explorer
ALT + left arrow key [Back]
ALT + right arrow key [Forward]
F4 [Drops down address window, you can then use arrow keys to
scroll down to the desired URL]
Excel
ALT + = [Sum (first highlight column you wish to add)]
General
Shift + arrow keys [Highlight text]
Shift + Home [Highlight to beginning of line]
Shift + End [Highlight to end of line]
CTRL + Home [To get to beginning of document]
CTRL + End [To get to end of document]
ALT + F4 [Close window]
ALT + TAB [Scroll through all open windows]
Windows + U [Open magnifier (use ALT + F4 to close the narrator if
you don’t want it)
CTRL + Wheel [Zoom in and out quickly by holding down the CTRL
key and using the wheel on your mouse]
Windows + E [Open explorer window]
Windows + D [Minimize all open documents]
Adobe Acrobat
(Versions 7 and 8)
You can wrap text to window by pressing CTRL + 4.
To unwrap press CTRL + 1
Vorstandsmitglied
Pro Retina Deutschland e.V.
Selbsthilfevereinigung von Menschen mit Netzhautdegenerationen
Am Reuterberg 26
35745 Herborn

Netzhaut TELEFON unter 0 18 05 - 87 00 18
Sprechzeiten: Montag, Mittwoch und Donnerstag ab 14:00 Uhr bis 16:30 Uhr
14 Cent pro Minute aus dem Festnetz

Geschäftsstelle:
Vaalser Str. 108
52074 Aachen
Telefon 0241-87 00 18
Telefax 0241-87 39 61
Email: pro-retina@...

Hello Friends,
Please find below an article about Vitamin A published in the latest Retina
E-News from Retina South Africa.
You should contact a specialist before taking vitamin A.
All the best,
Markus


VITAMIN A WARNING
Despite various articles in Retina news and other publications the
dangers of Vitamin A supplementation are still being ignored.
Supplements containing high doses of Vitamin A and Beta carotene
should not be taken by smokers due to an increased risk of
developing lung cancer and women contemplating pregnancy, where
foetal abnormalities may be the result.
In addition people with juvenile macular degenerations should not
take these supplements. In patients affected by Stargardt Dystrophy
and Cone rod Dystrophy caused by a mutation in the ABCA4 [ABCR]
gene the mutation may retard the retina’s ability to convert the
retinal form of Vitamin A back to the Retinol form. A resultant buildup
of Lipofuscin clogs the retina.
Professor Jacquie Greenberg co- principal investigator of the Retinal
Degeneration Project at the University of Cape Town cautions eye
care practitioners not to prescribe supplements containing high
doses of Vitamin A or Beta carotene to patients with juvenile forms of
macular degeneration. She cites the article by Dr Robert Koenekoop
in the journal of Ophthalmic Genetics. June 2003.
" Vitamin A supplementation is not recommended for ABCA4
mutation-positive patients because of a real danger that vitamin A
accumulation is the guilty party in this disease. In addition, careful
protection against the sun is strongly recommended. "
More recent research would seem to collaborate this and Retina
South Africa urges all their Juvenile MD members to avoid
supplements that contain high doses of Vitamin A and beta carotene.
We further advise all our members, irrespective of the type of
degeneration, to wear sunglasses with good UVa and UVb screening properties.

Hello Group.
I'm trying to find a specialist of guide dog outside Poland - dogs trainer.
My friends foundation want to organize a special training, and they want to find
someone good from abroad. If You know somebody good - please contact me on
mikedx/at/poczta.fm

Best regards
Mike

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

A couple of days ago I forwarded a message to the list about a youth
conference.
It looks like it was spam. Sorry that I did not check the content before I
sent it to the list.
Best regards,
Markus


The theme of the forth coming International Conferences is to equip
participants with the strategies and policies to wage a global war against
Racism & Child Abuse. These events are being Organized and sponsored by the
WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN WELFARE (WYOFHW) in collaboration with
other benevolent organizations in the United States of America

For your information.
Best regards,
Markus

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: von Gizycki [mailto:rainald.vongizycki@...]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Juni 2007 12:50
An: Markus Georg
Betreff: WG:
INVITATION............................................................
......................


Interessant fuer Dich oder Andere? Rainald

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: genet_kinsey112@... [mailto:genet_kinsey112@...]
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. Juni 2007 04:01
An: undisclosed-recipients:
Betreff:
INVITATION............................................................
......................




Dear Friend,

My name is Genet Kinsey, female, working with (WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION
FOR HUMAN WELFARE) California, U.S.A. We are organizing a global youths
combined conferences taking place from August 6th-8th 2007 at California
in the United States and in, Dakar Senegal from August 13th-15th 2007 .In
our request to invite people from various countries around the world, I
went in search of e-mails on the web site as a means of contacting youths
and organizations .As a result, I picked your e-mail from an N.G.O`s
website.

If you are interested to participate and want to represent your country,
you may contact the secretariat of the organizing committee for details
and information. You should also inform them that you were invited to
participate by a friend of yours (Genet Kinsey), who is a member of the
American Youths 4 Peace and a staff of (WORLD YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN
WELFARE).

I believe that we may have the opportunity to meet if you may be willing
to participate in this event. You can also inform youths & NGOs in your
country about these conferences. The benevolent donors of the Organizing
Committee will provide round trip air tickets and accommodation for the
period of participants? Stay in the U.S., to all registered participants.

If you are a holder of passport that may require visa to enter the United
States you may inform the conference secretariat at the time of
registration, as the organizing committee is responsible for all visa
arrangements and travel assistances. Below is the contact address of the
conference secretariat:

By Tel/Fax: 1-425-671-3781 or by email: icorcarconferences2007@...

Sincerely,genet_kinsey112@...

Genet Kinsey.

Lisa Kinsey

Sorry for late information of under mentioned event. The deadline was
officially yesterday but maybe it will be extended. If you are interested
feel free to contact them.

Best regards,

Markus



AEGEE's Summer University application is now open (deadline: 13 May)



AEGEE is a multidisciplinary student association, represented in 42
countries all over Europe and gathers 15.000 members in 241 chapters. AEGEE
strives for European integration and better understanding between the
different peoples from Europe.



The Summer University application is open; all members of AEGEE can hand in
their application from March 27 until May 13 via the official Summer
University web page www.aegee.org/su



The Summer University Project is the largest volunteer-based mobility
programme in Europe. It has influenced the lives of young people in Europe
for 20 years now involving more than 6000 persons each year from more than
40 European countries; from Portugal to Azerbaijan, and from Finland to
Malta.



The project aims at opening a new perspective to the participants over the
multicultural dimension of the European continent. With the events we would
like to promote the rich cultural heritage and foster mutual understanding
among different language communities all over Europe with a special focus on
young people.



Summer Universities are meant to promote cultural exchange, mutual
understanding, language skills (and their importance in personal
development) and active citizenship by removing national divisions,
overcoming prejudices and upholding a European feeling. The project has been
several times nominated as NGO example of Student Mobility across Europe.



A Summer University is usually a two-week event organised by an AEGEE local
and where about 20 to 60 students come together from all over Europe. Summer
Universities are organised by young volunteering people for young people.
The activities carried out during a Summer University range from academic
activities as classes to learn a foreign language, different courses on
technical themes to multicultural activities.



Please note that these Summer Universities are open to youth with
disability.



Should you need more information, we remain at your full disposal:
www.aegee.org/su or  <mailto:suct@...> suct@.... For applying to
the SU20 congress go to:  <http://www.aegee.org/events>
http://www.aegee.org/events







[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear Friends,

We have once more extended the deadline for the youth meeting in Oslo in
Norway.

The programme is excellent so just make your decision and join the youth
meeting beginning of August.

Don't miss it!



Looking forward to receive your registration

Markus





Markus Georg

Vorstand

Pro Retina Deutschland e.V.
Selbsthilfevereinigung von Menschen mit Netzhautdegenerationen
Am Reuterberg 26

35745 Herborn

Tel.: 02772 / 570 576

Email:  <mailto:vorstand@...>
vorstand@...

www.pro-retina.org





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear Friends,

As I heard the program for the youth meeting in Oslo reached maybe not
everybody yet. Please find below some more details about it.

We have extended the deadline to 15. April 2007 and hope to receive a lot of
registrations from all over the world.

Use this unique chance to visit the Norwegian capital Oslo for low money
with, and this is the most important point, meeting a lot of RP friends from
other countries and cultures.

CU There

Markus





RETINA EUROPE YOUTH MEETING 2007

The Norwegian RP Association is the proud host of the Retina Europe
Youth (REY) meeting in 2007. The meeting will be held in Oslo 7–12th
August 2007.

THE PROGRAM:

The details of the program for this years meeting is still being
worked out, but some main subjects are ready. The meeting will
present the newest technical aids, news from the latest research,
psychological aspects of living with Retinitis Pigmentosa, and of
course lots of social activities.

The preliminary program can be found at the Norwegian RP-association
homepage (www.rpfn.no) and via  <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RIY/>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RIY/.
Please check for updates and further information.

WHO CAN ATTEND?

This is a REY meeting, but it is open to all countries. We have room
for about 45 people, which means that each country can send 2-3
people.

The delegates should be between the age of 18-30, be members of their
national organisation and at least one should have the mandate to
speak on behalf of his/her organization at the Annual General Meeting
of REY (to be held during the program).

WHAT DOES IT COST?

At the REY meeting in Stockholm in 2005 it was decided that the cost
for each person could not be more then 300 Euro. At this moment we
are budgeting with a cost of 275 Euro per person. We are working on
finding sponsors, and are applying for funds, and hope to lower to
cost as much as possible.

The 275 Euro will cover accommodation, meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
and transportation in Oslo.

WHERE CAN I REGISTER?

From the 15th January 2007 registration information will be available
on the Norwegian RP Association homepage (www.rpfn.no). An e-mail
address will also be provided for anyone with questions.



PROGRAM FOR RETINA EUROPE YOUTH MEETING, OSLO 2007
7th – 12th August 2007, Huseby Kompetansesenter

[PROVISIONAL PRORAM]
Tuesday 7th August

The participants arrive, and will, after agreement, be picked up and
taken to Huseby Kompetansesenter.

19-00: The meeting is opened by a representative from the project-
group. As well as by the Norwegian RP Association's leader: Anne
Berit Gransjøen.

19.15: Short presentation of all the participants.

19.30: Dinner.

20.45: Presentation of the program for the week, as well as serving
of coffee/tea and cake.

The rest of the evening the participants are free to socialise.

Wednesday 8th August

08.00: Breakfast

09.15: A presentation of Huseby Kompetansesenter by Reidun Leirvaag
(?).

09.45: A tour of the premises. The participants will be divided into
3 groups.

11.00: The Norwegian RP Association's work, presented by a member of
the board.

12.00: A presentation of the Norwegian Blind Association, given by a
representative.

13. 00: Lunch.

14.15: A presentation of the rehabilitation offered by the Norwegian
Blind Association, given by Unn Ljøner Hagen.

14.45: A presentation of the "Mentor Arrangement", given by Stian
Larsen.

15.10: A presentation of the Norwegian Blind Association Youth, given
by a representative.

16.00: swimming, barbecuing and serialising with members from the
Norwegian Blind Association Youth.

There is no set program for the evening, but there will be
representatives from the project-group present at Huseby, for those
who wish to stay there.

Thursday 9th August

08.00: Breakfast.

09.15: Workshops. The participants will be divided into three
groups, and will rotate three different workshops.

1. Technical Aids: Different manufactures have stands where they
present their aids.

2. Guide dog: The Blind Association's Guide dog school, explain
how they train the dogs, and the participants can try to walk with a
guide dog.

3. GPS: The company, BoJo Tveter, present their GPS, and the
participants can try the equipment.

13.00: Lunch.

14.15: Joint departure for those who wish to see the shop Blindes
Produkter (Products for the blind). The participants are free to
experience Oslo.

18.00: Dinner at a restaurant in the centre of Oslo.

Friday 10th August
PSYCHIC ASPECTS – AIDS AND THE FAMILY ROLE.

08.00: Breakfast.

09.15: Viewing of the Norwegian RP Association's dvd "følelser når
synet svikter" (feelings when ones sight fails).

09.45: A common discussion about the film's content.

10.15: The psychological challenges connected to aids, by a mobility
educator from Huseby, and psychologist Åse Frostad Fasting (?).

10.45: The participants are divided into 5 discussion groups.

12.15: A common discussion of own experiences.

13.00: Lunch.

14.15: The role as vision impaired parent, by a representative from
the (Association for Parents with Vision Impaired Children) –
ASSISTANSE, parents with RP, and psychologist Åse Frostad Fasting.

14.45: The participants are divided into 5 discussion groups.

16.15: A common discussion of own experiences.

18.00: Dinner.

19.15: An update on the latest research on RP, by eye specialist
Ragnheidur Bragadottir.

The rest of the evening the participants are free to socialise.

Saturday 11th August.

08.00: Breakfast.

09.15: Joint departure by bus to Hurdalsenteret (the Hurdal
Centre(. The Norwegian Blind Association's rehabilitation centre.

10.50: The participants are divided into four groups for a tour of
the centre, both inside and outside.

11.45: General Assembly.

13:00: Lunch.

14.00: The General Assembly continues.

After the General Assembly we meet at the beach, and the rest of the
afternoon and evening
Will be used for swimming, barbecuing and socialising.

22.30: Departure for Huseby Kompetansesenter.

Sunday 12th August.

08.00: Breakfast.

09.15: Those who need assistance will be taken to Oslo S train
station, and the airport train
terminal.





Markus Georg

Vorstand

Pro Retina Deutschland e.V.
Selbsthilfevereinigung von Menschen mit Netzhautdegenerationen
Am Reuterberg 26

35745 Herborn

Tel.: 02772 / 570 576

Email:  <mailto:vorstand@...>
vorstand@...

www.pro-retina.org





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear Åsa,
Congratulations to a very new stage of life - and welcome to Tilda!
Many new changes I am sure!
Hope you will come to Oslo, we can always find solutions if they do not
give themself - family accomodaton and the rest!

Noreen, Ryan air flies to Oslo and if you book early it is really cheap.
It would be great to see you over here and I am sure we find good
solutions for yourself and your family.

Brynjulv



On 14.02.2007 12:31, Noreen Power wrote:
> Congratulations Asa - I'm absolutely thrilled for you. I'm glad to hear
> that everything's going well for ye. I don't know if we'll be going to
> Oslo this year (haven't thought that far ahead yet!).
> Anyway - best of luck to you and your new family.
> Kind regards,
> Noreen Power-Waldron.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: retinayouth@...
> [mailto:retinayouth@...] On Behalf Of ??sa Gunnarsdotter
> Sent: 14 February 2007 11:17
> To: REY __
> Subject: [retinayouth] baby!!
>
> Hi everone!!
> I hope all of you are doing fine!!
> It would be interesting to hear if any of you attended the RIo meeting
> and how it was.
>
> I want to announce that I am a proud mum to a beautiful baby girl. Today
> she is 15 days old and her name is to be Tilda. Everything is fine with
> us. Hopefully the whole family of us can go to Oslo this year. Hope to
> see as many of you as possible there.
>

Congratulations Asa - I'm absolutely thrilled for you. I'm glad to hear
that everything's going well for ye. I don't know if we'll be going to
Oslo this year (haven't thought that far ahead yet!).
Anyway - best of luck to you and your new family.
Kind regards,
Noreen Power-Waldron.

-----Original Message-----
From: retinayouth@...
[mailto:retinayouth@...] On Behalf Of ??sa Gunnarsdotter
Sent: 14 February 2007 11:17
To: REY __
Subject: [retinayouth] baby!!

Hi everone!!
I hope all of you are doing fine!!
It would be interesting to hear if any of you attended the RIo meeting
and how it was.
 
I want to announce that I am a proud mum to a beautiful baby girl. Today
she is 15 days old and her name is to be Tilda. Everything is fine with
us. Hopefully the whole family of us can go to Oslo this year. Hope to
see as many of you as possible there.
 
Take Care!!
Regards
Asa

Spray Crazy samlar nätets roligaste filmer just nu. Gå in och titta
eller ladda upp ditt eget bidrag på http://crazy.spray.se/

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
retinayouth-unsubscribe@...


Yahoo! Groups Links

Hi everone!!
I hope all of you are doing fine!!
It would be interesting to hear if any of you attended the RIo meeting and how
it was.
 
I want to announce that I am a proud mum to a beautiful baby girl. Today she is
15 days old and her name is to be Tilda. Everything is fine with us. Hopefully
the whole family of us can go to Oslo this year. Hope to see as many of you as
possible there.
 
Take Care!!
Regards
Asa

Spray Crazy samlar nätets roligaste filmer just nu. Gå in och titta eller ladda
upp ditt eget bidrag på http://crazy.spray.se/

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Out of the EDF Newsletter





Conference for the Youth



7-11/03/ 2007 Seminar on Strategies to develop Youth Volunteering policies
Skopje

(Macedonia)
http://www.socialplatform.org/code/en/even_detail.asp?id_events=212



To participate:

assistant@...

Source: EDF Newsletter











Markus Georg

Vorstand

Pro Retina Deutschland e.V.
Selbsthilfevereinigung von Menschen mit Netzhautdegenerationen
Am Reuterberg 26

35745 Herborn

Tel.: 02772 / 570 576

Email:  <mailto:vorstand@...>
vorstand@...

www.pro-retina.org





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Dear friends,

On behalf of David, who has no access to this list anymore, I am sending you
following message.

I agree with him and kindly ask you to subscribe to the new list.

Thanks

Markus



   _____

Von: Waldron, David [mailto:D.Waldron@...]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 18. Januar 2007 16:09
An: Germany Georg Markus
Betreff: Relaunch of Retina Youth group on Yahoo
Wichtigkeit: Hoch



Hi Markus,

I hope you have recovered from your illness and are now in the best form
again!  It seems that many many people have been ill this Christmas :-(

Can you post the following text to the old REY page?



Relaunch of Retina Youth on Yahoo



Dear friends,

We have relaunched the Retina Youth group on Yahoo at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RIY/.  Some information will continue to be
posted here but all activity will switch to the new page.  Please click on
"Join this group" and we guarantee to have you approved within a day.



Since last summer we have not had moderator access to this page and so have
been unable to add new members.



Looking forward to hearing from you,

Dave



Dave Waldron

Chairperson



Fighting Blindness Ireland









[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Markus

Congrats on a great program for the 2007 meeting. Hope you are well.  I wish
you health and happiness in the coming year.

Really glad to know you are still actively involved in matters RP.  Just to
let you know that I have recently taken up a post as Project Officer with
the Royal National Institute of the Blind. I spent the last three years as
Chair of RNIB NI Committee and was on the Board of RNIB London for one year.
   I am project officer for 'Employability and Skills for Women' which offers
Confidence Building, IT skills and Job Placement opportunities for blind and
partially sighted women.  Our new office is in Derry and is funded in
partnership with European Social Fund.

I am always interested in hearing what members of the original REY group are
up to.  So when you get a chance let me know how things are with you.  Also
pass on my regards to Dieter if you ever see him.

I have since trainied with a guide dog - Lark, a black labrador and find her
a great aid to my independance.

Yourself and the others are always welcome to come and stay with me on the
border between NI and the Republic.  Juat say the word.

Regards
Annmarie


>From: "Markus Georg" <m.georg@...>
>Reply-To: retinayouth@...
>To: <retinayouth@...>
>CC: "'FFB Wilson Doris'" <DWilson@...>
>Subject: [retinayouth] RETINA EUROPE YOUTH MEETING 2007 - program -
>Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:00:32 +0100
>
>This is the preliminary program.
>
>
>
>PROGRAM FOR RETINA EUROPE YOUTH MEETING, OSLO 2007
>7th – 12th August 2007, Huseby Kompetansesenter
>
>[PROVISIONAL PRORAM]
>Tuesday 7th August
>
>The participants arrive, and will, after agreement, be picked up and
>taken to Huseby Kompetansesenter.
>
>19-00: The meeting is opened by a representative from the project-
>group. As well as by the Norwegian RP Association's leader: Anne
>Berit Gransjøen.
>
>19.15: Short presentation of all the participants.
>
>19.30: Dinner.
>
>20.45: Presentation of the program for the week, as well as serving
>of coffee/tea and cake.
>
>The rest of the evening the participants are free to socialise.
>
>Wednesday 8th August
>
>08.00: Breakfast
>
>09.15: A presentation of Huseby Kompetansesenter by Reidun Leirvaag
>(?).
>
>09.45: A tour of the premises. The participants will be divided into
>3 groups.
>
>11.00: The Norwegian RP Association's work, presented by a member of
>the board.
>
>12.00: A presentation of the Norwegian Blind Association, given by a
>representative.
>
>13. 00: Lunch.
>
>14.15: A presentation of the rehabilitation offered by the Norwegian
>Blind Association, given by Unn Ljøner Hagen.
>
>14.45: A presentation of the "Mentor Arrangement", given by Stian
>Larsen.
>
>15.10: A presentation of the Norwegian Blind Association Youth, given
>by a representative.
>
>16.00: swimming, barbecuing and serialising with members from the
>Norwegian Blind Association Youth.
>
>There is no set program for the evening, but there will be
>representatives from the project-group present at Huseby, for those
>who wish to stay there.
>
>Thursday 9th August
>
>08.00: Breakfast.
>
>09.15: Workshops. The participants will be divided into three
>groups, and will rotate three different workshops.
>
>1. Technical Aids: Different manufactures have stands where they
>present their aids.
>
>2. Guide dog: The Blind Association's Guide dog school, explain
>how they train the dogs, and the participants can try to walk with a
>guide dog.
>
>3. GPS: The company, BoJo Tveter, present their GPS, and the
>participants can try the equipment.
>
>13.00: Lunch.
>
>14.15: Joint departure for those who wish to see the shop Blindes
>Produkter (Products for the blind). The participants are free to
>experience Oslo.
>
>18.00: Dinner at a restaurant in the centre of Oslo.
>
>Friday 10th August
>PSYCHIC ASPECTS – AIDS AND THE FAMILY ROLE.
>
>08.00: Breakfast.
>
>09.15: Viewing of the Norwegian RP Association's dvd "følelser når
>synet svikter" (feelings when ones sight fails).
>
>09.45: A common discussion about the film's content.
>
>10.15: The psychological challenges connected to aids, by a mobility
>educator from Huseby, and psychologist Åse Frostad Fasting (?).
>
>10.45: The participants are divided into 5 discussion groups.
>
>12.15: A common discussion of own experiences.
>
>13.00: Lunch.
>
>14.15: The role as vision impaired parent, by a representative from
>the (Association for Parents with Vision Impaired Children) –
>ASSISTANSE, parents with RP, and psychologist Åse Frostad Fasting.
>
>14.45: The participants are divided into 5 discussion groups.
>
>16.15: A common discussion of own experiences.
>
>18.00: Dinner.
>
>19.15: An update on the latest research on RP, by eye specialist
>Ragnheidur Bragadottir.
>
>The rest of the evening the participants are free to socialise.
>
>Saturday 11th August.
>
>08.00: Breakfast.
>
>09.15: Joint departure by bus to Hurdalsenteret (the Hurdal
>Centre(. The Norwegian Blind Association's rehabilitation centre.
>
>10.50: The participants are divided into four groups for a tour of
>the centre, both inside and outside.
>
>11.45: General Assembly.
>
>13:00: Lunch.
>
>14.00: The General Assembly continues.
>
>After the General Assembly we meet at the beach, and the rest of the
>afternoon and evening
>Will be used for swimming, barbecuing and socialising.
>
>22.30: Departure for Huseby Kompetansesenter.
>
>Sunday 12th August.
>
>08.00: Breakfast.
>
>09.15: Those who need assistance will be taken to Oslo S train
>station, and the airport train
>terminal.
>
>
>
>Interested in more details? Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/riy/.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Markus
>
>
>
>[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Hotmail is evolving – check out the new Windows Live Mail
http://ideas.live.com

This is the preliminary program.



PROGRAM FOR RETINA EUROPE YOUTH MEETING, OSLO 2007
7th – 12th August 2007, Huseby Kompetansesenter

[PROVISIONAL PRORAM]
Tuesday 7th August

The participants arrive, and will, after agreement, be picked up and
taken to Huseby Kompetansesenter.

19-00: The meeting is opened by a representative from the project-
group. As well as by the Norwegian RP Association's leader: Anne
Berit Gransjøen.

19.15: Short presentation of all the participants.

19.30: Dinner.

20.45: Presentation of the program for the week, as well as serving
of coffee/tea and cake.

The rest of the evening the participants are free to socialise.

Wednesday 8th August

08.00: Breakfast

09.15: A presentation of Huseby Kompetansesenter by Reidun Leirvaag
(?).

09.45: A tour of the premises. The participants will be divided into
3 groups.

11.00: The Norwegian RP Association's work, presented by a member of
the board.

12.00: A presentation of the Norwegian Blind Association, given by a
representative.

13. 00: Lunch.

14.15: A presentation of the rehabilitation offered by the Norwegian
Blind Association, given by Unn Ljøner Hagen.

14.45: A presentation of the "Mentor Arrangement", given by Stian
Larsen.

15.10: A presentation of the Norwegian Blind Association Youth, given
by a representative.

16.00: swimming, barbecuing and serialising with members from the
Norwegian Blind Association Youth.

There is no set program for the evening, but there will be
representatives from the project-group present at Huseby, for those
who wish to stay there.

Thursday 9th August

08.00: Breakfast.

09.15: Workshops. The participants will be divided into three
groups, and will rotate three different workshops.

1. Technical Aids: Different manufactures have stands where they
present their aids.

2. Guide dog: The Blind Association's Guide dog school, explain
how they train the dogs, and the participants can try to walk with a
guide dog.

3. GPS: The company, BoJo Tveter, present their GPS, and the
participants can try the equipment.

13.00: Lunch.

14.15: Joint departure for those who wish to see the shop Blindes
Produkter (Products for the blind). The participants are free to
experience Oslo.

18.00: Dinner at a restaurant in the centre of Oslo.

Friday 10th August
PSYCHIC ASPECTS – AIDS AND THE FAMILY ROLE.

08.00: Breakfast.

09.15: Viewing of the Norwegian RP Association's dvd "følelser når
synet svikter" (feelings when ones sight fails).

09.45: A common discussion about the film's content.

10.15: The psychological challenges connected to aids, by a mobility
educator from Huseby, and psychologist Åse Frostad Fasting (?).

10.45: The participants are divided into 5 discussion groups.

12.15: A common discussion of own experiences.

13.00: Lunch.

14.15: The role as vision impaired parent, by a representative from
the (Association for Parents with Vision Impaired Children) –
ASSISTANSE, parents with RP, and psychologist Åse Frostad Fasting.

14.45: The participants are divided into 5 discussion groups.

16.15: A common discussion of own experiences.

18.00: Dinner.

19.15: An update on the latest research on RP, by eye specialist
Ragnheidur Bragadottir.

The rest of the evening the participants are free to socialise.

Saturday 11th August.

08.00: Breakfast.

09.15: Joint departure by bus to Hurdalsenteret (the Hurdal
Centre(. The Norwegian Blind Association's rehabilitation centre.

10.50: The participants are divided into four groups for a tour of
the centre, both inside and outside.

11.45: General Assembly.

13:00: Lunch.

14.00: The General Assembly continues.

After the General Assembly we meet at the beach, and the rest of the
afternoon and evening
Will be used for swimming, barbecuing and socialising.

22.30: Departure for Huseby Kompetansesenter.

Sunday 12th August.

08.00: Breakfast.

09.15: Those who need assistance will be taken to Oslo S train
station, and the airport train
terminal.



Interested in more details? Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/riy/.

Best regards,

Markus



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

RETINA EUROPE YOUTH MEETING 2007

The Norwegian RP Association is the proud host of the Retina Europe
Youth (REY) meeting in 2007. The meeting will be held in Oslo 7-12th
August 2007.

THE PROGRAM:

The details of the program for this years meeting is still being
worked out, but some main subjects are ready. The meeting will
present the newest technical aids, news from the latest research,
psychological aspects of living with Retinitis Pigmentosa, and of
course lots of social activities.

The preliminary program can be found at the Norwegian RP-association
homepage (www.rpfn.no) and via http://groups.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RIY/> yahoo.com/group/RIY/.
Please check for updates and further information.

WHO CAN ATTEND?

This is a REY meeting, but it is open to all countries. We have room
for about 45 people, which means that each country can send 2-3
people.

The delegates should be between the age of 18-30, be members of their
national organisation and at least one should have the mandate to
speak on behalf of his/her organization at the Annual General Meeting
of REY (to be held during the program).

WHAT DOES IT COST?

At the REY meeting in Stockholm in 2005 it was decided that the cost
for each person could not be more then 300 Euro. At this moment we
are budgeting with a cost of 275 Euro per person. We are working on
finding sponsors, and are applying for funds, and hope to lower to
cost as much as possible.

The 275 Euro will cover accommodation, meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
and transportation in Oslo.

WHERE CAN I REGISTER?

From the 15th January 2007 registration information will be available
on the Norwegian RP Association homepage (www.rpfn.no). An e-mail
address will also be provided for anyone with questions.

WHEN CAN I REGISTER?

Registration is open from 15th January - 15th March 2007. Book early!



CU

Markus





To begin the year with a fresh start, we are launching a new Retina Youth
e-group on Yahoo.  You can find it at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/riy/.



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]