Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life
UNIONE NAZIONALE ASSOCIAZIONI GIORNALISTI AGRICOLI
Program of Press Tour
A) Press Tour Ticino-Expo Milano and Leadership Seminar 2015
Participants :
Agriculture and Food-Journalists worldwide, Executive Committee journalists of IFAJ and Young Leaders of the guilds: 35 Journalists. Each member guild is invited tosend one journalist (or more, upon request)
Register as soon as possible. Registration deadline : 20 March 2015
For seminar A(Press Tour Ticino-Milano and IFAJ-leadership seminar) we invite journalists fromeach IFAJ-member country who have leadership responsibility or young journalists who will serve as guild leaders in the future. The cost of the seminar A will be covered by sponsors and the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture
Cost :
Travel Cost to and fromMezzana / Chiasso. Tour, Seminar and Expo offered by Sponsors
Organisation:
Natalia Ferroni, Markus Rediger, Barbara Berner, LID/ IFAJ/ SAJ
Scedule Tour:
1. Start Day, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 (Arrival/ Start Evening)
2. Day, Thursday, 30 April 2015
3. Day, Friday, 1 May 2015
4. Day, Saturday 2 May 2015
5. Day, Sunday 3 May 2015 (Departure/ Tranfer to Tour B for registered participants of tour B)
A) Press Tour Ticino-Milano and Leadership Seminar 2015
Wednesday, 29 April 2015: Arrival
Time Programme
Afternoon Arrival at the Centro del Verde Mezzana (Agricultural College), Via San Gottardo 1, CH-6877 Coldrerio (Chiasso, Ticino, Svizzera) (65 kmfromAirport Milano Malpensa / 230 kmfromZurich Airport / 3 hrs Train)
19.00 / Evening Dinner
Overnight in Mezzana
Thursday, 30 April 2015: Agriculture, Farms, Food and Tourism in Ticino, Southern Switzerland / Perspectives for Agriculture in the Southern Alps
Time Programme
Breakfast
7.00 Tour Ticino Agriculture 1 / Tour by bus
Milk, Jogurt and Cheese production in the Southern Alps
Cheese fromGotthard for local and global markets Airolo.
Perspectives for mountain agriculture in a tourist region
12.00 Lunch
Tour Ticino Agriculture 2
Vegetable production and Vine for local markets and big retailers
Meet farmers, vine makers and Cooperatives who create markets between tradition and innovation
Dinner on atypical farmdel Ticino
21.00 Return to Mezzana
Overnight in Mezzana
Friday, 1 May 2015: IFAJ-Leadership Training Seminar for Journalists (details will follow)
Time Programme
Breakfast
8.30 Leadership Training Seminar
Guild leadership, Create passion for leadership
Finances, Sponsor relations, membership fees
Tour of Mezzana FarmMilk production, Vine and Vegetable production in Southern Ticino
12.00 Lunch
Involve, reach out to young journalists
Support, facilitate professional training
Manage the guild with volunteers and paid staff
Exchange of experience, Case study, networking
Better manage guild meetings
19.00 Dinner
Input : Why participate at Milano 2015 as acountry?
Overnight in Mezzana
Saturday 2 May 2015 Visit of Expo Milano
Time Programme
Breakfast
08.30 Departure for Expo Milano by Bus
11.00 Welcome at Swiss Pavillion: Una Svizzera da gustare. / Lunch
13.00 Visit Italian Pavillion:Vivaio Italia #vivaio italia
Individual or group visit of Expo Milano
145 countries :
94%of the worlds population is taking part in the Expo.
21.00 Leave Expo Milano by Bus
22.00 Arrival at Mezzana
Overnight in Mezzana
Sunday 3 May 2015: Transfer from Mezzana to Bologna for UNAGA Tour
Time Programme
Breakfast
09.00 • Departure for all participants fromMezzana
• Individual visits of Milano Expo or other visits
• Individual transfer fromMezzana to Milano and Bologna for UNAGAtour (Tour B) for registered participants (Tour is fully booked)
Links to some places we visit:
http://www.expo2015.org/en/ http://www.ticino.ch/en/ http://www.mezzana.ch/ http://www.ramello.ch/ http://www.cdga.ch/ http://www.ticinowine.ch/ http://www.moncucchetto.ch/
Registration form
A) Press Tour Ticino-Milano and Leadership Seminar 2015
from Wednesday 29 April to Sunday 3 May 2015
Register as soon as possible, deadline: 20 March 2015
For seminar A (Press Tour Ticino-Milano and IFAJ-leadership seminar) we invite one journalist from each IFAJ-member country
who has leadership responsibility or young journalists who will serve as guild leaders in the future. The cost of the seminar A
will be covered by sponsors and the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture. We offer shared rooms.
Title: _________________________________________________________________
First name, surname: _________________________________________________________________
Media/organisation: _________________________________________________________________
Position: _________________________________________________________________
Date of birth: ______________ male female
Address: _________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Landline/mobile no.: _______________________ E-mail address: _____________________________
Country: __________________________________________________________________
Language:
In what language do you publish? __________________________________________________________
Your travel arrangements
Please indicate your means of transport, your arrival-/departure time and arrival-/departure destination. If you did not
booked yet, please let us know your schedule as soon as possible.
Flight
Arrival on flight no.: _____________________________________________________
Arrival time: _____________________________________________________
Airport: Zurich (CH) Milano Linate (IT) Milano Malpensa (IT)
Bergamo (IT) other:__________
Departure on flight no.: _____________________________________________________
Departure time: _____________________________________________________
Airport: Zurich (CH) Milano Linate (IT) Milano Malpensa (IT)
Bergamo (IT) other:__________
Rail Bus
Arrival in Chiasso (CH): _________ Arrival in Balerna, Mezzana (CH):
Departure from Chiasso (CH): _________ Departure from Balerna, Mezzana (CH):
Road
Arriving and leaving by road:
I travel together with (please indicate name): _____________________
Accommodation at the Centro professionale del verde, Mezzana (http://www.mezzana.ch)
You will share a room with a colleague.
Proposal: I would like to share a room with: ________________
The cost of the seminar and accommodation. Free
The cost for the seminar 29 April to 3 May, board and lodging for participants will be covered by the sponsors and
partners. Participants are expected to cover their own travel expenses.
Remarks (intolerance of food, vegetarian, etc.)
______________________________________________________________
Registration Tour A:
Please return by: 20 March 2015 at the latest.
The number of participants is limited; confirmation of registration will be sent.
IFAJ/SAJ
c/o LID
Markus Rediger/Barbara Berner
Weststrasse 10
CH- 3000 Berne 6, Switzerland
E-mail: info@lid.ch
Tel.: ++41 31 359 59 77
Fax: ++41 31 359 59 79
