IFF Sixteenth Annual Assembly 2007 in Bordeaux   

Our international relations:

Reviewing functions, considering integration and allowing for movement

This year’s Assembly will be one day longer than usual in order to allow for discussions proposed by members and by the three governing bodies of the training and accreditation boards. Last year, the so-called IWG report was presented to the Assembly (see http://www.feldenkraisfuture.org/). It received a warm welcome and the Assembly recommended discussion of it among all members and asked for it to remain on the IFF agenda. This year’s Assembly will focus on reviewing what members’ have proposed as a result: on discussions about possible international structures – reviewing functions and considering integration - and on identifying actions that will bring about changes desired by the membership.
 
Dates:
Thursday, May 24 to Monday, May 28, with opening reception and dinner Wednesday evening, May 23.

Location:
We are fortunate to meet at MPS Artigue, an educational not-for-profit centre in the outskirts of Bordeaux.
The address is:

Maison de la Promotion Sociale (MPS)
24, avenue de Virecourt
33370 Artigues-Près-Bordeaux

Telephone : International: +33556773333 From France: 0556773333 (Please note that most staff is NOT English speaking). Fax: +33556408996. Website in French: www.maisondelapromotionsociale.org   (click on “Découvrez la MPS”; “Infos pratiques « ; « Plans d’accès » and you can then choose between drawings describing the site and plans showing where in Bordeaux it is situated.)

Travel Directions:

Bordeaux has an international airport: www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr

From Bordeaux airport: a taxi ride from the airport to MPS takes roughly 30 minutes and costs about 45€ during the day and about 60€ after 7 pm and on Sundays. (Please note that taxi rides are paid in cash; credit cards are usually NOT accepted.) To enter your time of arrival and to check if other participants arrive roughly at the same time so you can share a taxi go to the participants’ forum. You can also take a shuttle bus to the railway station: more detailed local transport information will be provided later.

From Bordeaux railway station “Gare SNCF St Jean”: a taxi ride takes about 20 minutes and costs about 30€ during the day and about 45€ after 7 pm and Sundays.  Information about the public transport option will be provided later.

From the centre of Paris you can also travel by train. The high-speed “TGV” trains take about three hours from the Paris Montparnasse railway station www.voyages-sncf.com      

The Michelin maps have an excellent multilingual website with maps and road information:  www.viamichelin.fr

Cost:
The Assembly fee will be €100, payable to the IFF in cash when you arrive at MPS. Your accommodation and meals are about €60 per person per night, this is payable, also in cash, to the MPS on departure (please note that credit and debit cards are NOT accepted, but there are nearby banks with cash machines).  Currency conversion is available at www.xe.com.

Registration:
To register, please fill out the web form here .  It may be possible to arrange accommodation at a higher price if all rooms are taken (currently reservations are limited to 45).

Connecting with other Assembly attendees:
You can post messages for others who are coming in the participants’ forum.