Blog Feed: Spring Agora Alicante 2011 Official English Blog

The yellow spirit

Published on 2011-05-12 02:14:00

Couple of days ago, I received one email from one friend in the European level, where she just commented that she wished AEGEE-Alicante (and all our external collaborators whose contribution has been the most valuable help we could ever think about)

Means of transport

Published on 2011-05-11 02:56:00

Ever since the beginning of time, humankind has looked for a way to move quickly from one place to another. We started using animals, then came the wheel, the ships, the steam engine, the gas engine, the kerosene, nuclear engines... Kind of an obsses

Agora Achievements

Published on 2011-05-09 15:12:00

During this Agora WE have achieved may things. I mean WE in broadest sense, AEGEE as an organization. We have managed to finish plenaries on time (thanks Chair ;) and we have achieved to elect very competent people for the commisions. We have approve

One week after

Published on 2011-05-05 18:30:00

One week since I posted here last time... Seems like it was a month, but has been just seven days, full of emotions and therefore, they are perceived as if they were much more.It is just a warming up post, to state that we are here, we are alive

Blogging from the agora

Published on 2011-04-28 09:49:00

Hello dear Agora followersDo you see us nice in the streaming? Say hi to the blog readers on the FB wall! Here is the link to streaming page.Myself I am fine, exhausted but quite satisfied with the results of the first day. Team worked almost perfect

Agora is here!

Published on 2011-04-27 03:01:00

I will try to have some time to update the blog from now on. Cannot promise!But you can always have a look at the latest posts and write your best wishes in our FB wall!

Last minute threats

Published on 2011-04-27 01:28:00

I had heard many times that there are always surprises in the last days before Agora, and one week ago I was thinking it was just a legend... and then, the party began!Changes in the Open Ceremony program: cancellation of the reservation for the Sant

Meet the team: Jero

Published on 2011-04-25 19:47:00

We mustconfess we onlyknow Jerofor a week,but aswe are sure manyof you know already,AEGEE eventserves tomeet someone,maybe muchmore, as those whoknow aton of yearsago.Knownas a philosopher,casanova, freethinker, poet,skater, singer, dancer, bohemian,

Streaming and IT people

Published on 2011-04-24 16:37:00

This Agora will have, if computer goblins don't mess up with it, a streaming service for the whole network to see what is happening in the plenary room. I know this decission will make happy many people in Europe, and specially our president Manos an

Meet the team: Pilar y Rakel, aka Murcian Sisters

Published on 2011-04-23 18:11:00

You cannot find two sisters more different and, at the same time, so similar.Pilar and Rakel, Rakel and Pilar. They are a stream of energy and creativity. They are responsible (working as a clockwork couple) for the visual identity of our Agora: the

Paint the Agora in Green

Published on 2011-04-22 19:54:00

Dear Agora Friends:Agora Alicante has the aim to be as GREEN as possible. Not only because of Lía and the Jungle Party (see the updated party program here); Inside the organising team we wanted to make an effort and prove that it is possible and eas

Decalogue to recognize Spaniards in AEGEE

Published on 2011-04-21 05:31:00

How to recognize a spaniard in an AEGEE eventOk, in this Agora it's gonna be easier than ever to recognize the spaniards. Wherever you look there will be one spaniard at least (organizers, chair team, WGs, Project Managers, candidates, etc...) But so

Meet the team: Pilar Lop

Published on 2011-04-20 08:14:00

Pilar Lop, Pililop, Pilarín Chin Chin, Pili, Pi,... She has so many names as faces!! But you’ll have to discover one by one!! If you are lucky... :)Pilar is always proud of her little hamlet “Castelserás”!! She got from it her loud voice (whi

Spanish proverbs

Published on 2011-04-19 15:22:00

One of the main mistakes of the spaniards while speaking english is trying to make a direct translation of the proverbs, while in every language they are different and there are very few cases when this works.This is a guide for the funniest ones:Fro

Hyperaction

Published on 2011-04-18 18:26:00

The whole weekend working had not enough hours... so we have had today one of the busiest days in the whole year. With the opening of the Associations Fair in the University of Alicante we had already a lot of work on schedule, as it is the main tool

Party Time!

Published on 2011-04-17 15:06:00

Every Agora has its secrets: it is time to unveil the so-called Social Program!Wednesday 27th: PROM PARTYWho has never dreamed on joining one of these Prom Parties that we have seen in so many TV series and high school movies? With its King and

Celebrating AEGEE's 26th anniversary

Published on 2011-04-16 20:21:00

AEGEE-Alicante has decided to celebrate the 26th anniversary of AEGEE-Europe in a very special way: after the whole day adjusting timetables for the Agora, we decided to leave the room and look far away from our screens to spend the evening at the op

Meet the PR Team: Nuria, Roberto, Alicia E.

Published on 2011-04-16 01:58:00

External PR is key for the success of a project like the Agora. You need to achieve big visibility to give the sponsosrs something back from their investment in the project. This is sometimes not easy, specially when you have a period of big internat

Meet the team: Lorena

Published on 2011-04-14 07:44:00

When you think about a “Spanish Girl”, how do you imagine her?Dark skinnedLong, dark and curly hairBig black eyesDancing and singing in every single momentSo...you have Lorena in your mind! She is our Logistics coordinator.Even if it seems like s

Meet the team: Chema

Published on 2011-04-13 18:28:00

Chema is our Treasurer. I don't envy him at all, as he has sometimes to act firmly and appear as the bad guy after putting some good ideas down due to budget constraints. But once you know him you discover that he is not mean at all. In fact, everybo

50 years, 25 years, 5 years, 1 year...

Published on 2011-04-12 17:51:00

Maybe you have been surprised today by the image of the google heading. Today's doodle is a tribute to something that happened 50 years ago. And it inspired my post!50 years ago, Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин (Yuri Alekséyevich

Behind the Agora: the FB group

Published on 2011-04-11 04:15:00

Web 2.0 has been really useful for Agora Alicante. Apart from some details that may be unveiled in some years after some rakija shots, I have to admit one thing... I have become addicted to the Facebook group that we decided to create to release the

Meet the team: Silvia

Published on 2011-04-10 05:57:00

Silvia is one of the most enthusiastic members of AEGEE-Alicante, and it is strange the day when she has not written an email proposing something to our antenna. Actively working in our board and in the Agora team, she is always ready to take a respo

It's saturday! Party time!

Published on 2011-04-09 22:53:00

After an(other) intensive afternoon meeting for the Agora, it is time to leave behind numbers and meals, exceptions and rules, and head to the city center for celebrating Silvia's birthday.We'll have great fun during dinner, eat cake and dance like t

Leopard Fashion

Published on 2011-04-08 10:35:00

One thing I love from AEGEE members is that we are a box of surprises. We have always many interests, hobbies and likes, apart from travelling and making friends all over Europe. And this is really enriching. For instance, not many people would suspe

Another day at the office...

Published on 2011-04-07 22:41:00

Being here,in the AEGEE office, completely alone, I start thinking: what the hell am Idoing? Why am I spending my time on people I don’t know? I could be eitherlying on the beach or playing beach volley. Yesterday cleared up so I shouldhave fixed u

Meet the team: Bene

Published on 2011-04-06 04:23:00

Jose Miguel Benedicto, a.k.a. Bene is a YAG (Yet Another Geek) in our team.Originally from Cadiz (not many people knows this fact), he has been one of the most active members of AEGEE Oviedo last years. Despite the fact his studies (specifically his

Meet the team: Jaume

Published on 2011-04-05 09:26:00

Our team is full of information resources. Apart from Javi[pedia] (with his vast knowledge on AEGEE stuff and his ability to search our organization database to get all details in just seconds), we count with Jaume, and his intensive knowledge o

Meet the team: Alicia E.

Published on 2011-04-04 13:09:00

Somebody mentioned in our organizer's Mailing List that it was time for posting something about Alicia, one of the last members in joining our A-Team. And of course, I volunteered.I have to admit that we don't really know each other for really long.

Plan your day with some Time for Chaos

Published on 2011-04-03 09:58:00

Update on current tasks in Agora Organizing Team* Answer emails (mostly incoming): because some of you hare real peculiar questions... :D* Confirm Sponsorships: surprises, surprises...* Coordinate Study Fair: universities, companies, etc.* Prepare th

Know Alicante: Santa Cruz y La Ereta

Published on 2011-04-02 21:10:00

Alicante is home for a secret village inside the city. Not too far from the crowdy shopping streets and the noisy and polluted traffic jams, there is a place where time seems to have stopped, where houses are withe and blue, flowers and plants

The otherside

Published on 2011-04-01 16:16:00

"Once you know you can never go back I’ve got to take it on the otherside"This is part of the song "Otherside" from the Red Hot Chili Peppers (my favourite band so far) and I think it can express very good the feelings of being organizer in an

Meet the team: Soraya

Published on 2011-03-31 12:10:00

From the other tip of Spain, from the land of green meadows and misterious witches, Soraya from AEGEE-Coruña decided that her antenna and the NetCom team was not enough... so she joined the Agora Alicante team! She joined us for The Trap II and also

Meet the team: Saioa

Published on 2011-03-30 03:12:00

Twin sister of Neila, she was not too active in the Agora team until the moment she was needed: the visa mayhem week! At this moment, she got active (I'd say hyperactive) and joined the Incoming team with all her energy and all her knowledge, gained

It is Chumba Chumba time!

Published on 2011-03-29 17:17:00

Chumba chumba is one of the most feared dances, especially if you are Chairing the Opening Plennary and spanish antennae do it during the roll call.To tell the truth I don’t know how it started… I’ve heard that it's a dance from AEGEE Oviedo bu

Spanglish

Published on 2011-03-28 17:45:00

Ai am taier about dis topic. Ebribodi ripits de seim eguein an eguein. Guat Espaniards espik is not Espanglis!!! Jamón!!Okei, ai admit dat sontaims güi jaf esmal misteiks… its nourmal, as evri oder person, güi jaf ogüer oun lengüich, güiz som

Agora Alicante at the NWM Granada

Published on 2011-03-27 15:27:00

We have just arrived home, from the amazing NWM in Granada! Boing the first NWM that has been organized following the new guidelines set up by the NetworkCommision, it was quite a great surprise that the program ran quite smooth.It looked sometimes l

Alicante - Skopje - Izmir - Enschede

Published on 2011-03-27 13:48:00

We have finally the list of organizers of statutory events for the next whole year. Roadmap: Alicante to Skopje to Izmir to Enschede! Sounds like a very nice itinerary, some places I already know, some other will be new for me... all of them have alr

Know Alicante: New Terminal in our airport

Published on 2011-03-25 12:15:00

Dear Agora participants and friendsFinally,yesterday we inaugurated the new terminal of Alicante airport. It will increase the capacity of the airport from 9 millions of passengers nowadays till 20 millions. You'll have the opportunity to see it almo

Message from Incoming Team

Published on 2011-03-24 14:21:00

Dear Spring Agora Alicante 2011's participants,Please, read carefully this message and help Agora organizers to do our work as fast and efficient as possible!PARTICIPANTS THAT DO NOT NEED VISA - the only way to confirm y

Breaking news: Emmys nominations !!!!

Published on 2011-03-23 02:31:00

As some of you may know, April 25th is the judging ballots return deadline for the emmys awards. As we'll be pretty busy with organizational stuff and you will be already printing your tickets to come, we want to give you some exclusive information w

Theory of the lost nights

Published on 2011-03-22 04:20:00

On a random night of the 2 months before the Agora, the probability to find online at 02:00 am two or more members of the Agora Team having an online meeting is more than 0,95

Meet the team: Guille G.Tabares

Published on 2011-03-21 13:49:00

I had my doubts on how to title this post. It could have been Guille-Bilbao (the antenna which he founded) or Guille-Barcelona, the antenna he is now a member and which he has helped so much. Or could be Guille-Academy... or even Guille-CD candidate!

Know Alicante: MARQ

Published on 2011-03-20 10:11:00

Alicante has one of its most important touristic attractions in Archeology. To the -let's say aboriginal- population of Iberians (who left in the area the very beautiful and even more mysterious sculpture of the "Dama de Elche", on the right), you ca

Planning the travel to Alicante

Published on 2011-03-19 18:32:00

Dear Agora followersParticipants are already confirming their attendance to Agora Alicante. Invitation Letters for Visas are being issued as fast as we can... It's time for you to start looking for the way to cross Europe all over and arrive to Alica

The shower mystery

Published on 2011-03-19 00:00:00

Dear Agora members.Those of you who have attended some agorae before, will for sure have noticed that there is usually just a few showers available for 600-1000 people. In Leiden they were around 5+5 (men and women),in Istanbul 10+10, in Riga 4+4...B

Meet the team: Javi

Published on 2011-03-17 13:59:00

Javipedia Javipedia as seen in his FB profile EX PRESIDENT OF AEGEE ALICANTE Member of AEGEE since 2009-03-30Board 2009-2010 Predecessor Raúl Avilés Poblador SuccessorMiguel García Soria, Mike Costa I Real name Javier

Participants are here!!!

Published on 2011-03-16 12:58:00

Finally, the last missing pieces are starting to be revealed...The participants of our dear Agora!Check the list of accepted participants: click!Because we have been working hard the last months to give AEGEE members the opportunity to work hard duri

Where is the participants' list?

Published on 2011-03-15 19:37:00

Dear Agora FollowersOur post of today was supposed to be about how happy we were to see the 700 names of our participants... Rumors were strong, that today was THE day... But finally it seems it is not yet...Maybe tomorrow!Posted by Miguel

Meet the team: Belen

Published on 2011-03-14 20:17:00

Belen…Belen who?!Ok, I thinkthat I will NEVER forget the moment when I met that person. It wasEBM Krakow, first night in the club, where we didn’t hear eachother names. I just remembered that forest and that big, honestsmile. Day after that we me

Yellow means help

Published on 2011-03-13 09:54:00

Dear Agora followersWe have our first Agora Organizers official clothing! This time is just a sweater, that you can see in the picture aside. Isn't Lía looking amazing there so close to our hearts?Not to mention, how nice our team is and how smiling

Meet the team: Coral

Published on 2011-03-12 13:12:00

I want you to meet someone. It's a girl who, as a joke, always says she's "the transparent girl", because she passes unnoticed between the noise and the racket of their friends. But actually, it's exactly the opposite, because she's the person you'd

It can't be sunny everyday!

Published on 2011-03-11 20:58:00

Dear Agora followersToday has been a perfect cloudy, rainy day.I really like rainy days in Alicante, as they don't happen so often. But today I got my new Agora Organizer sweater, brand new and with its amazing design, so it was very good that the ch

Meet the team: Neila

Published on 2011-03-10 17:34:00

Neila has been part of AEGEE-Alicante since the very beginning. She was already in the board when I joined AEGEE-Alicante, and after some years she kindly proposed me to become a board member. How could I say no? :)She stayed since then in a backgrou

Amistad means friendship in Spanish

Published on 2011-03-09 07:48:00

There is magic in the air when you are in an Agora or EBM: the so-called AEGEE Spirit.You don't know how it started, maybe you don't even remember all the names, you may not remember what did you speak about, but the truth is, in a statutory event yo

Meet the team: Zare

Published on 2011-03-08 06:53:00

If I had to describe Zare in one word, I would go for "bipolar". Not in a crazy way :) , but she has so many contrasts, the word fits her personality absolutely spot on. Stepping into her house, you can appreciate it, as the walls are covered with va

975

Published on 2011-03-07 18:51:00

This is the number of applications we have received for our Agora. We lacked just 25 people to reach the magic number of 1000! But well, looking on the positive side, there will be then 25 people less that wil not have the chance to come to Agora Ali

AGORA CAKE RECIPE - Ingredients for 800 people.

Published on 2011-03-06 10:34:00

As we said, we don't just want Spring Agora Alicante to be the greatest Agora ever, but also the sweetest!FORTHE BASE (without that ... we would have nothing!). Take a castof University Gym and cover it with an approved canvas. 40 organizers are mixe

Meet the team: Luis

Published on 2011-03-05 10:11:00

When I first met Luis, I thought he was going to be one of the fun-focussed members of our association who joins AEGEE, travels, has fun and disappears sooner or later. But happily, I was completely mistaken. Not only he started to attend "more serio

Have you already applied?

Published on 2011-03-04 20:29:00

Dear Agora follower:Deadline to apply for this amazing Agora that is being prepared in Alicante is about to expire... You just have his weekend to go to www.aegee.org/statutory and fill in the application!You have until March 6th at 23:59:59 (Br

Agora Word Cloud

Published on 2011-03-03 19:53:00

Here you can see how the word cloud of this blog looks like... Interesting, isn't it? I like some of the words like: learned, team, see, great, enjoy...What other words would you like to see?

Testing: Social media integration

Published on 2011-03-02 08:07:00

Hello Agora Fans!One of the best things of AEGEE is that you have great opportunities for learn-by-doing. Nowadays I am playing a lot with this blog, it is my favourite toy! So I try to improve it, make it nicer, more complete, more interactive. Than

CONTEST: Become a creative Lía follower

Published on 2011-03-01 19:28:00

Friends!! Have you ever met Lía, our mascot? We would also to hear people saying how much they do like our badge? Did you check our organizers' pictures? Did you get a Lía badge from our AgoraAlicante team in Riga? !IWhy d

Get the latest Agora Alicante videos (II)

Published on 2011-03-01 01:31:00

Here you have the second video we prepared for the closing plennary on EBM Riga... (the first one can be seen here)We hope this video helps to motivate you to come and visit Agora Alicante in a responsible way, because we will meet all together for r

EBM has finished... now it is Full Agora time!

Published on 2011-02-27 21:15:00

We don't feel the pressure... now it is our time... we can do it...The EBM has brilliantly concluded, and the EBM gir... EBM Team did a superb job! Not only they managed to provide AEGEE with a perfect framework for developing the programme, but they

Get the latest Agora Alicante videos (I)

Published on 2011-02-27 01:24:00

Here you can see the first Agora Alicante video that we have prepared for the EBM.We had great fun filming it during The Trap II last weekend, and well, it was not that much fun to take hours away from sleep to create the video during EBM, especially

Getting ready for the Beach Party

Published on 2011-02-26 01:55:00

After a hard day of workshops and action meetings, it is time to go to our cozy gym, take out of our luggage our swimsuits and flipflops, honolulu collars and say "Aloha" and an early welcome to the Summer in this Friday's Night party organized by th

MISSION: Activate delegates

Published on 2011-02-24 18:07:00

This is the title of the Workshop that people of SAA2011 Team is leading at this very same moment. We are gathering very motivated and active members contributing to the discussion with ideas and proposals, that we will take into account while organi

Agora in EBM Riga:Live from the White Party

Published on 2011-02-23 07:57:00

Dear Agora Alicante followersThe SAA2011 Team managed to arrive to the EBM and did the registration. Then we attended a pleasant Opening Ceremony with plenty of traditional dances and some music, before having the first event of the social

Agora team on the way to Riga: Brussels

Published on 2011-02-22 18:08:00

Half of the Agora Team expedition spent today a wonderful afternoon in Brussels, while other part had to stay one more day in Alicante due to work.Those in Brussels were enjoying the best the capital of Europe can offer. They brought the sun with the

Know Alicante: the Moor's face

Published on 2011-02-21 18:27:00

Alicante has two castles: Castle of Santa Barbara and Castle of San Fernando.Castle of San Fernando was built on the beginning of the 19th century for protecting the city against the french troops that participated in Spanish War of Independence. It

A perfect Agora/AEGEE weekend

Published on 2011-02-20 18:01:00

My weekend has been 100% AEGEE, 100% unforgettable.Friday:Important meeting for Agora at the University of AlicanteHosting some organizers from out of Alicante before The Trap IISaturday:Update sessionKnowledge Transfer from Agora Zaragoza Main Coord

The Trap II: Work in Progress

Published on 2011-02-19 15:22:00

Dear Agora followersWe are sorry to announce there will be no proper post today. We are spending the weekend at The Trap II, working hard to make your agora better and having a very good time ;)Tomorrow we'll be back!The A-team

Meet the team: Isa

Published on 2011-02-18 13:01:00

I know Isabel since we were children, and we spent together a lot of summers/moments in our lives. So there is a big amount of things and stories that I could tell about her. But I think that there is no post long enough for it, so...I'll try to su

Meet the team: Fernando

Published on 2011-02-17 17:53:00

- I understand you're a man who knows how to get things.- I'm known to locate certain things from time to time. [The Shawshank Redemption] I think with this quotation I can describe Fer and his work for the Agora Alicante very good.&nb

One week for Riga

Published on 2011-02-16 19:30:00

Hello dear Agora followersOne week to the official beginning of EBM Riga 2011. I can imagine how it will be when it will be one week to the beginning of Agora Alicante. We will be head over heels at that time, I am sure. So I want to sincerely send a

Meet the team: Antonio

Published on 2011-02-15 18:08:00

Antonio in 10 questions...Have you met Antonio? Yes -> go to #5 | No -> go to # 7Maybe this is not the place to explain this system, but certainly I can tell you the number of points depends on 3 factors: with whom, what and where.... I hope

I read "Agora Alicante: Open call for organizers and helpers"

Published on 2011-02-14 13:06:00

That was the subject of the email sent to La nave (The starcraft - the mailing list for the Portuguese and Spanish antennae)…Our antennae have been always notable for the close relationship we have. From Coruña to Alicante, from Porto to Las Pal

Meet the team: Miguel

Published on 2011-02-13 19:01:00

Hello again, dear Agora followers, you can use “the first time I met Miguel” to start a chat during our agora free time, it is a good way to break the ice!Juan: I remember the first time I met Miguel! He was coming as an expert of Enviromental WG

Meet the Team: Bego

Published on 2011-02-12 18:52:00

It is my pleasure to introduce to you someone that has been part of the last years of AEGEE-Alicante history, and my partner in many adventures in our antenna and European level... Lovely Bego!We travelled together to our first Agora (with her huge g

It's a Green Agora

Published on 2011-02-11 19:40:00

Dear AEGEEansThe Agora Alicante team will make an extra effort to reduce the impact of our Agora and make it as sustainable as we can. What does it mean?No, you will not be punished if you come by plane (European security control is enough torture).N

Preparing The Trap II

Published on 2011-02-10 21:17:00

in one week we will have again the opportunity to meet again and enjoy some great quality time together. Not an LTC, not a normal event. Just a place to strengthen bonds, continue discovering other members of the team and learn a bit more what is an

Know Alicante University: MUA

Published on 2011-02-09 19:42:00

Alicante University has several secret spots into the campus, but one of them is really amazing because it is at the same time a visual reference and a hidden treasure. I am talking of my favourite area in the Campus, and I sometimes feel guilty when

Lía will be present in Riga

Published on 2011-02-08 21:23:00

We just ordered Agora Alicante organizer sweaters for the EBM in Riga... Something was telling us that have tshirts there would not be the best idea as we don't want our team to get sick!I am not allowed to let anything slip out of my mouth, as the d

Meet the team: Juanola

Published on 2011-02-07 12:38:00

In Agora Alicante we have been able to create a team with amazing people from our antenna, and the icing on the cake are our Guest Organizers coming from different locals.I want to use this post to introduce you to Juanola. Maybe some of you already

Live from Rue Nestor de Tiere

Published on 2011-02-06 07:29:00

Dear Agora Followers.This weekend there is Strategic Planning Meeting for Human Resources of AEGEE, and it is nice to see that, even if busy with Agora Alicante preparations, three people from the Agora Team were able to attend the meeting. Me (Migue

Meet the team: Carol

Published on 2011-02-05 05:00:00

Hi Everybody, AEGEE people!!My name is Carol and next April it will be two years since I joined AEGEE-Alicante. I belong to the small percentage in my antenna coming from Murcia, a city 75km south from Alicante. So when I joined,I thought: "I don't t

Meet the team!

Published on 2011-02-04 11:23:00

Dear future participants of the Agora...Finally, the moment arrived: MEET THE TEAM!!Step by step, our Agora website is getting all ready, filling up with important data. We are now dealing with the useful information on how to travel to Alicante, how

Get your badge!

Published on 2011-02-03 06:52:00

Hello dear Agora Followers...Have you got your Agora Alicante badge? I mean, the Facebook version...There will be real ones to be sold in EBM... find the Agora Alicante Organizers during the first days... because they will be gone soon!

Feb 2nd is the Groundhog Day!

Published on 2011-02-02 19:28:00

Today I feel inspired to prepare a really nerdy post, because I do every February 2nd... and this blog deserves some useful knowledge!I hope many of you have seen the movie with Bill Murray, it is a real classic from the 80 but at least in Spain, ver

The sweetest Agora

Published on 2011-02-01 09:33:00

Dear Agora followersThis is going to be the Sweetest Agora ever... because our FR team has at the moment managed to get so many delicious sponsoring in kind...At the moment, we have agreements with Chocolate Valor (a local brand from Alican

Crowdfunding (II)

Published on 2011-01-31 20:17:00

How to support AEGEE Alicante Fundraising - by doing this you will make our project sooner to be able to start receiving money from donors in this crowdfunding adventure. Ah, you don't know what Crowdfunding is? Check previous blog entry on

Team working 2.0

Published on 2011-01-30 17:13:00

The main tools for organizing an Agora are words. Communication is the key, as you have to create a team, you need to prepare a project, you need to convince a lot of people, you need to listen to many stories, you need to solve conflicts... so it is

Know Alicante University: The aeroplanes

Published on 2011-01-29 16:56:00

The Campus of the University of Alicante is located in an flat area that used to be an aerodrome (from 1919 to 1978). Some buildings from that time are still there, as the control tower, which hosts nowadays the International Relations Society of t

51th Agora... 25th anniversary from 1st Agora in Munchen

Published on 2011-01-28 19:55:00

25th years ago, people from AEGEE-Munich were excited preparing the first Agora of the AEGEE History. I imagine how they felt, more or less the same excitement plus the extra buzz because of the unknown territory. After 50 Agoras, we are much luckier

Know Alicante: La Explanada (The Esplanade)

Published on 2011-01-27 19:19:00

It is a seafront promenade, originally built with rubble from the historic city walls, stealing area from the sea. The current design was built during the past century in image of the Copacabana seaside area (Brazil) with over 6 million mosaic tiles

Dear sister Riga

Published on 2011-01-26 19:10:00

Did you know... that Alicante and Riga are Twin Towns? Not in the AEGEE meaniing but in the official list of twin towns. Check it on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RigaThanks to our dear Vice Chair Roberto who pointed the fact out! Now we know thi

Crowdfunding (I)

Published on 2011-01-25 21:38:00

Dear agora followersWe are thinking about opening a new way for funding. Any of you knows what crowdfunding is? Maybe you have heard of http://www.kickstarter.com/ Now there are some Spanish websites about the same idea: create a hosted w