The Young Experts Forum took place from 18 to 29 June 2015 in the World Heritage Cultural Landscape “Upper Middle Rhine Valley” and in Bonn, former capital of Germany. It was organized by the German Commission for UNESCO – as cooperation partner of the Federal Foreign Office –and the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in cooperation with the NGO European Heritage Volunteers. The Forum is part of the World Heritage Education Programme of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and was financed by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.
| 7:30 | Morning and afternoon arrival of participants at Frankfurt International Airport and Cologne/Bonn Airport: Welcome at the dedicated UNESCO desk at the airport, Transfer and check-in at Hotel Mercure in Koblenz |
| 12:00 | Lunch and registration |
19:00 | Dinner |
| 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Departure to Fortress Ehrenbreitstein in Koblenz |
| 10:00 | Welcome of participants and General Briefing |
| 12:00 | Lunch at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein |
| 14:00 | Opening Ceremony at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein Welcome addresses: Federal Foreign Office of Germany German Commission for UNESCO Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 | Presentation of the Objectives of the Young Experts Forum by the German Commission for UNESCO |
| 16:30 | Introductory Speech: “The World Heritage Convention and the 39th Session of the WHC –Framework and Objectives of the Youth Forum” by Mrs. Carméla Quin, Focal Point, UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme |
17:30 | Break |
| 19:15 | Festive Dinner at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein |
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:45 | Departure by bus to Bacharach (Village at Rhine Shore, 45 min. from Koblenz) |
| 10:15 | Guided boat trip in Upper Middle Rhine Valley from Bacharach to Koblenz |
| 13:30 | Lunch at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein |
| 14:30 | Guided tour at State Museum of Rhineland-Palatinate at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein |
| 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 | Presentation and Discussion about Sustainable Management of the World Heritage Sites by the site management Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Ministry Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 18:30 | Dinner at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein |
| 20:00 20:00 | Departure to Hotel Mercure Koblenz Cultural Programme (voluntary) |
| 7:45 | Breakfast |
| 8:30 | Departure to Oberwesel |
| 9:00 | Introduction to the “World Heritage Volunteer Programme” and to the procedure of the hands-on work by Bert Ludwig, European Heritage Volunteers |
| 9:45 10:30 | Guided tour through the former monastery of Oberwesel Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Introduction to the venue of the Hands-on work |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 13:30 | Departure to Hands-on work I in four devided Groups to Oberwesel, Loreley, Kaub and Bacharach, led by European Heritage Volunteers Hands-on work I |
| 17:45 | Departure to Oberwesel |
| 18:00 20:30 | Dinner at local Restaurant in Oberwesel Departure to Hotel Mercure in Koblenz |
| 7:45 | Breakfast |
| 8:15 9:00 | Departure to Hands-on work II to Oberwesel, Loreley, Kaub and Bacharach Hands-on work II |
| 13:00 13:45 | Departure to Hotel Mercure in Koblenz Lunch at Hotel Mercure |
| 15:00 16:00 | Departure to fortress Marksburg |
| 18:30 19:30 | Dinner at local Restaurant "Zum Goldenen Schwan" in Braubach (tbc) Departure to Mercure Hotel in Koblenz |
| 20:00 | Participants’ Presentation I of an example of a sustainable management of one World Heritage Site in the participants’ countries |
| 7:45 8:15 | Breakfast Departure to Hands-on work III to Oberwesel, Loreley, Kaub and Bacharach |
| 9:00 | Hands-on work III |
| 13:00 13:30 | Departure to Hotel Mercure in Koblenz Lunch break at Hotel Mercure |
| 14:30 15:00 | Evaluation of Hands-on work Participants’ Presentation II of an example of a sustainable management of one World Heritage Site in the participants’ countries |
| 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 17:00 18:15 | Preparation for World Heritage Committee Model I – Presentation of aims, Rules of Procedure, Q&A, “dry run” Departure to Centre for Alimentation and Health |
| 19:00 | Baking of German Bread at a German Bakery (aspirant for the inscription in the German inventory of intangible cultural heritage) |
| 20:00 | Traditional German “Abendbrot” (Bread with traditional cold cuts) |
| 7:45 | Breakfast |
| 8:30 | Departure to Fortress Ehrenbreitstein |
| 9:00 | Participants’ Presentation III of an example of a sustainable management of one World Heritage Site in the participants’ countries |
| 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Workshop with “kulturweit”-Alumni (“kulturweit” is the voluntary service of the Federal Foreign Office and the German Commission for UNESCO) to the topic of Youth Involvement in World Heritage (peer to peer) |
| 13:00 13:45 | Lunch Break at Fortress Ehrenbreitstein Departure to Limes Information Center |
| 14:45 | Field trip to the World Heritage Site “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” to the topic of communicating the values of the site and of youth involvement |
| 19:00 | Dinner (Barbecue) at Limes castellum Pohl (tbc) |
| 20:00 22:00 | Market Place of ideas and Projects to enable the Participants to Exchange and Network Departure to Hotel Mercure Koblenz |
| 8:30 | Breakfast |
| 9:45 | Departure to Bonn |
| 10:30 | Check-in at Derag Livinghotel Kanzler |
| 11:00 | Walk to the Old Town Hall (20 Minutes) |
| 11:30 13:30 15:00 | Reception at Old Town Hall of Bonn by the Mayor Free time to relax or visit the City Center Departure from Central Station to the German House of History |
| 15:30 | Guided tou at the Museum “Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland”. (The foundation presents German history from post-war times to the present day with an interactive approach.) (voluntary) |
| 17:30 19:00 | Discussion about World Natural Heritage with Barbara Engels, German focal point for World Heritage Nature, and Anja Szepinski, Site-Management of the Wadden Sea at the “Bundeskunsthalle” in Bonn Departure to the German Commission for UNESCO |
| 19:30 | Barbecue at the German Commission for UNESCO (tbc) |
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | World Heritage Committee Model, Simulation of World Heritage Committee Session |
| 13:00 | Lunch at Derag Livinghotel Kanzler |
| 14:00 19:00 19:30 | World Heritage Committee Model, Simulation of World Heritage Committee Session Free time Walk to Restaurant and brewery "Bönnsch" |
| 20:00 | Dinner at local Restaurant and brewery “Bönnsch” |
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 9:30 | Presentation of the Aims of the Declaration by Carméla Quin, UNESCO World Heritage Centre Reflection of the Young Experts Forum |
| 10:30 | Preparation of theses in Working Groups |
| 12:30 | Lunch at Derag Livinghotel Kanzler |
| 13:30 | Preparation of the Declaration and Presentation of theses at the Opening Ceremony of the World Heritage Committee Session in Working Groups |
| 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 | Presentation and Exchange of outcomes of the Working Groups |
| 17:15 | Finalisation of Declaration and Presentation in Working Groups |
| 18:45 | Dinner at Derag Livinghotel Kanzler |
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Adoption of the declaration |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Adoption of the presentation of the theses for the Opening Ceremony |
| 12:30 | Lunch at Derag Livinghotel Kanzler |
| 14:00 | Departure to Aachen |
| 15:45 | Guided tour in Aachen Cathedral, 1st German World Heritage Site (1978) |
| 17:15 | Presentation of the cooperation project of the German Commission for UNESCO and the specialist for cleansing Kärcher about the topic of how to involve the whole society in the Preservation of WH by Sina Wohlgemuth |
| 18:15 | Dinner at the Restaurant "Kaiserwetter" in Aachen |
| 20:30 | Departure to Bonn |
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Evaluation and Follow-up of the Young Experts Forum |
| 11:00 | Departure to the Old Town Hall |
| 11:30 | Official Closing Ceremony with awarding of the diploma at the Old Town Hall of Bonn |
| 12:45 | Lunch at Restaurant "Bottler" in Bonn |
| 14:00 15:30 | Free time Departure to the World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB) |
| 17:00 | Photo session with Prof. Maria Böhmer, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office and President of the 39th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, World Conference Centre Bonn (WCCB) |
| 18:00 | Opening Ceremony of the 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee at WCCB |
| 7:30 8:00 | Breakfast Departure to WCCB |
| 9:00 | Official participation of the young experts as delegates in their national delegations / or as observers if their countries have no delegation |
| 19:00 19:45 | Departure to Derag Livinghotel Kanzler Departure to "Castle Drachenfels" |
| 20:30 | Farewell Dinner and Party at “Castle Drachenfels” |
| Either further participation in the delegations or individual departure |
