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Why a World Congress

• To build up a worldwide bond
• To reflect the lives of people with intellectual
  disabilities and their families in the whole
  world
• To meet and discuss with speakers from many
  countries
• To have a broad spectrum of different opinions
  and international competence, with examples of
  good practice and international participants
• To learn about the United Nations Convention on
  the Rights of People with Disabilities and its
  importance for people with intellectual
  disabilities
• To transform these global rights into action
• To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of our
  worldwide movement

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What to Expect

• A programme for
• people with intellectual disabilities of all ages
  and degrees of disability
• family members of people with intellectual
  disabilities
• professionals and service providers
• all friends of the inclusion movement
• Topics
• The right to live in dignity
• People with disabilities having legal capacity
• The right to be included in the community
• The right to inclusive education
• The right to live without poverty
• Protection from discrimination
• The fight against social exclusion

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Programme Outline

• Plenary Sessions
• for all 1.300 participants
• with leading thematic presentations
• with interpretation to English, German, French,
  Spanish and Japanese
• Focus Sessions
• six parallel sessions for about 200 participants
• focusing on concrete issues of the main themes
• with simultaneous interpretation in at least two
  of the conference languages
• Working Groups
• twelve parallel sessions for about 100
  participants
• with presentations and much time for discussion
• some with simultaneous interpretation into the
  conference languages
• Speakers Corners
• to discuss in small groups and meet with experts

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Accessible for everyone

• Physical accessibility, sign language
  interpretation, support for people with visual
  disability
• Easy-to-read summaries in all four Congress
  languages
• A one-day preparation meeting for self-advocates
  on 15 June 2010.
• Different levels of accessibility
• AAA Highest level of accessibility, plain
  language
• AA Medium level of accessibility, some difficult
  language
• A Lowest level of accessibility, specialist
  language
• A team of trained moderators for all sessions
• Accessibility cards and a leaflet for accessible
  meetings.
• Colour codes for rooms, accessibility levels and
  sessions.
• Alternative sessions including a theatre workshop
  and creative activities
• Ample space for smaller discussions and resting
  facilities
• People with specific and/or complex support needs
  should contact the organisers.

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Congress Site

• Estrel Berlin Convention Center
• 15.000 square metres as total event space, for
  conference rooms, Convention Hall
• VIP area and prestigious foyer
• Capacity for up to 6.000 guests
• Europe's largest hotel complex with 1.125 rooms,
  5 restaurants, two bars, beer garden and daily
  live "Star's in concert"

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Congress Site
Berlin Estrel Berlin Convention Center
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Capital City a Connection of East and West

• Berlin is
• one of the powerful political centres of the
  European Union
• one of the most-visited metropolises of the
  continent
• the significant interchange and an important
  economy, culture and educational centre of
  Germany
• Prominent institutions like universities,
  research facilities, theatres, museums, also
  festivals, the nightlife and the architecture of
  Berlin enjoy world-wide reputation.

Berlin Brandenburger Tor
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Culture

• More than 150 theatres, 3 first class opera
  houses, 8 major symphony orchestras, 2 major
  musical theatres
• Museum Island is the world largest museum
  complex (5 different museums) and a UNESCO world
  heritage site
• By more than 175 different museums all over
  Berlin everybody will find one - also if its
  just the architecture of the city itself

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Day Trips

• Potsdam Sanssoucci
• Dresden Semper Opera House, the new rebuilt
  Frauenkirche
• Weimar as the city of Schiller and Goethe
• A trip from Berlin to the sights is just a day
  trip by train which drives every hour to places
  of your desire

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Berlin by Plane

• 2 Airports (Tegel, Schönefeld)
• Direct flights to most major cities in Europe
• Worldwide connections via Frankfurt, Munich,
  Amsterdam, London and Paris
• Both Airports with easy and fast connections to
  the centre (around 30 min)

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Registration Fees

• Early Bird from September 2009 to 15 February
  2010
• Higher rates apply for later registrations.

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15th World Congress of Inclusion International

• Inclusion International
• www.inclusion-international.org
• Inclusion Europe
• www.inclusion-europe.org
• Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe
• für Menschen mit geistiger
• Behinderung e. V.
• www.lebenshilfe.de

Information Organisation CTW Congress
Organisation Thomas Wiese GmbH Hohenzollerndamm
12514199 Berlin, Germany Phone [phone]
62-29 Fax [phone] E-mail inclusion
_at_ctw-congress.de Website www.inclusion2010.de
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Berlin will be honoured to welcoming you!