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European Association for Audiovisual Communications
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Date of the meeting of the Constituent
Tourism Committee: 19 June to 22 June, 2013;
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Date of the meeting of the Constituent
Culture Committee: 26 June to 29 June, 2013;
Venue: Hotel Triada, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Participants :
The Committees will be formed by two representatives from each of the countriesparticipants.Those are Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, People’s Republic of
China, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Bulgaria, Romania, Russian
Federation and Ukraine.
European Association for Audiovisual Communications has proven as an active participant in the global integration process, working hard to restore the relations between the countries and the preservation of their distinctive national cultures, rich history and national identities as part of the cultural diversity in the world.

One of the main projects of the Association is the Eurasian Cultural Corridor “Path of the
Rider”. The cultural heritage of Europe and Asia has a rich history and isconstantly being rediscovered. It gives a reason for an intellectual dialogue; a stimulus for exchange of ideas and development, of relations and partnerships; a meaning of the spiritual connections between different civilizations and religions. This crossroad does not recognize borders; it creates cultural corridors starting from Asia, passing through various countries, uniting and involving more and more nations, eventually reaching southeastern Europe and Bulgaria.
Eurasia represents a rich cultural-historical heritage that spreads across a huge territory and several millennia. Despite the large distances and the difficult geographic and climatic conditions, the inhabitants of these territories have been living in constant contact with each other and with other major centers of civilization, and were progressively relocating mainly from east to west. Powerful kingdoms and empires were flourishing and perishing, vicious conquests and slavery were both a reality, religions and ideologies were shifting, but the achievements of art and culture of those lands have never perished. It is exactly this mobility, typical to the nomadic lifestyle that makes the history and culture of the Eurasian nations from
China to Bulgaria so interdependent.The project Eurasian Cultural Corridor "Path of the
Rider" works in this direction, making sure that these relations are preserved today.
Eurasian Cultural Corridor "Path of the Rider" is a remarkable international project, bringing together the representatives of cultural, scientific and economic elite, youth movements and organizations, business and public institutions in many countries in Asia and Europe.
Aims and objectives:
The project by European Association for Audiovisual Communications – Eurasian Cultural
Corridor "Path of the Rider" – covers a historical heritage with common roots, internal bonds and mutual influences. This path, formed throughout the centuries, has preserved its ancient economical and cultural traditions, and includes the material and spiritual heritage of the nations and the countries along its route, based on a common historical past, aims to revive the relations between the nations of Europe and Asia and to transmit it to the subsequent generations.
European Association for Audiovisual Communications works hard to restore, promote and bring together all participants from Europe and Asia for the protection, popularization and sustainable development of the cultural and historical heritage in a shared cultural corridor from China to Bulgaria.

The slogan “From a shared past to future cooperation”, integrates well the objectives of the projects, namely: o To research, promote and preserve the unique and specific nature of the cultural heritage; to trace its origin and development from Asia to
Europe, as crossroads of different civilizations and religions, and a bridge for integration in a common Eurasian space; o To make the diverse cultural heritage throughout the path available for Europe and the rest of the world, so that it can be traced back and presented as an integral part of the world heritage; o To identify, research and promote ways for sustainable use of the cultural heritage throughout the Eurasian Cultural Corridor, as a specific resource for economic and social development and as a means of bringing people closer together; o To promote the cultural heritage as a basis for merging and overcoming the division on ethnic, religious and national basis; to foster the sense of pride from the achievements of the individual nations as part of the modern civilization.
“Path of the Rider" covers a wide variety of topics grouped into four main categories –
Culture, Education, Tourism and Economy, and one youth movement – New Generation. The structure will include a Culture Committee, Education Committee, Tourism
Committee,Economics Committee and Committee of the Youth Movement – New
Generation.Each Committee will be formed by two representatives from each of the countries involved in the project. Within each committee there will be an expert council set up to assist its work. It will include international experts in their respective fields from each country involved in the project.In each of these areas there will be exchange, integration, common activities and events aimed at revealing the cultural and historical heritage at different levels.
The creation of transnational and regional network of professionals, artists and activists will also be created for a successful realization of the aims of the project.
In Bulgaria, the country-organizer, central programming center will be set up that will coordinate the activities of the project in their respective countries. They will identify national focal affiliates. They will develop partnership arrangements with the participation of regional structures, institutions, institutes, business organizations and others. Within each participating country national coordination offices or affiliates will be operating that will provide permanent information and communication channels, stability, continuity and actuality of the functions and tasks of the project.
Within the project "Path of the Rider" all forms of direct and indirect audiovisual communications will be applied – meetings, seminars, symposiums, concerts, exhibitions,

festivals, cultural events, tourists products, development of historic sites, economic and public forums, and others.
The main objectives of these two constituent meetings within the project Eurasian Cultural
Corridor "Path of the Rider" is to createTourism and Culture Committee to help achieve closer cooperation between countries, to increase the efficiency of their work and to strengthen international communication in the modern, increasingly globalized world.
Participants in the meetings will be facing several major tasks in the future:
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Strengthen the relations between the countries involved in the project for the development of tourism and culture, the establishment of cultural routes and their promotion;
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Strengthen the international communications and actualization of the international discussions for the preservation of distinctive cultures in the context of globalization, increase the role of culture to overcome ethnic and cultural contradictions and conflicts – from ethno-cultural conflicts to productive cultural interaction;
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Consolidate the efforts to ensure the cooperation of international scientific, educational, expert, government and non-governmental organizations, civil society, cultural figures, political and artistic elite;
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Development of joint programmes and projects of the participants at national and international level for the development of tourism and the preservation of culture and cultural diversity; maintenance and development in the Eurasian space of intercultural dialogue;
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Define and agree on future events and their implementation and realization;
Analyze and collect all information relevant to the project;
Discuss specific proposals, prioritize tasks and monitor their implementation;
Tourism Committee and Culture Committee will be part of the organizational structure of the project and each will consist of twenty-two members,two members per Committee in each of the participating countries:Hungary, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, People’s Republic of
China, Republic of Azerbaijan, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Bulgaria, Romania, Russian
Federation and Ukraine.Each of the countries will be represented in the committee by two members. Members of the committees will work according to the principle of sincere cooperation and will cooperate in the spirit of trust and full mutual respect for the provision of adequate and reliable flow of information between them.
The Agenda for the Constituent Meeting is:

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Establishment of a Tourism Committee and Culture
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Committee;
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Determination of the structure of the committees;
Identification of the legal basis of the committees;
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Adoption of regulations for the work of the committees which shall take effect immediately after their signature;
Choice of the second president of each committee;
Establishment of expert councils for the Committees;
Approval of annual work plan for the Committee;
Other issues;
Registration deadlines:
Constitutive Conference for Tourism Committee - 10 June 2013.
Constitutive Conference for Cultural Committee - 18 June 2013.
All participants must submit proposals for the future work of the committees, questions and topics to be discussed at the meeting, to our organization contacts. They can be in various forms – reports, statements or specific project proposals.
All materials submitted by participants will be summarized and included in the agenda. Based on that, the organizers will develop an agenda for each individual meeting that will be sent in advance to all participants.
Official languages;
• Russian;
• English;
• Bulgarian;
For the participants:
Each meeting for the Committees will be attended by two representatives from each country, as well as members from the European Association for Audiovisual Communication.
All expenses of the participants, including accommodation, meals and transfer will becovered by the organizers. The participants should only pay for their plane tickets or any other means

of transport to get to the city of the meeting –Sofia, Bulgaria, and should indicate in advance the exact time of arrival and departure.
It is necessary for the participants to confirm their attendance and participation through electronic registration forms uploaded on our site (www.PathoftheRider.com) not later than
10 June 2013.
Please inform us as soon as possible if you need assistance with visas.
All relevant information should be sent to the below mentioned e-mail, no later than:
- 10 June 2013 for the Constitutive Conference of Tourism Committee
- 18 June 2013 for the Constitutive Conference of Culture Committee
If you have questions, do not hesitate to contact us.