Programme
The dates for the Talent Campus India are 17-21 July 2006.

Registration will take place between 9:00am and 12:00pm on 17 July. We suggest that outstation candidates arrive in New Delhi by the 17 morning or 16 evening, according to their respective train schedules. The rest of the 17 will be structured around a short orientation session, one workshop session, Talent Film screenings in the evening, and a Welcome party.

18 to 21 July are packed with workshop sessions, varying from an hour and a half to three hours each. Each session will involve a presentation or discussion by one or more guest speakers followed by an interactive discussion with the Talents. Some festival screenings will also be slotted in the Talent Campus schedule as they may be related to one of the topics or guest speakers. Sessions will begin at 9:30am to 10:00am and continue till about 6:30pm. On the evening of the 21^st there will be a Farewell Party hosted by our collaborators at Max Mueller Bhavan. There are also festival screenings after the sessions that the Talents are required to view as part of next day’s workshops.

Closer to the workshop we will send you a list of screenings related to the Talent Campus programme. Some are also festival screenings after the sessions that the Talents are required to view. Talents are requested to attend these screenings as they may be used as points of reference in the subsequent sessions. You can also refer to the Talent Campus programme right here on the website.

Talents are encouraged to attend screenings at the Osian’s-Cinefan 8th Festival of Asian Cinema (14-23 July), as long as they do not interfere with the Campus programme. We have an exciting and eclectic collection of films this year. You can find details of the festival programme on our website.

Outstation Talents who are arriving early to attend the Festival and staying till the end, are reminded that Talent Campus will only provide them with a stipend for duration of the workshop (17-21), and not the entire Festival.

Registration
We will only finally confirm your participation and send your official letter once we have received a Demand Draft for Rs. 1000/- ($22), which will be the registration fee for Talent Campus India. The DD must be made out to ‘Society for Art, Culture and Education’ and must be made payable in New Delhi. Please ensure that the draft reaches us by 30^th June 2006.

Outstation Talents: Please read the following details very carefully

Travel Reimbursements
Outstation Talents will be reimbursed the amount of an AC 3-Tier return train ticket from their point of departure within India. You are requested to provide us with your travel details in advance (i.e. names of stations and train, dates of departure and arrival, and cost of ticket). This will enable us to have the reimbursements ready at the time of registration, where you will be able to collect them after presenting your ticket along with a photocopy.

International Talents
We will reimburse the International Talents a total amount of Rs. 6000/- ($130) or the actuals, whichever is less towards your travel expenses. So please let us know your travel plans as soon as they have been confirmed – travel dates, city of departure and arrival, cost of ticket etc. You should be able to present the documents along with a photocopy at the time of reimbursement.

Daily Stipend
Outstation and International Talents will also receive a daily stipend of Rs. 600/- to cover their expenses – food, accommodation and local travel expenses - during the 5 days of the workshop (17-21 July). This amount will be paid to the Talents during the time of registration.

Accommodation
There are Talents who have booked the accommodation at the International Youth Hostel through us. These are Air Conditioned dormitories, separate for men and women. It also has breakfast included and has clean comfortable rooms at reasonable rates. The booking is from 16 July to 22 July morning. You are required to check out by 10am on the 22^nd. If you wish to stay on longer you need to arrange the extension of stay on your own and at your own cost. The cost for the 16-22 July booking will be deducted from your stipend which is meant to be towards accommodation, food and local travel.

You are required to become members of the International Youth Hostel to avail their accommodation. The Indian participants are required to pay Rs. 50/- membership fee and show residential proof – Passport / Drivers License / Voters I.D – along with photocopies and two passport size photographs. The foreign participants are required to pay Rs. 250/- membership fee and show valid passport and visa, along with photocopies and two passport size photographs. This formality can be carried out at the point of check-in.

The contact information for the International Youth Hostel is given below. You could also visit the hostel website for further details – www.yhaindia.org.

Address: International Youth Hostel,
5-Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi – 110021
Telephone: 91-11-26116285. 24101246
Fax: 91-11-26113469
E-Mail: hostelbooking@yhaindia.org
WebSite: www.yhaindia.org
Location: City centre in the Diplomatic Enclave Area
Rly.Station: 8 Km New Delhi, 16Km Old Delhi, 16 Km. Nizamuddin Bus: Bus# 620, 760, 790, 729, 604, RL-77(approaching Youth Hostel from Rly. Stns. )
Airport: 16 Km Indira Gandhi International, 10Km. Domestic Airport