More Information about Registration for World Youth Day (WYD)

How do you register for World Youth Day (WYD)?
Here is the information right from the WYD:

1. Registration Options
WYD 2011 offers six possible registration options:

ENTIRE WEEK options (A), include the afternoon of Monday the 15th through the morning of Monday the 22nd
1) Package A1: includes housing and meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner);
2) Package A2: includes meals, but not housing;
3) Package A3: includes housing, but not meals;
4) Package A4: does not include housing or meals.

WEEKEND options (B), include the afternoon of Friday the 19th through the afternoon of Sunday the 21st:
5) Package B1. includes housing and meals.
6) Package B2. does not include housing or meals.

All registration options include accident insurance, public transportation for the week of WYD, a pilgrimage backpack (with a handbook for all WYD activities, hat and t-shirt, Madrid guidebook, and other various items), free entrance to all WYD cultural activities (concerts, exhibits, museum visits, etc.), and priority access to all areas reserved for WYD participants and ceremonies.

2. Fees
The WYD fees vary based on the services requested as follows:
Please note that the prices are included in the North American Standard. The "." after the numbers, for example 122.00, is a decimal point. It means 122 Euros and no cents.

Individuals and groups who register and submit payment by March 31, 2011 will receive a 5% discount.

In addition to the fees listed above, we invite you to include a voluntary donation of 10 to the Solidarity Fund, which has been set up to facilitate the participation of young people from countries with economic difficulties.

We remind you that participation in World Youth Day 2011 is free: anyone can attend the main events of WYD (Opening Mass and Welcoming of the Pope, Stations of the Cross on Friday, Saturday Night Vigil on the 20th, and Closing Mass on Sunday the 21st), as there will be designated areas for non-registered attendees. However, registration is strongly recommended, as an expression of solidarity with other participants, as well as to facilitate logistics and contribute to the cost of the event.

3. Housing
Participants who purchase a package with housing included will be provided with "no frills accommodation" arranged by WYD in schools, gyms, churches, or family households. All participants should bring a sleeping bag and a mat.

Individuals and groups who purchase a package without housing can arrange accommodation in the manner they deem most appropriate: in private households, independently booked hotel rooms or through the official travel agency of WYD (Viajes El Corte Inglés).

The night of August 20, 2011, after the conclusion of the Vigil, participants will remain at Cuatro Vientos airfield and spend the night outdoors.

We remind you that pilgrims have the full freedom to organize accommodation as they wish: they can request accommodations through WYD, stay in hotels, work with the official travel agency of WYD (Viajes El Corte Inglés), or in any way they find most convenient.

4. Country Classification
Countries have been divided into three zones, depending on the purchasing power of the country of residence, and are classified as follows:

A Countries
Andorra; Aruba; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bermuda; Canada; Cayman Islands; Denmark (incluyes Greenland and Faroe Islands); Finland; France; Germany; Hong Kong (China); Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Monaco; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; San Marino; Singapore; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom (includes Gibraltar, Jersey Islands, Man, Guernsey, Falkland and dependencies); and United States of America (includes Guam).

B Countries
Anguilla; Antigua & Barbuda; Argentina; Bahamas; Bahrain; Barbados; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Chile; Croatia; China; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Greece; Guadeloupe; Hungary; Israel; Kuwait; Macao (China); Malaysia; Malta; Martinique (Fr.); Mauritius; Mexico; Netherlands Antilles; New Caledonia; Northern Mariana Islands; Puerto Rico; Saudi Arabia; Slovakia; Slovenia; St. Christopher ("St. Kitts") & Nevis; St. Pierre & Miquelon (Fr.); Taiwan; Trinidad & Tobago; Turks & Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (UK); Virgin Islands (USA).

C Countries
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; American Samoa; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Botswana; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Colombia; Comoros; Cook Islands; Costa Rica; Cote d'Ivoire; Cuba; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; East Timor; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Fiji; Federated States of Micronesia; French Guiana (Fr.); French Polynesia (FRA); Gabon; Gambia; Gaza Strip; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea-Conakry; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Jamaica; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Maldives; Mali; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mayotte; Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Montserrat; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Niue; North Korea; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Palestine; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Republic of the Congo; Reunion; Romania; Russia; Rwanda; Samoa; Sao Tome & Principe; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; St. Helena & Dependencies (UK); St. Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines; Sudan; Surinam; Swaziland; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Tokelau; Tonga; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Wallis & Futuna (Fr.); Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe.


5. Volunteer Registration
Registration for volunteers is to be completed by using the Volunteer Registration Form available on the official WYD website.

Once you have registered as a volunteer, your personal and contact information will be automatically added to the general registration database.

WYD will provide housing and meals for national and international volunteers during WYD and the weeks of training before the event, and also cover expenses incurred while completing volunteer tasks. All volunteers will also receive accident and liability insurance coverage. Volunteers will be asked to make a contribution to the Solidarity Fund as a demonstration of their financial generosity in addition to the time and service they offer. This contribution is yet to be determined.

We will provide information regarding the training program, when to arrive in Madrid, how to make this financial contribution, etc. as it becomes available.

Here is the website that the above information is from:
http://en.madrid11.com/JMJ2011ING/REVISTA/cabecerasypies/PortadaInscribite.asp?vmenu=INSCRIBETE#

This information was obtained 8/9/10

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