Fees

Registration Costs

The cost of registration will cover only part of the cost of the event's programming. The remaining part of the program costs will be covered by support from other sources.

For participants up to 18 years old, there is a symbolic participation cost: 15 EUR.

Country categories:
A countries: All countries except those listed under B and C;
B countries: the 10 European Union member states which joined the Union in 2004 (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia);
C countries: Romania and Bulgaria, ex-socialist European countries, all countries in Asia (except Israel, Japan, and South Korea), Africa, and Latin America.

Note 1: Users signing up on-site will need to pay a surcharge: 10 EUR.

Note 2: If you contribute to the event's programming, it is possible to receive a discount, and depending on the contribution, it is even possible to register free of charge. Please write about your planned contribution in the registration form and we will contact you about that.

Meal Costs

You can choose from three different kinds of meals with meat, vegetarian, vegan.

Note: We ask meat eaters to pay attention to the following:

This year, we are introducing a so-called “green discount” (verda rabato). If you choose to eat meals without meat during SES (that is, if you choose either the vegetarian or the vegan meal option), you will pay €1 less per day, or €8 for the entire event. Thank you for your understanding! Of course, we would be happy if you chose the less expensive option, which does not result in needless slaughtering of animals and even saves you money. Perhaps you will also learn to appreciate this way of eating and would like to continue eating this way even after coming home from the event :-)

You can change your meal preference at any time until the first day of the event. Please inform the organizers in advance if you have any special needs or requirements.

Note: Meals will begin with dinner on July 12th and end with lunch on July 20th.

Lodging Costs

• Students (university level and younger) may receive a lodging discount. To receive the discount, please include your ISIC or student card number in the Aliĝiloregistration formAliĝilo.

Note 1: There are 8 nights during the event (from Friday evening until Saturday morning). It is also possible to attend the event for a shorter period of time; in this case, please inform us about your arrival and departure dates on the registration form. It is also possible to arrive one day earlier (on Thursday) and/or to stay for an additional day (until Sunday). If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please also mention this on the registration form and include the price for the additional night(s) in your accommodation payment.

Note 2: The prices of the pensions/hotels are determined by those businesses, not on us. Please visit the websites of the hotels suggested on the Location page.

Letter of Invitation

If you need to receive a letter of invitation to acquire a visa for Slovakia, that costs € 35. (Except for visitors from Russia and Ukraine. For those countries, the letters of invitation cost only € 3.) For people from Russia and Ukraine, there is also a good chance of receiving a free visa.

Note: Letters of invitation must be approved by the police department, and a fee is paid there. Letters of invitation for the event must be sent before June 15th, 2013. If you need a visa, please sign up before then. To receive a letter of invitation, please fill out the necessary fields in the registration form. In addition, please send a photocopy of your valid passport (the page with the photo and dates of validity) to katka@ikso.net, to be added to the invitation letter for the police.

Our consulate will request that individual embassies give free visas to SES participants. That means that you may not have to pay for the visa in the consulate, but there is no 100% guarantee of that. The visas will hopefully be processed more quickly than usual.

Excursions

All excursions must be paid for individually - it is possible to reserve your place on an excursion up until the end of June. If you sign up for all-day excursions in July, we will not be able to guarantee a free place in a bus.

Half-day excursions:

• D: Open-air museum and the city of Martin (7 EUR)
• E: Orava castle and Orava forest train ride (by historical steam train) (18 EUR)
• F: Strečno Castle, Budatín Castle, and city of Žilina (18 EUR)

Full-day excursions:

• A: High Tatras (27 EUR)
• B: Bojnice – city, castle, zoo (27 EUR)

Additional services free of charge

During SES, you will be able to use many services free of charge. For the whole week, the following resources (and others) will be at your disposal:

• wireless internet connection;
• table tennis;
• tennis;
• Indoor sports area;
• board games;
• coffee and tea buffet.