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Welcome to Berne! Besides a sophisticated scientific meeting we would like to offer you some hours of relaxation. All social events take place in carefully selected places showing European culture at its most. Welcome reception, Wednesday, June 2nd: The Town Hall has been the political centre of power in Berne for nearly 600 years. This is the third Town Hall, built between 1406 to 1415 in the late Gothic style. It had already been used in 1414. The two Council chambers on the upper floors, the grand one and the small one are still used for the meetings of the City council and the Government of the Canton of Berne.You will be welcomed to Berne in the Entrance Hall of this interesting building on the ground floor where we will have our reception. This room has been used as a garner in former times. The Gothic ceiling of this huge room is held by four mighty pillars. Dress code: informal  Presidents reception, Thursday, June 3rd: Whether the Bernese Symphony Orchestra, the Bernese chamber orchestra or other musical organizations, the Culture-Casino Berne located in the old town between the Zytglogge and the House of Parliament regularly hosts concerts.The President of the EUPSA has the pleasure of your company in the Great Hall, a hall in neoclassical style with a unique atmosphere. You will have the chance to enjoy the typical sounds of Switzerland, the Alphorns and the Yodellers. The evening will fade to the sounds of a Jazz Band inviting you to dance. Dress code: jacket and tie  Berne guided city tour, Friday, June 4th: Take a guided stroll through the UNESCO World Heritage Site and discover not only all the most important sights, but also little alcoves, fountains, towers, arcades, etc.The Old Town stretches from the loop of the river Aare across the "Moränenhügel" westwards to the site of the ancient fortifications and is rich in sights. Discover in the medieval streets of Berne the fountains with their colourful figures and the stories behind them. Dress code: casual  Annual dinner on the MS Bubenberg, Saturday June 5th: Switzerland is the country of lakes and mountains. Berne is the Canton with the most beautiful lakes and highest mountains in Switzerland.The Annual Dinner will be served on board the MS Bubenberg. The ship will cruise on the Thun Lake with a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains Junfraujoch, Mönch and the legen-dary North Side of Eiger. Enjoy the view with exquisite Swiss cuisine and wine. Dress code: formal
Tour Bernese Alps, Thursday, June 3rd:  Already twenty films have been produced in the James Bond 007 adventure series, but remaining one of the most memorable sequences of the famous spy series is the assault on the snow capped Alps peak fortress of villain Ernst Stavros Blofeld in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. The film was shot on location at Schilthorn in the Jungfrau region of central Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland in 1967. The incredible views of the mighty Alps have attracted mountain lovers to this mountain top restaurant and viewing platform ever since. The cable car aerial lift to the planned Schiltorn restaurant had run out of money when the Bond film was being planned. The Broccoli & Saltzman film company agreed to finance the completion of the cable tramway in exchange for exclusive filming. Paul Klee Museum, Friday, June 4th:  On June 20th 2005 the Zentrum Paul Klee opened its doors to visitors interested in art and to art lovers from all over the world. At the heart of this new cultural institution is the artist Paul Klee (1879–1940), his life and his work. Today Paul Klee, who was also a musician, teacher and poet, ranks as one of the 20th century’s most significant artists. The Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, where the artist spent a half of his life, is a monument of international renown and a personal tribute to Paul Klee himself.  Bernese Fountains, Saturday, June 5th: The streets of Berne display many fountains which were all built around the mid fifteenth century. Each one of them has a different story behind it. Find out the story of the “Kindlifresser”, a dwarf who ate children or the story of Anna Seiler, the lady who donated her property for our University Hospital 655 years ago. Discover the Berchtold fountain, the Sampson fountain, the Venner fountain, the Shützen Fountain the Piper fountain and at the end take the opportunity to be one of the fountain figures yourself.
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