ALDE Party Congress Stockholm 2023

The 2023 ALDE Party Congress takes place on 26-28 May in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Programme

Practical Information

Venue

The 2023 ALDE Party Congress will take place on Friday 26 - Sunday 28 May in Stockholm, Sweden. The Congress will be hosted at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre.

The Waterfront Congress Centre is situated in the heart of Stockholm. It can easily be accessed by taxi, bus & rail, being located next to both Stockholm Central Station (train) and Cityterminalen (bus). Train and bus connections from Arlanda Aiport, Bromma Aiport and Skavsta Airport each arrive at these two destinations. 

Rail

• Arlanda Airport train operates between 04:50 to 01:50 coming from the airport, and 04:20 to 00:45 going to the airport. Return tickets cost 600kr / 54 Euro for a 20 minute journey.

Bus

• Arlanda Airports bus connection operates between 05:00 to 01:40 coming from the airport, and 03:30 to 22:00 going to the airport. with return tickets costing  209kr / 18.80 Euro. 
• Bromma Airports bus connection operates between 07:45 to 21:50 coming from the airport, and 06:00 to 19:45 going to the airport. with return tickets costing 198kr / 17.70 Euro.
• Skavsta Aiport bus connection operates between 17:35 to 22:05 coming from the airport, and 15:25 to 18:55 going to the airport. with return tickets costing 438kr / 58.70 Euro.

Taxi

• Arlanda Airports Taxi is a 40 minute journey averaging 500kr / 47 Euro+.
• Bromma Airports Taxi s a 20 minute journey averaging 350kr / 33 Euro+.
• Skavsta Aiport Taxi is a 70 minute journey averaging 1700kr / 160 Euro+.

Car

If arriving by car, parking spaces are available near the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre:

• Kungsbron, Östra Järnvägsgatan 21 (600 metres from Stockholm Waterfont).
• Norra Bantorget, Torsgatan 1/Östra Järnvägsgatan 35 (800 metres from Stockholm Waterfront).
• Gallerian, Regeringsgatan 15 & 20/Herkulesgatan 16 (900 metres from Stockholm Waterfront).
• Norr Mälarstrand 2-80 (1200 metres from Stockholm Waterfront).

Our efforts towards sustainability: 

The Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre is one of the most energy efficient buildings in the world.

• The glass façades are 1,040 m2 solar collectors that on average gather 1 MW of heat energy on a daily basis. This is equivalent to 90,000 normal low energy bulbs.
• The building is cooled by water drawn from the lake which is stored in 250 tonne of ice tanks in the basement. What's more - a large part of material reused from the building previously occupying the site.
• The world-class energy solution was designed to cut CO2 emissions and minimize impact on the environment and climate change. This approach has ensured that Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre is one of the most energy efficient buildings in the world.

More information can be found here: https://stockholmwaterfront.com/conference/

Accommodation

Late May in Stockholm is a very busy period, hence we advise you to make your booking as soon as possible. For your comfort, the ALDE Party Secretariat has negotiated a priced block booking at:

• Rex Hotel & Hotel Hellsten **
  • Single standard room at RexHotel 152 Euro
  • Single standard room at Hellsten 170 Euro
  • Booking can be done via phone or their website using the code: ALDE23
• Best Western and Hotel Stockholm ***
  • Single room: 1995kr / 176 Euro 
  • Double room: 2145kr / 189 Euro
  • Prices apply for guests booking room for 2 nights, and only until April 10th
  • Bookings via [email protected] using the code: ALDE23. Please note that bookings are non refundable and must be prepaid - payment can be done via the link attached to the confirmation email you will receive after booking.
• Frey's Hotel Lilla Radmannen ***
  • Single standard room: 2385kr / 207,97 Euro per night
  • Double room for 1 pers: 2475kr / 215,82 Euro per night
  • Double room for 2 pers: 2635kr / 229,77 Euro per night
  • Twin room, 1 pers: 2475kr / 215,82 Euro per night
  • Twin room for 2 pers: 2635kr / 229,77 Euro per night
  • Prices apply for guests booking room for 2 nights
  • Bookings must be done through this link 
• Thon Partner Hotel Kungsbron ***
  • Single standard room - no window: 2045kr / 184 Euro
  • Single standard room - window: 2295kr / 207 Euro
  • Bookings can be done via email at: [email protected] indicating you are "ALDE Party Congress" participants
• Hotel Fridhem ***
  • Single Room: 1700kr / 149,89 Euro 
  • Booking deadline to guarantee prices: April 30th via telephone or their website using the code: ALDE23
• Best Western Hotel Fridhemsplan ***
  • Twin room for 1 pers: 2195kr / 193,29 Euro
  • Twin room for 2 pers: 2345kr / 206,50 Euro 
  • Bookings can be done via email at: [email protected] or phone +468 653 88 00 indicating the code: 629562
• Unique Hotel ***
  • All rooms have a 20% discount on their website: www.uniquehotel.se using the coupon code: ALDE 
  • Promotion applicable for Unique Hotel (Kammakargatan 62) and Unique Hotel Jungfrugatan (Jungfrugatan 7A) 
• Hotel C Stockholm ****
  
  • Bookings on the website using the code "HOTELC" for a 10 % dynamic discount on their rates
• Bank Hotel Sweden *****
  • Availability for the 25th, 26th, 27th May 2023, bookings via email at: [email protected] using the code ALDE23
  • Elegant Classic: 4200 SEK per night
  • Elegant Essential: 4000 SEK per night
    
    

Congress Registration Fee

Even if the Congress is open to everyone, we remind you that for guests that are not part of a delegation the fee below will be applied:

• Early Bird Ticket 75.00 EUR
• On-site Ticket 100.00 EUR

To access the Official Dinner Reception, all attendees MUST wear their Congress badges and lanyards as access to the venue will be strictly controlled.

Please note there will be a 15 EUR charge for every re-printed badge onsite and so attendees must be sure to keep their access badge with them.

For any queries related to registration, please contact the events team at [email protected] or +32 2 551 01 69

Travel Reimbursement

In accordance with ALDE Party statutes, partial travel costs will be reimbursed to ALDE Party Council delegates only. To claim your reimbursement, download this form and follow the instructions listed on it. 

Elections and Voting

Bureau Elections

During the Congress, we will hold elections to the ALDE Party Bureau. Elections will be held for the following positions:

Vice President: 3 positions available

Treasurer: 1 position available

The nominations received by the Secretariat are available on the Bureau candidates page.

Resolutions and Urgency Resolutions

Resolutions.

In accordance with ALDE Party statutes the deadline to submit draft resolutions is two months prior to the ALDE Party Congress. Resolutions must be submitted via the online platform by 23:59 CET on Friday 07 April.

This year, we shall be using a new platform for the resolutions (OpenSlides). This platform will be launched shortly and International Officers will automatically receive their login details as well as instructions on how to use the platform. The ALDE Secretariat will also organise an introduction session once the platform is live.  

Member parties will receive a consolidated dossier of all draft resolutions submitted at the latest by Friday 14 April.

Amendments.

Any amendments to draft resolutions must be submitted by Friday 28 April via the same online platform.

Member parties will then receive a consolidated dossier of all amendments submitted to the draft resolutions by Friday 05 May.

All submitted resolutions and amendments will also be available to view via the online platform.

Urgency Resolutions.

Draft urgency resolutions can be submitted via the online platform until Thursday 25 May at 12:00 CET. These must not exceed 300 words and must deal with issues or developments that occurred since the deadline for regular resolutions (07 April).

Any questions and queries regarding the resolution & amendment submission process and the platform can be sent to Andrew Burgess at [email protected].

Delegations

Delegation lists will close at 12:00 CET on Friday 19 May.

After this point, changes can only be made in the statutory exceptional cases of flight cancellation, sickness, or unforeseen political developments. In such cases, please contact the ALDE Party Secretariat immediately [email protected]

Failure of the International Officer to assign all voting rights by this deadline will result in that delegation being unable to exercise unallocated votes.

You can review the number of votes each delegation is entitled to here.

Voting

All voting during the Congress will take place via the OneTec voting system at: www.votingonline.eu (Except in circumstances where a vote by show of hand is decided by chair during votes on resolutions and working groups).

Those allocated with a voting right by their International Officer as a delegate of a full member party that has paid its 2023 membership fees,  will receive personal login credentials to access this voting platform by email.  This email will be sent from "[email protected]" and this login will be unique to you. Please check your spam folder if it has not appeared.

Voting during session.

We recommend logging onto this voting website using a mobile device, so that when the votes are called during the session, you have your own personal voting device in your hand. This platform also works via your internet browser.

You will be able to access the platform during the votes, but you will not be able to cast a ballot on a vote already held.

What if I hold a proxy vote?

 If you have been allocated a vote and a proxy voting right by your member party, after logging in with your personal credentials, your vote will count twice.

Voting rights are programmed into the system following the deadline on Friday 19 May to submit voting lists.

Bureau Elections procedures.

The Bureau shall consist of 11 members, elected by the Congress, amongst whom a President, nine Vice Presidents and a Treasurer. Members of the Bureau cannot serve more than three consecutive mandates of two years each in the same position and no more than eight years in total.

Election of the Treasurer.

As stipulated in the ALDE Party Statutes, adopted by the ALDE Party Congress in Athens, Greece, on 24-26 October 2019 (art. 25, a):

“The President and the Treasurer are elected separately, by a majority of more than 50% of the votes cast. If there are more than two candidates, and no one obtains more than 50% of the votes cast, a second round takes place between the two candidates who obtained the most votes.”

Election of the Vice-Presidents.

As stipulated in the ALDE Party Statutes, adopted by the ALDE Party Congress in Athens, Greece, on 24-26 October 2019 (art. 25, b):

“The Vice Presidents are elected on a single ballot paper. Delegates can choose as many candidates as they wish to up to the maximum number of vacancies to be filled. The candidates with the most votes are elected in the order of the amount of votes.”

“Only candidates reaching the quorum defined as follows are elected: 1/the positions available, i.e. that for 2 positions the quorum will 1/2 = 50% of the ballots cast (and not of total votes), for 3 positions 1/3=33,33% of the ballots cast, for 4 positions 1/4 =25% of the ballots cast, etc.”

“In case of only one vacant position for a round of election, the principle of simple majority shall be used, as is the case with the position of President and Treasurer.”

“Candidates failing to obtain the quorum in the first round can run in the second round where there will be no quorum. Those obtaining the highest number of votes are elected until all vacant mandates are filled.”

“If two or more candidates obtain the same number of votes for the last vacant mandate, an extra round will be arranged between those candidates to determine who will fill the mandate.”

“In the event that a sitting Vice President or Treasurer runs for the position of President, an additional mandate would become vacant should that person be elected President.”

In case one or several candidates miss the quorum, a second round of election will be held.

The returning officers will ensure anonymity of the votes by supervising the process and ensuring that the data is not retained following the vote.

Timetable and Congress Deadlines

Please find a full overview of Congress deadlines available to download below.

Files

Delegation list

Deadlines

Registration

How to Register

Click the link here to register to our platform. Create an account or log into your existing one. Once you have access to your account a navigation menu will be displayed on the left.

Enter mandatory personal details, upload a recent photo of you and select if you are attending the congress in-person or online. These details can be changed / updated later.

Using the navigation menu on the left, you can access the messaging system and events page. Through these you can received news, official communication, navigate the congress programme and register for events.  Delegates can also access their voting & election page.

Forgot your password? Retrieve it here on the registration page.

Photo and Video Disclaimer 

Parts of the ALDE Party Congress are photographed and video-recorded, as well as web-streamed. By registering and attending the event, you give permission to use your photo/video recording in case they are published on ALDE Party’s website and related social media accounts (Flickr, Twitter, etc.). They may also be used in other media and channels in order to communicate about the event. If you have questions, please get in touch with the ALDE Party data protection officer at [email protected] 

Registration Fee

Please note that a congress registration fee is applicable to all attendees who are not included in the following groups;

• Appointed voting delegates of full member parties and one non-voting Council delegate per affiliate member party
• Elected Politicians and invited guests to the ALDE Party congress.
• Registered members of the press.

All other attendees will be required to pay a fee. This includes representatives from member party organisations who are not voting / associate delegates, political staffers, individual party members and any other guest who are not listed above.

Early Bird registration fee: €75.00 (valid until 30 April 2023).

On-site registration fee: €100.00

For any queries related to registration, please contact the events team at [email protected] or +32 2 551 01 69

A 15 EUR fee will be charged lost / misplaced badged which require reprinting on-site.

Contact

Further information will be uploaded soon. If you have any inquiry about any aspect of ALDE Party Congress 2023, you can contact us at [email protected] or + 32 2 551 0169.

For details on elections, voting and resolution deadlines, you can contact [email protected].  

For any question on the programme and organisation, you can contact [email protected]. For questions regarding logistics and practical information, you can contact [email protected]

For any inquiry on the exhibition, please reach out to [email protected].

For communication info please refer to [email protected] or [email protected]. 

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