2025 BLIA Europe Fellowship Meeting

I. Objective: To promote exchanges and fellowship for BLIA Europe members.

II. Supervising Organization: BLIA World Headquarters

III. Organizers: BLIA Europe Fellowship Committee

IV. Host Organizer: BLIA Lisbon, Portugal

V. Dates: Meeting Schedule – June 20~22, 2025 (Friday ~ Sunday)

• June 20 (Friday): Check-in from 16:30 - 17:00 pm, Opening Ceremony/ Welcome Dinner (Eurostars Universal Lisboa Hotel)

• June 21 (Saturday): Meeting and Discussion/ Closing Ceremony (Eurostars Universal Lisboa Hotel)

• June 22 (Sunday): Farewell/ Post-meeting Tours

VI. Venue:

Eurostars Universal Lisboa Hotel
Avenida do D. João II (13), Lote 1.12.01 Parque das Nações
Lisbon 1990-221 Portugal

 VII. Eligible Participants:

BLIA chapter and subchapter executives, including elder advisors, presidents, treasurers, secretaries etc. or BLIA members recommended by chapter presidents or monastic advisors.

VIII. Fees:

1. Fellowship Meeting:
   200.00 € per person (registration and paid before March)
   250.00 € per person (registration after March)
   * Fee includes lunch and dinner on 20 and 2 June and does not include accommodation,  transportation, or any personal expenses.

2. Accommodation: Please book your own accommodation.

3. After registering, please make payment within one week to complete the registration. Once registered, fees will not be refunded for any cancellations.

IX. Registration:

1. Date: Now until quota is full.

2. How to register: Online at www.blia.org (with BLIA membership card)
   * Monastic advisors to use the ECP system.
   * If you cannot register with the internet, please contact your BLIA chapter to assist with online registration.

3. Transport: To assist with transportation arrangements, please remind members to fill in arrival and departure times on the BLIA registration website by April 1.

4. Fee submission: Fees are to be collected by the local BLIA chapter before submitting to the host organization by April 1. Please email proof of payment to bliaeu2019@gmail.com.

X. Post-meeting Tours:

Please refer to Attachment 3. Those wishing to join the tours, please pay close attention to the points of entry and departure as well as booking of hotel accommodation.

XI. Please note:

1. Participants are to wear BLIA uniform with membership card, chapter uniform, and BLIA Europe T-shirt.

2. Please bring your own country’s small national flags.

3. For other matters, please contact BLIA Europe Regional Office.

XII. Bank Account Details:
Account Name: ASSOCIAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL BUDDA´S LIGHT DE LISBOA
Bank: MILLENNIUM - BCP
Bank Address: AV D. JOAO II GARE ORIENTE LJ G223A 1990-094 LISBOA
BIC: BCOMPTPL
IBAN: PT50 0033 0000 0025 0017 0160 5
Address: Rua Centieira Nº35 1800-056 Lisboa Portugal
Tel: +351 968 988 799

XIII. Contacts:

1. BLIA Europe Regional Office
   E-mail: bliaeu2019@gmail.com
   WeChat ID: shihjuchun2014 (Ven. Ru Chun)
   WeChat ID: roxyp1602 (Roxy)

2. Host Organizer (BLIA Lisbon, Portugal):
   Ven. Ru Hai
   Email：blia.pt@gmail.com
   Tel：+351968988799
   WeChat ID: shiruhaifgs

13. Remarks:
Please purchase air tickets for LIS (Aeroporto Humberto Delgado).