TGEU European and Central Asian Trans Council 2022

While the Council is a membership-owned event, we do welcome a limited number of activists who are not (yet) part of our membership. You can register, and simply let us know via the form. 

Now, the real question is: What are you waiting for to become a member? Being a TGEU member offers various benefits and opportunities (trainings, events, information, consultations, promotion, and more), including networking with groups from all over the region. Members have priority over a number of activities we are providing (including access to the Council and voting rights at TGEU’s General Assembly). Wait no more, and become a member before registering to the Council!

At the moment, we believe that we can safely host the Council in Berlin. We are currently working on a COVID-19 precautions plan with key measures to best protect our participants. This plan will be shared with all participants and potential participants in a timely manner. We are carefully choosing a venue that will allow respecting basic protective measures (distancing, ventilation…). We are also continually monitoring the situation of the pandemic in Berlin and will be re-adjusting, if needed, until the last minute.

TGEU has the capacity to cover the attendance costs of only a limited number of participants. Our Board will review all scholarship applications carefully according to multiple criteria and your application will be given serious consideration. However, We already know that we will be getting more demands than the number of scholarships we can grant and there will be disappointments. If you did not get a scholarship and can still afford to come to the Council, please consider it. Alternatively, you might want to consider applying to become a volunteer. While we do not cover the travel and accommodation costs of volunteers, we will cover registration fees.

Because of the pandemic, we know that travel restrictions are getting stricter. For our community, there are many reasons not to be able to travel abroad: no access to the COVID-19 vaccine, or a vaccine that is authorised by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), mobility issues, lack of time or capacity…

For those, we are working on making parts of the programme available in streaming from your home. To follow the Council in streaming, you can register here. Further information will be available at a later stage.

This year, the Council will be held in a hotel, allowing accommodations and venues to be in the same place. We are planning on covering a wide range of needs: step-free venue, wheelchair accessible venue, and rooms, diverse dietary needs, a quiet room, an access team, live-captioning…

 TGEU can cater to a certain number of accessibility needs. In the registration form, you will be invited to share your access needs. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate them all, but will try our best to accommodate the needs indicated in this registration form. Please state your needs when required and we will clearly communicate which support we will be able to provide in a timely manner so that you can organise your stay at the Council.

If you have any concerns or questions, please contact us. Our team, supported by a Disability Advisor, will be happy to listen to your needs and talk through any concerns or questions with you to help you attend as fully as possible.

Yes, we will! TGEU will provide letters of invitation and support participants throughout your visa process. If you require a visa, we suggest that you register for the Council at the latest 4 months before the Council. If you are unsure about whether you need a visa to travel to Berlin and in the Schengen Area, please check here. 

Please bear in mind that it is your responsibility to obtain a visa. You will receive a letter of invitation to the Council only when your registration and payment have been processed.

For further information please contact: council@tgeu.org

The Council offers tons of ways to get involved and contribute. Indeed, this can be a bit overwhelming at first. Don’t worry, our team is here to orient you! First things first, you need to register to the Council here. Only those registered will be able to participate. Now, depending on your situation, you might want to:

• Apply for a scholarship. If your application is accepted, your costs will be fully or partially covered.
• Submit a contribution to the programme. If you want to run a session at the Council, feel free to develop a session and submit a workshop proposal that will be reviewed by our Board and Staff.
• Propose a performance. If you want to share your talents with the rest of the participants, you can submit a performance proposal that will be reviewed by our Board and Staff.
• Apply to become a volunteer. Given we will only cover registration fees of volunteers (and not travel and accommodation costs), we are encouraging activists based in Berlin to apply. If you want to help us during the Council, you can have a look at the kind of support we are looking for and apply.
• Become a sponsor to help make the Council accessible to more activists.

Any further questions? Please check the other questions of this FAQ or reach out to us at council@tgeu.org.

While the Council will be held in-person, we have decided to hold the General Assembly online, so that the whole membership can participate. The General will be on Saturday 7 October. More information will be shared at a later stage.