Planning Team

A team of volunteers from the host country, Germany, is responsible for organizing and producing the Festival. One of the volunteers will staff the Festival Office on a full-time basis. All of the other volunteers in the team who hold leadership positions are participating as part-time staff.

Introducing the Organizing Team

Carsten Kranz	Festival Manager
Franca Kneier Festival – one-year volunteer (FSJ)	Festival Office Support for programme leaders Group concert coordination General tasks in festival preparation
Felix King Festival – year time volunteer (internship)	Festival Office Participant service General tasks in festival preparation
Sebastian Vogt	Venues Stage management Community outreach
Engin Eroglu	Promotion and publicity Press Agent Community outreach
André Wittmann	Infrastructure Electrical equipment Transportation
Karin Wehmeyer	Festival Office (during festival) Financing Back Office Info points
Karin Terodde	Accommodations Night duty officers Cleaning of accommodations Private accommodation arrangements
Nadine Schürmann	Security/patrols/admittance Health/sanitary Housekeeping/cleaning
Susanne Matthes	Administrative Assistant Staff Support
Vassili Konstantinidis	Trainee-programme Guest-programme
Christoph Schmidt	Catering Bistro and Kiosk
Daniel Rempe	Consultant for Ten Sing at the National German YMCA

Every member of the organizing team has a group of volunteers helping them.