OIFE Youth Event 2026

Dear young adults of the OI community of Europe,

We cordially invite you to the OIFE Youth Event this time held in Duderstadt in the heart of Europe.

When?
Thursday, July 16 to Sunday, July 19 2026
Where?
Jugendgästehaus Duderstadt, Adenauerring 23, 37115 Duderstadt
Why Duderstadt?
It is a charming German “Fachwerkstadt” where everything is within walking distance — the perfect place to spend time together and enjoy cozy evenings around the campfire.

Activities

Immerse yourself in a magical summer weekend at the „Europadorf“ where nature and community create the perfect retreat atmosphere for our weekend together. The weekend will be filled with fun games, warm evenings by a crackling campfire, and time to explore the area — especially the beautiful historic old town of Duderstadt, and much more.

Location

We will be staying in the Europadorf (Europe village) of the Jugendgästehaus Duderstadt. The hostel has also hosted the German annual conferences for the last 20 years and served us well. The Europadorf consists of 6 smaller huts with multiple triple rooms, is wheelchair accessible and surrounded by nature.

Arrival

Enough and free parking spots for arrival via car are also available.

By Plane: Hannover Airport (143 km away)

We have arranged one large, wheelchair-accessible bus for transportation to and from Hannover Airport.

The organised Bus from Hannover Airport will depart at 16:00 o’Clock on Thursday and will arrive at 14:30 o’Clock at the Hannover Airport on Sunday. If your flight arrives later or at a different airport in Germany, please travel to Göttingen by train. We will pick you up there via a shuttle van.

By Train: Göttingen train station (31 km away)

Please let us know your train arrival and departure times in Göttingen so that we can arrange your transportation by shuttle van.

Participation

Eligible are OI-affected individuals between 18 and 35 years.

Participation fee is 50 € p.P.

Professional Assistants also for personal care will be organised. We have a female and a male assistance for personal care for the whole weekend. If you need personal assistance, please let us know, in the registration form.

Of course you can also bring your own assistance if necessary.

1

Registration

You can sign up for the event here

2

Instructions

Reserve your spot and receive instructions on how to transfer the payment

3

Payment

Pay your participation fee in 14 days to secure your spot

4

Confirmation

Receive a confirmation once the payment has arrived

Important: Please do not book your travel arrangements until your payment has arrived and your participation is formally confirmed by us.

Further information such as agenda, queries regarding your travel arrangements and needs as well as arrival instructions will follow in due time after your confirmation.

Join the experience!

It does not matter whether you already know people, this is your chance to connect to the European OI community. We are looking forward to enjoying a lovely and relaxing summer weekend together with you!

In case of questions please do not hesitate to contact us via

email.

Sincerely your organizing team
from the DOIG (German OI association)
Laura, Simey, Stefanie, Dominik and Max​

Registration

OIFE Youth Event 2026
WITH country code!
Allergies/vegetarian
Wheelchair?
We plan to make tripple bed rooms, which are all accessible.

👉Every room is accessible!

Assistance

Do you need support or assistance during the event?
Gender
e.g., carrying luggage, mobility support, personal care tasks, daily living assistance, etc.
I need to bring my own assistant.
Please include here the information on the assistant:

Travel Information

How will you travel to the event?
By car

Event address:
Jugendgästehaus Duderstadt
Adenauerring 23
37115 Duderstadt
Germany

By train

Pick-up location: Göttingen Central Station (Göttingen Hauptbahnhof)
Service: Shuttle service provided

By airplane

Pick-up time:
3:30 PM (GMT+1 / CET) on July 16, 2026
Service: Shuttle service to Duderstadt provided

Return transfer:
Shuttle from Duderstadt to Hannover Airport at
2:30 PM (GMT+1 / CET) on July 19, 2026

Do you have to sit in your own wheelchair during transportation?

WhatsApp Group

Would it be okay if we added you to our official WhatsApp group?

Do you consent to photo/video?

I agree that photos and videos of me can be taken during the event and that both German organization and OIFE can use them on our webpage, social media and OIFE Magazine.