Outside Tour RequestsDear organizers,Thanks for your heartfelt wish to help spread the teachings of Love and Understanding in your country. This questionnaire will help you to provide us in Plum Village with all the information we need to make decision on whether we have the capacity to support your request. Please fill it out as complete as possible.Please introduce yourself and your Sangha(Required)Your Sangha Aspiration:(Required) Please briefly share your Sangha’s motivation and aspiration for welcoming Plum Village monastics to your country.Overall Tour Plan(Required)Please briefly describe the overall number and type of events you are proposing. (For example: 2 retreats, 3 public talks, and 1 Day of Mindfulness.). We will ask details about each afterwards.Monastic LiasonHave you been in contact with a monastic about this tour?Proposed Date(s) and Tour Duration:(Include several options if possible. Please note that Plum Village does not travel during our annual 90-day retreat and that summer months—June through August—are our busiest time.).Tour Dates Start Date(Required) MM slash DD slash YYYY Add a potential Start Date of the tourPotential End Date(Required) MM slash DD slash YYYY Commentsenter any comments or specify the date range further(Required) Add all eventsNow please all events you would like to have during this tour. Taking into account a resting day after each event and that a travel day is not a resting day. For example a 2 week tour would only fit 2 day events and a 4 day retreat. All events will be fully given by the Plum Village monastics only.Events Event Name(Required)Event type(Required) 4+ day Retreat Weekend Retreat (3 days) Full Day of Mindfulness (6-8 hours) Half Day of Mindfulness (4 hours) Public Talk (2 hours) OtherEstimated Attendance(Required) 1000+ people and above (large) around 500 people around 200 people around 50 people (small) OtherSpoken Language Posibilities(Required) English French Vietnamese German Dutch Spanish ItalianPlease select all languages the monastics can speak in during the event. Ensure translators are available if needed.Location(Required)Both expected city and countryDescription of event(Required)(Required) Capacity and ResourcesNumber of Monastics Requested(Required)Please enter a number greater than or equal to 2. Please indicate the number of monastics you would like to request. (As a guideline: 6–16+ monastics for big events, 2–4 monastics for medium events, and a minimum of 2 monastics for small events.)Capacity of the Organizing Team(Required)(Include aspects such as retreatant registration, publicity, hiring venues, etc.)Dharma Instruments and Tools Provided or Needed(Required)(E.g., big bell from a local Sangha, mats, cushions, etc.)Financial Down Payment Capability:(Required) Our sangha is capable of making the financial down payments for the event(s). Our sangha is in need of financial support by Plum Village for the down payments.Additional Financial Information / Comments:(Required)Please describe any budget details, donation arrangements, or other financial considerations you foresee. For big events, please note that Plum Village monastics will determine the final ticket price together with the organizing team. The ticket price must include a contribution back to the monastery, in appreciation of the monastics’ years of training and service. The contribution to the monastery is not optional and should be built into the ticket price from the beginning.Logistical and Ethical Acknowledgments(Required) I agree to the following Event Logistics: I understand that while hosting the monastics, our responsibility includes arranging their food, transportation, and lodging.Housing: I understand that brothers and sisters are ideally housed in separate houses, or at least in different rooms. The ideal is without a host. Rest & Travel Days: I acknowledge that we will not request anything beyond the agreed events and that monastics require a rest day after an event (a travel day does not count as a rest day).Monastics’ Final Say: For big events, I am aware that the monastics will have the final say over the ticket price and the overall size of the event.Supporting Monastic Livelihood: I understand that offering a tour is part of the livelihood for our monastics and that a financial contribution to support the monastery for their years of training and service is expected. Their very food and health insurance is paid from this contribution.Δ
