After opening day first week's sessions were led by Ralf Poscher (Freiburg University), Ulrike Davy (Bielefeld University) and Lynn Hunt (University of California, Los Angeles). The fellows (Guy Carmi, Johannes Eichenhofer, Caterina Drigo, Michael Kolocek, Lauren Ware, Levi Cooper, Sini Kangas, Funlola Olojede and Ron Roth) contributed from there own field of research. Video Artist Anna Konic took part in the sessions and presented her work, "In the same city, under the same sky - interviews with immigrants."