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NGO Days 2011
Civil Society in Croatia 2016 – Vision, Strategy and Action
Organized by the Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of Republic of Croatia,
TACSO Croatia Office and Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development
PULA
26 – 28 May 2011
AGENDA
THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
14:00 – 15:00
Participants’ registration and welcome snack
15:00 – 15:45
Opening of NGO Days
Ivan Jakovcic, mayor of Istrian county
Vinko Knez, Assistant Director, Administrative Department
for social activities of the City of Pula
Erol Akdag, Attaché for Human Rights, Minorities, DeMining and Civil Society, Delegation of European Union in
the Republic of Croatia
Zrinka Vrabec Mojzes, representative of the President of th
Republic of Croatia
15:45 – 16:00
Break
16:00 – 17:30
1st Open Space session
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Introduction of the work method
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Announcement of the theme and creation of agenda
Opening of “Theme Market”
17:30 – 19:00
1st Conversation Circle
19:00 – 19:30
Evening news
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20:00
What was going on today
Announcements for tomorrow
Morning activities on the offer (running, walking,
meditation…)
Dinner
FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
09:00 – 09:30
Morning news
09:30 – 11:00
2nd Conversation Circle
11:00 – 12:30
3rd Conversation Circle
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:30
Preparation for presentations/reports
14:30 – 15:30
Exhibition of group work results
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Reviewing, reading, talking about reports and discussion
summaries
Identifying themes for further processing – how to
strategically support the vision
15:30 – 17:00
Working out strategic guidelines in groups / preparation of
presentations
17:00 – 18:15
Exhibition of group work results
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18:15 – 19:30
Evening news / Final round
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20:00
Presentations, reviewing, reading, discussion on
proposals, amendments by other participants
What was going on today
Impressions at the end of the day
Dinner
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SATURDAY, 28 MAY 2011
Celebrating European Year of Volunteering
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome addresses
Viviana Benussi, Deputy Mayor of Istrian County
Vinko Knez, Assistant Director, Administrative Department
for social activities of the City of Pula
Gordana Forcic, National Committee for Development of
Volunteering
Gordana Radonic, Ministry of Family, Veterans and InterGenerational Solidarity of the Republic of Croatia
09:30 - 11:00
Discussion "Volunteering and citizen activism complementarities and differences"
Gordana Forcic, National Committee for Development of
Volunteering
Lejla Sehic-Relic, Croatian Network of Volunteer Centers
Sandra Pernar, GONG
Suzana Fraberger, Association Suncokret - Pula
Bojana Culum, Faculty of Philosophy Rijeka
11:00 - 12:00
Presentation of possibilities for support to development
of volunteerism and civil society within upcoming EU
Funding Calls for Proposals
Katarina Ivankovic Knezevic, Ministy of Economy, Labor
and Entrepreurship
Igor Vidacak, Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the
Government of the Republic of Croatia
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* The content and the themes of Conversation Circles will be established by NGO Days
participants.