VLADA REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE URED ZA UDRUGE NGO DAYS 2011 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 CELEBRATING EUROPEAN YEAR OF VOLUNTEERING 28 May 2011 DRAFT AGENDA SATURDAY, 28 MAY 2011 09.00 – 9:30 Welcome speeches Representative of the County Representative of the City Representative of the National Committee for Development of Volunteerism Representative of the European Commission Representative of the Government of the Republic of Croatia Discussion "Volunteering and citizen activism – complementarities and differences " 09:30 – 11:00 11:00 – 12:00 Gordana Forčić, National Committee for Development of Volunteerism Nives Ivelja, Croatian Network of Volunteer Centers Representative of a CSO working on public advocacy issues Representative of academic community Presentation on possibilities to support development of volunteerism and civil society within upcoming Calls for EU funds Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship Igor Vidačak, Office for Cooperation with NGOs of the Government of Republic of Croatia Moderator: Tina Šimurina, journalist of the Croatian Radio and Television