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Conference Agenda

Draft Agenda with Speakers

Agenda at a Glance
ICVA Conference on NGOs in a Changing World Order: Dilemmas and Challenges

14-15 February 2003

Maison des Associations 15, rue des Savoises (Plainpalais) Geneva, telephone +41 22 329 2022

Day I
Friday 14 February 2003
Day II
Saturday 15 February 2003
09:00-10:00 Registration and Coffee 09:00-10:30 Plenary II on The Effects of the Changing World Order on the Protection of Displaced Persons and Migrants: Panel and Discussion
10:00-10:30 Opening 10:30-11:00 Coffee
10:30-12:00 Keynote Address and Q& A 11:00-12:30 Working Groups
12:00-13:30 Lunch 12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Plenary I on The Increasing Presence of Military Forces and the Independence of NGOs: Panel and Discussion 13:30-15:00 Plenary III on The Strategic Value of Forgotten Crises: The Determining Factor?:Panel and Discussion
15:00-15:30 Coffee 15:00-15:30 Coffee
15:30-17:00 Working Groups 15:30-17:00 Working Groups
17:00-18:00 Plenary Session on Conference Statement 17:00-18:00 Closing Session


DRAFT AGENDA
ICVA Conference on NGOs in a Changing World Order:
Dilemmas and Challenges

14-15 February 2003

Maison des Associations 15, rue des Savoises (Plainpalais) Geneva, telephone +41 22 329 2022

Day I
Friday 14 February 2003
09:00-10:00 Registration and Coffee Lobby
10:00-10:30 Opening
  • Mr. Anders Ladekarl, Chair, ICVA Executive Committee
  • Ambassador Jean-Marc Boulgaris, Permanent Representative, Swiss Mission
  • Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    10:30-12:00 Keynote Address and Q & A - NGOs in a Changing World Order: Dilemmas and Challenges
  • Mr. Iain Levine, Programme Director, Human Rights Watch
  • Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    12:00-13:30 Lunch Cafeteria
    13:30-15:00 Plenary I - The Increasing Presence of Military Forces and the Independence of NGOs: Panel and Discussion

    Panellists:

  • Mr. Rafa Vilasanjuan, Secretary-General, Médecins sans Frontières International
  • Prof. Hugo Slim, Oxford Brookes University

    Moderator:

  • Mr. Edward Girardet, Executive Director, Media Action International
  • Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    15:00-15:30 Coffee Cafeteria
    15:30-17:00 Working Groups

    A - Moderator:

  • Mr. William Canny, Secretary General, International Catholic Migration Commission
    B - Moderator:
  • Ms Callie Long, Communications Officer, ACT International
    C - Moderator:
  • Mr. Sean Lowrie, The Sphere Project
  • A: Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    B: Salle Rene Dumont
    C:
    Salle Steve Biko
    17:00-18:00 Plenary Session on Conference Statement

    Moderator:

  • Dr. Elizabeth Ferris, World Council of Churches, Vice-Chair, ICVA Executive Committee
  • Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    Day II
    Saturday 15 February 2003
    09:00-10:30 Plenary II - The Effects of the Changing World Order on the Protection of Displaced Persons and Migrants: Panel and Discussion

    Panellists:

  • Prof. B.S. Chimni, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • Ms Christina Jespersen, Programme Coordinator for North Caucasus, Danish Refugee Council

    Moderator:

  • Ms Monette Zard, Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute
  • Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    10:30-11:00 Coffee Cafeteria
    11:00-12:30 Working Groups

    A - Moderator: Mr. William Canny, Secretary General, International Catholic Migration Commission
    B - Moderator: Ms Callie Long, Communications Officer, ACT International
    C - Moderator: Mr. Sean Lowrie, The Sphere Project

    A: Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    B: Salle Rene Dumont
    C: Salle Steve Biko
    12:30-13:30 Lunch Cafeteria
    13:30-15:00 15:00-15:30 Coffee Cafeteria Plenary III - The Strategic Value of Forgotten Crises: The Determining Factor? : Panel and Discussion

    Panellists:

  • Mr. Steven Muncy, Executive Director, Community and Family Services International
  • Mr. Larry Thomson, Refugees International, (TBC)Moderator:
  • Mr. Jeff Crisp, Head of Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, UNHCR
  • Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    15:30-17:00 Working Groups

    A - Moderator:

  • Mr. William Canny, Secretary General, International Catholic Migration Commission
    B - Moderator:
  • Ms Callie Long, Communications Officer, ACT International
    C - Moderator: Mr. Sean Lowrie, The Sphere Project
  • A: Salle Mahatma Gandhi
    B: Salle Rene Dumont
    C: Salle Steve Biko
    17:00-18:00 Closing Session Salle Mahatma Gandhi
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