Wednesday, 25th april Senate Hall, main building 9:00 – 9:45 20 years of CBSS and civil society in Baltic Sea Region Mr. Jan Lundin Director General of the CBSS Secretariat, Stockholm 9:45 – 10:30 The EUSBSR: Experiences and Perspectives Mr. Anders Lindholm European Commission, DG Regio Moderator: Mr. Krister Hanne, German BS NGO Focal point 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:45 Panel discussion: The EUSBSR and opportunities for civic participation
Social Capital for a sustainable Baltic Sea Region
Mrs. Bjarney Friðriksdóttir Council of the Baltic Sea States, Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings Mr. Anders Lindholm European Commission, DG Regio Mrs. Darja Akhutina and Mr. Jens William Grav Baltic Sea NGO Network Prof. Dr. Bernd Henningsen Department of Northern European Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; DeepWater – The Baltic Sea Region Think-Tank
X. Baltic Sea NGO Forum
Moderator: Dr. Tobias Etzold German Institute for International and Security Affairs
23–25 april 2012 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Restaurant “12 Apostel”, Georgenstr. 2
Auditorium Grimm-Zentrum, Geschwister-Scholl-Str. 3 14:15 – 16:00 Closing session Presentation of workshop results Discussion and agreement on final statement Summary of the X. Baltic Sea NGO Forum Moderator: Mrs. Anna-Lena Pohl, German BS NGO Focal Point End of conference
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Monday, 23rd april
16:15 – 16:25 Presentation of Workshop I: Youth Mr. Lars Kascha, Baltic Sea Secretariat for Youth Affairs
Senate Hall, main building 12:00 –
Registration
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome and introduction
16:25 – 16:35 Presentation of WS II: Environment Mrs. Silke Junge, German-Russian Exchange 16:35 – 16:55 Project presentation balt adapt and RADOST
Mr. Krister Hanne, German BS NGO Focal Point 14:10 – 14:30 Greetings Mr. Peter Schoof Director European Affairs, German Federal Foreign Office
Mrs. Franziska Stuke, Ecologic Institute Berlin 17:00 – 18:30 First sessions WS I: Youth, and WS II: Environment 17:00 – 17:30 Presentation of Workshop III: Human Rights Introductory speech by Mrs. Merle Haruoja, Estonian Institute of Human Rights “Looking into the future: Human Rights – Challenging Developments in the Baltic Sea Region”
State Secretary Mrs. Hella Dunger-Löper State of Berlin Delegate to the Federation and Commissioner for European Affairs, Commissioner for Active Citizenship Prof. Dr. Michael Kämper-van den Boogaart Vice President for Academic Studies and International Affairs of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Mr. Kurt Bodewig Former Federal Minister of transportation and infrastructure Chairman Baltic Sea Forum 14:30 – 14:50 Review NGO Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region Mrs. Darja Akhutina, Mr. Jens William Grav Baltic Sea NGO Network 14:50 – 15:00 Presentation Initiative World NGO Day Mr. Marcis L. Skadmanis World NGO Day Secretariat, Executive Director Mrs. Rasma Pīpiķe Civic Alliance – Latvia, Director 15:00 – 15:20 Presentation NGOs in Belarus Mrs. Irina Kalinovskaja Belarussian Association for Environmental Management 15:20 – 15:30 Presentation Black Sea NGO Network Mrs. Gabriela-Raluca Simbotin Black Sea NGO Network 15:30 – 15:45 Presentation The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation
17:30 – 17:40 Presentation of Workshop IV: Social Affairs Mr. Rolf Solvang, Welfare Alliance Norway 17:40 – 17:50 Presentation Workshop V: Civic Participation & Lifelong learning Mrs. Rasma Pīpiķe, Civic Alliance – Latvia Moderator: Mrs. Anna-Lena Pohl, German BS NGO Focal Point
Permanent Representation of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein to the Federal Government, In den Ministergärten 8 19:00
Baltic Sea Days’ Cultural Kick-Off in cooperation with the Permanent Representation of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein to the Federal Government (see invitation)
Tuesday, 24th april 9:00 – 10:30 Workshop sessions 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:45 Workshop sessions 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch WS I, III, IV and V Restaurant “12 Apostel”, Georgenstr. 2 13:00 – 16:30 Meeting with Baltic Sea Parliamentarians (Special delegation) Place: German Bundestag, Paul-Löbe-Haus 14:15 – 16:00 Workshop sessions
Mr. Martins Murnieks German Marshall Fund of the United States
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
Moderator: Mr. Krister Hanne, German BS NGO Focal Point
German Federal Foreign Office, Weltsaal (Entrance: Unterwasserstr. 10)
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break
17:00
Presidential function (see admission ticket “Einlasskarte”)