Programme agenda -Decisions for Life meeting (CIS region)-Brussels– June 15, 16 2009

Venue: International Trade Union House, Brussels.

Programme 15 June 2009

09:30 – 10:00:  Welcome by ITUC 

Chair of the morning session - Paulien Osse - director WageIndicator Foundation

10:00 – 10:30:  Who is who, objectives and expectations

10:30- 11:00:  Introduction: Women, trade unions and campaigning – Stories of success – Marieke Koning - Project leader Decisions for Life/ITUC 

11:00 – 11:15:  Coffee/tea

11:15 - 11.45:  Presentation Decisions for Life the project - Trade Union angle - Jeroen Beirnaert - Project leader Decisions for Life/ITUC

11.45 – 12:15:  Presentation Decisions for Life project - Web angle - Taisa Bandarenka - Project leader Mojazarplata for Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan 

12:15 – 12.45:  Presentation Decisions for Life project - scientific angle, Maarten van Klaveren, University of Amsterdam/AIAS

13:00 – 14:00:  Lunch

14:00 – 15.30:  Country Group Sessions: Brainstorm on national trade union campaign work plan 

Parallel meetings on project management and financial constructions in national centres - By Andre Mrost - ITUC/Moscow – Olga Barth – ITUC Finance Tendayi Matimba ITUC Finance Decisions for Life

15.30 - 16.00:  Tea/Coffee

16.00 - 17.30:  Presentation of provisional work plan and discussion on synergies with other project partner activities

18:00 – 21:00: - Dinner

Programme 16 June 2009

9:30 -10:30:  Training in financial and narrative reporting by Tendayi Matimba (half of the group 1 hour and then the other group 1 hour)

10:30 – 10:45: Coffee/Tea

10:45 – 11:45:  Training in Trade Union Campaigning by Tim Noonan ITUC Campaigns and Communications Director (half of the group 1 hour and then the other group 1 hour)

11:45 – 12:30:  Best practice, experience from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine 

12:30 – 13:00:  Problem shoot - Appointments to be made

13:00 – 14:00 - Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 – Country Group sessions: finalise trade union campaign plan

16:00 – 16:15:  Coffee/Tea

Chair: Andre Mrost/Jeroen Beirnaert

16:15-17:15:  Presentation trade union action plans

17:15-18:00:  Conclusions, list of pending issues, planning of major events and campaign dates

18:00- 21:00 - Diner