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22nd Annual Volonteurope Conference: Active Citizens for Europe

Bucharest, Romania, 16th-18th October 2013

PROGRAMME

This event has received generous support from the European Commission Youth in Action and Europe for Citizens

Programmes, Romanian and European NGO Organisations, Agencies and Corporates

Official Media Partners

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Please note: the main conference venue is RIN Grand Hotel, 7D Vitan Barzesti Street, District 4, 042121 Bucharest

10:00 16:00Registration Desk Opens at RIN Grand Hotel

PLEASE NOTE: It will also be possible to reg ister on Thursday 17 October 20 12

10:00 12:30 Volonteurope Board Meeting (RIN Grand Hotel)

12:30 13:30 Networking Lunch: Volonteurope Board, Members & Associate

13:30 15:00 Volonteurope Annual General Meeting: Board, Members & Associates

16:30 Transfer to the Palace of Parliament

17:00 19:30

RECEPTION AND OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE

The Palace of Parliament, Nicolae Blcescu Hall, 2-4 Izvor Street, Bucharest

An ID will be necessary to enter the Palace of Parliament

Speakers:Lucy de Groot

President of

Volonteurope &

Chief Executive of CSV

United Kingdom

Iulia Deutsch

Deputy Head of the

European

Commission

Representation

Romania

Iuliana Dinu

Director of Chance for

Life Foundation

Romania

Victor Ponta (TBC)

Prime Minister

Romania

Nicolae Banicioiu (TBC)

Minister of Youth and

Sports

Romania

Mihai Sturzu (TBC)

Deputy of the

Parliament

Romania

Andrei Popescu

Coordinator of Youth in Action

Department

ANPCDEFP Agency

Romania

Opening Address

Doina Adriana Pan(TBC)Minister Delegate for Social Dialogue

Romania

TAKING OF THE OFFICIAL CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPH

20:00Opening Dinner, Caru cu bere Restaurant, 5 Stavropoleos Street, 030081 Bucharest

Bus Transport for Participants to RIN Grand Hotel after the Dinner

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Breakfast (RIN Grand Hotel)

08:00 Registration Desk Opens at RIN Grand Hotel

09:30 10:15

Opening Addresses

Chaired by: Clmentine Lafort (Volonteurope Vice-Pre sident) & Maryanne Burton (Volonteurope Board Member)

Key Themes of the Conference and the EY of Citizens 2013 The State of Volunteering in Romania

Darren Hughes

Director of Campaigns and Research, Electoral Reform Society

UK

Codrin Scutaru

Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour, Family

Affairs and Civil ProtectionRomania

Alina Gorghiu

Deputy of the Romanian

ParliamentRomania

Anca Nastase

Chief Executive,

VOLUM FederationRomania

10:15 10:45 Coffee Break (RIN Grand Hotel)

10:45 13:00

Roundtable:

The Value of Active Citizens

Roundtable:

Volunteering as an Expression of Active Citizenship

Roundtable:

Volunteering Promoting Human Rights and Social Justice

Recognition of the Value of Volunteers: Volunteering

as a Pathway to Social Integration and Employment

Promoting and Developing Active Citizenship through

Volunteering: Best Practices and ChallengesHow to Create Active Citizens for an Inclusive Europe

Perdita

Wingerter

Ioana

Bere

Hilary

Anslow

Carmen

Marcu

Karen

Hamilton

&

Oonagh

Aitken

Mauro

Pellegrino

Anna

Camposeragna

Oana

Preda

Thelma Bowlay-

Williams

Ana Rosa Alcalde

&

Mamadou

Cheikh Agne

Adriana Popescu &

Vlad Dumitrescu

Gemeinsamleben und

lernen in

Europa

Germany

Cluj-Napoca

Volunteer

Centre

Romania

CSV

UK

VOLUM

Federation

Romania

CSV

UK

CESVOT

Italy

CESAVO

Italy

CeRe ResourceCentre for

Public

Participation

Romania

InternationalDiaspora

Development

Initiative

UK

Alianza por la

Solidaridad

Spain

Civil Society

Development

Foundation FDSC

Romania

Roundtable:

Volunteers of All Ages Empowering Communities

Roundtable:

Volunteering in Educational and Learning Environments

Building Community Capacity through Volunteering and Active Citizenship Intergenerational and Volunteering Programmes in School Systems

Morven MacLean Jamie GreerOlivia

ButterworthAndrei Popescu Christiane Richter Anna Heijker

Macmillan @ Glasgow

Libraries

UK (Scotland)

Volunteer Now

UK (Northern Ireland)

NHS England

UK

ANPCDEFP

Romania

Seniorpartner in School e.V.

Germany

Chance for Life Foundation

Romania

13:00 14:30 Networking Lunch (RIN Grand Hotel)

14:30 17:30 Themed Visits to NGOs and Foundations in Bucharest

19:00 Transfer to the ACE Awards Venue

20:00 23:00

7th ACTIVE CITIZENS OF EUROPE (ACE) AWARDS GALA AND RECEPTION

National Art Centre Romanian Y outh, 19 Gutenberg Street, Sector 5, Bucharest

Master of Ceremony: Oscar Musat, Singer & Songwriter, Romania

Musical Performances by: Oscar Musat and Iuliana Puschila

Bus Transport for Participants to RIN Grand Hotel after the ACE Awards Gala

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Breakfast (RIN Grand Hotel)

09:30 10:15 Final Session of Themed Roundtables

10:15 10:45 Coffee Break (RIN Grand Hotel)

10:45 11:45

Facilitated Plenary on Conclusions from the Roundtables Messages from the Conference

Nicole Schmiedefeld

CSV

United Kingdom

11:45 12:45 Social Theatre Performance with Participants Input

12:45 13:00 Comfort Break (RIN Grand Hotel)

13:00 13:30

Close of the Conference

Andr Hudepohl

Vice President of Volonteurope &

Policy Advisor to the General Director at Humanitas

United Kingdom

Eva Hambach

President of CEV European Volunteer Centre &

Director of Vlaams Steunpunt Vrijwilligerswerk

Belgium

13:30 14:45 Networking Lunch (RIN Grand Hotel)

14:45

Guided Tour of the Palace of Parliament

Participants staying in Bucharest after the Conference have the possibility to join a guided tour of the Palace of Parliament (cost LEI 25 = EUR 6). The last tour of the day begins at 15:45 so

participants wishing to join will need to leave RIN Grand Hotel at 14:45. An ID will be necessary to enter the Palace of Parliament.