III Baltic Sea NGO forum. 2003

The Finnish CBSS Presidency
III Baltic Sea NGO forum
8 - 11 May 2003, Turku

Northern Dimension - Human Dimension?
Strengthening the Civil Society in the Baltic Sea Region

The CBSS Presidency is coming over to Finland in 2003. Within the frame of NGO co-operation in the Baltic Sea Region the III Baltic Sea NGO Forum will take place in Turku, Finland on the 8 - 11 of May 2003.

TIMETABLE OF THE PREPARATORY PROCESS

17 - 18 October
International preparatory meeting in Turku
On the agenda:
Outline for the forum programme
Keynote speakers + other invited guests

October - February
- Planning the programme of the thematic sessions
- Inviting the keynote speakers + guests
- Applying for funding
- National preparatory committees meet

14 -15 February
International preparatory meeting in Helsinki
On the agenda:
Preliminary programme
Background papers produced by the thematic groups
Drafting the forum conclusions

February - May
- Discussing the content of conclusions via email
- Travel arrangements of the national delegations

March 7
Focal points confirm the number of participants from each country

April 1
Deadline for registration

May - June
Submitting the conclusions of the forum to CBSS

FORUM THEMES

An important part of the work of the forum will be done in thematic working groups. The four thematic groups are
(The titles are subject to changes)

1. From social exclusion to collective inclusion
   Contact person: Kirsi-Maria Manninen, Kirsi-Maria.Manninen@helsinginensikoti.fi
2. Sustainable way of life
   Contact person: Saara Turkki, saaraturkki@hotmail.com
3. Sustainable way of life
   Open Sesame! NGOs and the governments co-operating within and outside the enlarging EU, meri.kulmala@stete.org
4. Human rights - Equality
   Contact persons: Johanna Kiesilainen, jomaki@utu.fi,
   Ulla Lundqvist, ul@feminaaboensis.com

THE KEY-NOTE SPEAKERS

During the International preparatory meeting in Turku it was agreed that the presentations in the plenary sessions are held in the form of a hearing. The key-note speakers are asked to treat a few defined themes in their presentation and afterwards invited interviewers ask questions to the speakers, and also the audience has a possibility to comment.

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Additional information:

Program

Download list of participants in PDF format

Download conclusions in PDF format