VOLUNTEERS AS CATALYSTS

FOR SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

Provisional Programme IVCO 2009
Budapest, Hungary,
18th-21st October 2009
Sunday 18th October - DAY ONE

14.00-17.00 Budapest sightseeing tour.

15.30-18.30 Registration.
18.30-20.30 Snack and welcome drinks with ex-volunteers.

Monday 19th October - DAY TWO

08.45-09.00 Welcome to IVCO 2009:

Deborah Snelson, Chair of FORUM and CEO of Volunteer
Service Abroad.

09.00-10.00 Distinguished Guest Speakers:

Global perspective: Title to be confirmed.
Brigid McConville, Director, The White Ribbon Alliance
for Safe Motherhood.

10.00-11.00 Regional perspective: Development or education in the 12

new EU countries
Rilli Lappalainen, Finnish NGDO platform to the EU.

11.00-11.15 Welcome speech:

László Várkonyi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), State
Secretary in charge of non-European bilateral relations
and International Development.

11.15-11.45 Morning tea break.

11.45-13.15 Global Poverty Project Presentation:

Hugh Evans, Development Advocate and Co-founder of
Global Poverty Project.

13.15-14.00 Lunch.

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14.00-15.30 Sharing Good Practice in International Volunteering -
Small Group Presentations:
A. Example of returned volunteers effectively tackling
problems in Japan.
Ms. Shoko Fukuda and Mr. Takemichi Shirai, Senior
Advisor to the Director General, Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) and FORUM Executive
Member.

B. The involvement of returned volunteers in mentoring

national volunteers and their ongoing work with developing
communities.
Malou Juanito, Executive Director of VSO Bahaginan.

C. Outplaying Differences:
Sharing good practices on social engagement – with change
agents from the field of sports.
Håkon Ødegård, Head of Communications, Fredskorpset
(FK Norway) and Nita Kapoor, Director General,
Fredskorpset (FK Norway).

D. Title to be confirmed.
Iris Almeida-Côté, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Canada World Youth (CWY).

15.30-16.00 Afternoon tea break.

16.00-17.30 Gender and Volunteerism Research Presentation:

Mae Chao, Research and Development Group,
United Nations Volunteers (UNV).

17.30-19.00 Free time / networking opportunity.

19.00-20.30 Official dinner at Hotel Helia.

Tuesday 20th October - DAY THREE

09.00-10.30 Impact of International Volunteering and Services

Presentation and Discussion:
Dr. Cliff Allum, CEO of Skillshare International, Helene
Perold, Executive Director of VOSESA and Ben Lough,
Research Associate, Brown School of Social Work,
Washington University.

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10.30-11.00 Morning tea break.

11.00-11.45 Challenges in International Volunteering Programmes -

Small Group Presentations:
D. A coordinated approach to volunteering and social
change.
Dennis Lane, Programme Manager – Volunteering,
Skillshare International.

E. Initiative of Korea for overseas volunteering, World

Friends Korea: “More Volunteers, Better Volunteering”.
Ms. Jeehyun Yoon, Assistant Manager Overseas Volunteers
Planning Team, KOICA.

F. Human Rights and Peace Work in war damaged

Columbia – a multiple challenge for Personnel
Development Cooperation.
Sepp Gähwiler, Director Bethlehem Mission Immensee and
Committee Member of Unité.

G. Adapt quantitative and qualitative capacity of the French

organisations of sending to the increasing enthusiasm of the
French people for international volunteering: A new
challenge for AFVP.
Gérard Ventre, Team member of the partnership
department, French Association of Volunteers of Progress
(AFVP.)

11.45-12.45 Volunteers as Catalysts for Social Engagement

Presentation:
Tina Wallace, Research Associate, Sociologist and
Development Consultant.

12.45-14.00 Lunch at Hotel Helia.

14.00-16.00 Working Discussion Groups:

Reflection and consideration of ideas raised in morning
sessions.

16.00-16.30 Afternoon tea break.

16.30-17.00 Feedback on Plenary Discussion.

17.00-18.30 Freetime.

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 18.30-21.30 Dinner on a boat on the Danube.

Wednesday 21st October - DAY FOUR

09.00-10.30 International Volunteer Year +10 Presentation:

Flavia Pansieri, Executive Coordinator, United Nations
Volunteers (UNV).

10.30-11.00 Morning tea break.

11.00-13.00 Parallel Session:

FORUM Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Note: FORUM Member delegates invited to attend.

Small Group Presentation:

G. Sharing good practice in international volunteering.
Note: Non-FORUM Member delegates invited to attend.

13.00-14.00 Lunch at Hotel Helia.

14.00-16.00 Parallel Session:

Heads of Agencies Meeting.

14.00-18.00 Szentendre trip. (Please note trip takes 4 hours).

16.00-18.00 FORUM Executive Board Meeting.

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