Looking Forward: Cross-border programmes and Belarusian NGO development
Roundtable – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-22 February 2003

20 February 2002

11:30 Opening session: Welcome and introduction to conference priorities and goals
Paweł Kazanecki – East European Democratic Centre – IDEE (Poland)
Rodger Potocki – National Endowment for Democracy (USA)
Jolanta Taruskiene – Lithuanian and U.S. Initiatives (Lithuania)
11:50 Presentations by participants: current (cross-border) programmes and priorities.
* We would ask that all conference participants keep their prepared statements to a maximum of 5 minutes

12:45 Coffee break

13:00 Presentations cont’d

14:00 Lunch

15:00 Cross-border programmes: Case studies – pitfalls and successes
Trygve Olsen – International Republican Institute
Oleksiy Lychkovakh - Committee Voters of Ukraine – local elections 2003
Jolanta Taruskiene: How to develop regional program in Belarus: problems and achievements

16:00 Coffee break

16:15 General Discussion

18:30 Dinner - Stiklių Bočiai, Šv. Ignoto 4/3, Tel: 262 51 41 / 262 20 23

21 February 2003

9:30 Panel Discussion: Cooperation between NGOs and authorities on the local level (local and Parliamentary elections)
Victar Karnijenka (Belarus)
Ales Mazur (Belarus)
Juras Hubarevich (Belarus)
Ales Michalevich (Belarus)
Iryna Zyhar (Belarus)

10:00 General Discussion

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Panel Discussion: The role of youth NGOs and the development of young leaders
Alona Valyniec – (Belarus)
Iryna Vidanova – (Belarus)
Balazs Jarabik – Institute for Civic Diplomacy/Pontis Foundation (Slovakia)

12:45 General Discussion

13:30 Lunch

14:30 Panel Discussion: Media
Oleg Panfilov – Centre for Journalisms in Extreme Situations (Russia)
Jaroslaw Iwanuk - Polskie Radio Bialystok

15:00 General Discussion

16:00 Coffee Break

16:15 Panel Discussion: Role of schools and educators
Krzysztof Stanowski Foundation for Education for Democracy (Poland)
Tamara Mackievich: Centar Supolnasc (Belarus)
Max Charniauski: (Belarus)
Tatiana Kopiec: (Belarus)

16:45 General Discussion

18:30 Dinner - Stiklių Aludė Gaono 7, Tel: 262 45 01

22 February 2002

9:00 Panel Discussion: Think Tanks: their role and impact
Agnieszka Komorowska – Stefan Batory Foundation (Poland)
Valerka Bylhakou: Analytical Group (Belarus)
Juras Lichtarowicz: Belarusian Schumann Society (Belarus)
Kristina Vaiciunaite – Institute of International Relations and Political Science (Lithuania)

9:30 General Discussion

10:45 Coffee break
11:00 The Future of Cross-border:
Pawel Kazanecki: Coordination of cross border activity

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Guided tour of Vilnius (optional)