DRAFT PROGRAMME XIXth Meeting of the Regional ... - SeeRural

DRAFT PROGRAMME
XIX th Meeting of the Regional Rural Development Standing Working Group (SWG)
in South-East Europe
December 7 th , 2010 (Tuesday)
• Arrival of the Participants
• Dinner at the hotel
December 8 th , 2010 (Wednesday)
December 7 th – 11 th , 2010
Bansko, Bulgaria
Internal SWG meeting (for SWG delegates only)
Chair: Mr. Tugomir Majdak, President of the SWG Assembly
Co-Chair: Mr. Boban Ilic, SWG Secretary General
09:00 - 09:10 Opening of the 19 th SWG meeting
Tugomir Majdak, President of the SWG Assembly
09:10 – 09:40 Update on developments of agriculture and RD in the SWG member
countries
All participating SWG delegates
09:40 – 10:30 Discussions and decisions about internal SWG issues according to the SWG
Operational Manual (first part)
Boban Ilic, SWG Secretary General
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00 Discussions and decisions about internal SWG issues according to the SWG
Operational Manual (second part)
Boban Ilic, SWG Secretary General
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
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XIX SWG Meeting – for all meeting participants
14:30 – 15:30 Report on realized activities within the SWG in the period September –
December 2010
Boban Ilic – SWG Secretary General
Coffee Break included
15:30 – 16:30 Discussion and planning of project activities for 2011 for SWG/GTZ projects:
• SWG–GTZ ORF FTP project: “Improving the competitiveness of
companies and organizations from Southeastern Europe in the
agricultural and food sector through implementation of food quality
standards and increased regional networking”;
Irena Dzimrevska, SWG Head of Operations
• SWG–GTZ project within the GTZ Study and Expert Fund:
“Strengthening of the regional cooperation/networking in the forestry and
water management sector and sustainable development in the river
basins of the South-Eastern Europe countries”.
Katerina Dzartovska, SWG Project Manager
16:30 – 17:00 Discussion on the SWG/InWEnt joint trainings and activities
Henriette Stange, InWEnt Capacity Building
17:00 – 17:30 Presentation on the Area Based Development Approach, Drina – Tara Pilot
Region
Fabien Santini, Joint Research Center, European Commission
17:30 – 18:00 Information about SWG/TEMPUS joint project: “Western Balkan Rural
Extension Network through Curriculum Reform”
Katerina Dzartovska, SWG Project Manager
20:00 Dinner at the hotel
December 9 th , 2010 (Thursday)
09:00 – 09:30 Information about the new SWG/ FAO Projects
Richard Eberlin, Land and Treasure Development Officer, FAO
09:30 – 10:00 Discussion and planning of the TAIEX workshops for 2011/2012
Irena Dzimrevska, SWG Head of Operations
10:00 – 11:00 Presentation and discussion about the EU-funded technical assistance for
development of SWG (results and outcomes up to November 2010)
Michael Hegarty and Natasha Ljubeckij Angjelic
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 SWG Strategic Planning (First Session)
Moderated by Uwe Krappitz
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13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:30 SWG Strategic Planning (Second Session)
Moderated by Uwe Krappitz
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 SWG Strategic Planning (Third Session)
Moderated by Uwe Krappitz
20:00 Dinner at the hotel
December 10 th , 2010 (Friday)
09:00 – 12:30 Continuation of SWG Strategic Planning
Moderated by Uwe Krappitz
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 18:00 Field Trip
December 11 th , 2010 (Saturday)
(Coffee break included)
• Departure of the participants
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