thursday 21 october 2010

19th European Workshop on Voluntary Action
Strengthening the Voice of Active European Citizens
21-24 October 2010, Athens, Greece
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Please note: In addition to the Master Classes presented in this draft programme,
additional workshops will be confirmed shortly. We will send out regular updates of the programme.
THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER 2010
Registration Desk Opens, Titania Hotel
12:00 – 17:00
PLEASE NOTE: It will also be possible to register on Friday 22 October 2010
14:00 – 16:00
Training for Presenters of Master Classes
Trainer TBC
Venue: TBC
Opening Ceremony:
Speeches
19:00 – 21:00
Taking of Official Conference Photograph
Reception
Venue: Athens City Hall
PLEASE NOTE:
Thursday 22 October 2010 will be the day when most of the delegates are arriving for the conference.
We will endeavour to have volunteers from PRAKSIS present at Arrivals in Athens Airport to meet participants from incoming flights and help them with directions and transport options to Titania Hotel.
08:00
Breakfast, Titania Hotel
08:45 – 09:00
Plenary Presentation: “Volunteering in Greece: now and in the future”
Tzanetos Antypas, Director & President of the Board, PRAKSIS
Titania Hotel
FRIDAY 22 OCTOBER 2010
09:15 – 10:45
Master Class 1A (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 1B (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 1C (Titania Hotel)
EVIVA Project: an Anglo-Italian Experience
of Senior Volunteer Exchanges
Is Volunteering as an Effective Tool
for Crime Prevention?
The Volunteer Management Cycle:
the Later Stages
Luca Buffa
Cesavo
Italy
Rob Lever
CSV RSVP
United Kingdom
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; Inclusion, Diversity &
Equality; Socially Vulnerable Groups;
Volunteering at Any Age
10:45 – 11:15
11:15 – 12:45
Vasilis Karydis
University of
Olga Themeli
Peloponnese &
University of
Crete
Deputy Ombudsman
for Human Rights
Greece
Greece
Themes addressed:
European Year of Combating Poverty & Social Inclusion
2010; Diversity & Equality; Influencing Policy; Socially
Vulnerable Groups
Maria
Moudatsou
PRAKSIS
Greece
20:00 – 22:00
09:10
–
13:10
Master Class 2B (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 2C (Titania Hotel)
Building Sustainable Partnerships
with Companies
AMICUS Project: European Volunteering and
Citizenship for Disadvantaged Youth
Volunteers in Rehabilitation Centres for
Dependent Individuals
Presenter TBC
La Ligue
France
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; Inclusion, Diversity & Equality;
Value of Volunteering
12:45 – 13:45
14:00 – 16:00
Themes addressed:
Volunteer Management; Inclusion,
Diversity & Equality
Master Class 2A (Titania Hotel)
Clémentine Laforêt
Itinéraire International
France
The following is a 2-part workshop
and participants who select it need to
attend both sessions. Coffee will be
served during a short break
approximately half-way through the
workshop.
Joseph Oladosu
Action for Community Development
United Kingdom
Coffee Break, Titania Hotel
Roisin Murphy
KPMG
United Kingdom
Themes addressed:
CSR & Employee Volunteering; European
Year of Volunteering 2011; Value of
Volunteering; Volunteer Management
Master Classes 1D & 2D (Titania Hotel)
Presenter TBC
Kethea Centre
Greece
Themes addressed:
Inclusion, Diversity & Equality; Socially Vulnerable
Groups; Value of Volunteering
Appreciative inquiry:
You are a miracle!
PARTS 1 & 2
Ton van Elst & Adriaan Vonk
MOVISIE
The Netherlands
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; Influencing Policy
& Decision-Making; Volunteer
Management; Tools for Volunteering
Lunch, Titania Hotel
NGO Visit 1
Kethea Centre
Volunteer Drug Prevention &
Therapy Services
NGO Visit 2
PRAKSIS Polyclinic
Volunteer Medical Services
NGO Visit 3
Refugee Shelter
Volunteer Services for Young
Refugees and Migrants
NGO Visit 4
Wawel Day Centre
Volunteer Psychology &
Psychiatric Services
4th Active Citizens of Europe (ACE) Awards Ceremony & Dinner
Venue: TBC
NGO Visit 5
ERMIS Day Centre
Volunteer Services for
the Disabled
08:00
Breakfast, Titania Hotel
Plenary Debate on the Upcoming Launch of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 (EYV 2011)
08:45 – 09:50
Actions at EU & Member State Level; Reaching Out to New Volunteers; EYV2011 in the Voluntary, Public and Private Sectors
Titania Hotel
Master Class 3A (Titania Hotel)
SATURDAY 23 OCTOBER 2010
The Changing Face of Youth Volunteering:
Citizenship & Rights
10:00 – 11:30
Malcolm Jackson
CSV Consulting
United Kingdom
Becky Taplin
eVOLVER Volunteers
United Kingdom
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; Inclusion, Diversity &
Equality; Value of Volunteering; Volunteering at
Any Age; Youth Volunteering
11:30 – 11:45
11:45 – 13:15
Master Class 3B (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 3C (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 3D (Titania Hotel)
“Our Community, Your Business!”
Vulnerable Groups: Volunteers Supporting
HIV Patients
Internet, Social Media & Volunteering
Doreen Grant-Oppan
Works 4 U
United Kingdom
Presenter TBC
Centre for Life
Greece
Hannes Jähnert
Academy for Volunteering
Germany
Themes addressed:
CSR & Employee Volunteering; Innovation in
Volunteering; Value of Volunteering; Volunteer
Management
Themes addressed:
European Year of Combating Poverty & Social
Exclusion 2010; Inclusion, Diversity & Equality;
Socially Vulnerable Groups
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; ICT & Innovation in Volunteering;
Influencing Policy & Decision-Making; Recognition &
Celebration of Volunteering; Volunteering at Any Age
Coffee Break, Titania Hotel
Master Class 4A (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 4B (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 4C (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 4D (Titania Hotel)
Social Activation Model (SAM) Project:
Promoting Empowerment
National-Civic Service in Israel: Inclusion of
Special Youth Populations
Thinking Beyond Volunteer Retention
Activities in the Services for
People with Disabilities
Faye Smith
Ipswich Media Clubhouse
United Kingdom
Lior Shohat
Administration for National-Civic Service
Israel
Marion Schumann
Hammersmith & Fulham Volunteer Centre
United Kingdom
Maria Apostolou
ERMIS NGO
Greece
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; Inclusion, Diversity &
Equality; Socially Vulnerable Groups; European
Year of Combating Poverty & Social Exclusion
2010; European Year of Volunteering 2011
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; Inclusion, Diversity & Equality
in Volunteering; Influencing Policy & DecisionMaking; Socially Vulnerable Groups
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; Inclusion, Diversity & Equality;
Value of Volunteering; Volunteer Management
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; Value of Volunteering;
Volunteering at Any Age; Volunteering & the
Environment; Tools for Volunteering
13:15 – 14:00
Lunch, Titania Hotel
14:15 – 17:30
VOLONTEUROPE VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITY: Athens Beach Clean-Up
Supported by and with involvement of staff from a major pharmaceutical company
20:00 – 22:00
Dinner & Live Music for Conference Participants
Rozalia Taverna, Athens City Centre (10-minute walk from Titania Hotel)
SUNDAY 24 OCTOBER 2010
08:00
09:30 – 11:00
Breakfast, Titania Hotel
Master Class 5A (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 5B (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 5C (Titania Hotel)
Master Class 5D (Titania Hotel)
How to Gain and Maintain
Volunteers Inclusively
To be confirmed shortly
To be confirmed shortly
To be confirmed shortly
William Longden & Chris Leeds
Joy of Sound
United Kingdom
Themes addressed:
Active Citizenship; European Year of Combating
Poverty & Social Exclusion 2010; European Year
of Volunteering 2011; Family Volunteering;
Innovation in Volunteering; Recognition &
Celebration of Volunteering; Value of
Volunteering; Volunteering in Culture
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee Break, Titania Hotel
Final Plenary Session:
Report from the Volonteurope Board
Participant Reports & Proposals
11:15 – 12:30
20th Volonteurope Conference in Edinburgh 2011
Closing Ceremony
Venue: Titania Hotel
Lunch, Titania Hotel
12:30
Departures