The agenda of the 1st European Convention
Dates: 3-5 June 2005
Location: Concert Noble, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1040 Brussels
Friday 3 June:
6:00 Registration at Concert Noble
7:00 Plenary: Welcome address and introduction to First European Citizens' Convention
Gerrit Rauws, Director at the King Baudouin Foundation
Rainer Gerold, Director, Science and Society Directorate, European Commission, DG Research
Andrea Fischer and Daniel Stone, Lead facilitators
8:00 Dinner
Saturday 4 June:
9:00 Plenary: Opening
9:15 Table Group Exercise: Hopes and Expectations
9:50 Plenary: Prepare for case study exercises
10:10 BREAK/GROUP PHOTO
10:30 Table group: Identify European themes from case studies
11:15 MINI-BREAK
11:30 Plenary: Review results of European themes from case studies
11.50 Table Group: Identify European Themes from second case study
12:30 LUNCH
2:00 Plenary: Review results of European themes from second round of cases
2:25 Table Group: Identify “cross-case” themes
3:15 BREAK/KOOSH BALL GAME
3:45 Plenary: review results of “cross case” themes
4:45 Meeting in National Groups
5:30 Plenary: Report from National Group meetings/evaluate day
6:00 CLOSE
7.30 Visit and Dinner: Short visit archeological site of the Coudenberg and walking dinner at the Bellevue Museum
Sunday 5 June:
9:00 Plenary: Review “cross-case” themes and vote on priority themes
10:00 Table Groups: Identify key question related to “cross-case” themes
11:00 BREAK
11:30 Plenary: Finalize set of key questions related to “cross-case” themes
12:00 Table group: Feedback on first European Citizens’Convention
12:30 LUNCH
2:00 Plenary: Rehearse presentation to public
2:30 Plenary: Presentation to public and Question and Answer session
3:30 CLOSE
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