22nd Annual Volonteurope Conference: Active Citizens for Europe Bucharest, Romania, 16th-18th October 2013

PROGRAMME
This event has received generous support from the European Commission Youth in Action and Europe for Citizens Programmes, Romanian and European NGO Organisations, Agencies and Corporates

Official Media Partners

Please note: the main conference venue is RIN Grand Hotel, 7D Vitan Barzesti Street, District 4, 042121 Bucharest
10:00 16:00 10:00 12:30 12:30 13:30 Registration Desk Opens at RIN Grand Hotel PLEASE NOTE: It will also be possible to register on Thursday 17 October 2012 Volonteurope Board Meeting (RIN Grand Hotel) Networking Lunch: Volonteurope Board, Members & Associate Volonteurope Annual General Meeting: Board, Members & Associates Transfer to the Palace of Parliament RECEPTION AND OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE The Palace of Parliament, Nicolae Blcescu Hall, 2-4 Izvor Street, Bucharest An ID will be necessary to enter the Palace of Parliament Speakers: Iuliana Dinu Victor Ponta (TBC) Nicolae Banicioiu (TBC) Mihai Sturzu (TBC) Director of Chance for Prime Minister Minister of Youth and Deputy of the Life Foundation Romania Sports Parliament Romania Romania Romania

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2013

13:30 15:00 16:30

17:00 19:30

Lucy de Groot President of Volonteurope & Chief Executive of CSV United Kingdom

Iulia Deutsch Deputy Head of the European Commission Representation Romania

Andrei Popescu Coordinator of Youth in Action Department ANPCDEFP Agency Romania

Opening Address Doina Adriana Pan (TBC) Minister Delegate for Social Dialogue Romania TAKING OF THE OFFICIAL CONFERENCE PHOTOGRAPH Opening Dinner, Caru cu bere Restaurant, 5 Stavropoleos Street, 030081 Bucharest Bus Transport for Participants to RIN Grand Hotel after the Dinner

20:00

Breakfast (RIN Grand Hotel) 08:00 Registration Desk Opens at RIN Grand Hotel Opening Addresses Chaired by: Clmentine Lafort (Volonteurope Vice-President) & Maryanne Burton (Volonteurope Board Member) Key Themes of the Conference and the EY of Citizens 2013 09:30 10:15 Darren Hughes Director of Campaigns and Research, Electoral Reform Society UK The State of Volunteering in Romania Codrin Scutaru Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour, Family Affairs and Civil Protection Romania Coffee Break (RIN Grand Hotel) Roundtable: The Value of Active Citizens Recognition of the Value of Volunteers: Volunteering as a Pathway to Social Integration and Employment Perdita Wingerter Gemeinsam leben und lernen in Europa Germany Ioana Bere ClujNapoca Volunteer Centre Romania Hilary Anslow Carmen Marcu Roundtable: Volunteering as an Expression of Active Citizenship Promoting and Developing Active Citizenship through Volunteering: Best Practices and Challenges Karen Hamilton Mauro Anna Oana & Pellegrino Camposeragna Preda Oonagh Aitken CeRe Resource Centre for CSV CESVOT CESAVO Public UK Italy Italy Participation Romania Roundtable: Volunteering Promoting Human Rights and Social Justice How to Create Active Citizens for an Inclusive Europe Ana Rosa Alcalde & Mamadou Cheikh Agne Alianza por la Solidaridad Spain Alina Gorghiu Deputy of the Romanian Parliament Romania Anca Nastase Chief Executive, VOLUM Federation Romania

10:15 10:45

THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER 2013

Thelma BowlayWilliams International Diaspora Development Initiative UK

Adriana Popescu & Vlad Dumitrescu

10:45 13:00

CSV UK

VOLUM Federation Romania

Civil Society Development Foundation FDSC Romania

Roundtable: Volunteers of All Ages Empowering Communities Building Community Capacity through Volunteering and Active Citizenship Olivia Morven MacLean Jamie Greer Andrei Popescu Butterworth Macmillan @ Glasgow Volunteer Now NHS England ANPCDEFP Libraries UK (Northern Ireland) UK Romania UK (Scotland) 13:00 14:30 14:30 17:30 19:00

Roundtable: Volunteering in Educational and Learning Environments Intergenerational and Volunteering Programmes in School Systems Christiane Richter Seniorpartner in School e.V. Germany Anna Heijker Chance for Life Foundation Romania

Networking Lunch (RIN Grand Hotel) Themed Visits to NGOs and Foundations in Bucharest Transfer to the ACE Awards Venue 7th ACTIVE CITIZENS OF EUROPE (ACE) AWARDS GALA AND RECEPTION National Art Centre Romanian Youth, 19 Gutenberg Street, Sector 5, Bucharest

20:00 23:00

Master of Ceremony: Oscar Musat, Singer & Songwriter, Romania Musical Performances by: Oscar Musat and Iuliana Puschila Bus Transport for Participants to RIN Grand Hotel after the ACE Awards Gala

Breakfast (RIN Grand Hotel) 09:30 10:15 10:15 10:45 Final Session of Themed Roundtables Coffee Break (RIN Grand Hotel) Facilitated Plenary on Conclusions from the Roundtables Messages from the Conference Nicole Schmiedefeld CSV United Kingdom Social Theatre Performance with Participants Input Comfort Break (RIN Grand Hotel) Close of the Conference 13:00 13:30 Andr Hudepohl Vice President of Volonteurope & Policy Advisor to the General Director at Humanitas United Kingdom Networking Lunch (RIN Grand Hotel) Guided Tour of the Palace of Parliament 14:45 Participants staying in Bucharest after the Conference have the possibility to join a guided tour of the Palace of Parliament (cost LEI 25 = EUR 6). The last tour of the day begins at 15:45 so participants wishing to join will need to leave RIN Grand Hotel at 14:45. An ID will be necessary to enter the Palace of Parliament. Eva Hambach President of CEV European Volunteer Centre & Director of Vlaams Steunpunt Vrijwilligerswerk Belgium

FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2013

10:45 11:45

11:45 12:45 12:45 13:00

13:30 14:45