Annual Conference Detailed Time-Table

ILGA-Europe, Vienna

29 October – 2 November

Time / Workshop / Plenary
Tuesday, 28 October
16:00 / Opening of the ILGA-Europe Family Poster Exhibition at the Vienna City Hall
Wednesday, 29 October
11:00 / Press-Conference
Thursday, 30 October
9:30-11:00 / Plenary 1: opening of the conference by ILGA-Europe’s co-chairs; approval of the chairing pool; approval of elections officers; approval of counters, welcome speeches (including president of the Austrian Parliament / Minister of Justice – TBC); outline of the conference; presentation of the board’s annual activity report
11:30-13:00 / Panel 1: “Thinking Globally” Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency Director Morten Kjaerum; EU Commission, DG Employment and Social Affairs Belinda Pyke; open debate
14:30 / Strategic Litigation (ILGA-Europe’s Strategic Litigation Working Party)
14:30 / The Universal Period Review
14:30 / Hostile Questioning
14:30 / Self-Organised Space: Documenting Human Rights Violations – the Case of Poland
16:30 / ILGA-Europe Strategic / Work Plan Update
16:30 / The Universal Periodic Review
16:30 / Council of Europe (Social Charter)
16:30 / Self-Organised Space:
Presentation about Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour
18:00-19:00 / 4 self-organised spaces
Friday, 31 October
9:30 / Strategic Litigation (ECSOL PANEL)
9:30 / ILGA-Europe Finances
9:30 / Council of Europe (general developments)
9:30 / Self-Organised Space: Dealing with Asylum issues: an exploration of issues and debates on national and European level
11:30 / LGBT Health and HIV/AIDS by WHO-Europe
11:30 / Conference Proposals and EPC evaluation (WORKSHOP 11)
11:30 / Employment Equality
11:30 / Self-Organised Space: “Inside – Out: The work vision of COC-Netherlands and other Work Visions of other ILGA member organizations”
14:30 / Panel 2 (Acting Locally): Jack Donnelly (prof. Denver University); Madeleine Rees (OHCHR, Head of the Gender Unit)
16:30 / Plenary 2: Presentation of candidates for the IW / IE boards
18:00 – 19:00 / Tour of the City / Dinner by the Vienna Tourist Board (no self-organised spaces)
Saturday, 1 November
9:30 / Hate Crimes Monitoring and Reporting
9:30 / Families of LGBT People
9:30 / “Would Jesus Discriminate?” Campaign by MCC
9:30 / Self-Organised Space: Presentation of joint ILGA-Europe / IGLYO Age Project
11:30 / Hate Crimes Monitoring and Reporting
11:30 / ILGA-Europe Organisational Evaluation
11:30 / LGBT-friendly governments
11:30 / Self-Organised Space: Addressing the Religious Right
14:30 / Joint Session by the European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation and the Outgames Copenhagen 2009 Organising Committee
14:30 / Achieving trans inclusive legislation
14:30 / Addressing Diversity within the LGBT Communities
14:30 / Self-Organised Space: “ILGA-Europe Organisational Evaluation”
16:30 / Plenary 3: election results / 2nd round of election or final decision about one or two years term, feedback from WS11, presentation of venue 2010
18:00 / Self-Organised Spaces: TG EU Steering Committee + 3 more free spaces
Sunday, 2nd of November
9:30 / Plenary 4: results of elections 2nd round, final election if needed, result of final election, approval of the board report; approval of the accounts; approval of the budget; appointment of an auditor; consideration of proposals; appointment of the host venue
11:30 / Plenary 5: continuation of items from plenary 4; organisational evaluation; address by ILGA World co-chairs; closing

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