Conference “Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum: Agenda for Belarus”

Dear colleagues,

We cordially invite you to the conference “Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum: Agenda for Belarus”, which is to take place on November 2, 2009 in Minsk. The conference is organized in connection with the coming Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (16-17 November, 2009) and the invitation of the European Commission to a number of Belarusian civil society organizations to be part of it.

Conference invitation letter                    Conference program

Taking into account the importance of the Civil Society Forum as one of key components of the Eastern Partnership Initiative, and in order to secure transparency and openness of the civil society dialogue, the conference organizers invite a wide range of non-profit groups and associations, government representatives and think tanks to participate in the conference discussions. Questions on the agenda of the event include the following:

1. Role of the Civil Society Forum in realization of thematic aspects of the Eastern Partnership initiative
2. Aims and objectives of Belarus and its Civil Society within the Eastern Partnership Initiative
3. Aims and objectives of Belarusian delegation at the EaP Civil Society Forum

Belarusian Civil Society organizations would highly appreciate support and attention of their European partners, and international foundations to this Conference as a way for policy dialogue and open discussions that are of high importance for Belarus at this stage.

Contact information:

If you wish to participate in the conference, please send your application to the Organizing Committee (e-mail address application [email protected]) before October 28, 2009. In the application, please indicate your name, organization you represent and the position you hold. Please make sure we receive your full contact information (e-mail address, phone number). Because of limited number of places, those  who do not submit their applications before the deadline will not be able to take part in the conference.

Those participants who wish to make a presentation during one of the thematic sections of the Conference need to submit their theses to the Organizing Committee (e-mail address [email protected]) before October 28, 2009.  Speakers for the panels will be selected by a selection committee appointed by the organizers of the event. We apologize in advance for possible decline of your application as the conference will be able to accommodate only a limited number of speakers.

If you have any questions, please contact the Organizing Committee Coordinator Mrs.  Julia Halinouskaya
E-mail: [email protected] 
Phone/fax (+375 17) 2454118; mobile (+375 29) 6840709 (Mo-Fr., from 10:00 till 18:00)

Sincerely yours,
Organizing Committee