Do we have a common vision for the Civil Society in Belarus? How do we make it work?

Date

4. May 2009

Tags: Development Cooperation

Telephone Conference to Prapare the Open Space Gathering

N° of Participants

4

Duration

1 hour

Languages

English

Notes of the Planning Session

Here are some notes that were collected during the Planning Session on Monday May 4th in a telephone conference:

The day after

Imagine the event is over; what did we achieve? Brainstorming
what to do in Belarus?
Monitoring of the progress
How to work better / together in Belarus
informing each other about work in Belarus

concrete joint project / strategy to work together
A plan how to monitor the project within the next 6 months
better communication with Belarusian civil society

coordination between donors

speak our minds and exchange ideas
give a voice to every idea

the future of the BIIM meetings (place, date, time, content, agenda, participants)
better understanding of future topics of BIIM meetings

Our title

How do we phrase the title of the event under which we can achieve all these expectations? The title should reflect these parameters:
- open question
- high level of urgency
- potential or actual conflict

Do we have a common vision for the Civil Society in Belarus?
How do we make it work?

Logistics

Technical bits and pieces
- opening by the organiser: Stefan M.
- hotel: Ametyst Hotel
- Assistant: Yes