Citizens Participation Week*

SEMINAR - ROUNDTABLE OF TARTU & SOUTH-ESTONIA in Tartu

on Tuesday 25th of September 2007 from 14 up to 18 in Tähtvere Daily Centre (Tartu, Veski Street 35)

AGENDA:

14.00 *Opening Address: cooperation of partners in developing of Civil Society &EKAK

-Urmas Kruuse, Mayor of City of Tartu

-Aivar Soop, Chairman of Association of Municipalities of Tartu County

14.15 ** Funding of NGOs activities: needs, possibilities, initiatives **

-Programme of local initiatives - Heili Uuk, Head specialist of Department of development and planning of Tartu County Government

-Nordic Council of Ministers NGO support programmes - Helmut Hallemaa, Programme Manager of Estonian NGO Roundtable Foundation (EMÜ)

-Civil Society Development Foundation (KÜSK) and its concept - Agu Laius, Project Manager of KÜSK project of Estonian Ministry of the Interior and NENO

15.10 ** Networks of NGOs and civic initiatives (international; All-Estonian; regional; local) and their cooperation **

-Aims, actions and activities of European Women's Lobby - representative of Euroopa Women's Lobby

-Central and Eastern European Citizens Network (CEE CN) and Baltic Sea NGO Network (BS NGO NW) - Helmut Hallemaa, Programme Manager of Estonina NGO Roundtable Foundation (EMÜ)

-Summaries of the 4th CEE CN Civil Society Conference - Helmut Hallemaa, Programme Manager of Estonina NGO Roundtable Foundation (EMÜ) & Mart Hiob, Tartu Supilinna Association

-Cooperation on NGOs of Tartu County and Cooperation Body - Riina Kallas, Estonian NGO Roundtable and Margit Rosental, member of board of Yourth Center Händiküpp

15.50 COFFEE BREAK

16.10 ** The providing of Equal Opportunities for all members and target groups of society and role and possibilities of NGOs in it **

-Goals and activities of the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All in Estonia - Heili Jõe, coordinator European Year of Equal Opportunities for All of Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs

-NGOs and European Women's Lobby for Equal Opportunities - representative of European Women's Lobby

17.00 **Discussion and open microphone in the main themes of CPW (funding; development of cooperation networks and their cooperation; equal opportunities)**

-Discussion will be moderated by Helmut Hallemaa, Riina Kallas (EMÜ), Margit Rosental (EMÜ), Agu Laius and Heili Jõe

All willing ears and hobbyistsare waited!

Additional information at website of EMÜ www.emy.ee, www.emy.ee/4ceecn,

from address esinduskogu@hot.ee or + 372 513 1241 (Helmut Hallemaa)

* Citizens Participation Week or CPW is a common activity in states of Central and Eastern Europe organised third time or third year by Central and Eastern European Citizens Network (or CEE Citizens Network or CEE CN)[24.09.-30.09.2007]

*** The arranging of activity is supported by Nordic Council of Ministers, Estonian Ministry of the Interior, Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of City of Tartu, Association of Municipalities of Tartu County, Programme of local initiatives and others