4QC Progress Report IPSG-meeting Vienna 2.-3.2.2006

Keynote Speakers Jacques Rogge, President, International Olympic committee Sari Baldauf, formerly a board member of Nokia company Henri Plagnol, consellier d’etat, France Werner Wutscher, Secretary General, Austria Miroslav Beblavy, state secretary, Slovakia Siim Kallas, vice president of the commission, EU Ulla-Maj Wideroos, co-ordinate minister of Finance, Finland William Heath, chairman, Kablenet Lee Myuk Bag, Mayor, Soul, Korea Geraldine Keegan, (TBC) Russian speaker (TBC) Secretary General, OECD (TBC)

Agoras 40 speakers + 15 facilitators 90% are confirmed

Best Practice workshops After returning the short description the BP’s will receive a 4QC Diploma the Workshop Manual the long description guidelines and the long description format the role paper

Best Practice workshop The Deadline for sending the long description is 31st of March 2006 The information asked for (max. 7 pages): 1) Title of the case 2) General description of the organisation and/or project 3) The main content of your case 4) The reasons behind the case 5) The actors behind the case

Best Practice workshops Long description continued... 6) The process leading to success 7) Results indicating the success 8) The main obstacles of the case 9) Main sources of inspiration behind the case 10) The most important lesson learned

Best Practice Workshops Critical friend initiative Scientific rapporteurs Facilitators for each workshop

CAF Centre Promotion and introduction of CAF 2006. Presentations about the different ways of disseminating CAF. CAF Works -publication will be promoted. The regional CAF project will be presented. The CAF –handbooks and other tools from different MSs will be presented. CAF China project will be presented. CAF e-tools are promoted. EIPA will present their CAF-training. Future CAF -events (2007) will be promoted.

Conference programme - printed Registration Pre-registration has started (21st of October 2005) Registration starts 21st of April 2006 For IPSG members and DG’s by invitation NOT through website Conference programme - printed Please inform of the amount of copies if you have not done so already

Key Deadlines 17.2.2006 Deadline for nominating facilitators 31.3.2006 Final deadline for delivering full descriptions of BP’s 4/2006 Final Programme 21.4.2006 Registration opens 30.6.2006 Deadline for reserving Stands 27.9.-29.9.2006 Conference

Marketing material Marketing material available now: 4QC Leaflet 4QC Newsletter (also for targeted audiences) the publishing dates of the standard 4QC newsletter: 10.3.06 9.6.06 1.9.06 15.9.06 Available at the beginning of April: The Printed Programme of the 4QC

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