1. The role of the ESF in fighting poverty and social exclusion
Brussels Egmont Palace
18-19 November 2010

2. Subthemes
Facilitating access to the labour market for disadvantaged groups
Creation of jobs for disadvantaged groups
Quality of jobs for disadvantaged groups
Competence management for disadvantaged groups

3. Transversal Fight against any discrimination
To be taken into account in every subtheme

4. Methodology
Short plenary at the beginning and the end of the conference where policy makers and academics either set the scene or round up and give the messages for the future
4 Parallel working groups that discuss their item in an interactive way using multi media and interview techniques
Involvement of practitioners, policy makers, academics, social partners and ngo’s at national and European level

5. Request
Nominate and describe good practices via the template made available via circa
Send in before end of June 2010

6. Delegations 5 persons per Member State to be nominated
Conference support organisation will arrange travel and accomodation

7. Information Caroline Meyers ESF-Agentschap Vlaanderen
Gasthuisstraat 31, 5th floor
1000 BRUSSELS T: