Global Forum Planning Meeting
Baha’i International Community
6 October 2009
Chair: Vivian Pender
Agenda:
Overview/Sub-Committee Updates
Break into small groups
Four Cluster (sub-committee) Chairs
Victoria Edmonds – Attendance
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Rosa Lizardi – PR/Media
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Mavic Cabrera-Balleza – Program
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Adama Diop – Outreach
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VP: each Cluster has/needs a chair, reporter and an email list
Over 60 registered participants for Forum – early registration fee ends Oct. 15
VICTORIA – ATTENDANCE
Absent – presented through email:
Will be able to register for CSW late OCT/NOV online on the DAW website: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/NGO.html#invitation
Next meeting will take place at the venue for the Forum and include a tour of the facility:
The Salvation Army
Greater New York Headquarters
120 West 14th Street (between 6th and 7th Ave)
New York, NY 10011
The Main Auditorium and Breakout rooms will be PowerPoint and AV equipped – Personnel will be available at the meeting on OCT 20 for any questions regarding the facility.
The reception will be held on March 2nd – no updates at this time – if interested in helping with this event, please contact Victoria
UN Lobby exhibit – has contacted a curator of a previous exhibit on women in the UN lobby, will focus this time on the implementation of Beijing+15 – the details regarding the space provided, the time frame it will be displayed are still unknown – again, if interested in helping with the exhibit, please let Victoria know
ROSA – PR/MEDIA
Beginning to organize…
PR – internally is being discussed at this point
Social Watch – Natalie Cordona is the SW staff person/liaison, monitoring the report
Study Groups – will inform breakout sessions, one page fact sheet about each of the 12 areas of interest as well as the 9 groups of women
Round Table – in progress – Eva Richter and Susan O’Malley
[Question: Specify that 12 areas of interest are integrated rather than divided, should meet together with breakout cluster]
MAVIC – PROGRAM
Basic structure in place
Reviewing suggestions for speakers – focus on celebration of accomplishments of women working under Platform / accounting for where we are and what achievements got us here
Platform is comprehensive and does not stand alone, linked to MDGs, Res. 1325, will be reflected in the program – here to celebrate new women’s entity (GEAR) – this was demanded in Beijing and finally is coming to fruition
Plenary
Regional Reports
Emerging Issues – 12 critical areas, what’s new – young, technology, aging – new issues
There will be a teleconference via SKYPE on OCT 14 of regional coordinators as well as some sub-committee coordinators – to get input on how to shape program
[Question: Plenary Speakers – how do we get new voices to speak?]
[Question: Methodology in identifying critical issues?]
Evaluation/surveys – distributed questionnaires to specific regions, their UN representatives – in certain areas, also distributed a shadow assessment (ex. E. Africa) to NGOs – collating responses – methodologies vary by regions
Survey of WOMENACT listserv to be sent out by office in next few days
ADAMA – OUTREACH
Grassroots – Shannon Hayes – outreach letter sent out to listserv – attempt to include more grassroots women in Forum, women on the ground working
For women who cannot travel to the conference, it will give them a chance to voice concerns, opinions remotely
Focus on youth and men participants this year
Looking to fundraising and Honorary Board to liaise
Honorary Committee – VIP to lend name to board, help with fundraising, publicity, networks – description is broad – invite to out from office
Propose a candidate for Honorary Board – include contact info
Steps: 1 – decide if appropriate for message 2 – contact candidate to see if interested 3 – send out letter from office formally inviting to board
Offer board member opportunity to donate to Forum – include in all fundraising events, but not required to donate
Choosing to use “young people” over “youth” – more respectful
Will pull young people from NGOs, contacts of attendees, volunteers, university classes
BREAK INTO SMALL GROUPS
Roundtable, Program, Study group/breakout sessions, and Grassroots met
*Clarification:
Study Groups: to learn about 12 areas, not necessarily in program, resource for all to better informed – Create fact sheets, inform breakout sessions
Breakout Sessions: feed off program, flow of entire program, could include information gathered in study groups
Did not reconvene – will report out during the first half of the next meeting
NEXT MEETING:
OCT 20 – 12-2 pm
The Salvation Army
Greater New York Headquarters
120 West 14th Street (between 6th and 7th Ave)
New York, NY 10011
