Programme
Thursday 23 November afternoon
17.00 – 18.00
- UIA Associate Members Meeting – for UIA Associate Members only!
- Venue: : Maison des Associations Internationales (M.A.I.) / International Associations Center (room: Paris)
Rue Washington 40, Brussels.
Friday 24 November 2023
8.30
Registration opens
9.30 – 11.00
Round Table session 1:
Opening keynote by Cyril Ritchie, President of UIA, First Vice-President of CoNGO: “War, Peace, Politics, Associations – Chapter 2”
Introductory presentations of the workshop programme (all speakers):
- Juan Simoes Iglesias, Secretary General, YMCA Europe & Olga Lukina, Executive Secretary for Movement Strengthening and Strategy, YMCA Europe: “Empowering the Next Generation: How to Make Your Association Youth-Friendly”
- Virginie De Visscher, Acting Executive Director, Business Events, Destination Canada: “Event sustainability – 10 small changes that will inspire”
- Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director, European Brain Foundation / European Brain Centre: “Expanding the outreach and capacity of your association’s community – how to reach out to sponsors and funders”
- Chloé Menhinick, Association & Legacy Advisor: “Time for a Membership Strategy Health Check”
- Philippe Noirhomme, European VAT Desk: “VAT and related issues concerning international associations”
- Ryan Brubaker, Web and Database Developer, UIA: “Achieving goals, finding partners: UIA’s Global Civil Society Database”
- Marijke Roelants, Managing Partner BoldLAW: “How to capture your association’s cooperation in a contract”
- Cyril Ritchie, President of UIA, First Vice-President of CoNGO: “The relations between the United Nations and Associations/NGOs: Why? How? What? What future?”
11.00 – 11.30
Coffee break
11.30 – 12.30
Round Table session 2: four parallel workshops in break-out rooms
- Virginie De Visscher, Acting Executive Director, Business Events, Destination Canada: “Event sustainability – 10 small changes that will inspire”
- Cyril Ritchie, President of UIA, First Vice-President of CoNGO: “The relations between the United Nations and Associations/NGOs: Why? How? What? What future?”
- Ryan Brubaker, Web and Database Developer, UIA: “Achieving goals, finding partners: UIA’s Global Civil Society Database”
- Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director, European Brain Foundation / European Brain Centre: “Expanding the outreach and capacity of your association’s community – how to reach out to sponsors and funders”
12.30 – 13.45
Lunch
13.45 – 15.45
Round Table session 3
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13.45 – 14.45: four parallel workshops in break-out rooms
- Philippe Noirhomme, European VAT Desk: “VAT and related issues concerning international associations”
- Juan Simoes Iglesias, Secretary General, YMCA Europe & Olga Lukina, Executive Secretary for Movement Strengthening and Strategy, YMCA Europe: “Empowering the Next Generation: How to Make Your Association Youth-Friendly”
- Marijke Roelants, Managing Partner BoldLAW: “How to capture your association’s cooperation in a contract”
- Chloé Menhinick, Association & Legacy Advisor: “Time for a Membership Strategy Health Check”
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14.45 – 15.45: four parallel workshops in break-out rooms
- Virginie De Visscher, Acting Executive Director, Business Events, Destination Canada: “Event sustainability – 10 small changes that will inspire”
- Cyril Ritchie, President of UIA, First Vice-President of CoNGO: “The relations between the United Nations and Associations/NGOs: Why? How? What? What future?”
- Ryan Brubaker, Web and Database Developer, UIA: “Achieving goals, finding partners: UIA’s Global Civil Society Database”
- Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director, European Brain Foundation / European Brain Centre: “Expanding the outreach and capacity of your association’s community – how to reach out to sponsors and funders”
15.45 – 16.15
Coffee break
16.15 – 17.15
Round Table session 4: four parallel workshops in break-out rooms
- Philippe Noirhomme, European VAT Desk: “VAT and related issues concerning international associations”
- Juan Simoes Iglesias, Secretary General, YMCA Europe & Olga Lukina, Executive Secretary for Movement Strengthening and Strategy, YMCA Europe: “Empowering the Next Generation: How to Make Your Association Youth-Friendly”
- Marijke Roelants, Managing Partner BoldLAW: “How to capture your association’s cooperation in a contract”
- Chloé Menhinick, Association & Legacy Advisor: “Time for a Membership Strategy Health Check”
17.30 – 18.30
Cocktail reception