Looking Forward: Cross-border programmes and Belarusian NGO development 
Roundtable – Vilnius, Lithuania 
20-22 February 2003 

20 February 2002 

11:30 Opening session: Welcome and introduction to conference priorities and goals 
Paweł Kazanecki – East European Democratic Centre – IDEE (Poland) 
Rodger Potocki – National Endowment for Democracy (USA) 
Jolanta Taruskiene – Lithuanian and U.S. Initiatives (Lithuania) 
11:50 Presentations by participants: current (cross-border) programmes and priorities. 
* We would ask that all conference participants keep their prepared statements to a maximum of 5 minutes 

12:45 Coffee break 

13:00 Presentations cont’d 

14:00 Lunch 

15:00 Cross-border programmes: Case studies – pitfalls and successes 
Trygve Olsen – International Republican Institute 
Oleksiy Lychkovakh - Committee Voters of Ukraine – local elections 2003 
Jolanta Taruskiene: How to develop regional program in Belarus: problems and achievements 

16:00 Coffee break 

16:15 General Discussion 

18:30 Dinner - Stiklių Bočiai, Šv. Ignoto 4/3, Tel: 262 51 41 / 262 20 23 

21 February 2003 

9:30 Panel Discussion: Cooperation between NGOs and authorities on the local level (local and Parliamentary elections) 
Victar Karnijenka (Belarus) 
Ales Mazur (Belarus) 
Juras Hubarevich (Belarus) 
Ales Michalevich (Belarus) 
Iryna Zyhar (Belarus) 

10:00 General Discussion 

11:00 Coffee break 

11:15 Panel Discussion: The role of youth NGOs and the development of young leaders 
Alona Valyniec – (Belarus) 
Iryna Vidanova – (Belarus) 
Balazs Jarabik – Institute for Civic Diplomacy/Pontis Foundation (Slovakia) 

12:45 General Discussion 

13:30 Lunch 

14:30 Panel Discussion: Media 
Oleg Panfilov – Centre for Journalisms in Extreme Situations (Russia) 
Jaroslaw Iwanuk - Polskie Radio Bialystok 

15:00 General Discussion 

16:00 Coffee Break 

16:15 Panel Discussion: Role of schools and educators 
Krzysztof Stanowski Foundation for Education for Democracy (Poland) 
Tamara Mackievich: Centar Supolnasc (Belarus) 
Max Charniauski: (Belarus) 
Tatiana Kopiec: (Belarus) 

16:45 General Discussion 

18:30 Dinner - Stiklių Aludė Gaono 7, Tel: 262 45 01 

22 February 2002 

9:00 Panel Discussion: Think Tanks: their role and impact 
Agnieszka Komorowska – Stefan Batory Foundation (Poland) 
Valerka Bylhakou: Analytical Group (Belarus) 
Juras Lichtarowicz: Belarusian Schumann Society (Belarus) 
Kristina Vaiciunaite – Institute of International Relations and Political Science (Lithuania) 

9:30 General Discussion 

10:45 Coffee break 
11:00 The Future of Cross-border: 
Pawel Kazanecki: Coordination of cross border activity 

13:00 Lunch 

14:00 Guided tour of Vilnius (optional)