civil society programme at 2010 Annual Meeting

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Civil society programme at the EBRD 2010 Annual Meeting

The Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the associated Business Forum Building Sustainable Growth will take place in Zagreb, Croatia on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 May 2010. As in previous years, the Civil Society Programme will provide an opportunity for participating civil society organisations, including NGOs, think-tanks, academic and research groups, to interact and exchange views with EBRD staff, senior management, the President and Board of Directors, as well as a chance to attend the Business Forum and other events.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Civil Society Programme, special discussion panels – which will be open to all AM participants for the first time – will be introduced in 2010. The panel discussions will focus on sustainability concerns in the Western Balkans in the context of the process of European accession and gender issues in transition countries. A preliminary agenda for the Civil Society Programme will be available shortly.

Accreditation

As in previous years, participation is restricted to representatives of NGOs and other civil society stakeholders accredited by the Bank.

In order to be accredited by the Bank, CSOs attending the Annual Meeting for the first time should send a short profile of their organisations and their proposed contribution for the Civil Society Programme to the EBRD’s Civil Society Engagement Unit.

Once a CSO is accredited, invitation packages to the Annual Meeting and Civil Society Programme are issued and sent; invitations are limited to a maximum of two representatives per organisation. Invitation packages sent to participants will include a personal invitation letter, a registration form, and two reference numbers that are to be included in all registration enquiries. Registration forms may be completed online or returned via fax or post providing the two reference numbers found in the invitation letter.

Free participation

Participation for representatives of NGOs and other civil society organisations is free of charge. Participation free of charge, however, is restricted to a maximum of two representatives per organisation.

Visa information

Participants are responsible for their own visa arrangements and are advised to begin enquiries early regarding visa requirements by consulting with the Diplomatic and Consular Mission of Croatia in their home countries or in neighbouring countries. Participants requiring visas should apply for such visas at the earliest possible date. Alongside other specific documents that may required by Croatian authorities, the original letter of invitation issued by the EBRD should be included in the visa application.

Travel and accommodation

Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. The EBRD will not reimburse any costs relating to participation, travel and accommodation. Such expenses incurred related to attendance and particiaption at the Annual meeting shall be the sole responsibility of individual organisations.
A hotel bookings service is available for registered participants. In order to benefit from the service, participants will be required to provide the reference numbers included in the invitation letter in the registration page, which can be found on the Annual Meeting web site.