CONFERENCE OF NGOs (CONGO)
MEETING OF THE BOARD

20-21 June 2002
10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00
Palais des Nations, Room XXIII

PROGRAM

Thursday, 20 June

10:00 - 11:00

1. Opening Remarks by the President, Roll Call
2. Adoption of the Provisional Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes of the Febr.Board Meeting
4. Matters arising from the Minutes
5.6.7. Report of President and Vice-Presidents

11:00 - 12:00

8. UN/NGO relations
9. CONGO Consultative Status
10. Discussion on NGO participation issues

12:00 - 13:00

13.a 1st PrepCom for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
12.h and 13.b ECOSOC High-Level and Coordinating Segment

13:00 - 15:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:00

Optional: Presentation of how to use CONGO's Website, Committee sites and calendar

15:00 - 16:00

11. Task Force Reports and Discussion
· Outreach (ACSF 2002)
· Dialogue
· Communication
· Membership
· Rules
· WG on Access

16:00 - 17:00

12. Highlights:
· International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD)
· Second World Assembly on Ageing (WAA2)
· Special Session on Children
· Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
· World Health Assembly (Proposal for a CONGO Health Panel)
· ILO Conference
· PrepComs for WSSD

17:00 - 18:00

14. Update on CONGO Strategic Plan
15. Reports from CONGO Committees
16. Proposal for Youth Advisory Committee

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Friday, 21 June

10:00 - 11:00

8. Teasurer's Report
· CONGO Support Mechanisms
· Offices/New Staff/
· Fundraising

11:00 - 13:00

13. Update on preparations for:
· ECOSOC Substantive Session
· World Civil Society Forum
· Johannesburg Summit (WSSD)
· Asia Civil Society Forum
· Millennium Forum Follow-Up

13:00 - 15:00 Lunch Break

15:00 - 18:00

12. and 13. Continued
10. and 13 b. Draft Proposals
17. Any other Business
· Earth Charter
18. Date and Place of next meeting