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The 6th EBU Deafblind Conference and
the 2nd EDBU General Assembly

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

1st day: 25 April 2008
EBU Conference - start

MorningArrival of the participants
10.00 - 15.00Registration
15.00 - 16.00Official opening ceremony and welcome
16.00 - 16.30Coffee break
16.30 - 16.40Announcements
16.40 - 17.00Election of Resolution Committee
17.10 - 17.50Plenary session - Keynote speech - "Deafblind persons: the right to equality and diversity" (Lex Grandia - WFDB President, Denmark)
18.00 - 20.00Dinner
20.00Get-together Party

2nd day: 26 April 2008
EBU Conference - continuation

8.00 - 9.00Breakfast
9.00 - 9.10Announcements
9.15 - 9.55Plenary presentation: "Rights - right for equality and diversity"
(Brigitta Blokland - EBU Board Member, Netherlands)
10.05 - 10.45Plenary presentation: "Representation - increasing participation of deafblind persons at all levels in society. How to promote full and equal participation?" (Geir Jensen - President of Norwegian Deafblind Association [FNDB], member of EBU Deafblind Commission, EDBU auditor, Norway)
10.45 - 11.15Coffee break
11.15 - 12.15Workshops to themes 1 and 2
3 workshops (we have 3 rooms altogether according the budget)
12.30 - 14.00Lunch
14.00 - 14.40Plenary presentation: "Recognition - celebration of the diversity and the unity" (Jan Jakes - President of Czech Deafblind Association VIA, acting EDBU Secretary General, Czech Republic)
14.50 - 15.30Plenary presentation, "Respect and tolerance - Promoting a more cohesive society" (Sergey Sirotkin - Chairman of EBU Deafblind Commission, EDBU Vice-President, Russia)
15.30 - 16.00Coffee break
16.00 - 17.00Workshops to themes 3 and 4
17.10 - 17.50Plenary discussion on workshops
18.00Dinner
-Social gathering
-Work of Resolution Committee

3rd day: 27 April 2008
EBU Conference - close

8.00 - 9.00Breakfast
9.00 - 9.10Announcements
9.15 - 9.55Reports from workshops
10.05 - 10.45Report from Resolution Committee, discussions on resolutions
10.45 - 11.15Coffee break
11.15 - 11.55Conclusion of discussions on resolutions, approval of resolutions
12.00 - 12.15Closing ceremony
12.30 - 14.00Lunch
14.00Excursion
Dinner
-Social gathering

4th day: 28 April 2008
EDBU General Assembly - start

8.00 - 9.00Breakfast
9.00 - 9.10Announcements
9.15 - 10.45Session 1

  1. Opening ceremony - EDBU president

  2. Welcome speeches of officials (Presidents of WFDB, Croatian Deafblind Association DODIR, EDBN, DBI, EBU, European Deaf Union, EDF), participants and guests

  3. Information about voting procedures - chairman of the election committee

  4. Identification of members and approval of electoral register [Information about composition and number of participants and delegates]
10.45 - 11.15Coffee break
11.15 - 12.30Session 2

  1. Election of the General Assembly functionaries

    1. Chairperson of the General Assembly

    2. Two scrutineers (Vote counters)

    3. Person responsible for the minutes

    4. Two witnesses to check and sign the minutes /verifiers of the minutes

  2. Approval of the agenda

  3. Admission of new EDBU members

  4. Approval of amendments to EDBU membership list and to the electoral register
12.30 - 14.00Lunch
14.00 - 15.30Session 3

  1. Appointment of committees

    1. Editorial committee - EDBU Constitution

    2. Editorial committee - resolution

    3. Guidelines committee

  2. Reports from EDBU Executive Committee about its work from November 2003 to April 2008

    1. Vice-president's report

    2. Treasurer's report

    3. Information about EDBU Newsletter

  3. Report from Auditors

  4. Discussion and approval of reports from the Executive Committee and Auditors
15.30 - 16.00Coffee break
16.00 - 17.50Session 4

  1. Information about procedure for the election by secret ballot of the Executive Committee, the Auditors and the new Election Committee

  2. Nomination of candidates for the Executive Committee and approval of list of candidates

  3. Election of Executive Committee (by secret ballot)

    1. President

    2. Vice-President

    3. Secretary General

    4. Treasurer

    5. Two Executive Committee Members

  4. Announcement of results of secret ballot, presentation of new office-bearers (President, Vice-President, Secretary General, Treasurer, Executive Committee Members)
18.00Dinner
-Informal communication, social program
-Work of editorial committees (for EDBU Constitution and resolution), and of Guidelines Committee

5th day: 29 April 2008
EDBU General Assembly - continuation

8.00 - 9.00Breakfast
9.00 - 9.10Announcements
9.15 - 10.45Session 5

  1. Election of 2 auditors

  2. Election of the new Election Committee
10.45 - 11.15Coffee break
11.15 - 12.30Session 6

  1. Proposals concerning amendments and additions for EDBU Constitution - information from acting Secretary General

  2. Discussion about new edition of the Constitution
12.30 - 14.00Lunch
14.00 - 15.30Session 7

  1. Discussion about new edition of the Constitution
15.30 - 16.00Coffee break
16.00 - 17.50Session 8

  1. Completing of discussion and approval of new version of the Constitution
18.00Official dinner
-Informal communication, social program

6th day: 30 April 2008
EDBU General Assembly - close

8.00 - 9.00Breakfast
9.00 - 9.10Announcements
9.15 - 10.45Session 9

  1. Approval of membership fees

  2. Report and decision of the proposals from the committees

    1. Editorial committee - Constitution

    2. Editorial Committee - resolution

    3. Guidelines committee

  3. Proposals on Secretariat and its location

  4. Proposals on venue and dates for the next General Assembly
10.45 - 11.15Coffee break
11.15 - 12.30Session 10 (final)

  1. Speeches of participants, guests, other proposals, congratulations

  2. Concluding remarks of new-elected president

  3. Closing ceremony
12.30 - 14.00Farewell Lunch

(2007-09-26)