Event Programme:
08:30 – 09:30: Registration
09:30 – 10:00: Welcome by the Commission and EACEA
- Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management - European Commission
- Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director Strategy, Policy and International Cooperation - DG ECHO (Chair)
- Brian Holmes, Director - Education Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
10:00 – 10:30: Getting started: Interactive session with participants
10:30 – 11:00: Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30: Presentation of the EU Aid Volunteers initiative
- Julia Stewart-David, Deputy Head of Unit, Policy and Implementation Frameworks - DG ECHO
11:30 – 12:45: Certification for sending and hosting organisations: Open call for expressions of interest
- Antonios Kosmopoulos, Head of Unit, Erasmus+: Sport, Youth and EU Aid Volunteers - EACEA (Chair)
- Markus Held, Team Coordinator, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection – DG ECHO
- Niamh O’Sullivan, Liaison Officer, Erasmus+: Sport, Youth and EU Aid Volunteers – EACEA
12:45 – 14:00: Lunch and networking
14:00 – 15:15: Capacity building and technical assistance: Call for proposals for projects
- John Atkins, Deputy Head of Unit, Head of Sector, Erasmus+: Sport, Youth and EU Aid Volunteers – EACEA (Chair)
- Markus Held, Team Coordinator, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection – DG ECHO
- Sophie Lemel, Project Officer, Erasmus+: Sport, Youth and EU Aid Volunteers – EACEA
15:15 – 15:45: Coffee break
15:45 – 17:00: Open space: Project partnerships, capacity building, technical assistance and certification
- Group 1: Project partnerships (Room I)
- Group 2: Capacity building for hosting organisations (Room EF)
- Group 3: Technical assistance for sending organisations (Room H)
- Group 4: Certification for sending and hosting organisations (Room CD)
17:00 – 17:30: Closing statements
