Thursday 28 November Friday 29 November Saturday 30 November

09.00 09.30

REGISTRATION

09.00 10.00

Oudekki LOONE

STO: Relation with your LTO in AoR 09.00 10.00

Demetrio LAZAGNA

The Core Team, with specific reference to EU missions: selection procedures, functioning, relations with national

authorities and EU institutions

09.30 10.00

Florence BENOIT-ROHMER

Welcoming

Demetrio LAZAGNA

Introductory remarks and presentation of the course and trainers

10.00 11.00

John MORIJN

International Legal Standards 10.00 11.00

Oudekki LOONE

STO: Observing and Reporting Tools 10.00 11.00

Demetrio LAZAGNA

The future of election observation in international relations: opportunities

and difficulties

11.00 11.30 BREAK

11.00 11.30

BREAK 11.00 11.30

BREAK

11.30 12.30

Marco MONTANARI

Electoral Observation History: from the XIX to the XXI Century

The Purpose of Election Observation: Credibility, Transparency, Accountability, Confidence-building, Democracy Promotion

11.30 12.30

Charlemagne GOMEZ

Opening Procedures

Voting Procedures

Closing and Counting Procedures

11.30 12.30

Debriefing and closing

12.30 13.30

Ferdinando LAJOLO

The status of international observers 12.30 13.30

Charlemagne GOMEZ

Polling station set up, simulation of Short term Observation 12:30 13.00

Distribution of certificates

13.30 14.30

LUNCH 13.30 14.30

LUNCH 13.00 14.00

LUNCH

14.30 15.30

Elisabetta MARTINI

The role of national Ministries of Foreign Affairs: the role of national focal points in the selection of observers

14.30 15.30

Stefan KRAUSE

Practical Implications of the Code of Conduct

Contacts with the Media

15.30 16.30

Stefan KRAUSE

ODIHR – Observation Methodology

Areas of observation, specific countries, domestic observation

15.30 16.30

Stefan KRAUSE

Safety Awareness and Responsibilities

The STO Team: Working with Driver and Interpreter

16.30 17.00

BREAK 16.30 17.00

BREAK

17.00 18.00

Stefan KRAUSE

Declaration of Principles for International Electoral Observation;

The Election Observation Mission: Structure, Functions, Phases

17.00 18.00

Charlemagne GOMEZ

Distribution of corrected forms

18.00 18.30

Brainstorming 18.00 18.30

Brainstorming

I MODULE: TRAINING SEMINAR FOR SHORT-TERM

INTERNATIONAL ELECTORAL OBSERVERS

28-30 November 2013

EIUC Monastery of San Nicolò Riviera San Nicolò 26 I – 30126 Venice – Lido