23 November 24 November 25 November 09.00 09.30 REGISTRATION
09.00 10.00
Armin RABITSCH Practical Implications of the Code of Conduct
Contacts with the Media FREE 09.30
10.00
Welcoming Demetrio LAZAGNA
Introductory remarks and presentation of the course and
trainers
10.00 11.00
Emanuele GIAUFRET Head of the Democracy and Electoral
Observation Division
10.00 11.00
Armin RABITSCH STO: Relation with your LTO in AoR
10.00 11.00
Demetrio LAZAGNA The Core Team, with specific reference to
EU missions: selection procedures, functioning, relations with
national
authorities and EU institutions 11.00 11.30 BREAK 11.00 11.30
BREAK 11.00 11.30 BREAK
11.30 12.30
Armin RABITSCH 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
Anne SERAFINI STO: Observing and Reporting Tools
11.30 12.30
Demetrio LAZAGNA The future of election observation in
international relations: opportunities and difficulties
12.30 13.00 Debriefing and closing
12.30 13.30
Armin RABITSCH International Legal Standards
Declaration of Principles for International Electoral
Observation The status of international observers
12.30 13.30
Anne SERAFINI Safety Awareness and Responsibilities
The STO Team: Working with Driver and Interpreter
13:00 13.30 Distribution of certificates
13.30 14.30 LUNCH
13.30 14.30 LUNCH
13.30 14.30 LUNCH
14.30 15.30
Alessandro GIOVINE The role of national Ministries of Foreign
Affairs: the role of national
focal points in the selection of observers
14.30 15.30
Anne SERAFINI Opening Procedures
Voting Procedures Closing and Counting Procedures
15.30 16.30
Anne SERAFINI Comparative methodological analyses, EU, ODIHR, US
experience
The Election Observation Mission: Structure, Functions, Phases
Areas of observation, specific countries, domestic observation
15.30 16.30
Anne SERAFINI Polling station set up, simulation of Short
term
Observation
16.30 17.00 Brainstorming
16.30 17.00 Brainstorming
17:15 Welcome aperitif
I MODULE: TRAINING SEMINAR FOR INTERNATIONAL ELECTORAL
OBSERVERS
23-25 November 2015
EIUC Monastery of San Nicol Riviera San Nicol 26 I 30126 Venice
Lido
