EMEA 2012 Regional - Strasbourg 27-29 Jan
Posted September 23rd, 2011
Presentations and Planning documents for Strasbourg, EMEA Regional Meeting 27-29 January 2012.
(Feb 2012 updated with meeting presentations in the attachment list below)
Meeting photo stream
EMEA Regional
Meeting Agenda: January 26- 29, Strasbourg, France
THURSDAY,
January 26
17:00 –
18:00 Tour of the European Court of Human Rights – Court lawyer Leif Berg
will explain the workings of this great institution of democracy in Strasbourg.
He will be accompanied by Victor Condé an attorney specialized in Human
Rights in the US.
·
Meet corner of the Allée des Droits de l'Homme and Quai Ernest Bevin at
the entrance to the Court at 16:45. There is also a tramway stop in front of
it. (Tram E.)
19:00 – 21:00 Raclette
Party - Contact Viv Beller
FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, January 27
14:00 – 17:00 Guided Tour of Strasbourg Highlights
Meeting Point is in front of
the Tourism Office on Cathedral Square
18:00 –
19:30 Welcome Reception: Host - Democrats
Abroad France and the Strasbourg Chapter of Democrats Abroad France. Wine
tasting.
·
Caves
Historique des Hospices de Strasbourg.
1, Place de l'Hôpital
Opening
Remarks:
Maitre
Jean-Jacques Gsell, Deputy Mayor of Strasbourg
Mark S. Palermo, Vice
Consul, Special Consular Services, American Citizen Services, Embassy of the
United States
SATURDAY
MORNING, January 28
Old
Customs House, Strasbourg, 6 Rue de la Douane
08:10 Registration
Opens
09:00 Opening and Welcome –The meeting WILL start promptly. Please allow
enough time to register.
09:05 State of the Region (Susan Haug,
Regional Vice Chair, EMEA)
09:20 The 2012 Challenge – Motivation and Voter Outreach – (Vincent
Fry, DA Executive Director)
09:45 Survey of 2012 Election Landscape (John McQueen, DA-Germany)
10:15 Timeline for 2012 (Caitlin Buchman, DA-Switzerland, DNC Member)
10:30 Field Plan Development and Approach: Philosophy and
Principles of Grass Roots Organizing (Karin Robinson, DAUK)
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10:45 Coffee Break
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11:00 Resolutions / 2012 Platform (Susan Valliant, DA-France /
Resolutions Committee Chair): Regional
Input to DPCA Platform -- Development and Preparation
11:20 DA IT Team Update – Shari Temple (DA-Germany)
11:40 GOTV Best Practices: Carol Adamson (DA-Sweden), Merrill Oates
(DA-Hungary)
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12:15 Lunch
Three course Alsatian lunch at
the venue restaurant. Included in registration fee.
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SATURDAY
AFTERNOON
13:45 Social Media (Caitlin Kraft Buchman, DA-Switzerland / DNC, Marketing
Tool Kit Team), Kathleen Burnett (DA-Germany), Joshua Goldsmith (DA-Italy), Elizabeth
Clark Polner (DA-Switzerland): Regional Social Media Network
14:30 Six Failsafe Steps to Creating Your Message and Speech: Special Guest Speaker Jenny Blackton,
Communications Consultant / Association of State Democratic Chairs. A highly
interactive workshop in communicating effectively to an audience anywhere, any
media, any size.
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15:30 Coffee Break
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15:45 Team Building Session: The Path to November 2012 -- Mapping Our
Way. Process mapping workshop. Step by step road mapping and tools. (Reno
Domenico DA-Ukraine)
16:45 Election Year FEC and DPCA Fundraising (Katie Solon DA-Austria / Int.Treasurer),
Art Schankler (DA-Czech Republic), Maya Samara (DA-Switzerland), Connie
Borde (DA-France), Rob Carolina (DAUK), Stanley Grossman (DAUK / DNC)
17:15 Delegate Selection Plan and the Global Primary (Joe Smallhoover,
DA-France / DNC)
18:00 Saturday Session Closes
19:30 Dinner at Restaurant Gurtlerhoft DPCA
Fundraising Auction ·
13, place
de la Cathédrale
SUNDAY
MORNING, January 29
Old
Customs House, Strasbourg, 6 Rue de la Douane
09:00 How to Plan a Successful Primary Event (Connie Borde, DA-France,
Joanne Yaron, Kevin Prager (DA-Belgium), Rob Carolina, DAUK
09:30 Conclusion of Mapping Session Workshop
Results
09:45 Regional Vice Chair Election
10:45 Constituency Groups: Role in the 2012 and in DA.
Motivating and Organizing Young
Dem Students and Professionals -- Mara Richards, Edward Moline, Anne Lieberman
YP’s (DAUK)
Other Constituency Groups representatives
present are invited to make brief statements.
11:15 Communications and Media: Press Work, Interviews Workshop:
David Miller (DA-Denmark), Suzanne Samuels (DA-Sweden)
11:45 EMEA Marketing: COOP, Bus Tour and Beyond: Quaide Williams (DA-Germany)
12:30 Adjournment
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WebEx
Call information for Sunday’s Election
DA WebExHost invites you to attend this online
meeting.
Topic: EMEA RVC Election- Sun 29 Jan 9am CET
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012
Time: 9:00 am, Europe Time (Berlin, GMT+01:00)
Meeting Number: 736 846 125 Meeting Password: dems
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Tech
Information for Participants and Presenters
WiFi will be available during the meeting.
Presenters are asked to bring presentations in
PowerPoint or in Word as appropriate.
Please load them onto a memory stick for easy plug and play at the
meeting.
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Voting in
the RVCC Election
Voting in the election will follow rules outlined
in the DPCA Charter. This is a country by country vote and only Country
Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs are allowed to vote. One vote per country. (Sections 6.2, 3.7 as
well as others). Either the Chair or Vice Chair may cast the entire country vote
in the absence of the other. If both are present, each exercises .5 vote.
Voting will take place in person and electronically
via WebEx and email.
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- draft Agenda
- Hotel information
- Strasbourg City Map - with marked locations
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Original committee bid statements and presentation documents are also attached below.
