Pre-conference Event: eEU Panels

Sunday, June 15, 2008

15:00 – 15:30 Registration

15:30 Introduction
Diana Wallis, Vice Chair of European Parliament (tbc)

16:00 – 17:30 Panel
eCollaboration for Bridging the Gaps in the eEU: Visions & Actions
Co-chairs:
Anton Kokalj, Chair
Committee on EU Affairs, National Assembly, Slovenia (tbc)
co-chair from European Parliament (tbc)
Panelists:
Romana Jordan Cizelj, Member of the European Parliament (tbc) 
Tomaž Štebe, Member
National Assembly, Slovenia

18:00 – 19.30 Panel
eCollaboration for Bridging the Gaps in the Parliaments: Decision Makers & Citizens
Co-chairs:
Michael Shackleton, Project Manager
WebTV Project, Directorate General for Information, European Parliament Secretariat
Nataša Goršek Mencin, Head of Office
European Parliament, Information Office for Slovenia    
Panelists:
Björn Kjellstrom, Head of Office
European Parliament, Information Office for Sweden    
Lovro Lončar, M.Sc., Secretary General
National Assembly, Slovenia
Paula Tiihonen, Committee Counsel       
Clerk to the Committee, The Committee for the Future, Parliament of Finland, Finland
Phil Haggar, Director
TwoFour Digital, former webTV consultant to the European Parliament, United Kingdom
Serge F. Ferré, Vice-President, Head of EU Representative Office
Nokia Corporation, Finland  & Member, High Level Industry Group "Open
Innovation Strategy and Policy"

20:00 Reception
Nataša Goršek Mencin, Head of Office
European Parliament, Information Office for Slovenia
20:30 Dinner hosted by the European Parliament

Other eParliament related events

Tuesday, June 17     9:00 – 10:30
eParliament Workshop
Visions, Scenarios, Technologies and Parliaments
Chair:
Dr. Paula Tiihonen, Committee Counsel             
Clerk to the Committee, The Committee for the Future, Parliament of Finland, Finland
Presenters:
József Veress, Member of the Assembly      
Member, Committee on European Affairs, National Assembly of Hungary
David Cope, Professor & Director
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology – POST, Houses of Parliament, United Kingdom
& Member, European Parliamentary Technology Assessment – EPTA         to be confirmed
Other names to be indicated

Tuesday, June 17     11:00 – 12:30
eParliament Workshop
Using eTechnology in the Parliaments
Chair:
Michael Shackleton, Project Manager
WebTV Project, Directorate General for Information, European Parliament Secretariat
Phil Haggar, Director
TwoFour Digital, former webTV consultant to the European Parliament, United Kingdom
Mark Rogerson, Senior Consultant
Mostra Communication, Belgium
Dare Stojan, Consultant
TSE d.o.o., Audio Video Engineering, Ljubljana
& Member, European Economic and Social Committee
Ivan Žerko, President
SRC.SI, Systems Integration, Slovenia

Other presenters to be indicated