You are cordially invited to Forum Polonia AGM
Saturday 6 March 2010
Liberty Hall (SIPTU), Eden Quay
Forum Polonia (FP) celebrates its 2nd successful year! To commemorate this event, FP will hold a convention aiming to:
• Exchange information among representatives of social organisations which represent Polish immigrants in Ireland
• Familiarize oneself with the needs and challenges met by Polish communities and activist groups in Ireland
• Reshape the mission and objectives of Forum Polonia
Outline Schedule
10.30 Registration & Refreshments
11.00 Official welcome and opening ceremony by Tadeusz
Szumowski, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in
Ireland
11.20 – 11.35 Report on current Forum Polonia activities (Emilia Marchelewska)
11.35 – 11.50 Introduction of participants
11.50 – 12.20 Update on Forum Polonia members’ projects and programmes: new services, schemes, etc.
12.20 – 12.35 Coffee break
12.35 – 13.35 Group discussion on the needs and challenges met by Polish migration and activist groups in Ireland
13.30- 14.30 Lunch break
14.30 – 15.00 Networking in NGO sector: the benefits of self-organisation (Monica Anne Brennan, Integration and Information Centre for Ireland)
15.00 – 16.15 Networking workshops of Polish communities and their objectives:
• Familiarisation with Forum Polonia members’ needs and their impact on the Organisation
• Reshaping Forum Polonia’s mission statement and objectives in light of the needs and expecations of Forum Polonia members
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16.15 – 16.30 Break
16.30 – 17.15 Being a social entrepreneur in Ireland – Gerry Loughrey
17.15 – 18.00 Grants and application procedures – Anna Pas, Polski Express
Integration Reception
Organisers:
Emilia Marchelewska (Cairde, Evening Herald, IPS) , Anna Pa? (Polski Express), Barnaba Dorda (Siptu), Tomasz Machura (POSK), Beata Molendowska (My Cork), Sebastian Widel (IPS), Marta S?otwi?ska (GIPA)
