Ministers and Delegates will be greeted at the Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport by representatives from the Government of Senegal and transported to Le Méridien Président Hotel and Conference Centre or the Ngor Diarama Hotel.

Le Méridien Président Hotel and Convention Centre
Point des Almadies
Dakar
SENEGAL
Tel: +221 869 6969
Fax: +221 869 6924

http://dakar.lemeridien.com/

Ngor Diarama Hotel
Route de Ngor
Dakar
SÉNÉGAL
Tél. : +221 820 2724 ou
+221 820 1005
Téléc: +221 820 2723

Please note: All events will take place in Salon Flamboyant of Le Méridien Président Hotel and Convention Centre unless otherwise noted. All meetings are smoke-free and we request that mobile telephones be switched off or turned to silent mode

Sunday, November 20, 2005

19:30 Departure for Evening Program

All participants will meet in the lobby of their respective hotels and will be transported to la Maison de la Culture Douta Seck

20:00 Ministerial Reception with Representatives from Civil Society

Location: Maison de la Culture Douta Seck
Angle rue N^o 31 et avenue Blaise Diagne
Médina, Dakar
Senegal
Tel: +221 822 3659

Civil society representatives from the International Network for Cultural Diversity and the International Liaison Committee of Coalitions for Culture Diversity will join INCP Ministers and Delegates for a reception hosted by Mr. Mame Birame Diouf, Minister of Culture and Classified Historical Heritage of Senegal, offering participants an opportunity to meet and discuss common areas of interest.

Built in 1935, la Maison de la Culture Douta Seck was formally a Governor’s Palace. After independence it became the residence of the President of Senegal’s Government Council, and from 1962 to 1996 it served as the Government’s official hospitality centre. In January 1997 it became Senegal’s premier cultural centre dedicated to the memory of a popular Senegalese actor and mandated to help further advance research, exchanges and the promotion and education of Senegalese culture both nationally and internationally.

Please note: All events will take place in Salon Flamboyant of Le Méridien Président Hotel and Convention Centre unless otherwise noted. All meetings are smoke-free and we request that mobile telephones be switched off or turned to silent mode

Monday, November 21, 2005

09:00–11:00 Opening of the 8^th Annual INCP Ministerial Meeting

Location: Amphitheatre, Convention Centre (Level –1)

11:00–11:30 Coffee Break

Offered by the Ministry of Culture and Historical Classified Heritage

11:30–12:30 Session 1: Cultural Diversity, Social Cohesion and Sustainable Development

Cultural diversity fosters social cohesion and impacts on the sustainable development of communities. Examples of specific objectives and challenges associated with the promotion and protection cultural diversity include linguistic diversity, reducing inequality and discrimination based on gender, international outreach and cooperation, and the need for resources to preserve cultural heritage.

In their research, Senegal offers six key points summarizing the efforts of Member Countries to develop cultural policies that have both a social and economic impact. The key points identified are: protection and promotion of cultural diversity in INCP member Countries; strategies to preserve national cultural heritage – the institutional shield; impacts of cultural policies; constraints and limitations; gender and cultural diversity; and limitations of gender integration policies.

Recommendations for improving the status of women and combating gender discrimination, and for promoting cultural diversity to ensure social cohesion and sustainable development are offered as potential areas of cooperation.

Key Issues for Discussions:

• What are the essential materials for building a culture of sustainability?
• Is globalization increasing or lessening the chances for cultural diversity and its corollary dialogue of civilizations to flourish?
• What exactly should be done for authentic cultural diversity while curbing all manner of cultural fundamentalism, repression and homogenization?
• What role does culture play in sustainable development?

Presentation:

• Presentation by Mr. Mame Birame Diouf, Minister of Culture and Classified Historical Heritage, Senegal

Discussion Document:

• Cultural Diversity, Social Cohesion and Sustainable Development

12:30–14:30 Lunch

Offered by the Ministry of Culture and Historical Classified Heritage

Location: Salon Vert, Convention Centre (Level –1)

14:30–16:00 Discussion Session with Civil Society Representatives

14:30–15:00 Representatives from the International Network for Cultural Diversity (INCD) and the International Liaison Committee of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (ILCCCD) will have the opportunity to meet and discuss common areas of interest with Ministers.

15:00–16:00 Question and Answer Session

16:00 End of Session

16:00–18:30 Private Time for Delegates

16:00 Ministers depart for Presidential Palace

17:00 Meeting with Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal

18:30 Ministers depart Presidential Palace for dinner

18:30 All other delegates depart hotel lobbies for dinner

19:00 Dinner Offered by the Ministry of Culture and Historical Classified Heritage

(Location to be determined)

20:30 Departure for Gala Event at Theatre Daniel Sorano

21:00 Entertainment at Theatre Daniel Sorano

22:30 Return to Hotel Le Méridien President and Hotel Ngor Diarama

Please note: All events will take place in Salon Le Flamboyant of Le Méridien Président Hotel and Convention Centre unless otherwise noted. All meetings are smoke-free and we request that mobile telephones be switched off or turned to silent mode

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

08:00–09:30 Ministerial Contact Group Breakfast Meeting

INCP Contact Group Ministers will meet to discuss INCP management issues and review the Annual Ministerial Meeting Agenda

Please note that this meeting is open only to members of the Contact Group

Location: LeSalon Flamboyant

09:30–11:00 Session 2: Working Group on Cultural Diversity and Globalization

At the 7^th Annual Ministerial Meeting (Shanghai, China, October 2004), Ministers renewed the mandate of the Working Group on Cultural Diversity and Globalization (WGCD& G) and agreed that the Working Group should: continue to support the work of UNESCO on the development of the UNESCO Convention; consider specific policy questions related to the Convention,; promote information-sharing, discussion and cooperation among member states; and continue to work internationally to advocate the adoption of an effective Convention.

Key Issues for Discussion:

• Has the Working Group fulfilled its mandate given by Ministers in Shanghai?
• How can INCP member countries work towards the UNESCO Convention’s wide ratification and timely entry into force?
• Is there a role for the Working Group in terms of the implementation of the Convention, and if so, what should be the Working Group’s focus?
• Should the Working Group’s mandate be renewed, and if so, what should be its next mandate?

Presentation:

• Presentation by Mr. Artur Wilczynski, Chair of the Working Group on Cultural Diversity and Globalization

Discussion Document:

• Report for Ministerial Consideration on the 2004-2005 Work plan of the Working Group on Cultural Diversity and Globalization

  Background Document:

  - UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

11:00–11:30 Coffee Break

Offered by the Ministry of Culture and Historical Classified Heritage

11:00–11:30 Session 2 continued

12:30–14:30 Lunch

Offered by the Ministry of Culture and Historical Classified Heritage

Location: Salon Vert, Convention Centre (Level –1)

14:30–15:00 Session 3: Building the Future: A Discussion on Emerging Cultural Policy Trends and Issues

Culture is an increasingly “horizontal” issue, touching social, economic and political spheres. It is also increasingly seen as integral to national, regional and multilateral agendas. This session offers the opportunity for Ministers to discuss new challenges that have emerged throughout 2004-2005, such as culture and the economy, cultural policies and social cohesion and sustainable development and cultural diversity.

Key Issues for Discussions:

• How can the INCP further future discussions of interest?
• What are the new trends and emerging issues that ministers are currently facing in their respective countries?

Presentation:

• Presentation by Mr. Carlos Alberdi, Vice-Minister of Culture, Spain
• Presentation by Ms. Kimberley Macies, Director, Liaison Bureau

Discussion Documents:

• Culture and the Economy: A Cross-Cutting Approach to the Role of Culture in Employment, Growth and Social Cohesion
• Emerging Trends in 2004 – 2005

15:00–15:30 INCP Future Hosts

The 2006 INCP President and host of next year’s Annual Ministerial Meeting, Brazil, will make a presentation on the theme and the location of next year’s meeting. Spain will reconfirm its commitment to act as President of the INCP in 2007.

• Presentation by Mr. Gilberto, Minister of Culture, Brazil
• Presentation by Mr. Carlos Alberdi, Vice-Minister of Culture, Spain

15:30–16:00 INCP Network Issues

• Highlights of the Ministerial Contact Group Meeting held on November 20, 2005.
• Highlights from the 7^th Annual Ministerial Meeting of the INCP held in Shanghai, China in 2004.
• Presentation by Ms. Kimberley Macies, Director of the INCP Liaison Bureau

16:00–16:30 Review of the Draft Dakar Statement

16:30–17:00 Coffee Break

Offered by the Ministry of Culture and Historical Classified Heritage

17:00–17:30 Conclusion of the 8^th Annual INCP Ministerial Meeting

17:30–18:00 Press Conference

19:30 Dinner for all Ministers and Delegates

Offered by the Ministry of Culture and Historical Classified Heritage

(Location to be determined)

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

09:30 Departure

Minister Mame Birame Diouf, Minister of Culture and Classified Historical Heritage, invites Ministers and Delegates attending the 8^th Annual Ministerial Meeting to participate in a cultural excursion to the Island of Gorée.

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