Agenda
Special Session of the International Network on Cultural Policy’s
Working Group on Cultural Diversity and Globalization
Aichi, Japan
June 20 – 22, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
09:00 Departure from Nagoya Tokyu Hotel for the Expo
Site
11:00 – 12:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Mr. Artur Wilczynski, Chair, Working Group
- Mr. Norman Moyer, Commissioner General for Canada
- Round table introductions by participants
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch at the Canada Pavilion
14:00 – 15:45 International Network on Cultural Policy
(INCP)
This session will provide participants with an overview of the INCP
and its activities, both past and present.
- Introduction – Artur Wilczynski, Chair of the Working Group on Cultural
Diversity and Globalization (WGCD&G)
- Presentation on the INCP – Julie Boyer, Director, Liaison Bureau
- Review of work of WGCD&G – Artur Wilczynski, Chair of WGCD&G
- Questions and answers on work of INCP
15:45 – 16:00 Health Break
16:00 – 17:30 INCP (continued)
This session will be dedicated to discussing the value of informal
exchanges between Ministries of Culture at both the officials-level and
at the ministerial level including a discussion on possible areas of mutual
interest where information-sharing would prove to be useful.
17:30 Guided tour of Canada Pavilion
18:30 Reception/Dinner hosted by the Commissioner General
for Canada at the 2005 World Exposition, Mr. Norman Moyer
20:00 Transportation/Return to Hotel
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
08:00 Departure from Nagoya Tokyu Hotel for the
Expo Site
10:00 – 11:00 Roundtable on National Cultural Policy
Frameworks
This facilitated dialogue will allow participants the opportunity
to share national experiences in fostering and promoting culture, cultural
expressions, and cultural industries.
11:00 – 11:15 Health Break
11:15 – 12:30 Roundtable on National Cultural Policy
Frameworks (continued)
12:30 – 14:00 Buffet Lunch at Canada Pavilion
14:00 – 15:45 Convention on the Protection and Promotion
of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: Update followed by Roundtable
This session, facilitated by the Chair of the WGCD&G, will allow
participants to informally exchange views on the UNESCO Convention, progress
to date, and strategies for the UNESCO General Conference.
- Update by Chair of the WGCD&G
15:45 – 16:00 Health Break
16:00 – 17:30 Roundtable Discussion on Convention (continued)
18:00 Dinner at Canada Pavilion hosted by Canada
20:00 Transportation/Return to Hotel
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
08:00 Departure from Nagoya Tokyu Hotel for the Expo
Site
10:00 – 11:00 A UNESCO Convention and its International
Cooperation and Development Component
This session will give participants the opportunity to discuss and
exchange views on the international cooperation aspect of the Convention.
11:00 – 11:30 Health Break
11:30 – 12:00 Conclusion /Next Steps
12:00 – 14:00 Buffet Lunch at the Canada Pavilion
14:30 First Transportation/Return to Hotel
17:00 Second Transportation/Return to Hotel
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