PROGRAM
Symposium : "Promoting diversity within the Public service in the European Union"
Amsterdam, 23-24 June 2011
Place: Dorint Amsterdam Airport Hotel
Stationsplein ZW 951, NL-1117 CE Amsterdam, Netherlands
Infos: http://www.dorint.com/amsterdam
Interpretation : DE, EN, FR, NL, ES, IT
The symposium will be conducted by a professional moderator, Hans W. JABLONSKI.
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Until 17:00 | Participants' arrival |
18:00-19:00 | Participants' registration |
19:30 | Welcome dinner at the hotel for symposium's participants |
Thursday, 23 June 2011
08:30 | Registration continues |
09:00 | Opening of the symposium Dr. Wilhelm GLOSS, President of CESI-Europe Academy |
09:10 | Introductory speech Helmut MÜLLERS, CESI General-Secretary |
09:25 | Speech N.N., The Netherlands |
09:40 | Speech Eric DE MACKER, President of CNV Publieke Zaak, The Netherlands |
09:50 | Speech Albert VAN DER SMISSEN, President of NCF, The Netherlands |
The challenges facing the public service in Europe
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10:10 | Presentation Fostering Diversity in the Public Service
Oscar HUERTA-MELCHOR, OCDE, France |
10:35 | Questions
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10:50 | Coffee break |
Preventing discrimination against public service agents.
Part I: The European legal framework
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11:10 | Presentation The principles of equality and non-discrimination and how they are applied within the European public service Mark BELL, Professor at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom |
11:30 | Presentation European case-law on discrimination within the public service
Gwénaële CALVES, Professor of public law at the Universities of Cergy-Pontoise, France, and Düsseldorf, Germany |
12:00 | Presentation Preventing discrimination when employing public service agents Account by the director of human resources of a large scale administration |
12:20 | Questions / Discussion
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13:00 | Lunch
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Part II : Workshops
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14:00 | Workshop I : How can we guarantee fair access to the public service and attract people from a variety of backgrounds? Moderation: Hans W. JABLONSKI
Interpretation: DE, EN, FR, ES
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| Case studies DE: 'A human resources policy linked to demographics: diversified management'
Beatrix BEHRENS, Director of human resources at the German Federal labour agency
NL: 'Beyond the diversity agenda: the search for tools in the Netherlands' Aaldert MELLEMA, CNV Publieke Zaak
BE: 'Integrating people with disabilities into the public service'
Thierry CONRADS, Founding administrator of Wheelit.be
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15:15 | Discussion
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16:00 | Coffee break |
14:00 | Workshop II : How can we guarantee fair promotions within the public service and guarantee diversity in jobs with a high level of responsibility ?
Moderation: Arthur VAN SCHENDEL
Interpretation: EN, FR, NL, IT
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| Case studies GB: 'Diversity within the British high-level public service'
Randhir AULUCK, Program LEADERS UnLtd
BE: 'Promoting access for women to jobs with a high level of responsibility in Belgium'
Sylvia AKIF, SELOR
NL: 'Diversity program of the city of Amsterdam' Arthur VAN SCHENDEL, Programmanager Diversity, City of Amsterdam
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15:15 | Discussion
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16:00 | Coffee break |
Part III : Debate : To what extent should we resort to positive discrimination within the public service ?
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| Kirsten LÜHMANN, Member of the German Bundestag and President of CESI’s commission ‘FEMM’
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| Gwénaële CALVES, Professor of public law at the Universities of Cergy-Pontoise and Düsseldorf
Moderated by: Hans W. JABLONSKI
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17:00 | Questions and discussion |
17:30 | End of the first day of work
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Friday, 24 June 2011
09:30 | Beginning of the second day of work
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09:30 | Presentation of the results of the workshops by the rapporteurs |
Part IV : Other instruments for diversity
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09:45 | Presentation Diversity Charter: the Diversity label of the French Ministry of Finance, Economy and Industry
Christine DREYFUS ARIZA, MINEFI, France |
10:10 | Presentation Cross-Border mobility of civil servants: testimony of short-term mobility
Stefania TROCINI, Civil Servant, Agenzia delle Entrate, Public Treasury, Italy |
10:30 | Questions
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10:45 | Presentation Mobility from private to public sector
François TOMAS, HUDSON, Belgium |
11:10 | Questions
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11:25 | Coffee break |
11:40 | Round table discussion
'What kind of civil servant are we looking for?'
Speakers:
Peter HEESEN, CESI President
Eric DE MACKER, President of CNV Publieke Zaak, Netherlands
John HANSEN, Director of FF, Denmark |
12:30 | Summary of the debates Julio SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ, Vice-President of CESI-Europe Academy |
12:45 | Conclusions Wilhelm GLOSS, President of CESI-Europe Academy |
13:00 | Symposium's end Light lunch followed by departure of the participants |
The symposium is chiefly financed by European Union funds
CESI-Europe Academy
CESI’s Research and Further Learning Centre
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