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1 DRAFT PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ROLE OF NATIONAL GENDER EQUALITY MACHINERY FOR A MORE EQUAL SOCIETY FOR ALL MARCH 2012, HİLTON HOTEL, ANKARA 22 MARCH :00-09:30 REGISTRATION 09:30-10:45 OPENING REMARKS AZIZE SIBEL GÖNÜL, CHAIRPERSON OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND SHAHID NAJAM, RESIDENT COORDINATOR, UN, TURKEY CO/RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE, UNDP, TURKEY CO FATMA ŞAHİN, MINISTER FOR FAMILY AND SOCIAL POLICIES, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY RECEP TAYYIP ERDOĞAN, PRIME MINISTER, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY CEMIL ÇİÇEK, PRESIDENT, TURKISH GRAND ABDULLAH GÜL, PRESIDENT, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (MOTION VIDEO) 10:45-11:00 TEA/COFFEE BREAK 11:00-12:30 PLENARY SESSION: ROLE OF THE MINISTRIES AS THE EXECUTIVE PILLAR OF THE NATIONAL GENDER EQUALITY MACHINERY MODERATOR: GÜLDAL AKŞİT, PREVIOUS STATE AND TOURISM MINISTER, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY FATMA ŞAHİN, MINISTER FOR FAMILY AND SOCIAL POLICIES, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY BARBARA SELDEN, FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR WOMEN AND CIVIL SERVICE, REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA LULAMA XINGWANA, MINISTRY FOR WOMEN, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DEPARTMENT, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA FRANKLIN ESIPILA, REPRESENTATIVE FOR MINISTER OF GENDER, CHILDREN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, REPUBLIC OF KENYA IBRAHIM IBRAHIMI, DEPUTY MINISTER FOR LABOUR AND SOCILA POLICY, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA 12:30-14:00 LUNCH 14:00-14:50 KEYNOTE SPEECHES GENDER EQUALITY: INTERNATIONAL NORMS AND NATIONAL MACHINERY PROF. DR. FERIDE ACAR, CEDAW COMMITTEE MEMBER, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MELANNE VERVEER, DEPARTMENT OF STATE OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN S ISSUES, USA (VIDEO CONFERENCE)

2 14:50 15:30 DISCUSSION 15:30 15:45 TEA/COFFEE BREAK 15:45 18:00 PARALEL SESSIONS I-II-III PARALEL SESSION I MANDATE, STRUCTURES AND BUDGETS OF THE NATIONAL GENDER EQUALITY MACHINERY MODERATOR: ÖZNUR ÇALIK, DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND CARMEN QUINTANILLA, EQUALITY COMMISSION CONGRESS OF DEPUTIES, SPAIN MONA PAPILLON, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, USA DAVORIN SEMENIK, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE ON GENDER EQUALITY PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA DHAWEYA S.SHARAF AL-ALAWI, DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY OF SUPREME COUNCIL FOR WOMEN, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN MEHMET KASIM GÜLPINAR, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND SEDEF KÜÇÜK, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PARALEL SESSION II- MAINSTREAMING GENDER EQUALITY IN LEGISLATION MAKING PROCESSES MODERATOR: SAFIYE SEYMENOĞLU, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND LILJANA POPOVSKA, COMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN ASSEMBLY, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA LOTTA OLSSON, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON THE LABOUR MARKET, SWEDEN MAUREEN CLARKE, NATIONAL WOMEN INSTITUTE, COSTA RICA SAMRA FILIPOVIC HADŽIABDIC, DIRECTOR, GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BEGONA LASAGABATAR OLAZABAL, POLITICAL ADVISOR OF UN WOMEN, USA AYŞE NEDRET AKOVA, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND CANAN CANDEMIR ÇELİK, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND

3 PARALEL SESSION III-IMPACT OF GENDER EQUALITY MACHINERY ON THE PARLIAMENT AND SOCIETY MODERATOR: MARIA MINNA, STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN PARLIAMENT, CANADA MIREYA ZAMORA ALVARADO, COMMISSION OF WOMAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA MARIA MINNA, STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN PARLIAMENT, CANADA ABDULJALLIL ABDULLA AL AUWANATI, COMMITTEE ON WOMAN AND CHILD SHURA COUNCIL, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN DR. LEYLA ŞEN, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME MANAGER, UNDP TURKEY CO MESUT DEDEOĞLU, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND GÖKÇEN ÖZDOĞAN ENÇ, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND 18:00-18:30 DISCUSSION 19:30 ASSEMBLY RECEPTION 23 MARCH :30 12:30 PARALEL SESSIONS CONTINUE I-II-III PARALEL SESSION I MANDATE, STRUCTURES AND BUDGETS OF THE NATIONAL GENDER EQUALITY MACHINERY MODERATOR: ÖZNUR ÇALIK, DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND CARMEN QUINTANILLA, EQUALITY COMMISSION CONGRESS OF DEPUTIES, SPAIN MONA PAPILLON, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, USA DAVORIN SEMENIK, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE ON GENDER EQUALITY PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA DHAWEYA S. SHARAF AL-ALAWI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE SUPREME COUNCIL FOR WOMEN,KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN SAFIYE SEYMENOĞLU, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND HÜLYA GÜVEN, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND

4 PARALEL SESSION II- MAINSTREAMING GENDER IN LEGISLATION MAKING PROCESSES MODERATOR: DİLEK YÜKSEL, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND LILJANA POPOVSKA, COMMITTEE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND MEN ASSEMBLY, REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA LOTTA OLSSON, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON THE LABOUR MARKET, SWEDEN MAUREEN CLARKE, NATIONAL WOMEN INSTITUTE, REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA SAMRA FILIPOVIC HADŽIABDIC, DIRECTOR, GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BEGONA LASAGABATAR OLAZABAL, POLITICAL ADVISOR OF UN WOMEN, USA CANAN CANDEMIR ÇELİK, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND BINNAZ TOPRAK, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND PARALEL SESSION III-IMPACT OF GENDER EQUALITY MACHINERY ON THE PARLIAMENT AND SOCIETY MODERATOR: WOMEN PARLIAMENT, CANADA MARIA MINNA, STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF MIREYA ZAMORA ALVARADO, COMMISSION OF WOMAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA MARIA MINNA, STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN PARLIAMENT, CANADA ABDULJALLIL ABDULLA AL AUWANATI, COMMITTEE ON WOMAN AND CHILD SHURA COUNCIL, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN DR. LEYLA ŞEN, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE PROGRAMME MANAGER, UNDP TURKEY CO MESUT DEDEOĞLU, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND GÖKÇEN ÖZDOĞAN ENÇ, MEMBER OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION, TURKISH GRAND 12:30-13:30 LUNCH 13:30-15:00 PLENARY SESSION

5 SESSION PRESENTATIONS VE GENERIC DISCUSSION 15:00-15:15 TEA/COFFEE 15:15-17:00 PLENARY SESSION: CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS MODERATOR: RAFIE KIZILHAN, CHAIRPERSON FOR WOMEN RIGHTS ON AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ÇIĞDEM AYDIN, KA-DER HALIME GÜNER, UÇAN SÜPÜRGE CANAN GÜLLÜ, FEDERATION FOR TURKEY WOMEN ASSOCIATION FATMA BENLİ, GÖKKUŞAĞI WOMAN PLATFORM 17:00-17:15 CLOSURE 19:30 DINNER

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