60 th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference Yaounde, Cameroon 2-10 October 2014 DRAFT OUTLINE PROGRAMME (DAY 1) 2 OCTOBER Arrival of the CWP-Steering Committee and Coordinating Committee Members 13:00-14:00 BUFFET LUNCH (Le Safoutier Restaurant) (DAY 2) 3 OCTOBER ALL DAY Arrival of Executive Committee and Small Branches Members 09:00 CWP Steering Committee Group Photograph Meeting: CWP Steering Committee 09:30 Venue: Mont Cameroun - Hilton Hotel 14:00 Meetings continue 1500-1600 Coordinating Committee Meeting Venue: Mont Bamboutous - Hilton Hotel (DAY 3) 4 OCTOBER 09:00 Official Opening Ceremony of the 34 th Small Branches Conference: Venue: Bouma - Hilton Hotel Including Group Photographs: Executive Committee (only) Small Branches (only) Executive Committee with Small Branches 10:00 Refreshments 10:30 Meetings: Executive Committee Venue: Bété B - Hilton Hotel Small Branches Conference 1
Venue: Bouma - Hilton Hotel 14:00 Meetings continue 19:00 Reception by Host Branch Venue: La Falaise (DAY 4) 5 OCTOBER ALL DAY Arrival of all Delegates, Observers, Accompanying Persons and Society of Clerks-at-the Table participants 09:00 Executive Committee Meeting continues Small Branches Conference continues 14:00 Executive Committee Meeting continues Small Branches Conference continues (DAY 5) 6 OCTOBER 08:00-09:00 Breakfast Meeting of Regional-Secretaries 11:00-12:30 Official Opening of the 60 th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference 12:30-13:45 1 st Plenary: Addresses by the Secretaries-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and Commonwealth followed by Question and Answer session 13:45-14:45 BUFFET LUNCH 14:45-15:30 Briefing for delegates, observers and secretaries followed by briefing for workshop moderators, discussion leaders, rapporteurs and sessions secretaries: Briefing for spouses/partners accredited to the conference, Yaoundé Conference Centre TBC 2
15:30-17:00 Regional Group Meetings and venues: Africa: Salle Inaugurale Asia: Salle de Réunion B Australia: British Islands and Mediterranean: Salle de Réunion A Canada: Huis Clos Caribbean, Americas & Atlantic: India: Tripartite Pacific: South East Asia: Complexe A Venue: Dinner 18:00-19:00 CPA Secretary-General s reception for Clerks, Secretaries to Delegations and their spouses/partners (followed by the Presiding Officers and Clerks Dinners); 19:00-21:00 Dinner hosted by the Head of State, CPA Vice-Patron, for Speakers, Presiding Officers, Leaders of Delegations and their spouses/partners (By invitation) Venue: TBC 19:00-21:00 Dinner hosted by the Clerk for Clerks, Secretaries to Delegation and their spouses/partners (By invitation) Dinner hosted by the Host Branch for all other delegates, accompanying persons, spouses Venue: Hotel Mont Fébé 19:00-21:00 (DAY 6) 7 OCTOBER ALL DAY CONFERENCE TOUR 19:00-21:00 Dinner hosted by the President of the Senate Venue: TBA (DAY 7) 8 OCTOBER 08:00-10:45 CWP Business Meeting and Session 10:45-11:00 Refreshments 09:30 Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-the-Table 3
11:00 Workshops: A D Workshop A: Unity in Diversity: the role of Parliament Workshop B: Joining hands for Women's Rights; the role of the Parliamentarian in gender empowerment. (Gender-related topic) Workshop C: Evaluating the emergent content of the post-2015 Development Agenda against the standards set out in the Commonwealth Charter Venue: Salle Inaugurale Workshop D: Good Governance for the 21 st Century: transparency and accountability continue to be needs and requirements throughout the Commonwealth Venue: Salle de Réunion B 14:30 Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-the-Table 14:30 Workshops: E H Workshop E: How can Parliament ensure that young people are placed at the centre of sustainable development: the role of education Workshop F: Financial oversight in Westminster style and Francophone parliaments: sharing good practice. Venue: Salle Inaugurale Workshop G: What is the role of Parliament in providing for the most vulnerable in society? (Small Branches Topic) Workshop H: Parliamentarians and Public Trust: do Codes of Conduct help? Venue: Salle de Réunion B 19:00-21:00 Dinner hosted by the First Lady for Women Members of Parliament Venue: TBA 19:00-21:00 Dinner hosted by the Host Branch for all other Delegates Venue: National Assembly Banquet Hall (DAY 8) 9 OCTOBER 09:00 General Assembly, Election of Chairperson of the Executive Committee 13:00-14:00 BUFFET LUNCH 4
14:00-16:00 Final Plenary and Closing Ceremony including receiving of Plaques for retiring Officers and Executive Committee Members 14:00-15:00 Meeting of Society of Clerks-at-the-Table 15:00 Refreshments Venue: Hall opposite Huis Clos 16:00-17:00 Meeting of the New Executive Committee 1700 CLOSE 18:00-20:00 Farewell Dinner hosted by the Right Honourable Speaker of the National Assembly, Immediate Past President of the CPA Venue: Foyer, Yaounde Conference Centre (DAY 9) ALL DAY DEPARTURE OF DELEGATES 10 OCTOBER 5