COPAC OPEN FORUM Successful Cooperative Development Models in East and Central Europe 26 - 27 October 1999 Volkbank-Center, Berliner Volksbank eG, Berlin, (Germany) Report in PDF format Full text and slides of presentations available below

The aim of the Open Forum was to share case studies and analysis of the cooperative reform process in East and Central Europe with specific focus on agricultural and financial cooperatives and to identify factors for success and failures - models for future technical assistance to the region.

Tuesday, 26 October 1999	Texts available
Opening Joe Fazzio, COPAC Chairman and Chief, Coop Branch, International Labour Office ILO
Keynote Address "ICA Europe: Strategy for Co-operatives in Central & Eastern Europe" Gabriella Sozánski, Director, Regional Office for Europe, International Co-operative Alliance ICA Europe	Slides and text of the presentation
Albania François de Cagny, International Relations Department, Crédit Mutuel (France)	Text of presentation
Lithuania Ramunas Stankevicius, Director-General, Association of Lithuanian Kredito Unijos on behalf of Développement international Desjardins	Background on the Speaker View the slides of the presentation
Overview with Special Reference to Romania Normunds Mizis, Program Officer for Europe/Asia, World Council of Credit Unions WOCCU	Background on the Speaker Text of presentation
Overview of Activties with Rural Institutions Janos Juhasz, Cooperative and Rural Organization Officer, Rural Institutions & Participation Service, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FAO	Text of presentation
Overview with Special Reference to Poland, Moldova, Uzbekistan John Millns, Plunkett Foundation	Text of presentation
Germany (East) Dr. Volker Petersen, Deputy General Secretary, Deutscher Raiffeisen Verband DRV (Germany)	Slides used in the presentation Background on the Speaker
Ukraine Thomas Garnett, Vice-President of Cooperative Development, Southern States Cooperative and Board Member, ACDI/VOCA	Background on the Speaker Text of presentation
Experience of the Federation of Danish Farmers in Eastern Europe Hasle Nielsen, Secretary-General, Federation of Danish Cooperatives	Information materials presented
Summary Conclusions Albert Vinokourov, Division for Social Policy and Development, Department for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations UN and COPAC Board Member
Closing Remarks Joe Fazzio, COPAC Chairman and Chief, Coop Branch, International Labour Office ILO
Cocktail Reception for all participants
Wednesday, 27 October 1999
Visit to Raiffeisenbank Wriezen eG (Wriezen) and a rural supply cooperative.

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