Workshops

The workshops are held on the second day (Friday October 4th, 2020). You find the exact schedule here.

Workshop 1 –  Burn prevention & Burn Treatment

Keynote speakers

• Organizing of Fire Prevention: Dr. Raed Arafat, State Secretary Ministry of Internal Affairs
• SOS Fire! Erasmus Project: Jean-Pierre Arnould, administrator Belgian Burn Foundation
• Working on Burn prevention, Colectiv 30.10, Eugen Iancu, President
• New burn center in Timisoara, what’s the situation: Dr. Panche Taskov
• Reactivation of SVSU in rural area and working on burn prevention locally: Suru, TON
• Prevention actions and initiatives by ISU Banat: Lieutenant- Colonel Lucian-Vasile Mihoc, Chief Inspector

Moderator
Cristina Vladu

Reporter
Piet Henckens

Workshop 2 – Civil Society organizations: Policymaking and influences on local community

Keynote speakers

• Role of the Romanian diaspora organizations in Belgium: Lili Radulescu, Vatra Limburg
• Role of the biggest elderly organization in Romania, CARP-OMENIA, Romania: Alina Perjoiu, head communication department
• From Regional Youth Strategy to National report for structure dialogue – How local initiative can influence European Policies, FITT, Timis County Youth Foundation, Mihai Vilcea, President
• Local Development in Cehu Silvaniei by CDL (Local Development Organization TON)
• Accessibility and deinstitutionalization policies with the local and national authorities: CEVA De Spus, Timisoara, Szövérdfi-Szép Zoltán
• How working on policy influence from local men- and women organizations out: OLB and OLF Slatina-Timiş, OLB Armenis

Moderator
Bart Wynants

Reporter
Jef Vanhoof

Workshop 3 – Social Economy Initiatives and models

Keynote speakers

• Rural foundation Romania, Cosmin Salasan: short chains in agriculture
• Social solidarity economy in Romania – citizens initiatives in area of responsible consumption, community supported agriculture & fair trade – CRIES, ASAT and RECIPROC: Mihaela Vetan, project coordinator
• An example of Social Economy from Moldova: “Gradina Moldovei”, Mariana Seremet
• Facilitating access to information, training in the field of new information and communication technologies; environmental protection and ecological education; involvement of young people in community life: NGO Eco-Razeni, Maxime Visileac

Moderator
Alina Scantei

Reporter
Michel Debacker

Workshop 4 – Reconversion and ways of integrated housing / functions

Keynote Speakers

• Ambasada (Timisoara), meeting place for fine people (NGO’s, freelancers, artists, musicians, passionate people, companies) with fine ideas: Andreea Iager-Tako
• MultipleXity, Centrul de Arta, Tehnologie si Experiment din Timisoara: Dan Bugariu, in charge of the Timisoara City project
• Renovation space for youth in order to fulfil European Youth Goal number 9, Youth Strategy, FITT, Timis County Youth Foundation, Mihai Vilcea, president

Moderator
Andreea Iager-Tako

Reporter
Mihai Vilcea

Workshop 5 – Improving quality of Primary Healthcare in rural areas; role of telemedicine services

Keynote speakers

• Telemedicine in public emergency services: Dr. Raed Arafat, State Secretary Ministry of Internal Affairs.
• Improving health services delivery through telemedicine: SYONIC company Timisoara: Andy Kuglis.
• ADAMSlatina-Timis example in using telemedicine: Ioan Suru, manager.
• Improved access to services in rural areas through Telemedicine services: Fundatia de Ajutor Medical Prophylaxis, NGO: Dr. Dana Paica and Dr. Virgil Musta.
• Needs of the Primary Healthcare system in rural Romania, National Society of Family Medicine Romania, Gindrovel Dumitra.

Moderator
Cristina Vladu

Reporter
TON.

Workshop 6 – Youth initiatives and how the influence policymaking

Keynote speakers

• The advantage of youth movement for society: AGLT (Asociatia Grupurilor Locale de Tineret), Romania, Petyronela Sfetcu and Alina Hosu, national leaders.
• Role of a county youth foundation to work on influencing policymaking: FITT, Timisoara, Mihai Vilcea, president.
• Working on changes through exchange and cooperation: SOMEPRO, Belgium, Bart Wynants, director.

Moderator
Bart Wynants.

Reporter
Liesbet Henckens.

Workshop 7 – Innovative ways of education

Keynote speakers

• Primary School as the result of a process of co-creation and dialogue between children, teachers, parents and the community: Scoala Babel. Monica Diaconu, academic coordinator and English teacher.
• New ways of education: LIEN, Diana Draghici.
• Together Working for Inclusion in Schools: TWINS project, Alina Scanteie, TON.
• A guidance center for underprivileged children in Timișoara, Romania. Model of collaboration between private and city: Effata, Ionela Apostol, staff member.

Moderator
Moncia Diaconu

Reporter
Alina Scantei

Workshop 8 – Communes and Intercommunal collaboration

Keynote speakers

• Role Counties in setting up intercommunal collaboration: county of Timis
• Organisations of communes: A.Co.R. Timis
• Role of Gal’s in supporting communes and intercommunal collaboration: GAL Timis, Catalin Tiuch, president
• Johan Degrieck, former mayor De Panne, Belgium

Moderator
Piet Henckens

Reporter
Michel Debacker