IISEPS — Independent Institute of Socio-Economic and Politycal Studies

Independent Institute of Socio-Economic & Political Studies (IISEPS, Minsk, Belarus),
Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE, Washington, D.C., USA)

Project "Formation of Public Leaders in Post-communist Belarus"
Seminar 5. "Formation of Public Leaders in Post-communist Belarus: Problems of National-Regional Interaction"
May 2-3, 1997, Gomel

PROGRAM
May 2, 1997
10.45-11.00 - Introduction by Prof. Oleg Manaev (IISEPS)
11.00-11.40 - "Problems of Organization of Public Campaigns in Belarus" - by Prof. Yuri Khadyko (Belarusian Popular Front)
11.40-12.20 - "NGO's as Means of Coordination and Expression of National and Regional Interests: Experience of Interaction with Power Structures" - by Svetlana Goldade (ex-major of Gomel City Council)
12.20-12.30 - Coffee-break
12.30-13.10 - "Experience of Political Dialogue Between National and Regional Public Leaders in Belarus" - by Dr. Olga Abramova (Belarusian Association "Yabloko")
13.10-14.00 - Discussion of presentations
14.00-15.00 - Lunch
15.00-18.30 - Discussion of problems of national-regional interaction of public leaders in post-communist Belarus
Moderator - Prof. Oleg Manaev (IISEPS)
May 3, 1997
10.00-10.40 - "Problems of Gathering and Dissemination of Impartial Information by BELAPAN" - by Dr. Leonid Mikheychikov (Sociological Service of Information Company BELAPAN)
10.40-11.20 - "Communications of Public Leaders: Resourses, Strategy, Effectiveness" - by Dr. Nadya Efimova (IISEPS)
11.20-11.30 - Coffee-break
11.30-14.00 - Discussion of presentations and problems of national-regional interaction of public leaders in post-communist Belarus
14.00-14.30 - Summing up by Prof. Oleg Manaev (IISEPS)
Moderator - Dr. Igor Pelipas (IISEPS)
Number of participants - 30