The second Project Steering Group meeting was held in Osijek
Participants in the meeting were:
- City administration of Subotica: Ms. Erika Kudlik, City Councilor for international/regional co-operation, Ms. Melinda Kis Eres, LED Office Project Coordinator; Mr. Aleksandar Lovcanski, Mayor’s Office
- ALDA: Ms. Stanka Parac, Partnership Support Manager, Project Manager.
- Wolverhampton Light House Media Centre: Mr. Frank Challenger, Executive Manager, Ms. Nerina Villa, film production manager
- LDA Subotica: Ms. Olga Perusic, Delegate, Ms. Marija Jonjev, Financial manager, Mr. Massimo Gobbato, Internee, Milan Bosnjak, Local coordinator;
- LDA Mostar: Ms. Dzenana Dedic, Delegate, Maja Vejzovic, Local coordinator,
- LDA Osijek: Mr. Miljenko Turniski, Delegate, Ms. Branka Paskuljevic, Project coordinator, Ms. Kristina Babic, PR communication agency, Osijek; Ms. Tatjana Skrbic, Local project coordinator,
Meeting started with an overview of the activities implemented in Serbia during the first year of the project (training seminar for local authorities and NGO-s on diversity management, round table on ethnic communities and cultural heritage, study visits to Subotica in August 2009., during the harvest days and inter-ethno festival). Specific attention was given to some follow-up exchanges that took place among the participants from Mostar, Subotica and Osijek. Presentation of the activities was prepared by Ms. Stanka Parac, Project manager.
Ms. Olga Perusic and Mr. Massimo Gobbato introduced the participants with the visibility activities implemented, more specifically with the design of the posters, leaflets, electronic Newsletters, Intercultural publications prepared by LDA Subotica and Osijek.
Preparation activities for interim reporting were discussed with particular focus on evaluation methodology – by the partners and by the collected feedback of the participants in the project events.
Presentation of the first documentary film background was made by the UK partner representatives. The filming will be organized in Osijek and in Baranja county, collecting personal testimonies combined with narrative parts describing the wider context of post-conflict reconciliation in the region.
During the concluding session, draft activity plan for the second year was prepared, with specific attention on organizing the Local Democracy School (Youth training seminar ) in Osijek in September, participation in joint Program presentation in Brussels in October and the final conference in Mostar, in March 2010.
In her evaluation comments, Ms. Erika Kudlik, representative of the Lead beneficiary expressed satisfaction for the level of co-operation established among the partners included in the action, and also for the contents of activities implemented. It would be important to strengthen the communication between the local governments of Subotica, Osijek and Mostar in seeking potentially new follow-up activities within the thematic scope of intercultural governance at local level.
Next meeting of the Steering Group will be held in Osijek at the end of September 2010.
