Programme
PrintDay 1: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
9:00 – 20:00 Arrival of participants and hotel check-in
18:00 – 20:15 Registration
20:30 – 22:30 Welcome reception
Venue: Jaan Poska`s House, J. Poska str. 8, Tallinn. Bus departs from the hotel at 20.15.
- Ene Tomberg, Tallinn City Government, Department of Health and Social Welfare
- Nelli Kalikova, UNITAR/CIFAL Tallinn
- Mikk Jürisson, UNITAR/CIFAL Tallinn
- Alexander Meija, Executive Director, CIFAL Atlanta; Senior Special Fellow, UNITAR
Day 2: Thursday, October 16, 2008
Venue: Estonian National Library, Tõnismägi 2, 15189 Tallinn (walking distance from the hotel)
8:30 – 8:45 Introduction of UNITAR and CIFAL Network
Alexander Meija, Executive Director, CIFAL Atlanta; Senior Special Fellow, UNITAR
8:45 – 9:00 Introduction to the City Share Methodology
Alexander Meija, Executive Director, CIFAL Atlanta; Senior Special Fellow, UNITAR
9:00 – 9:15 Overview of the City AIDS Program and the Role of Local Authorities
Estrella Merlos, Planning Director, CIFAL Atlanta
9:15 – 10:00 Ice-breaking session: Introduction of Delegates
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 11:30 Session 1: Discussion about the Self-Assessment Process in Cities
Roundtable discussion about each participants ratings and justifications.
11:30 – 13:00 Session 2: Knowledge Management Tools
Construction of River and Stairs Diagram by each City
Each participanting City choose 3 priority areas for improvement.
A group River Diagram is produced
Presentation in plenary
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Session 3: Best practices sharing: Peer assist reviews
Group discussion and sharing of good practices on priority areas identified in
previous session.
Cities share its issues/challenges and ideas to solve them.
Identification of common principles/lessons for action.
15:30 – 16:00 Brief descriptionof the field visit
Nelli Kalikova, UNITAR/CIFAL Tallinn
16:45 – 18:30 Field Visit (Bus departs from the hotel)
3 groups of 10-12 people visiting
- AIDS Prevention Centre. Mardi Str. 3, Tallinn
- West Tallinn Central Hospital, Centre of Infectious Diseases, Paldiski Str. 62, Tel. 6598 561
- AIDS Support Centre Eerika Str. 5A, Tallinn
19:00 – 20:00 Guided City tour departure from the Hotel St. Barbara
20:00 – 22:00 Social evening
Venue: The Medieval Restaurant Olde Hansa, Vana turg str. 1, Tallinn
Day 3: Friday, October 17, 2008
09:00 – 10:00 Lecture: “Epidemiology of HIV with focus on the changing face of
pandemic”
Prof. Anneli Uusküla, Tartu University Public Health Institute
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 11:30 Session 4: Best Practices Sharing: Development of knowledge assets
Capture knowledge from peers in a way that it can be re-used by others.
List updated resources and contact persons
11:30 – 12:30 Presentation of knowledge assets on the “Marketplace”
Participants will get an overview of other group’ knowledge assets.
Presentation of 4 best practices from participant cities (15 min. each)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Session 5: knowledge fair
Formulation of offers and requests to the group
Exchange of know-how and match-making between offers of good practices and
requests for peer learning
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 – 17:00 Lecture: “Estonian context: Harm reduction and HIV prevention among
drug users. The role of government, cities and municipalities”
Dr. Nelli Kalikova, CIFAL Tallinn
17:00 – 17:30 Press conference
Nelli Kalikova
20:00 – 22:00 Reception and Official Dinner
Venue: The Town Hall, Raekoja plats 1, Tallinn. Walking distance from the hotel.
Guest Speakers:
Group photo with government authorities and presentation of certificates
- Mr. Edgar Savisaar, Mayor of Tallinn
- Minister of Welfare
- Member of the Parliament
- Institute on Health Development
Day 4: Saturday, October 18, 200809:00 – 09:45 Session 6: Drafting and presenting action plans by city delegations
Each city delegation will develop an action plan for the next twelve months, with a
focus on new partnerships and exchanges to progress in identified priority areas.
Personal commitment of the member’s delegation regarding the plan should be
included
09:45 – 10:00 Coffee break
10:00 – 11:00 Peer review: country comparison, clustering the countries/cities,
establishing support groups, agreeing on regional objectives
Establishment of a regional core group to guide and monitor implementation
through the Communities of Practice; agreement on the objectives and activity
plan for CIFAL Tallinn for the following period, including personal commitments
11:00 – 12:00 Official Closing Session
4 delegations will briefly present its action plan and commitments for
implementation (10 min. each)
Closing Remarks
12:00 Adjourn