Seminar Programme

Critical Consumption & Sustainable Development
3rd - 9th of February 2006
Sofia, Bulgaria
European Commission – “Youth” Programme – Action 5

3rd February - Friday
Arrival of participants in Sofia

and settlement in Be My Guest Hostel

4th February – Saturday
Morning - Plenary session at the Red House

Presentation of the project

Presentation of the associations - (5 min each)

Afternoon: Plenary Session:

Market of good practices
Analysis of prep work - 15 min each
(Each delegation will prepare a sort of “stand” with
products, books, brochures, posters, photos or whatever other materials realised in their community)

Media available for presentation purposes:
media projector, DVD player + big screen, possibl TV+ Video player

Evening: intercultural evening at BMG (tbd)

5th February –Sunday
Morning: Working Session: breakout groups

Participants will work in 3 "breakout" sub-groups each working on specific problem/topic. Each group will work with a moderator to support problem-solution oriented debate.

Afternoon: Working Session: breakout broups

6th February - Monday
Morning: Field Visit

Meeting with Integra, NGO running 10 Senses Fair Trade shop
Afternoon: Working Session: breakout groups in progress.


7th February – Tuesday
Morning: Field visit:

Meeting with Bulgarian NGO “Za Zemiata” (For Earth) – (tbc)

Afternoon: Working Session:

-breakout groups

-Field Visit: EcoBulpac, (а non-profit JSCo, consortium of 55 companies investing in sustainable separate garbage collection systems and recycling)

Evening: at Su - Working Session - Project Data Bank

(Developing ideas and proposals for future projects in the Youth Program framework on the topic of Critical Consumption and sustainable development)

8th February –Wednesday

Morning: Plenary Session: -

- Presentation of the results from facilitation breakout groups in plenary.
- Preparation for the public debate

Afternoon: Free time

Evening: Public Debate at the Red House

9th February - Thursday

Working Session at BMG: Final evaluation
Departure of participants

If not specified different working sessions will be held at "Apartmental" at 68, Neofit Rilski St