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UNI Communicators’ Forum Protaras, Cyprus – 10-12 June 2009

Wednesday 10th June

09:45 - BUS to the Conference room: in front of TETYK hotel. Be on time!

10:00-10:15 Welcome to Cyprus Loizos Hadjicostis, ETYK - Cyprus

10:15-10:30 UNI Communications’ Strategy Rachel Cohen, UNI - Switzerland

10:30-12:30 Musical Computers A networking exercise

12:35 - BUS / 12:40-13:50 – Lunch / 13:55 - BUS

14:00-14:15 The Never Ending Message in Modern Times Philip Bowyer, UNI - Switzerland

14:15-14:45 Successful Campaigning Paul Hilder, AVAAZ.org – UK Avaaz.org is a global web movement that works to close the gap between the world we have and the world most people everywhere want. It has over 3 million members and has supported major solidarity campaigns on a range of progressive causes. Paul Hilder is the campaign director at Avaaz. He will share his experiences building Avaaz and his ideas on how unions could adapt the Avaaz campaign model.

14:45-15:00 How a Micro-multinational Can Please…with the Union Story Paulien Osse, WageIndicator & Decisions for Life - Netherlands

15:00-15:15 Coffee & Tea break

15:15-16:00 Company Websites Monique Braam, LBC-NVK - Belgium Member Applications Massiré Diémé, SYTS - Senegal Our New “Members’ Only” Website Barbara Hackenjos, ver.di - Germany

16:00-17:00 Speakers’ Bus Stop 1st bus stop: Paul 2nd bus stop: Paulien 3rd bus stop: Monique & Barbara

17:00-17:30 Web-based Strategies for Building Member and Public Support in Union Campaigns Candice Johnson, CWA - USA

17:35 - BUS / 19:00-23:00 – Greek supper at the TETYK hotel Courtesy of our host, the ETYK Cyprus trade union

 

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Thursday 11th June

09:00-09:30 Can Trade Unions Use the Power of Online Engagement? Matthew McGregor, Blue State Digital - UK Trade unions have looked to the victory of Barack Obama for lessons that can be adopted in Europe to help us campaign better and win more often. Matthew McGregor works for Blue State Digital, the US firm which powered Obama's online campaign. He will speak about transferable lessons from that campaign and how simple changes can set unions on a path to winning online

09:30-09:45 From Leafleting to Texting: Responding to the Changing World of New Media Scott Shumaker, SEIU - USA

09:45-10:30 From UNI & the Web 2.0…to Online Rights for Online Workers Lorenzo De Santis, UNI - Switzerland From Online Rights to Online Chaos? Matthieu Marin, SETCA - Belgium Turning my Union into a Web 2.0 Organisation Aristotelis Lakkas, OTOE - Greece Boosting Communications in Mongolia Erdenesaikhan Tsedevsuren, FCSWTU - Mongolia

10:30-10:45 Coffee & Tea break

10:45-11:45 Speakers’ Bus stop 1st bus stop: Matthew McGregor 2nd bus stop: Scott 3rd bus stop: Lorenzo & Matthieu Marin 4th bus stop: Aristotelis & Erdenesaikhan

11:45-12:00 Union Comms: Examining New Challenges in the 2.0 Era David Hoets, SASBO - South Africa

12:05 - BUS / 12:10-13:35 – Lunch / 13:40 - BUS

13:45-14:00 Membership Growth with Traditional Methods Lars Jönsson, Handels - Sweden

14:00-14:15 Vida Voice, May the SMS Force Be with You! Dietmar Weiss, Vida - Austria

14:15-14:30 Photo Competitions Online Johannes Fjose Berg, NITO - Norway

14:30-14:45 The World of Works Helmut Tomek, GPF - Austria

14:45-15:45 In UNI’s Global Campaigning Shoes a workshop

15:45-16:00 Coffee & Tea break

16:00-17:00 Reports from the Workshop

17:05 - BUS / 19:00-23:00 – Boat party leaving from TETYK hotel Bring swimwear and towels if you wish!

 

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Friday 12th June

09:30-10:00 Popcorn and Movies Time…to wake up

10:00-10:30 Union News on Internet TV Miquel Loriz, COMFIA – Spain Paola Mele, FISASCAT - Italy

10:30-10:45 360 Degrees Communications Kevin Slocombe, CWU - UK

10:45-11:00 Coffee & Tea break

11:00-11:15 The Future of Journalism Peter Ross, MEAA - Australia

11:15-11:30 Campaigning for Journalists Andrula Georgiadou, ESK - Cyprus

11:30-11:45 Union Challenges: Developing Countries & the Global Recession Mike Abrahams, SACCAWU - South Africa

11:45-12:00 Africa eFuture Corneille Wandjo, SYNCASS - DRC

12:05 - BUS / 12:10-13:35 – Lunch / 13:40 - BUS

13:45-14:00 Unequal Access to Communication Tools Jorge Diego Gonzalez, FETRABAN - Paraguay

14:00-14:15 The Suterh Growth in Argentina and the Contribution of Web 2.0 applications: A Community Project Victor Santa Maria, FATERyH - Argentina

14:15-14:45 Speakers’ bus stop 1st bus stop: Paola & Kevin 2nd bus stop: Miquel & Peter 3rd bus stop: Andrula & Mike 4th bus stop: Jorge & Victor

14:45-15:00 Web 2.0 Paradigm Pietro Gentile, FABI - Italy

15:00-15:15 UnionReps.org.uk and the Facebook/UnionBook debate John Wood, TUC - UK

15:15-15:30 Facebook Aplications Kristina Larsen, PROSA - Denmark

15:30-15:45 A Crystal Ball – Looking into the Future Davide Barillari, Web Expert - Italy

15:45-16:00 Conclusions, Evaluation Rachel Cohen, UNI - Switzerland

16:05 - BUS ………………………………………………HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME!