Regional Training Workshop: "Building Civil Society Capacities for Improved Security"

Venues: Durrës (Alabania)
Period: November 18-21, 2010
Application deadline: October 22, 2010
 
Brief description:  The event will be attended by 25 participants (10 participants from “Security Management Network” and civil society representatives in Albania; and 15 representatives from the civil society, media and academic institutions from the region). The training workshop relies on the experience established by Institute for Democracy and Mediation through the Security Management Network (SMN), a body of 15 independent researchers trained from IDM in security issues, and SMN success in encouraging a proactive approach and qualitative input of third sector’s expertise in security related policy matters.

The workshop is addressed to think tank and civil society representatives from the CEI countries, young scholars, media, representatives from governmental bodies, independent experts etc. 
The eligible countries are: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and the Central European countries.

Costs: With the financial support of Central European Initiative and Friedrich Herbert Stiftung, IDM would be able to cover travel costs and accommodation expenses for 25 participants from the non-EU CEI countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine. For participants from Romania and Bulgaria, IDM would cover only accommodation expenses. Participants from other Central European Initiative countries must cover their own expenses (travel & accommodation).
Financial support will be granted, based on the merits of the applicants.

If you want to participate, send to idm@idmalbania.org or bbaka@idmalbania.org your CV, a letter of interest, and a short abstract of the paper you are interested to write in the framework of this workshop.

Institute for Democracy and Mediation Center for European and Security Affairs (CESA)
address: Rr. Shenasi Dishnica, Nr. 37
8177, Tirana, Albania
tel.: 00355.4240.0241
fax: 00355.4240.0640
e-mail: info@idmalbania.org
website: http://www.idmalbania.org