Program
Program Format
The summit will include plenary and parallel sessions, aiming to facilitate an in-depth discussion of the specific practices and methods employed by NGOs and experts of diverse backgrounds, sharing experiences and challenges. A special session of women parliamentarians from around the world will be held, where the MDGs’ progress and Post 2015 Development Agenda commitments to achieve the SDGs of respective countries will be discussed. The forum will issue a final declaration, reflecting the major features of women’s perspectives bearing on the pursuit of SDGs. A report on the conference will be submitted to the UN’s relevant agencies and other stakeholders.
In the parallel sessions, there will be a chance for NGOs to deliver short oral statements. NGOs will be eligible to make statements after registering on the Summit’s website istanbulsummit.org.
Observers, although welcome, are required to register for the summit too.
Program Schedule
May 30, 2014 – Friday
| Time | Session | Subject |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Welcome Reception Dinner & Performances by International Participants of Turkish Language and Culture Olympiad 2014 |
May 31, 2014 – Saturday
Participiants Schedule
| Time | Session | Subject |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Opening Ceremony | Opening and Welcome Speech by JWF President |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Peace Projects Award Ceremony | Award Ceremony for Peace Projects Grantees |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Plenary Session | Civil Society and Development Goals |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Parallel Sessions - Part One | 8 Thematic Sessions 1 moderator – 3 speakers (10 min. each) 10 oral statements by NGOs (3 min. each) General Discussion (1 hour) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Parallel Sessions - Part Two | 8 Thematic Sessions 1 moderator – 3 speakers (10 min. each) 10 oral statements by NGOs (3 min. each) General Discussion (1 hour) |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Side Event | Dinner at the Hotel with Live Music Performance |
Parliamentarians Schedule
| Time | Session | Subject |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Opening Ceremony | Opening and Welcome Speech by JWF President |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Award Ceremony | Award Ceremony for Peace Project Grantees |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Plenary Session | Civil Society and Development Goals |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | 1 Special Session for Parliamentarians MDG Progress and Commitments to Achieve the SDGs of Respective Countries |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | 1 Special Session for Parliamentarians MDG Progress and Commitments to Achieve the SDGs of Respective Countries |
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| 19:00 - 21:00 | Side Event | Dinner at the Hotel with Live Music Performance |
June 1, 2014 – Sunday
| Time | Session | Subject |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Plenary Session | Making the New Agenda Work |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Closing Ceremony | Announcement of Final Declaration and Closing Remarks |
| 13:30 - 16:00 | Bosphorus Cruise with Lunch |
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