A new 17-member Steering Committee was elected at the annual meeting of the Civil Society Forum, which took place in Poznan, Poland, on 28-30 November 2011. The Steering Committee is elected for a one-year term.
Six country facilitators were elected (one from each of the six partner countries), eight working group co-ordinators (one EU and one partner country representative for each of the four working groups). Finally, in a plenary session, three EU co-ordinators were elected by the whole Forum.
Steering Committee members:
Country FACILITATORS:
Armenia: Seyram MARTIROSYAN, A.D. Sakharov Armenian Human Rights Centre
Azerbaijan: Gubad Ibadoglu BAYRAMOV, Economic Research Center, Azerbaijan
Belarus: Siarhei LISICHONAK, Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs of Belarus
Georgia: Manana KOCHLADZE, Association Green Alternative, Georgia
Moldova: Victor COTRUTA, Regional Environmental Centre Moldova
Ukraine: Igor KOGUT, Agency for Legislative Initiatives; Ukrainian School of Political Studies, Ukraine
WORKING GROUP CO-ORDINATORS
Group 1. Democracy, human rights, good governance and stability
Ucha NANUASVHILI, Human Rights Center, Georgia
Olga STUZHINSKAYA, Office for a Democratic Belarus, Belgium
Group 2. Economic integration and convergence with EU policies
Vugar BAYRAMOV, Center for Economic and Social Development (CESD), Azerbaijan
Andrzej ADAMCZYK, European Economic and Social Committee/ NSZZ Solidarnosc Trade Union, Poland
Group 3. Environment, climate change and energy security
Yaroslav BEKISH, "Green Alliance", Belarus
Wojciech BORODZICZ-SMOLIŃSKI, Center for International Relations, Poland
Group 4. Contacts between people:
Eduard MIHALAS, National Youth Council of Moldova
Bettina BRAND, Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association
EU CO-ORDINATORS
Krzysztof BOBIŃSKI, Unia a Polska Foundation, Poland
Jeff LOVITT, PASOS (Policy Association for an Open Society)
Amanda LÖVKVIST, European Network of Political Foundations (ENOP)/Swedish International Liberal Centre