Lecture Program
April 3, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Welcoming Address / Opening Remarks
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem
10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Introduction
Dr. George Giacaman, Director of Muwatin, Ramallah
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Break
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. – Introduction, contd.
Dr. George Giacaman
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Lunch
2:15 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Legal and Constitutional Frameworks for Party Formation: Provisions and Rules Governing the Creation, Registration, Operation, Financing and Dissolution of Political Parties.
Baha Al-Bakri, former Senior Official at the Central Election Commission; Lecturer of Law, Birzeit University
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Break
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Leadership Styles
Dr. Mahmoud Baidoun, Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor, Ramallah
7 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Dinner
April 4, 2008
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Leadership Styles, contd.
Dr. Mahmoud Baidoun
10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Leadership Styles, contd.
Dr. Mahmoud Baidoun
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Lunch
3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Legal Basis and Constitutional Framework for Parties
Christian Lange, MP (SPD), Chairman of the SPD in the Federal State Baden Württemberg
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Break
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Party in Parliament; Discussion with German Members of Parliament
Siegmund Ehrmann; Kerstin Griese; Christian Lange; Carola Reimann; Andreas Weigel
7 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Dinner
April 5, 2008
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Introduction; Strategic planning and strategic thinking; Importance and effectiveness of strategic planning; Stakeholders
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian, Director of Development and Projects, President’s Office, Ramallah
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Environmental scanning; Components; Tools – SWOT and 7 S analysis; Data collection methods
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Break
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Environmental scanning (continued)
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. – Lunch
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Environmental scanning (continued)
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Break
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. – Visions and missions
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Break
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Strategy planning and implementation
Dr. Varsen Aghabekian
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Dinner
April 6, 2008
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Party Formation: History of Palestinian Political Parties
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Concept of Leadership (Why political leadership is important; what makes a leader; leadership and vision; Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Leaders)
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Chairman of PASSIA
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Lunch
2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Political Parties and the Citizenry (Why political parties are an important element in a democracy; how parties gain or lose credibility; how political parties can respond more effectively to the citizens concerns)
Dr. Azmi Shuaibi, General Coordinator for the Coalition for Accountability and Integration, Ramallah
4 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Break
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – Political Parties and the Citizenry, contd.
Dr. Azmi Shuaibi
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Dinner
April 7, 2008
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Creating/influencing public opinion (with exercises)
Omar Barghouthi, Independent Political and Cultural Analyst
10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Creating/influencing public opinion (contd.)
Omar Barghouthi
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Break
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. – Wrap up and final discussion
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. – Working Lunch “American Parties and the Presidential Elections”
Dr. Ziad Al-Asali, President of the American Task Force for Palestine, Washington, DC