Dec. 17, 2002

10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Welcoming Address / Opening Remarks

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem

10:30 a.m. – noon – Civil Society in Palestine

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

noon – 1 p.m. – Lunch

1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – What is Strategic Planning? (Key issues)

Rafiq Husseini, Welfare Association, Jerusalem

2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Break

2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Participants Assignment I

Suranjana Gupta, Research and Policy Adviser, Groots International and Huairou Commission, New York

Dec. 18, 2002

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Main Issues of Strategic Thinking, Planning and Management

Kamel Husseini, Communication and Public Relations Company, Ellamtam

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Management of Organizations (1): Mission, Structures, Goals

Kamel Husseini

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Participation in Reconstruction after Disasters: Communities, Capacities and Disasters as Opportunities

Suranjana Gupta, Research and Policy Adviser, Groots International and Huairou Commission, New York

Dec. 19, 2002

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Management of Organizations (2): Strategic Orientation, Needs

Hakam Kanafani, Chief Executive Officer, Jawwal

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Management of Organizations (3): Long-term Vision, Goal-setting, Planning, Development Priorities

Hakam Kanafani

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Management Issues II: Human Resource Management, Development and Planning (hiring policies, job descriptions, recruitment, training needs)

Mounir Kleibo, Program Analyst for Governance and Public Sector Unit / Program Manager, UNDP

Dec. 20, 2002

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Management Issues I: Organizational Needs, Strategic Planning, Resource Mobilization

Samir Huleileh

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – The Palestinian Experience in Strategic Planning / Institutional Development – Case Study: Jawwal

Hakam Kanafani

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – contd. (with exercises)

Dec. 21, 2002

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Management Issues III: Public Relations, Donors, Networking

Dr. Albert Aghazarian

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Management Issues IV: Preparing a Strategy

Rafiq Husseini

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Exercise

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

Dec. 22, 2002

9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – The Palestinian Experience in Strategic Planning / Institutional Development – Case Study: The Palestinian Planning Ministry

Dr. Samih Abed, Assistant Deputy Minister of Planning, Ramallah

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Exercise

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Wrap-up of the Seminar