Program of Activities  

 
Thursday, August 26, 2004
 
Arrival of all participants to Penang, Malaysia
 
1930
 
Welcome dinner
(House of Four Seasons, Mutiara Level 1)
 
Friday, August 27, 2004
 
(* Workshop Sessions at Irus Room, Catch Convention Centre, Mutiara)
 
0830                
 
Introduction of the Facilitator
Expectation Setting       
 
Overview of program
 
0930    
 
Revisiting our roots: CALD’s contributions to liberal democracy in the region and member countries (Inputs by Rep. Butch Abad)
 
1000 
                           
Discussions
 
1030    
 
Overview of CALD’s programmatic documents from the first ten years (charter, key resolutions, programs important policy speeches) Input by John Coronel
 
1100    
 
Defining the basics of liberalism: Exercise with cards (followed by discussion)
 
1200    
 
Lunch hosted by Hon Tan Sri Dr. Kho Tsu Kun (within Mutiara Hotel)
 
1400
   
Political challenges for liberalism (national, regional and international levels) Input by Graham Watson (ELDR) (followed by discussion)
 
1500    
 
The key challenges for political liberalism in Asia and programmatic responses
Brainstorming/Discussion
1600                
 
Liberalism and economic development
Input by Dr. Barun Mitra of Liberty Institute, India (followed by discussion)
 
1700    
 
Key economic challenges for Asian liberalism and programmatic responses
Brainstorming/Discussion
 
1800                
 
end of working day
 
1900                
 
Dinner hosted by Hon. Sen. S. Vijayaratnam
 
(CALD and ELDR convene after dinner to prepare ELDR-CALD Meeting in Brussels)
Saturday, August 28, 2004
 
0830                            
 
Recap of second day
 
0845    
 
Two workshops: Formulation of policy papers containing key programmatic positions to address the political and economic challenges in Asia from a liberal perspective
 
1000    
 
Presentation of policy recommendations (followed by discussions)
 
1030    
 
Do we need to rewrite the charter of our organization? (Discussion)
 
1100    
 
What can we do to promote our positions more effectively in our target audiences?
(strategic discussion/brainstorming) (Discussion to focus on CALD and member parties)
1200                            
 
Evaluation and discussion of follow-up
 
1230                
 
Lunch (Irus Room)
Execom-Meeting
 
1630                            
 
End of gathering
 
1900                
 
Barbecue Dinner
Garden Terrace
 
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