8-9 November, 2013, Atlanta, USA- CIFAL Global Network Steering Committee Meeting 2013 took place in Atlanta on 8-9 November, 2013. The annual Steering Committee Meeting is an important appointment for CIFAL Global Network to present annual activity report, to develop plans for strengthening the network and to seek potential cooperation opportunities among CIFAL centers.

This year, the meeting was hosted by CIFAL Atlanta at Kennesaw State University, which provides support to CIFAL Atlanta since December 2012. The meeting was officially inaugurated by UN Assistant Secretary General and UNITAR Executive Director Sally Fegan-Wyles. The President of Kennesaw State University, Dr. Dan Papp, and the Chairman of CIFAL Atlanta, Commissioner Craig Lesser, also delivered welcome remarks.

Formal announcements were made by UNITAR. The name of the “Local Development Programme (LDP)” was changed to Decentralized Cooperation Programme (DCP)” and a new center in Africa is expected to be open.

Achievements of CIFAL Global Network were presented. By October 31st, the CIFAL Global Network had implemented 52 training activities, including workshops, forums, lectures, courses, and e-learning courses. By the end of the year, the Network will have delivered 67 events with an expected total of more than 5,700 beneficiaries.

Several initiatives had been put in place in 2013 to increase the visibility of the CIFAL Centers and and to raise the profile of the CIFAL Directors, including Monthly Coordination Meetings,  Pre-event engagement and post-event reporting, information about each CIFAL Center posted on UNITAR website, delivery of the first CIFAL Network brochure, on-line platform for the exchange of news and information, as well as for facilitating the interaction among the CIFAL network and UNITAR colleagues.

Further strengthening of DCP will be achieved through the access to the CIFAL Global Network Operations Manual, CIFAL on-line library of training materials, and On-line evaluation tools. Orientation and coaching to CIFALs staff will be implemented for the execution of these tools. Potential collaboration among centers are encouraged.

 

 

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