Dear Colleague,
The European Offender Employment Forum is pleased to announce our annual
conference taking place this year in Athens. Details are outlined below.
Please use attached booking form to register for this conference.
Best wishes,
Jo Casebourne
International Conference
Caring Communities: Working Together to empower ex-offenders towards social
participation
Goulandri-Horn Foundation
Plaka, Athens
Friday 7th June - Sunday 9th June 2002
The European Offender Employment Forum
European Offender Employment Forum exists to tackle rising European crime by
improving policy and practice in the rehabilitation of offenders.
Our members are concerned with offender and employment issues in each member
state of the European Union. Our purpose is to contribute to a reduction in
offending by promoting the social integration and reintegration of offenders
through employment and training. In pursuit of our mission we:
* Identify and promote good practice approaches to the
reintegration of offenders
* Provide an international forum for the exchange of
information on good practice
* Influence policy makers at national and European levels to
improve the level and quality of employment and training services for
offenders
* Provide an information service and database for the use of
our affiliates and members across Europe
Promote and facilitate transnational partnerships between organisations
providing employment and training services to offenders in the different
member states.
What works?
European networking for the identification of successful practice in
preparing ex-offenders for employment integration
EOEF is currently running a project funded by the European Commission, which
will form part of the preparatory actions to combat and prevent social
exclusion. The project will run until June 2003 and aims to identify
present and promote good practice in preparing ex-offenders for employment
integration.
This conference will provide an opportunity to attend workshops on best
practice projects and to discuss what kinds of interventions help
ex-offenders and to compare the approaches adopted in different EU
countries.
We are currently looking for good practice examples from across the European
Union. If you would like your project to be considered please e-mail us and
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Who should attend?
The Conference will be useful for:
* practitioners, to exchange ideas
* organisations, to promote employment projects for ex-offenders
* those who want to set up employment projects for offenders
* developing an understanding of the European policy context.
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* Delegates will include policy makers and practitioners from across
the European Union working for:
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* employment services
* prison services
* probation services
* organisations working with offenders
* employers
* trade unions
* academics
Provisional Programme
Friday 7 June
16.00 Registration
17.00 -17.30 Welcome - Introduction to "Good Practice Workshops"
17.30 -19.30 Good Practice Sessions (4 workshops)
20.00 Conference reception
Saturday 8 June
09.30 - 11.00 Introduction, Welcome and opening speeches
11.00 -11.30 Coffee
11.30 - 13.30 Alternatives to prison - joint working to empower
offenders and reduce crime
13.30 - 15.00 Lunch and networking
15.00 - 17.00 Good Practice Sessions (4 Workshops)
17.00 Coffee
18.00 Members' meeting and networking
Sunday 9 June
10.00 - 11.30 Working together to link prisons with the community
(Plenary - round table and discussion)
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee
12.00 - 13.30 Working together to achieve employment integration
of ex-offenders (Plenary - round table and discussion)
13.30 - 14.00 Summarising conference findings and proposals
14.00 Conference closes
15.00 - 16.30 EOEF Board meeting
Languages
The main language of the conference will be English. In the plenary
sessions, there will be Greek and French translations.
Venue
The Goulandri-Horn Foundation building is situated in the heart of the Plaka
area of Athens. Plaka is the oldest section of Athens. There are lots of
places to eat as well as many interesting shops. Overlooked by the
Acropolis it is a calm setting in the middle of this popular area. We will
have the building to ourselves for the duration of the conference.
The cost of the conference includes an evening reception on Friday evening
on the roof terrace overlooked by the Acropolis and looking out over ancient
Agora.
Accommodation
We have reserved places at two hotels in the city centre. Rooms will be
reserved on a first come first served basis. If your choice of hotel is not
available, we will notify you and book you into the alternative. Both are
within easy reach of the conference venue:
The Esperia Palace Hotel is located in the heart of Athens 300m from
Syntagma Square. The hotel is within 20 minutes walking distance of the
venue and archaeological attractions e.g. the Acropolis. The cost is
EUR130.00 per person per day including breakfast and tax.
The Hotel Stanley is within two metro stops of the venue. The metro station
is very close to the hotel entrance. The hotel has its own swimming pool
and cost EUR112.00 per person per day including breakfast and tax.
Arrangements will be made to escort delegates to and from the hotels to the
Goulandri-Horn Foundation.
Conference organisation
The conference is being organised on behalf of the EOEF by the Centre for
Economic & Social Inclusion (CESI) in London
Please use attached booking form to register for this conference
For further information contact:
Centre for Economic & Social Inclusion, Camelford House, 89 Albert
Embankment, London SE1 7TP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7582 7221 Fax: +44 (0)20 7582 6391 E-mail:
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Jo Casebourne
Project Manager
Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
Camelford House, 3rd Floor
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP
Tel: 020 7582 7221
Fax: 020 7582 6391
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.cesi.org.uk
Jo Casebourne
Project Manager
Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
Camelford House, 3rd Floor
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TP
Tel: 020 7582 7221
Fax: 020 7582 6391
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.cesi.org.uk
