Events CSDN
Meeting Types
CSDN events fall into the following categories:
1. POLICY MEETING
The most common kind of meeting, these discuss a specific area of peacebuilding policy.
2. GEOGRAPHICAL MEETING
These focus on a single conflict-affected country or region and the dynamics specific to it. There are two special sub-types of geographic meetings:
2.1 INCOUNTRY DIALOGUE
These physically take place in the country being discussed and are therefore able to include more local actors and their perspectives.
2.2 EARLY DIALOGUE
Concern the EU’s conflict Early Warning System.
3. FOUNDING INSTRUMENTS MEETING
Cover the EU’s financial instruments which relate to peacebuilding, including consultation on the levels and mechanisms for disbursement of funding.
4. MEMBER STATE MEETING
Take place in an EU location other than Brussels and cover themes which have specific relevance to the contribution of the member state in question to global peacebuilding.
5. NGO ROUNDTABLE MEETING
Bring together civil society representatives to discuss their priorities, challenges and concerns, and to share knowledge and exchange ideas (without the goal of directly influencing policy).
6. TRAINING SEMINARS
Provide training to civil society representatives to help them work more effectively with the EU in peacebuilding.
7. CONFERENCES WITH ACADEMICS
Include academics in the exchange of ideas between policymakers and civil society representatives to discuss best practices, lessons learned etc in a given policy area.
