Monday, Nov 14: Pre-program Briefing Tour

Noon: Gathering and Introduction to Briefing Tour

AM: Local visits and meetings

Evening: Dinner with Cultural Program

Tuesday, Nov 15: Pre-program Briefing Tour

Full Day Excursion to various places and projects in Basque Country (with bus)

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Wednesday, Nov 16: Welcome

Start of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy

AM: Opening morning seminar on Local and Regional Democracy

PM: Arrivals, Free time, individual programs, excursions

18.30: Welcome Reception at City Hall

Thursday, Nov 17: Local Governments & Direct Democracy

10-12.30: Opening, welcomes, keynotes and plenary with local Mayors (and others) from around the world.

12.30-14.00 Lunch

14-16.30: Workshop Session I

16.30-19: Free Time

19.00: Zocalo Public Square event

Friday, Nov 18: Social Movements & Direct Democracy

9.00-11.00: Reporting back from the Thursday working sessions and briefing to the Donostia Declaration for Modern Direct Democracy, plenary with social movement leaders (and others) from around the world

11.30-13.00: Workshop Session II

13.00-14.30 Lunch

14.30-17: Workshop Session III

Evening: Cultural Programme

Saturday, Nov 19: Donostia Declaration on Modern DD

9.30-10.30: Reporting back from the Friday working sessions

11.00-13.00: Concluding sessions with keynotes and discussion/adoption of the Donostia Declaration for Modern Direct Democracy

15-17: special post-forum gatherings like Democracy International General Assembly (and others) or departures, Free time, individual programmes & excursions

Evening: Farewell Party