International Steering Committee Meeting

Hosted By World Forum for Democratization in Asia
Taipei, Taiwan
January 22-23 2007

AGENDA

Monday January 22, 2007

1. Welcome; Approval of Agenda - Paul Graham
   
   
2. ISC Developments Since NY Meeting
   • Election of ISC chair - Paul Graham
   • Plans for Bamako 2007 - Oumar Makalou
   • Bamako Roundtable - Bob LaGamma
   • Asian Roundtable - Russell Hsiao
   • Future Roundtables and “Assault on Democracy” Convening Group resolution - Dick Rowson and Andrea Sanhueza
   • “Global Civil Society Network” (for human rights and UN Caucus in 16 Convening Group countries) - Matteo Mecacci
   • Convening Group meeting (December 14) - Dick Rowson
   • Democracy and development seminar - Mort Halperin
   • Committee reports (from NY Meeting)
     • Working groups - Andrea Sanhueza
     • Permanent Secretariat - Matteo Mecacci
     • China representation - Dick Rowson
     • CD invitation process - Ted Piccone and Mort Halperin
     • Political parties in ISC and CD - Ivan Doherty
   • Chee Soon Juan - Bob LaGamma
   • Democracy SUPPORT (instead of “Promotion”) - Dick Rowson"
     
     
3. ISC Organization
   • ISC Expansion/attendance - Bob LaGamma
   • ISC Secretariat covering:
   • Convening Group meetings inside and outside Washington - Dick Rowson and Paul Graham
   • Working Groups in Washington and role of “contact persons” for 16 countries in Convening Group - Andrea Sanhueza
   • Global civil society network – Matteo Macacci
     
   • Portugal and role of ISC 2009/10 - Dick Rowson
   • ISC Role re host country Secretariat
   • 10th anniversary CD Heads of State attend?
     
     
4. Threats to and Support of Democracy – Bob LaGamma
   
   • 2008 Olympics in China
   • Burma military dictatorship
   • Thailand coup
   • Fiji coup
   • Turkmenistan’s transition process
   • Nepal’s steps toward democracy

Tuesday January 23, 2007 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

1. Items remaining from Monday including recommendations on item 4 (above)
   
   
2. Report on Progress
   • Bamako 2007 – Oumar Makalou
   • Regional networks from Roundtables and global civil society networks – Dick Rowson
   • CD Permanent Secretariat - Matteo Mecacci
   • Convening Group Action:
     • Assault on Democracy” resolution – Bob LaGamma
     • Human Rights Council - Matteo Mecacci
     • Invitation process – Ted Piccone
     • Working groups – Andrea Sanhueza
     • Democracy and development seminar in Bamako in March – Ted Piccone