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International Webinar on
‘Enhancing electoral participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) & Senior citizen Voters : Sharing Best Practices and New Initiatives’
Friday, 26th November 2021
(Venue: Ball Room, Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Delhi)
PROGRAMME
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Inaugural Session |
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1100-1105 hrs. |
Welcome by Mr. Umesh Sinha, Secretary General, ECI and Sr. Adviser and Head, India A-WEB Centre |
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1105 –1115 hrs. |
*Remarks by Mr. Jonghyun Choe, Secretary General, Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) – (*Recorded Video) |
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1115–1130 hrs.
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Keynote Address by Mr. Sushil Chandra, Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of India & Chairperson, A-WEB |
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1130-1140 hrs |
Release of the following Publications of India A-WEB Centre : - October 2021 issue of A-WEB India Journal of Elections - October 2021 issue of ‘VoICE International’ Magazine - Publication on ‘ Participation of Women, Persons with Disabilities and senior citizen voters in Elections’ |
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1140-1150 hrs |
Release of International Video presentation on facilitation and participation of Women, PwDs and senior citizens in elections |
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Technical Session I |
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Co-Chairs : H.E. Mr. Mohammad Irfan Abdool Rahman, Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius
H.E. Mr. K.M.Nurul Huda Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh
Mr. Sushil Chandra Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of India |
Time (hrs) - IST |
Presentation by |
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1150 -1205 |
Opening remarks by Co-Chairs |
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1205-1220 |
H.E. Mr. Mohammad Irfan Abdool Rahman, Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius |
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1220-1235 |
Dr. Seung Ryeol Kim, Adviser to SG, A-WEB Sectt. |
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1235-1250 |
Mr. Ion Mincu-Radulescu, Permanent Rep. of PEA of Romania to A-WEB |
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1250-1305 |
Ms. Gina Lee, Official from NEC of the Republic of Korea |
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1305-1320 |
Closing remarks by Co-Chairs |
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LUNCH : 1320 – 1430 hrs. |
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Technical Session II |
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Co-Chairs :
H.E. Mr. Dasho Ugyen Chewang, Commissioner, Election Commission of Bhutan
Mr. Rajiv Kumar Hon’ble Election Commissioner of India |
Time (hrs) - IST |
Presentation by |
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1430 - 1440 |
Opening remarks by Co-Chairs |
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1440 - 1455 |
H.E. Ms. Chao-Chi Lin, Commissioner, CEC of Taiwan |
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1455 -1510 |
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1510 - 1525 |
Ms. Esmeralda Amora-Ladra, Director, Commission on Elections, Manila |
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1525 -1540 |
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1540-1555 |
Closing remarks by Co-Chairs and Q & A session |
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Technical Session III |
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Co-Chairs :
H.E. Mr. M.M.Mohamad Member, Election Commission of Sri Lanka
Mr. Anup Chandra Pandey Hon’ble Election Commissioner of India |
Time (hrs)- IST |
Presentation by |
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1555-1605 |
Opening Remarks by Co-Chairs |
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1605 - 1620 |
H.E. Ms. Janet Love, Vice Chairperson EC of South Africa |
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1620 - 1635 |
Mr. Kezang Wangdi, Planning Officer, EC of Bhutan |
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1635 - 1650 |
Mr. Umesh Sinha, Secretary General, Election Commission of India |
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1650 - 1705 |
Mr. Luiz de Andrade Filho, Secretary, Embassy of Brazil on behalf of TSE of Brazil |
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1705 -1720 |
Closing remarks by Co-Chairs |
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Closing Session |
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1720-1730 hrs. |
Remarks by Mr. Peter Wardle, Adviser, Cambridge Conference on Electoral Democracy, Malaysian Commonwealth Studies Centre |
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1730-1740 hrs. |
Remarks by Mr. Peter Erben, Principal Adviser, International Foundation of Electoral Systems (IFES) |
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1740-1750 hrs. |
Remarks by H.E. Dr. Nomsa Masuku, Commissioner Electoral Commission of South Africa on behalf of Chairperson, EC South Africa and Vice-Chairperson of A-WEB |
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1750 - 1800 hrs. |
Closing remarks by Mr. Sushil Chandra, Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of India & Chairperson, A-WEB |
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1800-1805 hrs. |
Vote of Thanks by Ms. Mona Sreenivas, Director, ECI |