II MODULE: TRAINING SEMINAR FOR

INTERNATIONAL ELECTORAL OBSERVERS

26-28 November 2015
26 November
09.00
09.30
09.30
10.00

10.00
11.00

27 November

Demetrio LAZAGNA
Introductory Remarks and Presentation of the Course and
Trainers
The Making of Long-Term Election Observation
Exploratory missions; mission set-up; EOM environment

09.00
10.00

10.00
11.00

Reporting

Reporting
Simulation

11.00
11.30

BREAK

11.30
12.30

Living the field

11.30
12.30

Team-building; assessing the environment,

14.30
15.30
15.30
16.30
16.30
17.00

Cooperation between international organizations in the field

Coordinating the Observation

Living the Field, Coordination of STOs

deployment; local staff duty of care; security; safety

Brainstorming session

11.00
11.30

BREAK

11.30
12.30

The observation of the process

Media and Elections

Observing the pre- and post-election phases

13.00
13.30

Distribution of certificates

13.30
14.30

LUNCH

13.30
14.30

LUNCH

14.30
15.30

The concept of Security in election environment

Information-Gathering and Analysis

simulation

The media in elections environment and the

media monitoring

simulation

LUNCH

Information-Gathering and Analysis

Media and Elections

Debriefing and closing

Living the Field, Coordination of STOs

Interviewing techniques, relation with local stakeholders

10.00
11.00

12:30
13.00

12.30
13.30

Working relationship between Core Team, LTOs and STOs;

Observers coordination

FREE

Weekly Reports, Spot Reports, Incident Reports

BREAK

13.30
14.30

28 November

REGISTRATION

11.00
11.30

12.30
13.30

EIUC
Monastery of San Nicol
Riviera San Nicol 26
I 30126 Venice Lido

E-Day Activity

15.30
16.30

A day at the poll

16.30
17.00

Brainstorming session