How to get there:

Metro
Termini Metro Station
(5 min. walk)

Castro Pretorio Metro Station
(5 min. walk)

Train
Termini Railways Station
(5 min. walk)

Citta dell’Altra Economia – Largo Dino Frisullo – Ex mattatoio, Testaccio

from Termini Station: > Metro B > stop Piramide
With Public bus: linea 75 > get down at > Marmorata-Galvani

from the two Rome airport follow the link in logistic category to reach Termini or Ostiense Railways Station and then take the Metro

h14.00 – Welcome by Carola Reintjes, President Ifat Europe

h14.15 – Housekeeping, Confirmation of the Agenda

h14.30 – Welcome words from IFAT Global Chair, Paul Myers, and Introduction Regions

h15.00 – IFAT Global: Agenda for Change and Strategic Priorities:

• Regionalization (15 min)
• Membership and monitoring (15 min)
• Communication & Branding Strategy (30 min)
• WFTD 09

—– h16.00 Coffee/Tea Break —–

h16.30 – IFAT Global: Agenda for Change and Strategic Priorities (cont.)

• Charter of Fair Trade Principles (30 min)
• IFAT Sustainable Fair Trade Management System, SFTMS (60 min)

h18.30 End of afternoon session

Friday, September 26th

h 8.30 – Agenda Setting & Housekeeping
h 8.45 – Summary of Day 1
h 9.00 – Workshop on: SFTMS (Groups to be decided)

—– h10.30 Coffee/Tea Break —–

h11.00 – IFAT Europe: Update of IFAT Europe, update of structure and achievements, briefing of priorities and challenges ahead
h11.20 – Plenary:

• Retail Standards (main issues)

• Short Introduction of each issue to be discussed in working group

h12.15 – Working Groups

1. Group:  FT Retailer Standar
2. Group: FT Retailer Space, Services & Strateg
3. Group: European Fair Trade Market: Space, Services and Strateg
4. Group: FT Advocacy, with special focus an ISO standard on Fair Trade

—– h13.15 Light Lunch —–

h14.15 – Plenary session: reporting back to plenary
SFTMS/ FT Retailer standard /FT Retailer space, service, strategy /European market place /FT Advocacy  & ISO Fair Trade

h14.45 – Briefing of Strategic issues to be discussed/ decided at AMG session:

• IFAT Global Agenda
• Fair Trade Charter of Principles
• SFTMS: Sustainable Fair Trade Management System
• IFAT FT Retailer Standard, IE positioning
• World Fair Trade Day 09 (IE commitment)

IFAT Europe Agenda

• MOU IFAT Europe – NEWS
• Strategic priorities & Workplan 08 (including capacity and resources FT)
• Financial structure/resources/ fees 08
• Budget 08
• ISO standard Fair Trade (IE positioning)

Issues emerging from the conference for decision
(f.ex. retailer space/strategy/services, European FT marketplace, etc.)

—– h16.00 Coffee/Tea Break —–

h16.30 – IFAT Europe Agenda

h18.30 – End of afternoon session

Saturday, September 27th

h 8.15 – Agenda Setting & Housekeeping
h 8.30 – Summary of Day 2
h 8.45 – AGM IFAT EUROPE

• Bylaws
• Approval Agenda

IFAT Global Agenda

• Fair Trade Charter of Principles
• SFTMS: Sustainable Fair Trade Management System
• IFAT FT Retailer Standard
• World Fair Trade Day 09

—– 10.30-10.45  Coffee/tea break —–

IFAT Europe Agenda

• Approval Minutes AGM IE, Blankenberge 07
• Approval Annual Report 07 (including Financial Report)
• New board composition (ratify new country representatives/ new board members)
• MOU IFAT Europe – NEWS
• Approval Workplan 08 (including capacity and resources FT)
• Approval fees 08
• Approval Budget 08
• ISO standard Fair Trade

Issues emerging from the conference for decision

h14.00 – Closing session

—– h14.15 – Collective Lunch —–

The IFAT Europe board would like to encourage and ask all members to participate actively in the WFTDay 09, according to their capacity and outreach. It is our common European and Global campaign, commitment and World Fair Trade Day!

www.worldfairtradeday09.org