08:00
Registration

09:00
Opening Ceremony

09:15
THE NEW POLITICS

09:45
The New Parties and Movements
The end of the two party system in Costa Rica.
The Renovation of PRI in Mexico.
New Local Political Parties in Argentina
"Ciudadanos por el Cambio" (Citizens for the change - civil association).

11:15
COFFEE BREAK

11:30
The New Candidates
The voter’s values, and the expected profile of new candidates.
Appointing a Cabinet using executive techniques, the case of El Salvador.
The experience of the "Grupo Lázaro" (The Lazarus group).
The election of the Mayor of Tegucigalpa.

13:00
LUNCH

14:15
The New Forms of Political Action
The "Argentine Dialogue".
Participative fora in the City of Buenos Aires.
Public audiences, participative colloquia and access to public information (Popular Assemblies).

15:30
Changes in the rules of the game
Money and Politics in the world.
Electoral Systems in Latin America.
Trends in the United States.

16:45
COFFEE BREAK

17:15
Clinics with consultants
Each consultant will be assigned to a room, and the assistants will be able to choose, based on previously announced topics, the clinic he/she wants to participate in. Limited number of participants in each clinic. (First-come, first-serve basis).

18.30
Documentary by Pablo Hadis on the political crisis in Argentina, followed by a debate.

19:45
OPENING COCKTAIL

09:00
The New Communication
Civic Journalism.
Politics in Internet, the case of "Justicia Primero".
Political Advertising.

10:00
Entrepreneurs and Politics
Lobbying.
The New Roles of Businessmen.

11:15
COFFEE BREAK

11:30
The New Agenda
The making of a National Plan.
Priorities for the argentine people.
The new voters, the new opinion, the new agenda in campaign proposals.

12:30
Group Interview:
The New Generations (and the Old Structures)

13:15
LUNCH

14:30
The New Workshops: proposals for the new politics
1. The New Parties.
2. The New Politicians.
3. Political Reform.
4. The New forms of political action.
5. The role of the media, businessmen, NGO´s and others

16:15
COFFEE BREAK

16:45
Workshop Results. Conclusions and proposals
Each workshop will choose a member as a reporter.

17:30
The New Political Context
The new political map.
Historical Perspective.

19.00
ADJOURN