The fourth International Fair Trade Town Conference will take place from Friday 5 November to Saturday 6 November in Bonn, Germany.

The conference builds on previous events in London, Brussels and Lyon and is hosted by Transfair Germany.

The two day event is free to attend and will offer delegates from Fair Trade Towns around the world the opportunity to share ideas, best practice and experiences of campaigning for Fair Trade in their community and their country. In addition to sharing experiences there will also be opportunities to look forward as a movement and think about how our campaigning activities can have an even greater impact on the lives of producers in developing countries. Delegates will also be joining dignitaries from Bonn in the Town Hall to celebrate Bonn’s declaration as a Fairtrade Town.

Venue: Youth Hostel Bonn Germany www.jugendherberge.de/jh/rheinland/bonn/

AGENDA

Friday 5 November 2010

10-11 a.m.: REGISTRATION in the Youth Hostel Bonn

11 a.m.: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFERENCE (Kathrin / Germany)

11.15 a.m.: PLENARY SESSION

Sharing international experiences and best practice

· UK / Bruce Crowther: Fairtrade Towns in the UK and worldwide

· Sweden / Emma Rung: Monitoring the short and long term impact of Fair Trade Towns

· Fair Trade in the South & in Eastern Europe

· UK and France: Results from the last Fair Trade Towns Conferences

12.30 – 14.00 LUNCH

14.00 – 16.00 WORKSHOP SESSIONS OF DAY 1 (including 30 minute coffee break)

Workshop 1 Direct links – bringing producer and campaigners closer

Workshop 2 - Best Practice – examples and top tips from the International Fair Trade Town movement

Workshop 3: Using social media and creating web-based resources as part of our campaigns

16.00 – 17.00 FOCUS ON FAIRTRADE TOWNS IN GERMANY.

Lord Mayors present their experience of becoming a Fairtrade Town

18.00 – 19.30 BONN FAIRTRADE TOWN DECLARATION EVENT IN THE TOWN HALL

Saturday 6 November 2010

9.00 a.m.: WELCOME AND SUMMARY OF FINDINGS FROM DAY ONE

9.30 a.m.: SHORT WORKSHOPS ON THE FIVE FAIR TRADE TOWN GOALS

Best practice, ideas and examples from different countries

Criteria 1: Local Authorities and Fair Trade

Criteria 2: Availability of fair trade products

Criteria 3: Involving the community - Fair Trade Schools, Universities and business involvement

Criteria 4: Getting great media coverage

Criteria 5: Forming and building a strong and effective steering group

Criteria 6: Making the links with local produce and responsible consumption

11.00 a.m.: DAY 2 WORKSHOPS (including a 15 minute coffee break)

Workshop 1: Monitoring and evaluating the short and long term impact of a Fair Trade Town campaign

Workshop 2: Opportunities to campaign together and as an international movement to make trade fairer

12.30 p.m.: LUNCHBREAK

14.30 p.m.: SUMMARY OF DAY 2 WORKSHOPS

16.00 p.m.: FINAL COMMENTS

Bruce Crowther + Kathrin Bremer

17.00 p.m.: CONFERENCE ENDS