The event will last two days. The first day includes oral presentations on topics related to both the key role of the postal sector and the social integration of TCN issues.

Where:

National Centre for Social Research
Address: Kratinou 9 & Athinas (8th floor), Plateia Kotzia, Athens, Greece

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Programme:

Monday, July 27, 2020

• 9.30 - 10.00 - Registration
• 10.00 - 10.15 - Agenda and opening remarks (coronavirus prevention) Dionysis Balourdos, George Papadoudis, National Centre for Social Research
• 10:15 - 10:30 - Welcome Nicolas Demertzis, Professor, Director and President of the Board of Administrators, National Centre for Social Research

Session 1: Progress and responses from the Field

• 10.30 - 11.00 Keynote, Immigrants and refugees as social service users in Greece: Research, findings, reflections, and recommendations to improve outcomes, Matthew Matsaganis, Associate Professor, Rutgers University
• 11.00 - 11.20 - Aspects of interpretation in refugee assistance sector, Dimitra Katergari, Social Inclusion Expert, Former coordinator for social inclusion and livelihood, Caritas Hellas
• 11.20 - 11.40 - Presentation of the CULMED Project, George Pierrakos, Professor, University of West Attica Nectarios Oudeniotis, National Centre for Social Research
• 11.40 - 12.00 - Results from field work research on immigrants’ users of postal services (ELTA), Nikos Sarris, Researcher, National Centre for Social Research
• 12.00 - 12.40 - CULMED Implementation of Mentoring and Training Activities, Vassiliki Karampampa, ΕΕΟ Group, Afroditi Riga, ELTA S.A., Mohammad Eldahabi, Cultural Mediator – Coach, Nectarios Oudeniotis, National Centre for Social Research
• 12.40 - 13.00 - Discussion
• 13.00 - 13.50 - Networking Break

Session 2: Public services and third country nationals

• 13.50 - 15.40 - Workshop 1 - A synthesis of case studies and experiences shared by professionals in public social services including post offices and NGOs in Greece working with immigrants and refugees
  Chair: Matthew Matsaganis, Associate Professor, Rutgers University
  Maria Petraki, Ph.D. on Social Policy, University of Athens
  Eleftheria-Theodora Koutsioumpa, MA Student of Comparative Politics - Sciences Po Paris, Field Research Associate
  Μary Berde, Field Research Associate
  Dimitra Katergari, Former coordinator for social inclusion and livelihood, Caritas Hellas
• 15.40 - 16.00 - Discussion, closing remarks

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

• 16.30 - 17.00 – Registration, Agenda and opening remarks (coronavirus prevention), Dionysis Balourdos, George Papadoudis, National Centre for Social Research
• 17.00 - 17.30 - Results from the qualitative research on immigrants users of postal services (ELTA), Nikos Sarris, Researcher National Centre for Social Research, Maria Petraki, Ph.D. on Social Policy, University of Athens
• 17.30 - 19.00 - Workshop 2 - Demonstration, interaction and use of the CULMED platform by the participants, Dionysis Balourdos, George Papadoudis, National Centre for Social Research

***Due to COVID19 pandemic participants should follow all the relevant measures and guidelines and have masks for their face protection.