Workshop Program: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 08:00 – 9:00 Registration 09:00 – 10:30 Opening Session: Relevance of eCollaboration in Cross-border Disaster eResponse Co-chairs: Dr. Atanas Kočov, Associate Professor & Dean Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University "Ss Cyril & Methodius" Skopje, Macedonia & President, Macedonian American Alumni Association – MAAA Dr. Jože Gričar, Professor & eCenter Director, Program Committee Chair Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, Slovenia & Contact person, eLivingLab PRESENTATION Panelists: Dr. Pande Lazarevski, Director Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Crisis Management Center, Skopje, Macedonia & Professor, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia PRESENTATION BROSURE Mr. Miloš Kuret, M.Sc., Undersecretary, Acting Deputy Director for International Cooperation Information Society Directorate, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Slovenia & Member, Slovenia Initiative Innovation for Life Quality - Slovenia Living Lab PRESENTATION SPEECH   10:30 - 11:00 Break 11:00 – 12-30 Panel: Diplomats’ Perspectives on the Cross-border eRegion Development Chair: Mr. Zoran Todorov, Head of Department for EU Acquis Republic of Macedonia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Atanas Kočov, Associate Professor & Dean Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University "Ss Cyril & Methodius" Skopje, Macedonia & President, Macedonian American Alumni Association – MAAA Panelists: H. E. Mr. Alain Brian Bergant, Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia H. E. Mr. Erwan Fouèrè, Ambassador EU Special Representative and Head of European Commission Delegation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia H. E. Dr. Alois Kraut, Ambassador of the Republic Austria to the Republic of Macedonia (to be confirmed) Mrs. Elisabeth Müller, Deputy Head of Mission German Embassy Skopje 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 15:30 Panel: Involvement of Health Institutions in the Cross-Border Disaster eResponse Co-chairs: Mrs. Edvina Gregorič, M.Sc., MD, QSM, Director General General Hospital Izola, Slovenia Panelists: Dr. Tomaž Domajnko, Executive Director SRC Group, Systems Integration, Ljubljana, Slovenia & Chairman, Slovenian Technology Platform for Software and Services Dr. Michael Ricci, MD Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, United States Dr. Aleksandar Sajkovski,      Intensive Care Unit, University Pediatric Clinic, Skopje, Macedonia Dr. Arso Savanović, Head of R&D Smart Com, Ljubljana, Slovenia Dr. Aspazija Sofijanova, MD, pediatritian-intensivist, Head of the Neurodevelopmental outcome University Pediatric Clinic, Skopje, Macedonia & Assistant, University Children's Hospital PRESENTATION   15:30 – 16:00 Break 16:00 – 17:30 Parallel Panel I: Human Aspects of Cross-border Disaster eResponse Co-chairs: Dr. Trpe Stojanovski, Director MARRI – Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative, Regional Centre Skopje, Macedonia & Professor, University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bitola, Macedonia Dr. Lidija Georgieva, Associate Professor Institute for Defence and Peace Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Macedonia Panelists: Dr. Radica Gareva, Advisor Ministry of Defense, Republic of Macedonia & Assistant Professor, Faculty of Security, University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bitola, Macedonia PRESENTATION   Parallel Panel II: Exploiting Latest ICT in the Disaster eResponse: Experimenting Opportunities in the Cross-border Environment Co-chairs: Mr. Janko Cajhen, Business Development Manager Microsoft Central & Eastern Europe Region Dr. Tomaž Domajnko, Executive Director SRC Group, Systems Integration, Ljubljana, Slovenia & Chairman, Slovenian Technology Platform for Software and Services Panelists: Mr. Ljubomir Josifovski, Director InfoGroup, Ltd., Macedonian Business Directory - MBD, Skopje, Macedonia President, Macedonian Association of Archivist 19:00 Reception and Dinner Sponsored by the Macedonian American Alumni Association

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