Zionist General Council, November 2003 - Agenda

Monday, November 10

• 16:00-18:00 - Meeting of the Zionist General Council Presidium
• 18:00-20:00 - Meeting of the Zionist Executive
• 20:30 - Meeting of the Heads of Zionist Federations

Tuesday, November 11

• 7:00-8:30 - Meeting of World Factions and International Jewish Organizations

• 8:00-10:30 - Plenary 1:

  • Reports - Hagshama Dept.; Dept. for Zionist Activities; Settlement Division; Center for Religious Services in the Diaspora; Finance Committee
  • Treasurer's report
  • Elections
  • Confirmation of honorary members
• 10:30-11:00 - Plenary 2: Opening of the discussions, Chair of the Zionist Executive
  The Zionist Vision and the Goals of the WZO
• 11:00-13:00 - Plenary 3: Position of World Factions and International Jewish Organizations on Issues of Substance
• 13:00-14:00 - Lunch
• 14:00-16:00 - Plenary 4: Multi Generational Panel: Substance of the Zionist Movement
• 16:00-16:30 - Plenary 5: Conclusions from discussions on the Substance of the Zionist Movement, Treasurer of the Zionist Executive
• 16:30-18:30 - Mini-plenary on issues of Substance
• 20:30-22:00 - Plenary 6:  Festive Opening - "Leading the Future"

Wednesday, November 12

• 7:00-9:00 - Meeting of World Factions and International Jewish Organizations

• 9:00-9:30 - Plenary 7: Opening of the discussions Membership in the World Zionist Organization, Chair of the Zionist Executive

• 9:30-11:30 - Plenary 8: Position of World Factions and International Jewish Organizations on Issues of Membership

• 11:30-12:00 - Plenary 9: In Memoriam

• 12:00-13:00 - Plenary 10: Address by a Government Minister (name to be announced)

• 13:00-14:00 - Lunch

• 13:00-14:00 - Briefing for committee chairs and secretaries

• 14:00-16:00 - Mini-plenary on membership issues

• 16:00-17:00 - Plenary 11: address by the Head of the Opposition

• 17:00-18:00 - Recess

• 18:00-21:00 - *Committees connected to issues of membership and substance of the WZO

• 21:00 - Resolutions committee

* Committees:

• Draft resolutions for changing the Constitution
• The Structure of the Zionist Movement
• Means of operation of the World Zionist Organization and The Jerusalem Program
• Membership

Thursday, November 13

• 07:00-09:00 - meeting of World Factions and International Jewish Organizations

• 09:00-10:00 - Plenary 12: preparation for the Assembly

• 10:00-11:00 - Plenary 13: Itzhak Rabin z"l - milestones on his life eight years after his death (November 1995)

• 11:00-14:00 - Plenary 14:  Adoption of resolutions

• 14:30-15:00 - Plenary 15: Closing session of the Zionist General Council

• 15:00-17:30 - Plenary 16: Special event commemorating 50 years of activity by Yad Vashem, (at Yad Vashem)

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