Program Standards for Victims of Terrorism Monday 10 March and Tuesday 11 March 2008 The organizers would like to give notice of the interactive nature of this two-day conference and invite all participants to take part in the discussions during the conference. The first day, 10 March 2008, starts with a plenary session. A few keynote speeches will be held that will inform the participants of some major challenges that need to be met when a country is faced with a terrorist attack. As an introduction, the keynote address of Alex Schmid will focus on the current status of terrorism threats in Europe. The Spanish responses to the victims situation after the terrorist attack in March 2004 will be explained by Miguel García-Herraiz Roobaert. Kenneth Feinberg will present aspects of the unique compensation fund that was set up in the United States after 9/11. After the lunch break participants take part in two different workshops on the main issues. Each workshop will result in a report brought forward to the plenary. An important part of the second day of the conference, 11 March 2008, will focus on restorative justice approaches in the context of terrorism. Basia Spalek will elaborate the different categories of victims and the difficulty in defining victimhood in the context of terrrorism.Uri Yanay will share the experiences from Israel and Brendan McAllister from Northern Ireland. Donna Hicks will introduce the victims testimonies and share her thoughts on interactive processes that could be set up in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. Three speakers will present a testimony during an interview and illustrate the impact of terrorists acts by sharing their experiences and knowledge. On the occasion of the European Day for the Victims of Terrorism Stefano Signore, member of Cabinet of Justice, Freedom and Security of the European Commission, responsible for terrorism will address the audience on the EU policies regarding victims of terrorism. During the closing session, representatives of key organisations in the field are invited to make plenary statements, thereby presenting the organisation's opinion on the draft standards. Every NGO interested may address the audience. Finally, the endorsement of the Declaration on Assistance to Victims of Terrorism, in which the standards will be presented, will take place. It is up to the decision-making bodies of the European Union to further discuss, refine and introduce these standards.

Program Monday 10 March 2008 10:00 - 12:00 Opening session

Chair day 1, professor Jan van Dijk, research director INTERVICT, Tilburg, the Netherlands

10:00 - 10:05 Welcome Professor Jan van Dijk 10:05 - 10:15 Introduction to the EU project Siri Kemény, senior adviser at the National Mediation Service (Norway) and chair of the European Forum for Restorative Justice 10:15 - 10:30 Professor Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Dutch Minister of Justice

10:30 - 11:00 The Terrorism Threat in Europe Professor Alex Schmid, director Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), University of St. Andrews, UK

11.00 - 11.30 Governmental experiences of addressing the needs of victims after terrorist attacks Miguel García-Herraiz Roobaert, subdirector of the General Department of International Affairs for Terrorism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Spain

11:30 - 12:00 The Role of Compensation Kenneth R. Feinberg, Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 and managing partner and founder of The Feinberg Group, USA

13:30 - 15:00 Workshops 15:30 - 17:00 Workshops 17:15 - 18:15 Closing session

Report of the main findings of the workshops by the rapporteurs to the plenary 18:15 Conference Dinner in foyer Auditorium Tilburg University

Program Tuesday 11 March 2008 10:00 - 12:00 Opening session Chair morning day 2, professor Letizia Paoli, Leuven Institute of Criminology, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium

10:00 - 10.05 Moment of silence Commemoration on the occasion of the Fourth European Day for the Victims of Terrorism

10:05 - 10:30 Primary and Secondary Victims of Terrorism Dr. Basia Spalek, victimologist, University of Birmingham, UK

10:30 - 11:00 The role of restorative justice for victims of terrorism in Israel Proffesor Uri Yanay, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

11:00 - 11:30 The role of restorative justice and victims of terrorism from a practitioners' point of view Brendan McAllister, director of Mediation Northern Ireland

11:30 - 12:00 Developing interactive processes to manage the aftermath of terrorist attacks Donna Hicks, associate Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, USA

13.30 - 15.00 The victims' perspective Chair afternoon day 2, professor Jan van Dijk

13:30 - 15:00 Interview with Jo Berry, Michael Buback and John Tulloch by Ralf Bodelier Jo Berry, is daugther of Sir Anthony Berry, late Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom of England, killed by Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1984

Michael Buback, is son of Siegfried Buback, late federal Attorney General in Germany, killed by terrorist of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in 1977

John Tulloch, is a victim of the London metro bombing in 2005

15.30 - 17.30 Closing session

15:30 - 16:00 On the occasion of the Fourth European Day for the Victims of Terrorism Franco Frattini, Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security Replaced by Stefano Signore, member of Cabinet Franco Frattini, responsible for terrorism 16:00 - 16:45 Statements by key organizations Every NGO or international organization interested may address the audience, thereby presenting the organization’s opinion on the draft standards.

16:45 - 17:15 Discussion and endorsement of the Declaration on Assistance to Victims of Terrorism

17:15 - 17:30 Closing remarks Professor Ivo Aertsen, Leuven Institute of Criminology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium