Suwon Holds First '150 Volunteer Roundtable Discussion'

[Suwon Ilbo=Suwon Special Status City is holding the '150 Volunteer Roundtable Discussion' for the first time to gather opinions from volunteers in establishing the '2030 Volunteer Mid to Long-Term Development Plan'.

The center is also receiving slogan candidates from volunteers for the first time in 20 years since its establishment, and will select the final slogan through voting at the roundtable discussion.

The Suwon Volunteer Center (Chairman Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Suwon) announced on the 20th that it will hold the '150-person Roundtable Discussion for Re-establishing Suwon City's Volunteer Vision' at 3 PM on the 15th of next month at Convention Hall 4 of the Suwon Convention Center.

To this end, the center recruited participants online and offline starting from the 24th of last month, and plans to finalize and notify participants by the 24th to 28th of this month.

The roundtable discussion will be organized with 15 tables in total, each consisting of 10 people: eight volunteers, one facilitator comprising members of the Suwon Volunteer Center Board of Directors and educational instructors, and one recorder.

The agenda for the roundtable discussion will present two strategic goals—'Activation of Volunteer Networks' and 'Enhancement of Volunteer Service Quality'—among the five strategic goals established through five educational sessions from December last year to January of this year as the '2023 Suwon Volunteer Center Mission and Vision Strategic Objectives', with discussions conducted by group.

After collecting opinions through group discussions and transmission, the candidate pool is compiled and two are selected through final electronic voting.

The selected agendas will be reflected in the '2030 Suwon City Volunteer Mid to Long-Term Development Plan' after hearing expert opinions from August to September, and will be proclaimed as a vision at the Volunteer Day ceremony in December of this year.

At the roundtable discussion, a communication session called 'Volunteer Q&A' will be arranged where Suwon Special Status City Mayor Lee Jae-jun will directly answer pre-submitted and screened questions from participants.

Additionally, the 'slogan', which will be selected by volunteer vote for the first time in 20 years since the center's establishment, will be accepted until the 2nd of next month.

The slogan will go through internal screening to select five final candidates, and on the day of the roundtable discussion, Suwon's first volunteer slogan will be determined through voting.

For smooth progress of the roundtable discussion, cultural performances by a disabled choir and others will be held during the tally time after group discussions.

An official from the Suwon Volunteer Center said, "The Suwon Volunteer Center's vision and mission will incorporate the first-round opinions of staff members and second-round external opinions such as from volunteers into the '2030 Volunteer Mid to Long-Term Development Plan'," adding "By actively listening to and reflecting the opinions of volunteers, a new beginning for volunteering in Suwon will take place."