ACTIVITIES IN THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW 5 – ACTIVITIES IN THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW When Where Who What 14 Jan. 2014 Hanover National Agency Final presentation of the National Agency’s new corporate design at Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts 13/14 Feb. 2014 Trier Joint Commission Seminar on “Conditions Relating to Detention” at the Academy of European Law in Trier 19 March 2014 Berlin Federal Agency Reception for non-governmental organisations given by the Working Group on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag 1 April 2014 Berlin Federal Agency Book launch for “Remembering Totalitarianism in Europe” organised by the Foundation for Memorial Sites in Saxony and hosted by the Representation of the Free State of Saxony to the Federation 2–4 April 2014 Berlin National Agency First meeting of the national preventive mechanisms of Austria, Switzerland and Germany to discuss their experiences 4 April 2014 Berlin National Agency Annual Report 2013 delivered to the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection 9 April 2014 Berlin Federal Agency Annual reception of the Association of German Expellees 18–20 May 2014 Vienna Joint Commission Conference of the heads of prison training colleges and training institutions in Austria, Switzerland and Germany 3 July 2014 Berlin Federal Agency Discussion Group on Human Rights, SPD Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag 5 Aug. 2014 Wiesbaden Joint Commission Meeting with the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Integration of Hesse 18 Sept. 2014 Mainz Joint Commission 6/7 Oct. 2014 Vienna Secretariat Meeting with the Director-General, Social Affairs and Demographics, Ministry for Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Demographics of RhinelandPalatinate Workshop organised by the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights on “Strengthening the Effective Implementation and Follow-up of Recommendations by Torture Monitoring Bodies” 16/17 Oct. 2014 Wiesbaden National Agency Joint international specialist conference on “Violence Behind Bars” organised by the Centre for Criminology and the National Agency 2 Nov. 2014 Berlin National Agency Meeting with the chair of the SPT, Prof Evans, and a member of the SPT, Ms Amos 79