The 3rd Planning Conference of the project BALANCE took place on 31st of May and 1st of June, 2022 in Podgorica (Montenegro). The conference was attended by 35 members of the project consortium, representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Media – UNESCO Office, Directorate for Cultural Heritage Protection, Police Administration, Montenegrin Red Cross, Kotor, Tivat and Herceg Novi, Hearing and Speech Resource Center "Dr Peruta Ivanovic "in Kotor, the Red Cross of Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia, as well as by Mr. Geir Ellingsen, ECHO Project Officer.
During the two days of the conference, participants exchanged views and discussed the detailed scenario, locations and working sites for the Full-Scale Exercise, Main Event List/Main Inject list and tasks during this exercise, logistical details, Host Nation Support issues and exercise management structure. The conference also discussed the scenario, tasks and logistical details related to the organization of the Table Top Exercise, as well as the involvement of local community representatives in project activities.