OPEN SPACE CONFERENCE: “How can we organise co-operation and participation for tomorrow’s cities and regions today?”
Berlin, 2 - 3 June 2005
Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to the open space conference on
co-operative urban and regional development on June 2nd and 3rd 2005
in Berlin. This conference is the jointly organided by Büro Blau,
Berlin, the European Academy of the Urban Environment and others.
The event deals with the question:
“How can we organise co-operation and participation for tomorrow’s
cities and regions today?”
Many European cities and regions are experiencing great challenges
at present. Demographic changes, decrease in population and migration,
international competitiveness of locations and the effects of the
climate change are some of the developments, which will increasingly
alter the life in our communities. What can instruments of
co-operation and participation offer already today in order to stay
able to act against this background?
Are you a local player in a town or a region? Decision-maker from
economy, politics, administration or non-governmental organisations?
Scientist, consultant or planner from Germany or another European
country? – Then you are right at this conference!
The one and half day conference offers an information pool and a
platform for the exchange of knowledge, in order to profit mutually
from good experiences, to learn from mistakes and to win new impulses
for your own work. It gathers experts from various disciplines, who
offer answers to burning questions, are prepared to enter the dialogue
between colleagues and enrich personal networks. The open space method
provides room for a creative working atmosphere, in which new
co-operation and new ideas for projects can develop. We use this
method in order to promote the exchange of experiences beyond the
boundaries and limits of countries, professions and hierarchies.
The event takes place at the Elias parish hall in Berlin-Prenzlauer
Berg. A reduced conference fee of 100,– Euro is payable for
registrations and payments until March 31st 2005 (price for an early
booking). The standard price for a registration after this date is
120,– Euro. The conference fee includes food and beverages consumed
during the conference. Presumably, for a total of 18 participants from
the new EU Member States (or the Candidate countries) the European
Academy for Urban Environment (EAUE) can make a contribution towards
the expenses for participation and travelling. Further information and
a registration form you can find under www.bueroblau.de/os2005/invitate.html
.
We would be happy to welcome you in Berlin on June 2nd!
With kind regards,
Dr. Hanns-Uve Schwedler
Managing Director
European Academy of the Urban
Environment
Bismarckallee 46/48
14193 Berlin
Tel.: +49 - 30 - 89 59 99 0
e-mail: hs@eaue.de
PS: Please forward this invitation to colleagues, associates and other
people interested. Thank you very much!
Co-organisers and co-operation partners
- Dr. Hanns-Uve Schwedler, managing director of the European
Academy for Urban Environment, Berlin
- Eckhard Bergmann, Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning,
Bonn
- Ivana Bursikova, Agora Central Europe Civic association, Prague
- Ralf Drescher, mayor of the municipality Süderholz / chairman of
LEADER+ - LAG “Vorpommersches Küstenhinterland”
- Michael Kraak, emcra - Kraak & Associates, Berlin, economic
advisor specialised on EU funding opportunities
- Dr. Petra Potz, Prof. Dr. Heidi Sinning and Fabian Torns, “Informationskreis
für Raumplanung” (IfR), Dortmund
- Wolf Schulz, Berlin, evangelical parish Prenzlauer Berg North
- Dr. Jan Swoboda, German Networking Agency LEADER+, Frankfurt a. M.
- Lars Vogelsang, Agenda-Agentur Berlin, public affairs and political
advising for sustainable development
- Axel Zietz, KCW (Competence Center Competition), Hamburg, traffic
planner in the field of public transport