CPMR 2010 - Conference Programme
Conference Venue: Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
Wednesday 29th September 2010
Meetings of the CPMR Geographical Commissions
Boyd Orr Hall:
- 13.30-14.30 Islands Commission
- 15.00-16.00 Inter-Mediterranean Commission
- 16.30-17.30 Atlantic Arc Commission
- 18.00-19.00 Balkan/Black Sea Commission
Room 18:
- 08.30-10.45 North Sea Commission Executive Meeting
- 11.00-15.00 A macro-Regional Strategy for the North Sea Region
- 15.00-16.00 North Sea Commission
- 16.00-17.00 Baltic Sea Commission
Fringe Meetings - Rooms 15/16/17:
- 09.00-12.00 Meeting of the CPMR External Cooperation Group
- 13.00-15.00 Scottish locally elected European representatives
- 16.30-17.30 Meeting of Norwegian members
- 17.15-18.15 Meeting of Swedish members
- 17.30-19.00 Meeting of the CPMR Employment and Training Group
- 18.00-19.00 Meeting of the British members
AECC Concourse and Tower:
- 19.30-21.00 Welcome Reception (Jointly hosted with the European Commission)
Thursday 30th September 2010
Boyd Orr Hall:
- 09.00 Opening Session
- 09.35 Session 1: The CPMR Activity Report and Outlook
- 10.15 Debate with members
- 10.55 Summing up by Mr Claudio Martini, President of the CPMR
- 11.00 Coffee Break
- 11.30 Session 2: Leading Europe from the Crisis: The Role of the Territories in The European Strategy and Budget for 2020
- 11.35 Presentation of the mid-term budget review by Mr Herve Jouanjean
- 11.50 Reactions: Mrs Danuta Hubner, Mr Johannes Hahn and Mr Philippe Suinen
- 12.35 Debate
- 12.55 Summing up by Mr Claudio Martini, President of the CPMR
- 13.00 Lunch
- 14.30 Meeting of the Final Declarations and Resolutions Overview Group (Room TBC)
- 14.30 Session 3: Regional Policy, Driving Force of a New Model for European Development
- 14.35 Update of the proposals of the European Commission
- 14.55 The CoR's proposals on the future Regional Policy
- 15.10 The CPMR's proposals
- 15.25 Debate and vote on the Opinion from the CPMR General Secretariat
- 15.40 Summing up by Mr Claudio Martini, President of the CPMR
- 15.45 Session 4: Accessibility at the Heart of the Ten-T Review
- 16.00 Debate
- 16.25 Summing up by Mr Marcelino Iglesias Ricou
- 16.30 Election of the CPMR Political Bureau by the General Assembly
- 17.00 Coffee Break
- 17.30 Meeting of the new CPMR Political Bureau (Members only)
Aberdeen Beach Ballroom:
- 19.30 City of Aberdeen Civic Dinner
Friday 1st October 2010
Boyd Orr Hall:
- 09.00 Speech by the new President of the CPMR
- 09.15 Session 5: Integrated Maritime Policy
- 09.35 The European Commission's Priorities
- 09.55 The European Parliament's point of view
- 10.10 Debate and adoption of the CPMR's Maritime Agenda
- 10.50 Summing up by Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian
- 11.00 Coffee Break
- 11.30 Session 6: Synergies Between Regions, The Framework Programme for Research and Development, The Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Research
- 11.45 The European Parliament's point of view
- 12.00 The European Commission's proposals
- 12.15 Debate
- 12.40 Summing up by the representative of Midi-Pyrenees Region
- 12.45 Lunch
- 14.00 Extraordinary General Assembly
- 14.45 Session 7: Participation of the CPMR in International Networks
- 15.15 Debate and vote by the General Assembly
- 15.25 Summing up by the President of the CPMR and Mrs Eleni Marianou
- 15.30 Session 8: Examination and Vote on the Final Declaration and Resolutions
- 16.15 Coffee Break
- 16.45 Session 9: Budget Decisions
- 17.45 Session 10: Presentation of the New CPMR Member Regions
- 18.00 Forthcoming Meetings
- 18.15 Closing speech
- 18.30 End of proceedings
Ardoe House Hotel:
- 19.30 Aberdeenshire Council Dinner
Saturday 2nd October 2010
Excursion:
- 9.00-12.00 Aberdeen City Excursion: Museums and Galleries
- 9.00-17.00 Aberdeenshire Excursion: Castle and Whisky Distillery
- Free evening for all delegates
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