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Conference Programme
The EUROPARC conference 2010 will be held near the Park's administrative offices.
Some of the items on the programme will be held in other locations.
The conference starts officially at 18:00 on september 29th.
Delegates are encouraged to arrive on september 28th afternoon-evening or on September 29th morning.
Please notice that the pre-conference tour will start september 25th.
PROGRAMME
| Tuesday September 28th |
18:00 | Registration starts at the conference venue |
| Wednesday September 29th |
09:00 | Registration at the conference venue reception |
10:00 | Discovering Pescasseroli/Theatre Walk |
13:00 | Lunch |
15:00 | Special event |
18:00
| Official opening of the EUROPARC Conference 2010 at the Conference Venue, Pescasseroli. |
| National and local government dignitaries that have been invited (their presence is to be confirmed): - Giorgio Napolitano - President of the Italian Republic
- Silvio Berlusconi - Prime Minister
- Stefania Prestigiacomo - Minister of Environment
- Michela Vittoria Brambilla - Minister of Tourism
- Renata Polverini - President of the Lazio Region
- Michele Iorio - President of the Molise Region
Confirmed speakers: - Giuseppe Rossi - President of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park
- Giovanni Chiodi - President of the Abruzzo Region
- Mauro Di Dalmazio - Councillor for Tourism of the Abruzzo Region
- Giampiero Sammuri - President of Federparchi - EUROPARC Italy
- Erika Stanciu -President of EUROPARC Federation
- Deanne Adams - President of International Ranger Federation
|
20:30
| Dinner Concert "IN THIS WORLD" - vocal Trio Othiasos |
| Thursday September 30th |
08:00 | Late registration |
09:00
| Keynote speeches "Living together. Biodiversity and human activities: a challenge for the future of protected areas" |
| Session Chair - Dr Hans Freiderich - IUCN Regional Director for PAN Europe - Sarrat Gidda - Convention for Biological Diversity
- Harvey Locke - Vice President of Wild Foundation
|
10:15 | Coffee break |
10:50 | Keynote speakers cont. |
| - Carlo Petrini - President, Slow Food International
- Jon Jarvis - Director, National Park Service, USA
- Ladislav Miko - Director, Nature Directorate. DG Environment. European Commission
|
12:00
| Panel discussion With Keynote speakers Chaired by Dr Hans Freiderich |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:30
| EUROPARC General Assembly ("The Animal and the Mask" drama Workshop event for non-members) |
18:00
| Side meetings - ... to be announced Meeting of EUROPARC sections |
20:00 | Dinner |
| Friday October 1st |
08:00
| Departure for excursions from Pescasseroli by bus or directly from the meeting point. (the departure time depends on destination) |
|
19:00 | Special Dinner |
| Saturday October 2nd |
09:00 | Workshops (different locations) |
12:00 | Lunch |
13:00 | Workshops cont. |
15:00 | End of workshops |
16:00 | Plenary session (Conference Venue) |
| "Living together. Biodiversity and human activities: a challenge for the future of protected areas" Conclusions of the workshops Presentations of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism Living together. Biodiversity and human activities: a challenge for the future of protected areas" Final conference summary Michael Starret, Chief Executive Heritage Council, Ireland Handover to Conference 2011 |
19:30 | Gala dinner |
| The Alfred Toepfer Scholarship Awards Alfred Toepfer Medal Awards |
| Sunday October 3rd |
| Departure |