Cities Forum


Programme

Monday 1st December, 2008

8pm Diner at the Corum of Montpellier, offered by URBACT, Cities Forum and the DIV


Tuesday 2 December, 2008

9am - 11:30am

Theme-based guided tours
Organised jointly by the City of Montpellier and Montpellier Agglomeration, URBACT and the Cities Forum.

V1 - 30 years of urban development in Montpellier (visit only in English)

V2 - Marianne Port Project: Developing a New City Centre (visit only in French)

V3 - Diversity and urban quality: development of new neighbourhoods in Montpellier (visit only in French)

V4 - Challenges of urban renovation: the example of two Montpellier neighbourhoods (visit only in French)

V5 - Environmental quality in recent architectural creations (visit only in English)

V6 - Regenerating the historic centre: Grand Coeur operation (visit only in English)
12am - 2pm Welcome/registration and Lunch
2pm - 4pm Opening plenary session

- Welcome speech by Georges Frêche, president of Montpellier Agglomeration and president of the Region Languedoc-Roussillon

- Presentation of the Cities Forum's objectives by Christine Boutin, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs

- Speech by Dr E. Lütke Dalrup, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs.

- Speech by Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy

- Debate on Integrated urban development with representatives of the primary European institutions and Local Authority associations: European Parliament, Committee of Regions, European Social and Economic Committee, Eurocities, Concil of European Municipalities and Regions and the French Mayors' Association.
4pm - 4:30pm Coffee break . Press Conference.
4:30 pm - 6pm 1st workshop sessions (in parallel):

The city accessible to all, with governance and citizen participation as main threads

TR1 - Adaptating services to demographic, sociological and economic changes;

TR2 - Urban mobility and accessibility;

TR3 - Culture, as a motor of social cohesion;

TR4 - Local energy policies serving the entire population;

TR5 - The multifunctional city: how to encourage it?

TR6 - Reintegrate deprived areas in the City
7p.m - 10p.m Montpellier and the City of Montpellier

- 7:00 p.m: Evening at the Fabre Museum

- 8:30 p.m: Cocktail reception offered by the Montpellier Agglomeration, the City of Montpellier and the DIV


Wednesday 3 December, 2008

8:30am - 9am Welcome
9am - 10:30am 2nd workshop sessions (in parallel):

Implementation tools for the Leipzig Charter

TR7 - Local Agendas 21 and climate change;

TR8 - Territorial foresight for urban deprived areas ;

TR9 - Ecovillages: "avant-gardes" of sustainable and cohesive cities?

TR10 - How to measure the development of sustainable, cohesive cities?

TR11 - Innovative tools in financial engineering: the case of JESSICA;

TR12 - How to involve local stakeholders in the strategic urban planning process?
10:30am - 11am Coffee break
11am - 12h30am Closing plenary session

- Feed-back from the two workshops sessions

- Closing address by Fadela Amara, Minister of State to the Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, with responsability for Urban Affairs
12:30 am Press Conference
12:30am - 2pm Lunch/buffet


Translation and Interpretation
Only one workshop in each session will take place in all six languages of the plenary session. The five others will take place in two languages : French/English.