EUKN 2010 Conference“Effects of demographic change on urban structures”
Budapest, Hungary – 13-14 September 2010
All over Europe, cities need to cope with the effects of demographic change. Ageing and migration have a huge impact on the social, economic and environmental fabric of our cities. We need to act now to prepare ourselves for the rapidly changing future. Some cities have implemented successful strategies. Others still need to find their way. The 3rd annual conference of the European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) brings together all stakeholders for an interactive exchange of views, strategies, experiences and hands-on knowledge. Policy makers, researchers and practitioners at EU, national and local level will present the main challenges and solutions.
The EUKN 2010 conference will feed into the High-level Conference on demographic change which will be organised by the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union.
Outline conference programme
Day 1Plenary session The first day of the conference will start with three keynote speeches: - Demographic change in the European context: trends and challenges (European Commission);
- Key note speech: Demographic change from the national perspective: National policy to tackle demographic change (representative of Hungarian government);
- Key note speech: Demographic change in the city perspective: trends and challenges within Europe’s cities (researcher).
Workshops
After the plenary session interactive workshops will help you to discover what works and what does not work in practice. Different aspects of demographic change will be addressed in dynamic workshops: - Social Cohesion and Demographic Change;
- Ageing Cities and Regions;
- Attractive Cities to prevent urban sprawl;
- Growing cities in regions covering multiple countries;
- Shrinking Cities.
The outcomes of these workshops will be discussed during the closing plenary session.
Conference dinner on the Danube The day will end with a nice sightseeing cruise on the Danube with dinner.
Day 2Onsite visits and debates The second day continues with visits to projects in Budapest and give insights of certain approaches which might further strengthen the effectiveness of your own policy initiatives. During these ‘ onsite visits and debates’ participants will travel to a project within the city of Budapest related to conference topics: - The Senior Mentor Program: ageing and integration of different generations;
- Quality-Ageing project: quality of ageing;
- The social regeneration programme of the Magdolna quarter: social cohesion;
- Lofts in the 8th district programme: social cohesion;
- Supplier House project: Housing and reintegration of the homeless;
- Urban sprawl and its consequences onsite debate.
In addition, at the onsite debates other European ‘mirror projects’ will be presented. In this way, participants gain insights and can compare different approaches followed by an interesting discussion. The ‘mirror projects’ will be announced in the near future.
How to register?
To register for the conference, fill out the registration and read the terms and conditions. Once your registration form has been received, an e-mail will be sent with further payment details. Please visit the website www.eukn.org for this information.
Our Partners - Hungary: the Ministry of National Development and Economy and VÁTI, the national Institute for Regional Development and Town Planning;
- The Netherlands: the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom relations, The Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment and Nicis Institute.
For more information about the conference programme, workshops, onsite visits and debates, registration and conditions for subscribing, please visit www.eukn.org .
Location: hotel Mercure, Budapest Hungary.
Fee: €70,-
Deadline for registration: 30 August 2010
Inquiries
Piter Reitsma,
+ 31 70 344 0958
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Eva da Costa
+31 70 344 0513
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Practical information on hotel reservations and directions to the conference location will be published in the next few weeks on www.eukn.org .
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