1. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Dissemination INTEGRATED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLE URBACT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

2. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Timing Conference URBACT ANNUAL CONFERENCE DATE and PLACE: 01/12/2008 – Montpellier Suggested Travel – 30/11/2008, so that a welcome event can be organised the evening before the conference Possibility to continue to follow the French EU Presidency initiative “Forum des Villes” which is planned the following day’s 02-03/12/2008

3. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Conference Message CONFERENCE AIM To set the scene for (kick-off implementation), and promote awareness of URBACT II Highlight Projects, Thematic Poles, URBACT II Programme Focus on EU urban challenges and problems in a changing world with orientation of planned URBACT responses Explain new context URBACT II vis a vis URBACT I

4. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Format CONFERENCE FORMAT - Plenary welcome and introduction - 6 Parallel Workshops animated by 2 projects each: with max 15 minutes presentation per project and 15 mins Q and A : 3 sessions to cover all projects (+/-50 mins in total - to allow for movement between session locations) - Closing plenary International roundtable: Perspectives from abroad on URBACT themes - “Village” for informal meeting, presentation wall or kiosk for projects

5. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Preparation Tasks WHAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT AND PREPARE - Presentations, Interim outputs e.g. from sources such as Baseline Studies, Case studies/Site visits if these exist, other? - Workshop project pairing - Workshop title and how to ensure interest and attraction for an itinerant audience - Brief 4 line workshop description - Passive project presentation material (style expo)

6. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Workshop Project Pairing ThemesNetwork Accessibility versus Mobility in Integrated Cities SIMPLUM (TN)STUCA TEAM (TN) Integrated, Sustainable Approach to Cultural Heritage in City Development HerO (TN)REPAIR (TN) Transformations, Functions, New Identities in Peripheral Towns and Cities NeT TOPIC (TN) EGENIUS (TN) Innovative Metropolitan Planning and Land Use Management NODUS (WG)LUMASEC (WG) CTUR (TN) Governance of Cross Border Metropolitan Areas EGTC (WG)JOINING FORCES (WG) Good Green Safe Affordable Housing H-OPUS (WG)

7. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Workshop Project Pairing WORKSHOP PROJECT PAIRING - LINKED THEMES? - CONTRASTING THEMES? - WORKING GROUP AND THEMATIC NETWORK? - CROSS POLE DUO’s (governance)?

8. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Titles and Themes WORKSHOP TITLES -DEPENDENT ON PAIRING THEMATIC POLE ROUND TABLE THEMES

9. URBACT II TP Meeting Working Groups 9 October 2008 Programme Announcements – General Remarks SHORT PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS