1. WFUNA Millennium Project Bled Forum/Ljubljana Node Slovenia / EU Minneapolis USA July 2007 Blaž GOLOB Chair BF Ljubljana Node

2. Content About Slovenia, Ljubljana and being EU About the Bled Forum on Europe Challenges of being a MP Node

3. About Slovenia, Ljubljana and being EU Central European (cultural & historical routs) Western Balkan country (SEE Alpe / Adria – Mediteranean country (mediteranean routs) 1991 independent state / 2004 EU member / 2007 EU euro zone / 2008 EU Presidency

4. About Bled Forum on Europe Vision / Mission / Goals V: Sol omnibus lucet (for a Just world UN universal values work for everyone / human rights & the rule of law) M:Advocating foresight (futures) activities and influence policy making (global, EU, national level) G: Annual event, 75% of its potential, BF Decleration, BF agenda setting, BF award for Foresight and policy making

5. About the Bled Forum on Europe History: from 1996 lawyers event (ELSA), today various partners, policy making influence event (thinking about the future), NGOs view / 1998 UK EU presidency and ICC 2002 Institute for Multitrack Diplomacy / Enlargement Futures / European Commission project 2003, Global Challenges and Knowledge based governance 2006 and 2007 ACUNU MP Partners: NGOs, GOV- SLO, AUS, SEE or WB, EU-IPTS, Bussines sector, WFUNA MP

6. Bled Forum 2008 Climate Change - Water and Energy 6-8 March 2008 / EU Presidency Foresight as a tool for anticipating different development options Global, EU and regional respond to Climate Change Climate Change and its regional impact SEE or WB countries Presentation of exsisting good practices (cases) of responses to Climate Change

7. Challenges of being a MP node To provide an input to the exsisting MP studies namely SOFs To learn in order to improve the domestic system To bring added value to the MP (foresight and policy making) To promote WFUNA MP activities in the SEE & WB region Life is an endless adventure