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European Cultural Parliament
6th Session of the European Cultural Parliament
Sibiu, 5-7 October 2007
Program
Thursday, 4 October
13.00-16.30
Arrival of participants. Meeting at the Bucharest airport.
Around 18.00
Bus shuttle to Sibiu.
21.00
Arrival at the Hotel
CONTINENTAL HOTEL SIBIU * * *
Calea Dumbravii 2-4, Sibiu
Phone: +36-30-5352300
Friday, 5 October
09.00
Registration and coffee in New Library, Astra Square
10.00
Opening speeches: Sibiu Mayor Klaus Johannis, Romanian Minister of Culture, Mr. Adrian Iorgulescu, Film Presentation of Sibiu Cultural Capital of Europe 2007
10.40
Key-note speech/performance by Ion Caramitru, stage director and former Minister of Culture, Romania
11.00
"Intercultural Dialogue", introduction by Ms Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Luxembourg, Member of the European Parliament
11.20
"Communicating Europe", introductory notes by Mr Tamas Szucs, DG-Communication, EU Commission, Director of Strategy
11.40
The ECP Research Contribution 2007 - presentation of an ECP Research Report on Intercultural Dialogue and on "Communicating Europe - through culture"
12.00
NUROPE 2007 - Report from the first three "Oasis" of the Nomadic University on Art, Philosophy and Enterprise in Europe
12.20
EUSTORY - a presentation of the History Network for young Europeans
12.40
MitOst - a presentation of a network for young cultural managers in central and Eastern Europe
13.00
Lunch / Press conference
14.30
Plenary Session on the Theme of the Session "Making Europe a reality for Europeans - through Culture", Moderation Mercedes Giovinazzo, Barcelona and Steve Austen, Amsterdam.
16.00
Coffee break
16.15
Continued Plenary Session
18.30
Reception and/or cultural programme
Saturday, 6 October
09.00
Parallel discussions on Intercultural Dialogue and Communicating Europe. Moderation Mercedes Giovinazzo and Steve Austen. Workshop: "The Role of History in the European project" - Moderation Nils Erik Forsgård, Helsinki/Berlin, Participants: EUSTORY-Alumni and ECP-Historians First section: Presentation and discussion
10.45
Coffee break
11.00
Second section: Presentation and discussion
13.00
Lunch + sightseeing in Sibiu
15.00
Third section: Presentation and discussion
16.45
Coffee break
17.00
Recapitulation, development of a position paper
19.00
Reception and/or cultural programme
Sunday, 7 October
09.00
Plenary discussion on the three main themes of the session - Moderation Giovinazzo, Austen, Forsgård, participation of 2 EUSTORY-Alumni
10.45
Coffee break
11.00
Continued discussion and conclusions
12.45
Concluding remarks by ECP Senate President Pär Stenbäck and SG Karl-Erik Norrman
13.30
Lunch and departure, Bus Shuttle to Bucharest
Afternoon
Arrival at the hotel,
Bucharest Triumf Hotel
Sos. Kiseleff 12,
Bucharest
Around 19:45/20:00 hrs:
Common dinner in a restaurant nearby
Monday, 8 October
Breakfast at the hotel From
6.00 hrs.
Departure of Alumni to Bucharest airport

