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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