Wednesday 25 November
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Welcome
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13:00-16:00
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Side events
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14:00-17:00
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Meet a colleague! An opportunity for delegates to meet a colleague from a City of Stockholm department of their choice
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19:00-22:00
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Welcome reception: Get-together with a light dinner at Nalen (Regeringsgatan 74), a beautifully renovated old dance hall. Kristina Alvendal, Vice Mayor of Stockholm responsible for City Planning, will welcome you to Stockholm. To start off the conference with a bang, expect some ABBA inspired entertainment!
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Thursday 26 November
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Inspiration
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08:00-18:00
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Registration opens, Clarion Sign Hotel (Östra Järnvägsgatan 35)
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08:30-09:10
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Start of the conference, presentation of the moderator Cecilia Uddén and welcome speeches by Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm and host of EUROCITIES 2009 Stockholm and Jozias van Aartsen, Mayor of The Hague and President of EUROCITIES
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09:10-09:15
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EUROCITIES Awards nominee films: Innovation category
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09:15-09:45
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'Europe meets the World' - International health research focuses on the links between economic development, agriculture, environmental issues, poverty and health. Professor Hans Rosling will be looking at the impact through time which global health problems have on economic growth and living standards, not the least in our own European cities.
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09:45-09:50
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EUROCITIES Awards nominee films: Participation category
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09:50-10:15
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Coffee break and mingling opportunity
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10:15-10:20
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EUROCITIES Awards nominee films: Cooperation category
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10:20-11:30
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Panel Debate on waste and energy, infrastructure and urban migration with questions from the floor
• Panel of mayors:
Elizabeth Kautz, Mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota
Burkhard Jung, Mayor of Leipzig
Hanna Birna Kristjansdottir, Mayor of Reykjavik
Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam
Ulla Hamilton, Deputy Mayor of Stockholm
Sophie Daskalaki-Mytelineou, Deputy Mayor of Athens
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11:30-15:30
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Sustainable solutions for Business, Science, People and Culture: Nine different deep-dives in nine different locations to showcase projects in the field of economic growth and environment and how these affect all aspects of the city. Lunch and transport included.
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15:30-16:00
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Coffee break and mingling opportunity
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16:00-17:30
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Mayors’ Debate: peer-to-peer discussions between Mayors with introduction by Ulf Kristersson, Vice Mayor of Stockholm and Chair of the EUROCITIES Social Affairs Forum and conclusions by Paul Bevan, Secretary General, on the theme of "Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion".
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16:00-17:30
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Speednetworking: a best-practice networking opportunity serving as a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience.
23 tables will be set up, each led by a city delegation who will present a project inspired by the broad theme "Urban Challenges - Sustainable Solutions". Each session will be run 3 times, lasting 30 minutes and including time for questions and discussions. 9 of the speednetworking sessions will be held by the EUROCITIES Awards nominees.
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17:00-18:00
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Covenant of Mayors workshop: ‘Financial Assistance for Implementing the Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP)’ led by Pedro Ballesteros, European Commission, DG TREN
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19:30-23:30
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Gala Dinner and EUROCITIES Awards Taking place in the magnificent Blue Hall, (Stockholm City Hall, Hantverkargatan 1) famed for hosting the Nobel price banquet, our gala dinner promises to be an event not to be missed. Beautiful archways and fresco windows glow with light from open flames, creating a magical setting full of surprises, reminiscent of the folklore of Scandinavia. A stunning backdrop fit for the EUROCITIES Awards ceremony.
Family photo for politicians in the Prince's Gallery.
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Friday 27 November
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Decisions
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08:30-08:55
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The Stockholm Appeal, co-written by EUROCITIES and the US Conference of Mayors, states the mayors’ desire for an international climate change deal to be reached at the United Nations COP15.
Background and content
Talks with moderator Cecilia Uddén:
- Jean-Marc Ayrault, Mayor of Nantes Metropole
EUROCITIES Declaration on Climate Change
- Elizabeth Kautz, Mayor of Burnsville, incoming President of The United States Conference of Mayors
The US Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
- Frits Huffnagel, Deputy Mayor of The Hague, representative of the Presidency of EUROCITIES
Why the Stockholm Appeal on Climate Change?
- Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm
The Stockholm Appeal on Climate Change
Hand over of the Stockholm Appeal
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08:55-10:00
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Responses to the Stockholm Appeal: Maud Olofsson, Deputy Prime Minister responsible for Energy and Enterprise, representing the Swedish Presidency of the EU, will together with Robert Silverman, Chargé d'affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the US embassy in Stockholm, join in the discussions on the Appeal's political impact.
The response of Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, sponsor of the Senate bill to reduce CO2-emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 and the leader of a delegation to the COP15 talks in Copenhagen, will be shown on screen.
Comments on the Stockholm Appeal on Climate Change by the audience and in the presence of media
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10:00-10:20
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Coffee break and mingling opportunity
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10:20-11:20
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Forum reports: showcasing the achievements of the Forums in 2009.
- Cooperation (Frits Huffnagel, Deputy Mayor of The Hague)
- Culture (Jean-Marc Ayrault, Mayor of Nantes Métropole)
- Economic Development (Henk Kool, Deputy Mayor of The Hague)
- Environment (Ilmar Reepalu, Mayor of Malmö)
- Knowledge Society (Taavi Aas, Deputy Mayor of Tallinn)
- Mobility (Miguel Angel Camara Botia, Mayor of Murcia)
- Social Affairs (Ulf Kristersson, Deputy Mayor of Stockholm)
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11:20-11:30
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Reflections on the conference by Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm
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11:30-12:00
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Signing-in for EUROCITIES Closed session
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12:00:13:15
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EUROCITIES Closed session
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12:00-14:00
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Buffet lunch
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14:00-16:00
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Meet a colleague! An opportunity for delegates to meet a colleague from a City of Stockholm department of their choice.
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14:00-17:00
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Side event
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Saturday 28 November
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Culture
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All day
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Stockholm is a city with a great variety of events, there is something for everyone. Read more about the famous Cullberg Ballet at the House of Dance, the indoor Horse Show at the Ericsson Globe or the Salvador Dalí exhibition at the Moderna Museet on our Culture in Stockholm section.
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10:00- 12:00
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Millennium Walk based on Stieg Larsson’s popular trilogy.
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10:00- 11:30
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13:30- 15:00
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Two tours of the art exhibitions in the Stockholm Metro.
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