Conference Agenda and Papers

  Wednesday, 3 June, 1998 Informal Reception/Registration
17:00-20:00

18:00-20:00
Registration

Informal Reception at the REC
 
Thursday, 4 June, 1998

Day 1
9:30
Welcome and Introduction
  J. Stritih, Executive Director, The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Hungary
  K. Akots, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry for Environment and Regional Policy, Hungary
  Message from Angela Eagle, Parliamentary Under Secretary, Dept. of Environment, Transport and the Regions, UK and EU Presidency
10:00
EU Environmental Policies and Priorities Related to Agenda 2000
  J. Jšrgensen, Principle Administrator, DG XI (Enlargement Unit), European Commission
10:20
The Environment action in the Information Society Reasearch Programme - the follow-up to the Current Telematics Application for the Environment initiative
  W. Boch, for M. Richonnier, Director, DGXIII-C (Telematics), European Commission
10:50
Coffee-break
11:15
CEE Requirements in the Environmental Sector (and the view to approximation)
  J. Benes, Director, Dept. of Environmental Strategies, Ministry of Environment, Czech Republic
11:45
An Overview of the Strategic Value and Status of Environment Telematics in Central and Eastern Europe
  N. Dimov, Deputy Minister of Environment and Waters, Bulgaria
12:15 Lunch and Exhibition

Exhibition Programme, 'Yellow Building'

13:30
Parallel Sessions*
Air Quality Management

Session Chair: T. Bøhler, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, NO

Water Quality and Resource Management

Session Chair: J.R. da Costa, University of Lisbon, PT

15:30 Coffee-break and Exhibition
16:30

Panel Discussion: Constraints and Problems in the Transferability of Telematics Applications and their Implementation

Panel Chair: Joao Ribeira da Costa, Professor, New University of Lisbon
Panelists: Susanna Azzali, Staring Centrum, Netherlands
Ivelin Roussev, The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Hungary
Gary McGrogan, Sheffield City Council, UK
Kestutis Kvietkus, Air Quality Management Dept., Ministry of Environment, Lithuania
Elemer Szabo, Environmental Informatics and Organisation Dept., Ministry of Environment and Regional Policy, Hungary
Ilia Natchkov, Environmental Programme for the Danube River Basin - Programme Coordination Unit, Austria
Tonu Otsason, Chief of the Board of The Estonian Association of Telecottages, Estonia

18:00-18:45 Exhibition
19:00 Evening Reception
(co-sponsored by the Hungarian Ministry of Environment and Regional Policy)
 
Friday, 5 June, 1998

Day 2
8:30
Parallel Sessions*
Digital Networks: Administrative and Public Access to Environmental Information

Session Chair: I. Roussev, Regional Environmental Center, Hungary

Tools for Environmental Assessment and Planning

Session Chair: B. Kobus, Voivodship Inspectorate for Environmental Protection

10:00 Exhibition Programme Coffee-break
11:30
Parallel Sessions*
European Environmental Information Systems

Session Chair: W. Boch, DGXIII-C (TAP), European Commission

Telematics Support for Sustainable Transport Systems

Session Chair: N. Hodges, Leicester County Council, UK

12:45 Lunch and Exhibition
14:00
EU Funding Rules: FP5-IST, INCO-PHARE and ECOS-Ouverture
  FP5-IST: W. Boch
  PHARE Environment Multi-Country Programme: K. Borissov
  ECOS-OUVERTURE: K. Ember
14:45
Panel discussion: Priorities for CEE Environment Telematics Initiatives under the 5th RTD Framework Programme

Panel Chair: Johannes Mayer, Federal Environment Agency, Austria
Panelists: Gerald Fancoj, Business Research Services, The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
Adrian Pascu, Office for European Integration, Ministry of Research and Technology, Romania
Vilmos Bognar, National Committee for Technological Development, Hungary
Jaroslav Solc, Prague Environmental Information System (IOZIP), Dept. of Environmental Protection, Institute of Municipal Informatics of the City of Prague
Bogdan Kobus, State Inspectorate for Environmental Protection, Jelenia Gora, Poland
Agata Miazga, Local Environmental Action Programme Coordinator, The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Hungary

16:30
Closing Session including Adoption of Collaborative Statement
  Jernej Stritih, Executive Director, The Regional Environmental Center
17:00
Exhibition Close


* Presentations of 20 minutes (incl. 5 minutes of discussion each)


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