LIST OF PARTICIPANTS - Assembly of European Regions

AER COMMITTEE 1 PLENARY MEETING &
CONFERENCE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Lillehammer, Oppland, (N), 27 February – 1 March 2008
WALLONIE
BEELEN Jean, Attaché principal
6 rue Oberlin - F-67000 STRASBOURG
Tel: +33 (0)3 88 22 07 07 - Fax: +33 (0)3 88 75 67 19
E-mail: secretariat@aer.eu - Website: www.aer.eu
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
as at 27 February 2008
BELGIQUE/BELGIUM
BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA/BOSNIE-HERZEGOVINE
REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
OBRADOVIC Milenko, Senior Associate
STOJANOVIC Jadranka, Assistant of the Minister
DANMARK
SYDDANMARK
VESTERGAARD Marina, Academic Administrative Officer
ESPAÑA/SPAIN
ANDALUCIA
IRANZO ALFAYATE Juan Diego, Technical Assistant Regional Ministry for Agriculture & Fisheries
VALDERAS JARAMILLO Juan Manuel, Technical Assistant Regional Ministry for Agriculture &
Fisheries
FRANCE
LIMOUSIN
TREMOUILLE Claude, Vice-président du Conseil Régional
BUCHET David, Responsable de la Délégation à la Coopération
LEGER Cédric, Chargé de Mission
MARTINIQUE
ADENET Lucien, Président de la Commission du Développement Agricole et de l'Elevage
RHÔNE-ALPES
GIRAUD Eliane, Conseillère Déléguée à l'Agriculture, au Dév. Rural & aux Parcs Naturels Rég.
PRAT Anne-Cécile, Chargée de mission, Service du développement rural

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LIETUVA/LITHUANIA
ALYTUS
PALAVINSKAS Eugenijus, Governor
VERVECKIENÉ Vilija, Director of Regional Development Department
MAGYARORSZAG/HUNGARY
BEKES
DOMOKOS Laszlo, President
ZAHORAN Jozsef, Project Manager - Executive of Environmental
PEST
HADNAGY Zsolt, Member of the General Assembly
MANNINGER Gabor, Member of the General Assembly
ZENTAI Kati, Interpreter
TOLNA
APPELSHOFFER Agnes, Delegate
HARMAT Laszlo, Translator
NEDERLAND/THE NETHERLANDS
NOORD-BRABANT
GIESEN Karel, Policy Advisor
VAN MILTENBURG Matthijs, Senior Advisor on International Affairs
AKERSHUS
KANDAL Tale, European Affairs Officer
NORGE/NORWAY
HEDMARK
NERGARD Arnfinn, President of Hedmark County Council
LINDSTAD Sigrid, Adviser on International Relations
NORDLAND
MOAN Toril, Adviser
OPPLAND
GRAYDHAL Reidun, Vice Chairwoman of Oppland County Council
LUNDEMOEN Kjetil, Chairman of the International Committee
SARROMA Sanna, Member of International Committee
RINDAL Johannes, Member of International Committee
SKJEGGESTAD Halvor, Ass. Chief Officer
AUSTIN Gyda, Adviser
KARNI STRAND Inger International Adviser
ANDRESEN Live, International Adviser
KONGSRUD Terje, Adviser
JOHANSNSSEN Berit, Political Secretary
SMELIEN Marianne, Manager
KJELSTAD Magne, Community Planner
KJELSTAD Kristin Loe, Landscape Architect
ØVERASEN FAUSKRUD Camilla,Trainee
FRYDELUND Elisabeth, Governmental relations officer
LOKKEN Halvor, Information officer
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HAGRUP Stig Helge, Information officer
ALFREDSEN Morten, Information Officer
OSLO
BJÖRK Eva, European Adviser
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ÖSTERREICH/AUSTRIA
KÄRNTEN
MARTINZ Dr. Josef, Landesrat
HOFFER Gerhard, Stv. Leiter Landwirtschaftsabteilung
EICHHÜBL Michael, Sekretär Landsrat Martinz
STEIERMARK
FISCHER Werner, Leiter der Fachabteilung 13B Bau- und Raumordnung, Energieberatung
MAJCEN Franz, Abg. zum Steiermärkischen Landtag
SCHLEICH Franz, Abg. zum Steiermärkischen Landtag
EBNER Peter
POLSKA/POLAND
DOLNOSLASKIE
BLASZKOW Piotr, Head of Environmental Protection Unit
WIJATYK Boguslaw, Head of Voivodeships Property & Rural Areas Department
MAZOWIECKIE
KLEPACKA Wanda, Senior Specialist in the Evaluation and Analysis Unit
LITWINIUK Agnieszka, Specialist in the Strategic Programming Unit
PALUS Justyna, Specialist in the Evaluation and Analysis Unit
SLASKIE
BRUDNY Alfred, Member of the Commission for Education, Culture and Science
KAMINSKI Andrzej, Member of the Regional Parliament
ZAMORSKI Wojciech, Member of the Regional Parliament
DANIELCZYK Dorota, Officer for International Cooperation
JABLONSKA Malgorzata, Project Manager
JERZOK Ilona, Project Manager
MIKE Magdalena, Project Manager
RUDNER Justyna, Project Manager
SKARBEK Janina, Project Manager
WIELKOPOLSKIE
STRZYZEWSKI Pawel, Director
PORTUGAL
AÇORES
ALVES Maria Manuela, Chef de Division
LANCA Joao, Vogal da Direcçao do Instituto de Alimentaçao e Mercados Agricolas
ARGES
FRATICA Iulian, County Councillor
MARGARIT Marin, County Councillor
ROMANIA
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PRUNDEANU Valentin, Dep. Counsellor ; Secret. of County Com. for Urban Dev., Public Works,
Env. Pro
BACAU
BENEA Dragos, President
HUNEDOARA
MOLOT Ioan Mircea, Président du Conseil Régional de Hunedoara
CONSTANTINESCU Marius, County Councillor
CRISAN Dan-Eugen, Chargé des Relations Extérieures
IASI
GRIGOROVSCHI Mircea, Director - Chief Architect & President of the National Ass. of Chief
Architects
MURES
MORA Akos Daniel, County Councillor
PRAHOVA
BALABAN Iacob, County Councillor
COMAN Mihail, County Councillor
OPREA Ecaterina, Councillor
STELIEAN Valerica Leonard, County Councillor
RIZEA Gheorghe, Integration Department Manager
SATU MARE
CIOCAN Gheorghe, President of County Council
TIBERIU Günther, Vice-President
ARDELEAN Ioan Mircea, Councillor
BUDA Viorel-Vasile, Councillor
GABOR Iosif, Councillor
TULCEA
BERCEA Costica, Vice-President
MOTOC Octavian, Head of Regional Development
ROSCA Georgel, County Councillor, Member of the Town-planning Manag. and Development
SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZERRA
ST. GALLEN
VORBURGER M.B.L.-HSG lic.rer.publ. Rolf, Leiter der Koordinationsstelle für
Aussenbeziehungen
LANDOLT Christoph, AER Youth Team-Member
VALAIS
MICHELET Paul, Chef de l'Office des Améliorations structurelles
SHQIPËRIA/ALBANIA
BERAT
SHATRI Pelivan, Chairman of the Regional Council
CILI Bledar, Chairman of Commune Velabisht, Member of Regional Council
LILA Meleo, Mayor of the Municipality of Poshnje
OBONI Ramiz, Chairman of Commune Perondi, Member of Regional Council
VRAPI Shpëtim, Mayor of Municipality of Kutalli, Member of the Regional Council
ZYKA Justinian, Mayor of the Municipality of Cukalat
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DURRËS
KERTUSHA Seid, Chairman
OSMANI Dashnor, Mayor of the Commune of Maminas
YLLI Gezim, Mayor of Ishem Commune
ELBASAN
BICI Ramadan, President of Regional Council
MADKHI Adi, Director of Regional Services Directorate - Municipality of Gjinak
HIDA Gani, Chairman of the Municipality of Gjinar
ÇERMA Denisa, Translator - Specialist for Foreign Relations
FIER
BEJDAJ Shahin, Prefect of Fier
KANANAJ Ramadan, Director of Administration and Land Property Protection
KAPLLANAJ Agron, President of the Commune of Qender Mallakaster
MUÇAJ Luan, Chairman of the Regional Council
TIRANA
MEMA Tahsim, President of the Regional Council
ALLMUCA Elmi, President of Baldushk Commune
SHEGANI Sonila, Specialist in Regional Council
VOJVODINA
VAS Tibor, Member of the Assembly
KESKI-POHJANMAA
VIRKKALA Kauppi, Manager, Public Relation
SRBIJA/SERBIA
SUOMI/FINLAND
SVERIGE/SWEDEN
DALARNA
NORMAN Nils Åke, Senior Development Manager
SACRÉDEUS Birgitta, Politician
JÄMTLAND
ANDERSSON Thomas, County Councillor, Chairman of the AER Task force on cohesion policy
BERGESKÄR Léna, Head of International Relations
DROQUETT-BIÖRKLUND Sandra, Advisor European Affairs
JORDERUD Harriet, County Councillor
JÖNKÖPING
ÖSTERDAHL Alf, Head of International Relations
SANDGREN Håkan, County Council Member/Vice-President of AER Committee 1
NORRBOTTEN
BACKGAARD Kenneth, Member of the County Council Board & Member of AER Energy Group
SANDSTRÖM Lars, Senior Advisor & Member of AER Energy Group
VÄSTERBOTTEN
CARLSSON Thomas, Tourist Manager
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HARTMAN Thomas, County Councillor
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VÄSTERNORRLAND
ÅGREN Sverker, County Commissioner
ERIKSSON Benny, Vice-President of the County Council
MALMQVIST Gustav, Senior International Adviser
VÄSTMANLAND
AKERSTRÖM Anders, Chief Planning Officer
BLOMQVIST Camilla, Project Coordinator
GUNNARSSON Mats, Director of Regional & International Affairs
TURKIYE/TURKEY
ISTANBUL
DINEK Mustafa, Department Chairman of Agriculture and Forest Services
GUNER Gokay, Chairman of the Agriculture Committee
EKENEL Volkan, Translator
UNITED KINGDOM
CORNWALL
MITCHELL Andrew, Executive Portfolio Holder -Economy-
PAYNTER Adam, Executive Portfolio Holder
SHIPMAN Brian, European Policy Officer
DORSET
GOBBETT Don, Regional and European Strategy Manager
HAMPSHIRE
REES-EVANS John, Head of Economic Development
SOMERSET
ROBINSON Justin, County Councillor
WILLIAMS Lesley, Economic Strategy & Partnership manager
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HORSEMAN Chris, Editorial Director
JUUL Greta, Adviser
TIROL
BIDNER Christian, Director
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ORGANISATIONS
AGRA INFORMA
BSSSC
BRUSSELS’ REPRESENTATIONS
CEMR COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS
POTH-MÖGELE Angelika, Directrice Politique
EIDSIVA ENERGI AS
FRYDELUND Elisabeth, Governmental Relations Officer
SECARA Teodora, Project Administrator
EURISY
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DG Agriculture
KISSMEYER-NIELSEN Soeren, Head of Unit, DG Agriculture & Rural Development, European
Commission
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
AGRI COMMITTEE
PARISH Neil, Chairman of the Agriculture Committee
RURAL ECONOMY RESEARCH CENTRE
BREMSE Ave, Estonian National Rural Network Unit
KOIV Krista, Estonian National Rural Network Unit
PERLIK Manfred, Speaker
VAGNER Jiri, Speaker
SWISS FEDERAL INST. OF TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF PRAGUE
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SPEAKERS / MODERATION
TREMOUILLE Claude, Vice-président du Limousin (F)
FLOGNFELDT Thor, Tourism Researcher, Lillehammer University College
HAGEN Aksel, County Councillor Oppland and Chairman of the AER Working Group on Rural
Development
HORSEMAN Chris, Editorial Director, Agra Europe
KISSMEYER-NIELSEN Soeren, Head of Unit, DG Agriculture & Rural Development, European
Commission
LUNDEMOEN Kjetil, Chairman of International Committee, Oppland County Council (N)
MARTINZ Josef, Minister for Agriculture of Carinthia (A)
PARISH Neil, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development, European
Parliament
PERLIK Manfred, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), Institute for Spatial and
Landscape Planning, Zurich (CH)
POTH-MÖGELE Angelika, Political Director of CCRE
VAGNER Jiri, Ph. D, Charles University in Prague, Department of Social Geography & Regional
Development
VORKINN Marit, Advisor within the department of Regional Development, Oppland County
Council (N)
ASSEMBLY OF EUROPEAN REGIONS
KLIPP Klaus, Secretary General
CICCARONE Agnès, Senior Policy Coordinator, Economy and Regional Development
MEDIC Richard, Press & Communication Director
DELANGLE Estelle, Junior Policy Coordinator, Economy and Regional Development
PODRALSKA Justyna, Assistant, Economy and Regional Development
DIEMEL Paul, Adviser,
INTERPRETERS
GERSTENMAIER Ursula, Coordinating Interpreter
KAETSCH Monique, Interpreter
KEITH Hugh, Interpreter
SEUBERT Sabine, Interprète
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BADE-WURTEMBERG
POMPEUSE Stefanie
BRUSTON Jean, Secrétaire Général
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EXCUSED
DEUTSCHLAND/GERMANY
EURISY
ITALIA/ ITALY
UMBRIA
BULDRINI Augusto, Manager
GAROFALO Franco, Manager
POLENZANI Giuliano, Manager
PRIMIERI Giampietro, Manager
MERLI Giuseppe, Agriculture and Rural Development Programming
NEDERLAND/THE NETHERLANDS
NOORD-BRABANT
MOONS Annemarie, Member of the Executive Board
MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY
FEJER
BORBELY Istvan, President of the Committee for Health
NORGE/NORWAY
AKERSHUS
SOLLI Inge Hallgeir, Deputy County Mayor
OSLO
SELNES Vera, Director
SALZBURG
SEPP Eisl , Landesrat
ÖSTERREICH/AUSTRIA
POLSKA/POLAND
DOLNOSLASKIE
DRAB Tadeusz, Vice-Marechal of the Dolnoslaskie County Council
LONGAWA Stanislaw, Vice-President of Regional Assembly
WIELKOPOLSKA
KLEMENSKI Mateusz, Director
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OLT
COPILAU Jenel, President
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ROMÂNIA/ROMANIA
SLOVENSKO/ SLOVAKIA
MASTENOVA Antonia, Head of the Office, Agriculture Paying Agency
SCHWEIZ/SWITZERLAND
VAUD
ZUFFEREY Norbert, Policy Coordinator (European Affaires and Transborder Cooperation)
ERLANDSSON Eskil, Ministry of Agriculture
SVERIGE/SWEDEN
SHQIPËRIA/ALBANIA
FIER
BAKIU Baftjar, Chairman of the Municipality of Greshice
BEDRI Hida, Chairman of Commune of Fier-Shegan
GLLAVA Pajtim, Chairman of the Municipality of Ruzhdie
BACI Luan, Director of Directorate of Maintenance of Rural Roads
UNITED KINGDOM
HAMPSHIRE
WOODHALL Michael, Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Economic Development
YORKSHIRE
GLUCK David, Associate Director, ECOTEC Research and Consulting
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