Final announcement - REVIT
Final announcement - REVIT
Final announcement - REVIT
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Vital elements oF the conFerence<br />
The large number of abstracts submitted reflect the strong<br />
interest in the conference topics. They contribute to a transdisciplinary<br />
thematic programme at two and a half days,<br />
facilitating knowledge transfer and the dialogue between<br />
research and practice. Strong support of the organisations<br />
involved and numerous sponsors enabled an attractive<br />
setting and framework programme around. Moreover high<br />
media coverage especially at the opening session and the<br />
exhibition ensures strong public perception and political<br />
attention.<br />
grand oPening oF conFerence<br />
and exhibition<br />
European Commissioner Hübner, Lord Mayor Schuster and<br />
the Minister for Economic Affairs of Baden-Württemberg<br />
Pfister will open the conference, followed by a first tour<br />
around the commercial exhibition. Afterwards a press conference<br />
is scheduled.<br />
Plenary keynote sessions<br />
11 keynotes in 3 plenary sessions will introduce to the thematic<br />
priorities of the conference. Moreover future EU funding<br />
schemes will be analysed and current activities related<br />
to the German EU-presidency will be highlighted.<br />
Parallel sessions<br />
32 lecture sessions, workshops and discussion rounds create<br />
the forum for knowledge transfer and dialogue on a broad<br />
range of topics at two and a half days.<br />
the Venue<br />
The new Theaterhaus Stuttgart is one of the most<br />
innovative cultural projects in Europe and contains a<br />
unique mixture of art, sport and social management.<br />
The new form of a theatrical institution.<br />
Art and sport, with a successful programme mixture of<br />
drama and dance theatre (inhouse ensembles), jazz, lite-<br />
commercial exhibition<br />
About 50 exhibitors representing developers, consultants<br />
and advisors, financial services, labs and technical experts,<br />
contractors, research organisations and professional associations<br />
as well as public bodies and municipalities will<br />
showcase their products and services to international land<br />
management stakeholders.In addition the 6 <strong>REVIT</strong> partnercities<br />
will present their local projects.<br />
inFo serVice FP7<br />
The National Contact Point Environment/Land Use of the<br />
BMBF / PTJ offers an advisory service for the 7th Framework<br />
Programme of the European Commission (FP7) with focus<br />
on urban systems, land use, soil mapping and environmental<br />
technologies. This service will provide an overview of<br />
new calls, activities and events in the Cooperation Specific<br />
Programme (6) Environmental including climate change.<br />
One to one sessions can be arranged at the REFINA stand on<br />
the 26 th and 27 th of April 2007.<br />
excursion, site Visits<br />
Tuesday and Friday afternoon an optional tour to highlights<br />
of inner urban development and regeneration within recent<br />
years in Stuttgart will be guided by an experienced urban<br />
planner of the Municipality of Stuttgart.<br />
social Programm<br />
Tuesday evening conference participants are invited to<br />
the Lord Mayors reception at the town hall. Conference<br />
dinner will be held Wednesday night at the Theaterhaus.<br />
Visiting Frühlingsfest at Thursday night will provide<br />
participants impressions of a traditional beer festival.<br />
rature, rock and pop music, cabaret, comedy and political<br />
discourses.<br />
On an area of around approx. 2,500sq.m there are three<br />
different sized theaters, a concert room, a sport hall,<br />
rehearsal rooms, a two-storey foyer, a restaurant with<br />
an openair-area. Situated in a former factory building,<br />
the “Theaterhaus Stuttgart” is both preserved industrial