The Flemish Land Agency (VLM) is looking for experts in the field of development of open space and green investments, and also for speakers from the various Interreg project partners to provide high-level sessions during the first day of the conference 'Developing open space in peri-urban areas' (12 October 2010).
Sessions must be held in English and will be 20 minutes in length.
Topics
We are soliciting presentation ideas in the following topics, listed according to the approach to the topic:
- social: how to increase public awareness of green spaces, how can different target groups add to a high-quality management of open space
- economic: demonstration of economic surplus value of green investments, how to convince stakeholders, governments and the business world to financially support green investments
- ecological: importance of more and high-quality peri-urban green spaces, biodiversity in peri-urban green spaces, increasing attention for restoration of valuable landscapes in border regions
- planning: an efficient planning constitutes the base of successful execution; an integrated approach adds to a high quality plan-shaping and realisations, integrating biodiversity in the plan-shaping process.
- place-keeping: characteristic properties of management in peri-urban regions, how can ‘place-keeping’ projects deal with biodiversity questions, the value of good management in ‘place-keeping’ projects
Presentations can be an interpretation of existing theories and research, or serve as innovative and striking examples for the above-mentioned topics.
Participants of the conference
Approximately 400 participants with a professional background in rural/ urban development/ land management are expected (policy-makers, Interreg-partners, scientific world, stakeholders, administrators).
Provisional programme in a nutshell
12 October 2010: Presentation of various participating projects, presentations of speakers, workshops.
13 October 2010: Excursions to the different projects, presentation of the conclusions of the conference, info market of various Interreg projects (IVA and IVB) and poster session.
Speaker package
Speakers benefit from full access to all sessions and activities for the duration of the conference. Furthermore, speakers are invited to the gala dinner on 12 October 2010 as well.
Submission Deadline
The call for speakers ends on 1 April 2010.
Submit your proposal
Please submit your proposal completing the application form.
We will review and provide scheduling for the selected sessions by 1 June 2010.
More information
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Frank Stubbe or
+32499 994305