EUKN 2010 Conference: Effects of demographic change on urban structures - Budapest, 13-14 September 2010

All over Europe, cities need to cope with the effects of demographic change. Aging and migration have a huge impact on the social, economic and environmental fabric of our cities. We need to act now to prepare ourselves for the rapidly changing future. Some cities have implemented successful strategies. Others still need to find their way. The 3rd annual conference of the European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN) brings together all stakeholders for an interactive exchange of views, strategies, experiences and hands-on knowledge. Policy makers, researchers and practitioners at EU, national and local level will present the main challenges and solutions.

The first day will start -after the word of welcome-  with three keynote speeches: demographic change in the national, European and city context:

Word of Welcome
Prof. Dr. Zoltán Cséfalvay - State Secretary, Ministry for National Economy - Hungary

Plenary session
Mr. Péter Szaló -  Deputy State Secretary, responsible for Urban Affairs - Hungary:
Title: 'National or local matter? Demographic challenges in Hungary’
Wladyslaw Piskorz - Head of Unit Urban Development - Territorial Cohesion, European Commission - Directorate-General for Regional Policy

Prof.dr.Thorsten Wiechmann - Spatial Planning, Director of the Geographic Institute TU Dresden - Germany: Title: ´Facing the challenge of shrinking cities in Europe – the state of the debate’

After the plenary session interactive workshops will help you to discover what works and what does not work in practice. Different aspects of demographic change will be addressed. For a complete description of these workshops, see the link to the conference outline. After these workshops a panel discussion with expert speakers and public will follow. The day will end with a nice sightseeing cruise on the Danube with dinner. The second day continues with visits to projects in Budapest and give insights of certain approaches which might further strengthen the effectiveness of your own policy initiatives. During these ‘ onsite visits and debates’ participants will travel to a project within the city of Budapest related to conference topics. For a detailed description of these projects, please read the conference outline. In addition, at the onsite debates other European ‘mirror projects’ will be presented. In this way, participants gain insights and can compare different approaches followed by an interesting discussion. Th ‘mirror projects’ will be announced in the next few weeks.

How to register?
To register for the conference, please read the terms and conditions and fill out the registration form attached to the reference material. Fill in all required fields and send it to info@eukn.org. Your application will be sent to the EUKN Secretariat. Once your registration form has been received, an e-mail will be sent with further payment details.

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Location: hotel Mercure, Budapest Hungary.
Fee: €70,-
Deadline for registration: 6 September 2010

Inquiries
Piter Reitsma,
+ 31 70 344 0958
reitsma@eukn.org

Eva da Costa
+31 70 344 0513
dacosta@eukn.org

Practical information on hotel reservations and directions to the conference location will be published in the next few weeks on www.eukn.org.

This page will be uploaded frequently with additional information.

Keywords
EUKN, conference, Budapest, demographic change