DGIV/PAT/JEP(2012)1 09 October 2012 European Heritage Days A joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Union and in cooperation with the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus «European Heritage Days Events» Filoxenia, Congress Center Nicosia, Cyprus 14-16 October 2012 Programme DEPARTMENT OF TOWN PLANNING AND HOUSING MINISTRY OF INTERIOR REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
Saturday 13 October Arrival of Secretariat, Coordinators, Facilitators - airport transfer as registered Sunday 14 October Launch of the EHD 2012 in Cyprus (optional) Arrival of participants - airport transfer as registered 9:00-12:00 Facilitation training (Workshops leaders) Ms Paulina Florjanowicz 15:00-19:30 16:00 17:00 18:00-19:00 19:00-19:45 Launch of the EHD 2012 in Cyprus (optional) Kapedes village Bus leaving the hotel (Holiday Inn) for the EHD venue (Kapedes village) Guided tour Demonstration of crafts and professions, preparation of local delicacies Opening Speeches by: - Mr Andreas Kitromilides, President of the Kapedes Council Board - Ms Eleni Mavrou, Minister of Interior - Ms Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, European Commission - Ms Claudia Luciani, Director of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity, Council of Europe - Ms Athena Aristotelous-Cleridou, Acting Director, - Mr Costas Karannikis, President of the Tamassos Cultural Association 19:45-20:45 20:45 Re-enactment of a traditional Cypriot wedding Dinner 20:00 Walk to the dinner venue (for those not attending the EHDs event) 20:15 Dinner 22:30 Return to the hotels 2/7
Monday 15 October 5 th European Heritage Days Forum 8:00 Buses leave the hotel(s) to Filoxenia Congress Center 8:30 Registration Filoxenia Congress Center, Nicosia 9:00 5th EHD Forum: Communicating Heritage Chair: General Rapporteur: Moderator: Ms Athena Aristotelous-Cleridou Mr Noel Fojut Mr Graham Fairclough 9:00-10:30 Welcome: - Ms Eleni Mavrou, Minister of Interior, Republic of Cyprus Addresses: - Ms Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, European Commission - Ms Claudia Luciani, Director of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity, Council of Europe - Ms Chrysoula Paliadeli, European Parliament - Mr Nicos Nicolaides Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe - Ms Marie-Paule Roudil, UNESCO Introduction: Fostering Democratic Dialogue through heritage: the Cyprus example Ms Athena Aristotelous-Cleridou, Acting Director, Ms Agni Petridou, Municipal Engineer, Nicosia Master Plan Mr Sophocles Hadjisavvas, Technical Committee of Cultural Heritage Introduction to the Forum Mr Noel Fojut 10:30 10:30-11:00 Group photo Coffee break 3/7
11:00-13:30 Plenary Session Moderator: Mr Graham Fairclough 10:30-11:30 Theme 1 From Audience to Participation - Making Heritage: 1001 Stories from Denmark Ms Mette Bom - Recreating Heritage and Re-living the past: Travel through Malmö in 1692 Mr Rolf Albertsson - ICT and Heritage Education Ms Harriet Attwood Questions and answers 12:20-12:30 Coffee break 12:30-13:50 Theme 2 From Participation to Empowerment - New Lives under old roofs: The case of Borussia Ms Aleksandra Chabiera - Ms Iwona Lizewska - The Berlin Wall Revisited: Contested Memories and Representations Mr Ares Kalandides - Democratic Participation in Heritage: The Local Development Pilot Project for the wine villages of Limassol Ms Irene Hadjisavva Question and answer 13:50-14:00 Summing up, General Rapporteur 14:00-15:00 Lunch 15:00-17:00 Workshop Session Facilitator: Ms Paulina Florjanowicz 4 workshops led by EHD National Coordinators (3 in English and 1 in French) - Group 1: Heritage online - Workshop in English Case study: Wine Museum Map - Group 2: Heritage strengthens Community - Workshop in English Case study: Heritage Education and Youth Exchange - Group 3: Empowered by Heritage - Workshop in English Case study: From Norway to Ireland - empowered communities make more of their places 4/7
- Group 4: Heritage online - Workshop in French Case study: Heritage online 17:00-17:30 Coffee break (Editorial Team: Preparation of the Conclusions) 17:30-18:15 Conclusion Session Workshops Reports Workshops Synthesis Report Concluding remarks - Workshops leaders - Ms Paulina Florjanowicz - Mr Noel Fojut End of 5 th EHD Forum 18:20 Buses leave the Congress Center to the hotels 5/7
Monday 15 October Official Ceremony - Evening programme for all participants 18:45 Buses leave the hotels to the venue 19:00 Official Ceremony Hadjigeorgakis Cornesios Mansion, Nicosia 19:00-19:30 Opening speeches: - Ms Eleni Mavrou, Minister of Interior, Cyprus - Mr Constantinos Yiorkadjis, Mayor of Nicosia, Cyprus - Ms Athena Aristotelous-Cleridou, Acting Director, - Ms Claudia Luciani, Director of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity, Council of Europe - Mr Alessandro Senesi, Deputy Head of Unit Culture programme and actions Directorate-General for Education and Culture European Commission 19:30-20:00 Europa Nostra Public Award Ceremony 20:00-20:20 Cultural programme 20:20 Reception 21:00 Dinner - "Developing synergies between the European Heritage Days and the EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards" Ms Sneska Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic Secretary General, Europa Nostra - "Engaging citizens through the Public Choice Award" Mr Piet Jaspaert Board member, Europa Nostra - "The renaissance of its fortifications by the City of Pamplona - first laureate of the Public Choice Award" Mr José Vicente Valdenebro García 6/7
Tuesday 16 October Group A EHD National Coordinators only Filoxenia Congress Center, Nicosia 8:30 9:00-10:00 10:00-11:00 11:00-11:30 11:30-13:00 Buses leave the hotels to the Congress Center, Nicosia Annual Meeting of the Group of EHD Coordinators EHDs Communications platform Coffee break Training Session on the Communications Platform Group B Other participants 9:00-12:00 Excursion: Cultural visit of Choirokitia (World Heritage site) and Lefkara (traditional settlement) Group A and B 13:00-15:00 15:00-18:00 20:30 20:40 22:30 Lunch Nicosia case study visit Buses leave the hotels to the dinner venue Dinner (informal) Buses leave the venue to the hotels Wednesday 17 October Departure of participants airport transfer as registered - special arrangement 7/7