Conference
Conference Agenda
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eea® Medeea International Conference Thursday 16th May 2013 (08:00 - 16:45) |
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(Bus transfer has been arranged. Departure areas: Holiday Inn at 8:00 am and Hilton Hotel 8:20 am.
Participants staying in Royiatiko or Centrum Hotels should depart from Holiday Inn) |
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Venue: Cyprus International ('Filoxenia') Conference Centre, Lefkosia Languages: Simultaneous interpretation to Greek, English, Italian and Spanish |
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08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration |
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09:00 - 09:15 |
Welcome Speeches Mrs. Anthi Charalambous - Director of Cyprus Energy Agency Dr. Maria Fabianelli - Director of the Agenzia regionale per l'Energia della Liguria (Energy Agency ARE Liguria) |
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SESSION A |
Panel Discussion: Local Authorities' commitments towards sustainability Moderator: Mrs. Anthi Charalambous, Cyprus Energy Agency |
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09:15 - 10:15 |
Mr. Kyriakos Hadjittofis, Member of the Committee of the Regions Mrs. Irini Loizidou Nikolaidou, Vice president of the monitoring Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mrs. Constantia Constantinou, Planning Officer, Directorate of Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund, Planning Bureau, Cyprus Mr. Paraskevas Anastasiou, Head of Energy Policy Department, Cyprus Employers & Industrialists Federation (OEB) Mr. Theodoulos Mesimeris, Head of Climate Change, Department of Environment |
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Discussion |
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10:45 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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SESSION B |
Exchange of experiences between Local Authorities at European Level Moderator: Mrs. Roberta Casapietra, Energy Agency ARE Liguria |
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11:00 - 11:15 |
"Best practices and examples" - Municipality of Albenga - Italy Mr. Guido Lugani, Councillor for Environment Mr. Giuseppe Marchese, Environmental Department |
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11:15 - 11:25 |
"Transferable lessons learnt" - Beltinci Municipality - Slovenia Dr. Matej Gomboši, Mayor of Beltinci Municipality, Slovenia |
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11:25 - 11:35 |
"Mobility Plan" - Municipality of Olhão - Portugal Mr. Fernando Laranjo Martins, Energy Manager - Olhão Municipality - Portugal |
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11:35 - 11:45 |
Implementation of measures - Larnaca Municipality - Cyprus Mr. Andreas Louroutziatis – Mayor of Larnaca Municipality – Cyprus |
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11:45 - 11:55 |
"Best cases in Andalucía Region" - Municipality of Villarrodrigo - Jaen - Spain Mr. Ángel Vera Sandoval, Councilor of Villarrodrigo and Representative of Jaen County Council |
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11:55 - 12:05 |
"Local Authorities Exchange of Experiences" - Municipality of Marsaskala - Malta Mr. John Baptist Camilleri - Municipality of Marsaskala |
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12:05 - 12:20 |
"Best cases" - Municipalities of Heraclion and Hersonisos, Crete - Greece Mr. Ioannis Kourakis, Mayor of Heraklion Municipality Mr. Zacharias Doxastakis, Mayor of Hersonisos Municipality Mr. Georgios Marinakis, Mayor of Rethymno Municipality Mr. Constantinos Mamoulakis, Mayor of Malevizi Municipality Mrs. Maria Petrakogiorgi, Mayor of Festos Municipality |
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12:20 - 13:00 |
Discussion |
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Networking Lunch |
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SESSION C |
Facilitating Sustainable Local Energy Planning Moderator: Dr. Nikolas Zografakis, Region of Crete, Energy Agency |
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14:30 - 14:50 |
"Financial opportunities within the framework of next financial perspectives 2014-2020" Mr. Adonis Constantinides, Head of the Special Task Force for Programming of ESI Funds 2014-20 at Planning Bureau, Government of the Republic of Cyprus |
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14:50 - 15:10 |
Regional and Environmental Policy Mrs. Thea Pieridou, Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus |
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15:10 - 15:30 |
"ELENA and EEE-F financial instruments" Mrs. Anthi Charalambous, Director, Cyprus Energy Agency |
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15:10 - 15:30 |
"Application to EEE-F for a Street Lighting Project in Cyprus" Mr. Ioannis Papageorgiou, Network Engineer, Networks Business Unit, Electricity Authority of Cyprus Mr. Savvas Vlachos, Energy Expert, Cyprus Energy Agency |
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15:50 - 16:20 |
Discussion |
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16:20 - 16:30 |
Closing remarks Dr. Maria Fabianelli – Director of the Agenzia regionale per l'Energia della Liguria (Energy Agency ARE Liguria) |
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16:45 |
Bus transfer of the participants to Hilton Hotel and Holiday Inn Hotel (Participants staying in
Royiatiko or Centrum Hotels should get off at Holiday Inn) |
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Cyprus International ('Filoxenia') Conference Centre Details
General Information
The Cyprus International Conference Centre formed the basis of the Presidency in Cyprus and has hosted most of the meetings held in Cyprus. The 'Filoxenia' is a space with a maximum capacity of 500 people and is composed of a central conference Zenon Kitieus, the auditorium conference Kerynia hall, other smaller meeting rooms and spaces.
The building has a modern electronic system, such as conference translation system and booths, video conferencing, high quality audiovisual, security; Wi-Fi and catering services.
Food & Beverage
There are 3 restaurants within the Convention Centre: Olive (lunches Ministers), Pentadaktylos and Chalkos.
Meeting Facilities
The 'Filoxenia' Conference Centre meeting rooms can accommodate 10 parallel sessions while also providing space for a number of syndicate rooms for boardroom and break-out meetings:
Location
- From the Conference centre to City centre: 3.3 km, 7 minutes
- From the Conference centre to Larnaca International Airport: 49 km, 35 minutes
- From the Conference centre to Paphos International Airport: 141 km, 1hour 34 minutes
- From the Conference centre to General Hospital: 5.4 km, 9 minutes
- From the Conference centre to Cyprus Museum: 3.6 km, 7 minutes
- Transportation: City Bus Stop near the Conference centre
Click here to view the Location Map
