Cooperating for sustainable development

The Greek ESPON Contact Point hosts, this year, in Piraeus, two ESPONontheRoad meetings :

a Transnational ESPONontheRoad Workshop entitled "Integrated development through land-sea interaction: dimensions and perspectives of blue growth in Greece"  on the 10th and 11th November 2014

a National meeting entitled «Blue Growth for boosting jobs and youth entrepreneurship :  Employment Opportunities, Innovation & the contribution of Start Ups” on the 12th November 2014 

Venue of the events : Congress Hall of the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), Akti Miaouli

The National Contact Point ESPON 2013, in the  framework of the transnational networking activity entitled "ESPON-on-the-ROAD" (www.esponontheroad.eu) in which it is  currently participating as key partner in cooperation with 18 other countries and  Lead partner the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR),   organizes a Transnational Meeting in Piraeus on the 10th and 11th November 2014.

The meeting is aiming at presenting and analyzing  all dimensions that  "Blue Growth»  has for our country, especially  in times of economic crisis and substantial reforms in spatial and urban planning and coastal zone management . The title of the meeting "Integrated development through land-sea interaction: dimensions and perspectives of blue growth in Greece" clearly shows  the emphasis on unfolding the territorial  potential  of coastal areas and stressing the interest on the maritime dimension of   Europe 2020 Strategy by using the triptych of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

The event, through a series of thematic priorities and documentation by specialists and experts, aims at highlighting  the forms of land-sea interaction as elements of integrated coastal zone management and development, also in response to the need for an effective Maritime Spatial Planning that is expected to be formed in the coming years in the context of the European Blue Growth strategy and the Territorial Agenda of the EU 2020. According to the Territorial Agenda

‘Maritime activities are essential for territorial cohesion in Europe......... The Marine Strategy Framework Directive and EU Integrated Maritime Policy call for coordinated actions from Member States on maritime spatial planning. Such planning should be integrated into the existing planning systems to enable harmonious and sustainable development of a land-sea continuum.’ 

Why  Piraeus  ?

The selection of Piraeus as the reception area of this event was designed to highlight its importance for both our country and  Europe  as well.  Besides, Piraeus, the largest port in Greece and one of the most important Mediterranean ports will host the European Maritime Day on May 2015.

This meeting is expected to become a forerunner of the European Maritime Day in all Blue Growth issues. Thus different stakeholders are invited to attend the meeting, public and private bodies, as well as experts and researchers in relevant matters.

All aspects of "Blue Growth" will be presented, analyzed and discussed and  conclusions  will be published  in a collective electronic volume (e-book) that will be disseminated  to policy makers.

The meeting has been placed under the auspices of : 1. The Hellenic Ministry of Marine and Aegean 2. the Hellenic Ministrty of Tourism 3. The Piraeus Port Authority , 4. The Decentralized Administration of the Aegean and 5.the Municipality of Piraeus

For further information please download the relevant document here !

See also the the Programme of the Meetings here : 

1. in english : Agenda (EN, DOCX)  and Agenda (EN, PDF)

2. in greek : Αgenda ( EL, DOCX) and Agenda (EL,PDF) 

and download the poster of the event here ! 

Stay informed about ESPONontheRoad activities through its  

Registration : In order to participate in the Event an online registration is needed. Please REGISTER HERE ! 

Under the aegis of : 

Supporting institutions 

Partner Institutions and supporting programmes :

Read also : Report from the ESPON Open Seminar in Nafplion - Greece, 4 and 5 June 2014 in the framework of the Greel Presidency to the EU Council

10 October 2014, 8h30 – 16h00

Aim and Structure of the ESPON Day

The ESPON Day ‘What European Territory Today and Tomorrow?’ aims at presenting main
achievements on European territorial evidence from the ESPON 2013 Programme, including a
synthesis of main results.
Its purpose is three-fold:
1. To present ESPON 2013 Programme’s achievements including its major projects.
2. To communicate evidence-based policy messages that address major challenges facing
cities, regions, countries and Europe.
3. To show how ESPON evidence can help improve policy development adding the European
territorial context in many policy areas at the European, national, regional and local levels.

The event, being organised at the crossroads between two programming periods, will also bridge
to the upcoming specific objectives and new institutional arrangements of ESPON 2020.

Target audience 

Policy makers at all levels, including representatives from EC, EP, CoR, EESC; practitioners,
scientists, experts; stakeholders of ESPON Targeted Analyses; Lead and Project Partners of
ESPON projects; ESPON Monitoring Committee Members; ESPON National Contact Points;
media and opinion leaders; general public. 

Venue

Committee of the Regions – room JDE 52
Bâtiment Jacques Delors
Rue Belliard 99-101
B-1040 Brussels, Belgium

Programme 

Stella Kyvelou : Presentation of ESPONTrain 

Promoting the Use of European territorial evidence in practise.

The ESPON National Contact Points capitalising efforts at transnational level

This session  gave the stage to the national ESPON Contact Points to show how their activities during the 2013 Programme helped to activate transnational
interest in ESPON by involvement of policy makers, practitioners and scientists.

ESPON Transnational Networking Activities by the ECP Network (Priority 4)
− Peter Billing, ESPON Coordination Unit

ESPONontheRoad - Bringing ESPON evidence closer to decision making
− Peter Schön, Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and
Spatial Development (BBSR), Lead Partner of ESPONontheRoad
Panel discussion on experiences of creating awareness among policy
makers and practitioners in transnational and national contexts
− Olaf Foss, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research,
Lead Partner of ENECON
− Frédéric Santamaria, Université Paris Diderot, Lead Partner of CADEC
− Stella Kyvelou, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences of Athens,
Lead Partner of ESPONTrain
− Estelle Evrard, University of Luxembourg, Partner of SCALES
− Maria Prezioso, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Partner of INTERSTRAT
− Michael Harris, Royal Town Planning Institute, Lead Partner of USESPON

Stella Kyvelou : Presentation of ESPONTrain 

 BLOD.GR : http://www.blod.gr/lectures/Pages/viewevent.aspx?EventID=408

Conference of the Pioneers of the Local Authorities in Energy Cost Reduction - organised by the ERFC with the participation of SDMed

31th March 2015, Athens, Greece

VENUE : NATIONAL HELLENIC RESEARCH CENTRE, VASSILEOS KONSTANTIONOU 48, ATHENS 

09:00 - 09:30 Arrivals and Registration of participants
09:30 Welcome by:
• Mr. Yiannis Tsironis – Deputy Minister of Reconstruction of Production, Environment and Energy
• Mr. Nikolas Petropoulos – President of ERFC
• Dr Stella Kyvelou - Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences – President of SDMed Observation, Planning and Eco-innovation
• Mr. Michalis Christakis – President of the Hellenic Association of General Secretaries of Local Authorities 

9:30 - 11:30 
SESSION 1: PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PEOPLE PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENERGY COST REDUCTION 
Presentation (analysis) of the Context
1. The ppPp model in Europe, Dirk Knapen Rescoop Europe2. ECOPOWER, Mr. Karel Derveaux 
3. Blue Economy, Mr. Gunter Pauli
4. Social Funding , Goran Geras, EBANKA, Private Cooperative Bank
5. Biogas Heat and ppPp Model, Ingo Wagner (tbc)
6. Consumers become Producers, The Paradigm of Schonau in Germany, Mrs. Ursula Sladek (tbc)

7. EU Financing Enterprise Europe Network, Georgia Tzenou, Dirk Knapen 
8. Guidelines of the ppPp Model, Kappa Network 
9. The Oxfutures Project a Paradigm Action on Energy, Dr. Barbara Hammond 
10. The ppPp initiatives in Greece, Representatives of Greek Cooperatives in Renewable Energy, Waste and Recycling 

11:30 - 11:50 COFFEE BREAK

11:50 - 13:30 
SESSION 1: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Coordinators Mr. Dirk Knapen &  Mr. Theodoros Patsoules 
Topics of discussion:
• Application framework of the Public, Private, People Partnerships 
• Opportunities / challenges for the development of the ppPp model in Energy Efficiency, Waste to Energy and the Production of Energy from RES
• Suggested actions
• Conclusions 

Participants: Representatives from Energy Sector, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Municipalities, Public Power Corporation etc.

13:30 - 14:30 LUNCH BREAK

14:30 - 16:00 
SESSION 2 : SYNERGETIC PROJECTS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE TO ENERGY, BEST PRACTICES OF PPP MODELS IN EUROPE  
(≈ 15' each) Presentation of Synergetic Projects: 

1. REPUBLIC-MED - Mr George Stavrakakis
2. GRASP - Professor Yorgos Stephanedes
3. INFORMEST – Mrs. Vanesca Simson (REMIDA ppPp Pilot projects)
4. ERFC – Mr. Theodoros Patsoules (Presentation of ESCOs Study objectives)
5. EU Financing in Energy Efficiency Projects 
6. Presentation of New Technologies in Energy Efficiency and Waste to Energy 
7. Presentations of ppPp Best Practices in Greece  

16:00 - 16:15 COFFEE BREAK

16:15 – 17:15 SESSION 3 : ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION 
Coordinator Dr. Stella Kyvelou, Panteion University, SDNed 
The role of ESCOs in MED EU countries, opportunities / challenges for the development of ESCOs market (Identification of Existing problems, Solution Proposals, Concluded Actions) 
Participants: Representatives from Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Universities, Banks, Crowdfunding, EU Financing, Municipalities etc.

17:15-18.00 Open discussion 

   NEW !!!! Download  FINAL AGENDA of the Meeting here ! 

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