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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
FRIDAY, 12 October 2001
08.00-09.00 Registration at the Conference Centre "Stadthalle"
09.00-10.00 Plenary session
Moderated by Dr. Ulrich Bauermeister, Managing
Director Hafen-Entwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock
GmbH
Welcome
Arno Pöker, Mayor of the Hanseatic City of
Rostock, host of the Conference
Opening
Anders Engström, President of the UBC
Introduction of the Social Charter for UBC
Member Cities
Welcome Address
Helmut Holter, Minister on Labour and
Construction and Deputy Prime Minister of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Address of CBSS
Alexey A. Obukhov, Ambassador-at-Large,
Council of Baltic Sea States, Chairman of the
Committee of Senior Officials
10:00 - 12:00 Keynote speeches followed by the panel
discussion:
Outline of the EU Enlargement Social Policy
Karl-Johan Lönnroth, Deputy Director General,
DG Employment and Social Affairs,
European Commission
Non-Governmental Perspective of the EU
Accession
Prof. Dr. Georg Cremer, Secretary General of
Caritas Germany
Gender Equality and the EU Enlargement
Dr. Giedre Purvaneckiene, Member of the
Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania
12.00 - 12.10 Introduction to the Workshops
Presentation of the Workshops' leaders and
assistants, organisational matters
12:10 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 Workshops
Presentations of Eastern and Western European
cities
Discussion
Workshop I "Social Policy from the Enlargement Perspective"
Workshop II "Labour Market Policy from the Enlargement
Perspective"
Workshop III "Gender Equality"
Workshop IV "Participation of Children and Youth"
Workshop V "Health and Social Equality for Everybody"
15:30 - 16:30 Reports and conclusions from the workshops
Discussion
19:00 - 22:00 Reception by the Mayor of the Hanseatic City of
Rostock in the "Ständehaus"
including the Best Environmental Practice in Baltic
Cities Award granting ceremony
SATURDAY, 13 October 2001
09:00 - 11:00 Meetings of UBC Commissions and Networks
Business Cooperation, Culture, Education,
Environment, Health and Social Affairs, Sport,
Tourism, Transportation, Urban Planning,
Women's Network, EU Coordinators Network
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:10 General Assembly
Opening, Report on UBC Activities October
1999 - October 2001
Anders Engström, President of the UBC
Procedural Matters:
Auditor's Report
Board of Audit Report
Absolving the Presidium, the Board and the
Secretary General
Budget and Membership Fees 2002-2003
Approval of UBC Auditor
12:10 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 General Assembly, cont.
Reports from the Commissions and Networks
Amendment in the UBC Statute
Approval of the UBC Strategy
Adoption of UBC Agenda 21 Action Program
2002-2003
Election of the Executive Board
Election of the President and Vice-Presidents
Election of the Board of Audit
Resolutions
Adoption of the Social Charter for UBC Member
Cities
Adoption of the Conference Resolution
Venue of the VII UBC General Conference in 2003
19:00 - 23:00 Celebration on 10th Anniversary of the UBC