Methodology
The conference, which is open to all European local governments, will last three days, and will be structured as follows:
Day 1: Opening plenary session: opening presentation and panels. The central political and strategic topics of interest for local governments (municipalities and supra-municipal bodies) will be covered. The panels will have a keynote speaker and a moderator.
Day 2, morning: Themed sessions: Six parallel sessions dealing with six topics of particular interest, and with clear implications for local governments.
a) “Intermediate local governments as the unifying force of the territories”
b) “Local governments and the new energy policies”
c) “Local governments in Europe: innovating towards a model of excellence”
d) "Sport as an instrument for social cohesion: Towards the European Day of Sport"
e) "The Alliance of Civilisations and the cities’ diplomatic initiatives"
f) "The role of local economic leadership in tackling global crisis"
Day 2, afternoon: Closing plenary session: presentation of conclusions from the different panels and proposals.
Day 3: Decentralised sessions: working sessions in municipalities in the province, linked to networks in which our territories participate and to topics of interest.
During the first two days, the so-called "SPACES" will operate simultaneously:
- "Internetworks Space": space for meeting and information on European networks.
- "Territories Space": space for meeting, information and presentation of projects from municipalities and European provinces.
