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Mon, 13 May 2013
7.00 p.m.
Welcome by representatives of the Trakai district
8:30 p.m.
Introduction to the topic "Climate protection, tourism and transport" and presentation of the conference program
Asta Kandrataviciene, Head of administration of Trakai district municipality
Tue, 14 May 2013
9.00 a.m.
Conference opening and welcome addresses
- Vytautas Zalieckas, Major of the Trakai district
- Birute Vesaite, Economy minister of the Republic of Lithuania
- Welcome addresses by participants of the partner cities Rheine, Bernburg, Borne and Leiria
Part 1: Development of environmentally and culturally oriented
tourism and promotion of active recreation
10.00 a.m.
Tourism in Lithuania - prospects and problems
Speaker: Dr Raimonda Balnienë, Director of Tourism Department in Lithuania
10.20 a.m.
Environmentally and culturally oriented tourism in Trakai
Speaker: Laima Balcytiene, Director of Trakai Tourism Information Centre
- Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 37 folios, available only in Lithuanian)
- Summary (PDF, 1 page, available only in Lithuanian)
10.40 a.m.
Discussion, questions
11.30 a.m.
Short presentation of tourism concepts of the twin cities
- Tourism Concept of the City of Rheine - Holiday Destination Home
Speaker: Birgit Rudolph, Managing director of Verkehrsverein Rheine:
– Prezi presentation (PDF, 32 folios, available only in German)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page, available only in German)
- Short presentation of tourism concept of the City of Bernburg (Saale)
Speaker: Holger Dittrich, Department head of the City of Bernburg (Saale)
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 18 folios, available only in German)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page, available only in German)
- Tourism and Recreation in Borne
Speaker: Harmke Willems, Tourismus-Information
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 15 folios, available only in German)
- Leiria - A region to discover. The most precious tourism attractions
Speakers: Maria Da Graça Poças Santos & Fernanda Oliveira, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 27 folios)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page)
12.35 – 1.00 p.m.
Discussion, questions
Part 2: Environmentally and culturally oriented
tourism in practice
2.30 – 6.00 p.m.
Presentation of the prospects and plans of the Trakai district
City walk, exchange and discussion
Wed, 15 May 2013
Part 3: History of the city, civic commitment
and climate change
9.00 a.m.
Reports from the twin cities Rheine, Bernburg, Borne and Leiria
- Civic commitment in the "Bentlager Dreiklang"
Speaker: Jules Vleugels, Association for the Promotion of Municipal Partnerships of the City of Rheine
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 16 folios)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page, available only in German)
- Sustainable Development Needs Sustainable Education
Speaker: Jens Kramersmeyer, BTZ - Bildungsgesellschaft mbH Bernburg:
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 15 folios)
- Borne - Citizens Involvement and Sustainability
Speaker: Bas Oonk, Gemeente Borne
– Prezi presentation (PDF, 19 folios)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page)
- Leiria POLIS Program – one strategy for the city
Speaker: Isabel Gonçalves, Câmara Municipal de Leiria
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 36 folios)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page)
11.30 a.m.
Opportunities for an Authentic Environmentally and Culturally Oriented Tourism in Trakai
Speaker: Gintaras Abaravičius, Director of the Trakai Historical National Park
3.00 p.m.
Excursion to Trakai Historical National Park
4.40 p.m.
Guide tour of the sculpture park "Angel Hill", created by the village community "Uzugiriai"
Speaker: Gintaras Abaravičius, Director of the Trakai Historical National Park
Thu, 16 May 2013
Part 4: Climate-friendly tourism products
"Experience Nature by Bike"
09.00 a.m.
Traffic and Climate Protection. Development of Bicycle Traffic in Lithuania
Speaker: Dimijtri Bial, Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania
- Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 31 folios, available only in Lithuanian)
- Summary (PDF, 1 page, available only in Lithuanian)
09.20 a.m.
Concept for Bike-tours in Trakai
Speaker: Ana Gornova, Trakai Tourism Information Centre
- Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 11 folios, available only in Lithuanian)
- Summary (PDF, 1 page, available only in Lithuanian)
09.40 a.m.
Reports from the twin cities Rheine, Bernburg, Borne and Leiria
- Concept for Cycle Paths of the City of Rheine
Speaker: Martin Forstmann, Technische Betriebe Rheine AöR
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 18 folios, available only in German)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page)
- Cycling tourism offers in Europe: Experiences from Bernburg (rural district Salzlandkreis)
Speaker: Tilo Wechselberger, Leiter Fachdienst Kreis- und Wirtschaftsentwicklung Salzlandkreis
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 18 folios)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page)
- Bicycle and Hiking Trails in Borne
Speaker: Joachim Wissink, Borne
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 42 folios)
- Eco-city Project and Bike Paths
Speaker: Isabel Gonçalves, Câmara Municipal de Leiria
– Powerpoint presentation (PDF, 35 folios)
– Summary (PDF, 1 page)
11.00 a.m.
Thematic workshops
12.00 p.m.
Excursion / lectures:
Water tourism – "Holidays under sails"
3.00 p.m.
(Environmental) Tourism cooperation in Lithuania on the example of the four capitals:
Kernave, Trakai, Kaunas and Vilnius
4.30 p.m.
In the footsteps of the Grand Dukes - Seeing Vilnius with the eyes of tourists
Evaluation of the conference
Fri, 17 May 2013
Farewell to the delegations
