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Lively discussions, interesting presentations and Venetian hospitality characterized the CADSES Closing Conference which took place on 24 and 25 November 2008 in the Cultural Centre “Don Orione Artigianelli” in Venice.

Nearly 200 participants showed that there is a great interest in the experience of transnational co-operation made within the CADSES Neighbourhood Programme and in the results achieved by the projects. In some cases discussions during the conference even helped to prepare the way for future territorial cooperation projects in different thematic fields.

After outlining the perspectives of territorial cooperation in Central and South-Eastern Europe the opening plenary
session summarized the achievements made within the entire CADSES period from its beginning in 1997 until now. National and regional points of view from Romania and from the Italian Emilia-Romagna Region were illustrated afterwards.

The workshop sessions dealt with central topics addressed by CADSES projects. They covered integrated spatial development strategies along the Danube and between the Baltic and Adriatic Seas, innovative information and communication tools, aspects regarding a sustainable urban development, flood risk and hazard monitoring methods as well as the protection of the environment and of natural and cultural heritage. Moreover, possible approaches how to utilize the presented project outputs for future territorial cooperation were discussed in the workshops. CADSES project partners and (potential) project partners within the new Territorial Cooperation Programmes had the possibility to exchange their experiences and ideas for the future.

The closing plenary session formed an arch by linking CADSES with the objectives and intentions of European Territorial Cooperation 2007-2013. Colin Wolfe from the DG Regional Policy pointed out that the CADSES programme and project actors could be proud of what has been achieved within ten years of transnational co-operation. These achievements should be utilized also for future project cooperations. For a better capitalisation of INTERREG project results the upcoming INTERACT knowledge management tool was presented. After that, both follow-up Programmes CENTRAL EUROPE and SOUTH EAST EUROPE illustrated the status quo of their work. They presented the new programme structures and gave useful information for project partners and project applicants.

Altogether the conference participants were provided with a broad overview of what CADSES has achieved and what are the challenges of territorial cooperation in the future.

The CADSES Managing Authority and the Joint Technical Secretariat would like to thank all participants who came to Venice and all those who contributed to the success of the conference. A special “thank you” goes to the Veneto Region which once more hosted a conference with Venetian hospitality  the conference participants enjoyed.

Now that the members of the CADSES family will go further on with managing and implementing projects and programmes in the new framework of European Territorial Cooperation we wish all actors the best for the interesting times and challenges to come.

The conference programme, a list of participants and the presentations are available below.

Conference Programme  

List of participants 
 

PRESENTATIONS

Opening Plenary Session, 24 November 2008
Aleksandra Gjoreska, South East European Cooperative Initiative:
Perpectives of Territorial Co-operation in Central and South-Eastern Europe

Walther Stöckl, City of Vienna:
CADSES - How it all began

Bernard Witkos, CADSES JTS:
CADSES achievements

Petruta Voicu, Romanian Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing:
Romania's experience within the CADSES Programme  

Lodovico Gherardi, Emilia-Romagna Region:
The experience of the Emilia-Romagna Region with the CADSES Programme 

Workshop 1: Spatial development perspectives along transport corridors and waterways
Adriatic-Baltic Landbridge
Donauhanse
Donauregionen 

Workshop 2: Innovative information and communication instruments for more competitiveness and accessibility
EMBRACE II
Teleaccess
TELMI  

Workshop 3: Promoting environmental protection and resource management
TAQI
BETTER 
Educate!   

Workshop 4: Flood risk prevention and hazard monitoring methods
Oderregio 
MOSES
MONITOR 

Workshop 5: Inner-urban development: From revitalized brownfields, green living spaces and valorized historical structures
Greenkeys 
Hist.Urban
MISTER 

Workshop 6: Sustainable development of natural and cultural heritage
Carpathian Project
Heritage Alive! 
ROME 

Closing Plenary Session, 25 November 2008
Colin Wolfe, DG Regio:
Advancing European Territorial Co-operation - From CADSES towards 2013  

Mauro Novello, INTERACT Point Vienna:
Knowledge management and capitalisation of Territorial Cooperation Programmes 

Walther Stöckl, Managing Authority Central Europe Programme:
The CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME - Cooperating for success 

Imre Csalagovits, Head of the JTS of the South East Europe Programme:
The SOUTH EAST EUROPE Transnational Cooperation Programme