Programme

 

MAIN CONGRESS ACTIVITIES
NOTE 1: Unless otherwise indicated, the VENUE and the MEETING POINT for the events is the PALACIO EUSKALDUNA Congress Centre.
NOTE 2: Parallel Sessions Presentation Schedules and Room Locations to be available on 17th October at 11.00

Sunday, 16th October
All Day Arrival of Congress Participants and Registration
15:30 Bilbao Walking Tour (Optional)
18:30 Presentation of VROM YP Workshop and Sitges UTF
20:00 15th Anniversary UNESCO- ISOCARP Programme and
YP Workshop Presentation
21:00 Welcome Reception

Monday, 17th October
09:00 Registration
10:00 Opening Session and Welcome Speeches
11:00 Break
11:30 Key Note Speeches
“Vision for 21st Century Urban Development” (Albert Speer)
“Creative City or Creative Economy” (Charles Landry)
13:30 Lunch
16:00 Key Note Presentations
“Manhattan: Creativity at the Water’s Edge” (Tom Wright)
“Singapore: The One-North Project” (Arthur Aw)
“Lesson from the Bilbao Experience” (Ariella Masboungi)
Evening Free
19:30 ISOCARP Bureau Meeting (Hotel Sheraton)

Tuesday,18th October
09:00 Bilbao Technical Tour
16:00 Mayors’ Summit
21:30 ISOCARP 40th Anniversary and Awards for Excellence
(Guggenheim Museum) followed by cocktail reception

Wednesday, 19th October
09:00 Parallel Sessions
09:00 Accompanying Persons Programme (Optional)
11:00 Break
11:30 Parallel Sessions (continued)
16:00 Parallel Sessions (continued)
Evening Free

Thursday, 20th October
09:00 ISOCARP General Assembly (University of Deusto)
16:00 Congress Closing Session (University of Deusto)
Summary by the Congress Team
Summary by General Rapporteur
Discussion and Prizes
Presentation of 2006 Congress
20:30 Cultural Evening (Optional)

 


POST CONGRESS MOBILE WORKSHOPS
Congress Delegates and Accompanying Persons
21.10.05 (Fri) and 22.10.05 (Sat) – Offered by the Local Organising Committee

Friday, 21st October
09:00 Depart from Bilbao
Visit to Chillida Leku
Presentation and Discussion: “Reinventing Pasajes Bay”
Cocktail and free time to visit San Sebastián
18:30 Depart for Bilbao hotels

Saturday, 22nd October
09:00 Depart from Bilbao
Bus Tour of La Rioja Wine Country
Presentation and Discussion: “Future of the Wine Country”
Vineyard Tour and Farewell Lunch
18:30 Depart for Bilbao hotels.

Sunday, 23th October
Departure

 


PRE CONGRESS WORKSHOPS

Venue Bilbao Arte
UNESCO-ISoCaRP Workshop
Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) Workshop

Venue Hotel Abba Parque
Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (V&W) Workshop

Wednesday, 12th October
UNESCO and VROM: Arrival to Bilbao
Welcome Reception

Thursday, 13th October
V&W: Arrival to Bilbao
Morning

Introduction(UNESCO with Site Visit)
Afternoon
Workshop

Friday, 14th October
Whole Day
Workshop

Saturday, 15th October
Whole Day
Workshop

Sunday, 16th October (Congress Venue Palacio Euskalduna)
Morning
free
Afternoon
Presentation of VROM and V&W Workshops
Evening
15th Anniversary UNESCO-ISoCaRP Programme and Workshop Presentation