IHLET Tisza River Development Program
A Cross-Border SDI Approach
"From Local to Global"

European Parliament, Brussels, 20-22 of June 2007

Workshop Program

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

10:00-11:30

Entry of participants (security check) to the European Parliament. Registration of participants.

11:30-13:00

Opening remarks by:

Joachim D'Eugenio, WFD Team Co-ordinator, European Commission DG Environment, Unit ENV D.2 - Water and Marine,
Hugo de Groof, DG Enviroment INSPIRE expert

Brussels3_INSPIRE_TDP.pdf

Prof. Dr. Mauro Salvemini, President, EUROGI Represented by Gabor Remetey-Fulopp

Brussels3_EUROGI_opening.pdf

Bela Jarolics, IHLET Program Director

13:00-15:00

Lunch

15:00-15:30

Parallelism between the Mekong and Tisza Rivers?
- A Similar Initiative from Asia
Chair: Jelle U. Hielkema, UNGIWG

Presenter: Dr Le Hung Nam, Institute of Water resources Planning, Vietnam

Brussels3_TDP_WS_Vietnam.pdf

15:30-16:00

Parallelism between the Parana and Tisza Rivers?
- A Similar Initiative from South America
Chair: Jelle U. Hielkema, UNGIWG

Presenter: Dr.Carlos Prosperi, Direccion Gestion Ambiental de lod Recursos Hidricos, Argentina

Brussels3_TDP_WS_Argentina.pdf

16:00-16:30

Parallelism between the Mosel and Tisza Rivers?
- A Similar Initiative from Europe
Chair: Jelle U. Hielkema, UNGIWG

Presenter: Wolfgang Steinborn, European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry

Brussels3_TDP_WS_MOSEL.pdf

16:30-17:00

Overview of the Tisza River Development Program - Review of the three components
Moderator: Jelle U. Hielkema, UNGIWG

Presenter: Bela Jarolics, IHLET Program Director

17:00-17:30

Answers and Questions

Thursday, June 21, 2007

09:00-09:30

Entry of participants (security check) to the European Parliament

09:45-10:30

Statements by the Five Participating Countries
Chair: Bela Jarolics, IHLET Program Director

Serbia (10 minutes)
Presenter: Irena Posin, Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency

Brussels3_TDP_WS_Serbia.pdf

Ukraine (10 minutes)
Presenter: Oleksandr Bondar, Ministry of Environment

Brussels3_TDP_WS_Ukraine.pdf


Slovak Republic (10 minutes)
Presenter: Matysak Peter, Kovozber, s. r. o.
Romania (10 minutes)
Presenter: David Adina Madalina, Ministey of Environment and Sustainable Development

Brussels3_TDP_WS_Romania.pdf

Hungary (10 minutes)
Presenter: Gabor Daroczi, Lead Coordinator for Equal Opportunities and Roma Affairs

10:30-11:00

Answers and Questions

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

11:30-12:00

Overview of the Day
Presenter: Gabor Remetey Fulopp, Secretary General, HUNAGI

Brussels3_Overview_of_the_Day.pdf

12:00-12:30

Component A: A Pilot program on the legal harmonization of the management of spatial information and data of the Tisza River Watershed
Chair: Gabor Remetey Fulopp, Secretary General, HUNAGI
Moderator: McCormack, Irish Ministry of Environment
Presenter: Ádám Podolcsák, IHLET Hungary

Brussels3_Pilot_program.pdf

12:30-13:00

Answers and Questions

13:00-15:00

Lunch

15:00-15:30

Real project ideas from the field - presented by the IHLET Offices' Managers (Economical)
Chair: Joao Geirinhas, Secretary General, EUROGI
Moderator: Bela Jarolics, IHLET

1. project title (15 minutes)
Presenter: Arad

2. project title (15 minutes)
Presenter: Brad

Brussels3_Economical_BRAD.pps

15:30-16:15

Real project ideas from the field - presented by the IHLET Offices' Managers(Environmental)
Chair: Joao Geirinhas, Secretary General, EUROGI
Moderator: Bela Jarolics, IHLET

3. project title (15 minutes)
Presenter: Kosice

Brussels3_Environment_Slovakia.pdf

4. project title (15 minutes)
Presenter: Georgheni

Brussels3_Environment_Georgheni.pdf

5. project title (15 minutes)
Presenter: Backi Petrovac

Brussels3_TDP_WS_Environmental_Protection_Serbia.pdf

16:15-17:00

Real project ideas from the field - presented by the IHLET Offices' Managers(social)
Chair: Joao Geirinhas, Secretary General, EUROGI
Moderator: Bela Jarolics, IHLET

6. project title (15 minutes)
Presenter: Kosice

Brussels3_Social_Slovakia.pdf

7. project title (15 minutes)
Presenter: Marghita

Brussels3_TDP_WS_IHLET_Marghita_RO_presentation_final.pdf

8. project title (15 minutes)
Presenter: Sarospatak

17:00-17:30

Component C: Boosting the economic potentials of the region: Alternatives for economic development
Chair: Joao Geirinhas, Secretary General, EUROGI
Moderator: Bruce McCormack, Irish Ministry of Environment
Presenter: Bela Jarolics, IHLET

17:30-18:00

Answers and Questions

Friday, June 22, 2007

09:30-10:00

Entry of participants (security check) to the European Parliament

10:00-10:30

The Sentinel Asia Program
Chair: Jelle U. Hielkema, UNGIWG
Moderator: Joao Geirinhas, Secretary General, EUROGI

Presenter: Hiromichi Fukui, Dr.Sc., Japan Keio University

Brussels3_DAandSentinelAsia.pdf

10:30-11:00

The Asian SDI Concept
Chair: Jelle U. Hielkema, UNGIWG
Moderator: Joao Geirinhas, Secretary General, EUROGI

Presenter: Dr.Chaowalit Silapathong, Director of Geo-Informatics Office, Thailand

Brussels3_ThaiSDI.pdf

11:00-11:30

Coffee break

11:30-12:00

Entering the Implementation Phase: Next Steps for the Coming Months and Years
Chair: Gabor Remetey Fulopp, Secretary General, HUNAGI
Moderator: Rudolf Schneeberger, ITV Geomatik AG, Switzerland

Presenters:
• Dr. Le Hung Nam, Institute of Water resources Planning, Vietnam
• Dr. Carlos Prosperi, Direccion Gestion Ambiental de lod Recursos Hidricos, Argentina
• Dr. Chaowalit Silapathong, Director of Geo-Informatics Office Thailand
• Juan Vidal Garcia Huidobro, Institute Geographic Militar, Chile

12:00-12:30

Conclusions and Recommendations (Summary of the Conference)
Chair: Bela Jarolics, IHLET
Moderator: Rudolf Schneeberger, ITV Geomatik AG, Switzerland

Presenter: All Participants.

Brussels3_IHLET_WS_Conclusions.pdf

12:30-13:00

Official Closing
by Bela Jarolics, IHLET Program Director

13:00-15:00

Lunch