Programme
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Programme-Day 1-28th May 2008 |
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| 09.00 | Welcome and Objectives | Dermot Coughlan |
| 09.15 | The PENR3L workshops revisited | Norman Longworth |
| 09.35 | Exercise 1 Dragons Den: Two groups of twenty Two Learning Region Case Studies with expert groups to question speakers |
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| Case Study 1: |
Peter Finnegan, West Europe - Dublin | |
| Expert Group: |
Ettore Ruggiero Jutta Thinesse-Demel David McNulty Chris Shepherd |
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| 10.05 | Case Study 2: |
Palmira Juvevicienne East Europe - Kaunas |
| Expert Group: |
Romy Warren Christos Doukas Ferenc Kekes Indra Odina |
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| In this exercise two fifteen minute case study presentations will be made. The expert groups will then probe the presenters for details for success factors and weaknesses. The audience will join in at the end. | ||
| 10.45 | Coffee | |
| 11.15 | Exercise 2 Building on local strengths: Small groups of five What my region needs to do to create a Learning Region. What are the ten main strengths? What are the five main barriers? Outcome: Lists to be discussed over Lunch |
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Group Leaders: |
Eva Przybylska Ingunn Elvekrok Jan Geens Nestor Torres Cuneyt Erginkaya Sue Dunn Ana Correia Britt Andersen |
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| In this exercise small groups of five people exchange information about the opportunities and barriers that exist to the creation of a Learning Region in their own country. Each person should develop a list of five key actions to be taken and identify how these may be progressed. | ||
| 12.15 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 | Exercise 3 Four groups of ten |
Leader Kate Sankey - Environment Teresa De Noronha - Economic Christos Dukos - Social Erik Wallin - Cultural |
| The PENR3L network has been established and running for 10 years. Each group produces a poster containing highlights from the PASCAL Europe newsletter of 2018 within their respective categories. Three to four stories each from various corners of Europe | ||
| 14.45 | Feedback from Exercise 3 Each group presents their findings (10 mins each) |
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| 15.25 | Coffee | |
| 15.55 | Eight groups of five Each group formulates answers to the questions followed by a plenary session What sort of structure does the PASCAL European network need to have?. How should it be funded? In which areas can the network be useful for its customers? What does it need to do to grown into a useful facility for the active development of Learning Regions in Europe? |
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Group Leaders |
Sue Dunn Jari Stenvall Angelica Kaus Peter Krug David McNulty Barry Hake John Tibbitt Viktor Koska |
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| 16.25 | Plenary Discussion: led by Mike Osborne on the answers to these questions | |
| 17.00 | Close | |
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Itinerant rapporteurs for the day |
Veronique Lobit Kate Miller Mireille Pouget Roberta Piazza Armando Palomar Balazs Nameth |
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| 17:00-19:00 | PASCAL Board Meeting | |
| 19:30 | Welcome Reception | |
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Programme-Day 2-29th May 2008 |
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| 08.30-18.00 | Registration Conference Centre, University of Limerick |
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| 09.00-09.30 | Welcome and Opening of
Conference |
Prof. Don Barry, |
| 09.30-10.15 | Keynote Address | Richard Yelland, Head of IMHE/OECD |
| 10.20-10.45 | Refreshments | |
| 10.50-12.50 | Parallel Roundtable Sessions 1 | |
| Environment | Chair: Chris Duke, RMIT Rapporteur: Armando Palomar, ESOF2008 Organising Team Kate Sankey, Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park Steve Garlick, Sunshine Coast University Larry Swanson, University of Montana Nestor Torres, University La Laguna, Canaries |
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| Economic | Chair: Teresa Noronha Vaz, University of the Algarve Rapporteur: Britt Andersen, Akershus Akademy Paul Thomas, Sunshine Coast University Katharine Paterson, Universities for the NorthEast Frida Johansson, Region Varmland and Patrik Bångerius, Karlstad University Bob Gleeson, Northern Illinois University Cuneyt Kerginkaya, City of Adana |
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| 12.55-13.55 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-14.45 | Keynote Address |
Mr Alex King, Deputy Leader of Kent County Council |
| 14.50-16.50 | Parallel Roundtable Sessions 2 | |
| Social | Chair: Peter Krug, Rhenania Palatinate Rapporteur: John Storan, University of East London Bruce Wilson, RMIT John Rushforth, University of West England Palmira Juceviciene, Kaunas University of Technology Eamonn Murphy, University of Limerick Carol Rainsford, Limerick Institute of Technology |
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| Cultural | Chair:
Mireille Pouget, MYP Learning Rapporteur: Veronique Lobit, Toulouse Business School James Powell, University of Salford Cuneyt Kerginkaya, City of Adana Balazs Nemeth, University of Pecs Jutta Thinesse-Demel, German Learning Regions Network |
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| 16.55-18.05 | Parallel Paper Sessions 1 | |
| 18.10-19.00 | Information Session for PASCAL Regional Development Project | |
| 19.30-23.00 | Dinner and Traditional Irish Entertainment | |
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Programme-Day 3-30th May 2008 |
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| 07.30-09.00 | Special Breakfast meeting for PASCAL Regional Development Project | |
| 08.30-18.00 | Registration Conference Centre, University of Limerick |
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| 09.30-10.00 | Keynote Address |
Mr. Peter Power, T.D., Minister of State for Overseas Development |
| 10.00-11.10 | Parallel Paper Session 2 | |
| 11.15-11.30 | Refreshments | |
| 11.35-12.45 | Parallel Paper Session 3 | |
| 12.50-13.55 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-14.45 | Keynote Addresses |
Dr. David McNulty, Chief Executive,Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Mr. Brendan Kenny, CEO,Limerick Regeneration Agencies |
| 14.50-16.00 | Parallel Paper Session 4 | |
| 16.05-16.30 | Refreshments | |
| 16.35-17.30 | Final Plenary Panel
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Chair: Dermot Coughlan, University of Limerick Barry Hake, University of Leiden Jutta Thinesse-Demel German Learning Regions Network Eamonn Murphy, University of Limerick Jarl Bengtsson, Chair of Advisory Board of PASCAL Norman Longworth, University of Stirling Gabo Ntseane, University of Botswana |
| 19.30-24.00 | Conference Gala Dinner | |