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St.
Andrew's Week 2008 - See
the
events
Cross
Border Healthcare in the
EU: Information seminar
on the Directive and its
impact on healthcare in
Scotland, Edinburgh, 18
November
2008
EC
Public Procurement and
Public-Private
Partnerships Conference:
Manchester Town Hall,
10-11 November
2008
ESEC
and North Sea Programme
Event in Aberdeen
September
2008
Scotland
House Green Week Seminar
on Sustainable
Industry
St.
Andrew's Week
Events
BRELNet
ICT eLearning networking
between regions
event
Sub
Rosa on future of EU
rural development and
agriculture
policy
First
Minister visits Scotland
House
Innovating
Nation - Delivering
Change
Delivering
a European Energy Policy
in
Scotland
BRELNet
ICT eLearning Working
Group
Meeting
FP7
introduction for local
authorities
EU
Lifelong Learning
Programme, New
opportunities in
education and
training
FP7
and Energy, New
opportunities for
Scotland
Holyrood
conference debates
Scottish views on future
Maritime policy for the
EU
Scotland
Europa Members' Meeting
on Territorial
Cooperation
Dundee
UNESCO Centre for
Water Law, Policy and
Science launched in
Scotland
House
Cross
Border Healthcare in the
EU: Information seminar
on the Directive and its
impact on healthcare in
Scotland -18th November
2008,
Edinburgh
The
European Commission
Directive on cross
border healthcare was
launched in July of this
year and will soon be
voted on in the European
Parliament. Scotland
Europa is hosting an
information seminar to
help clarify the
Directive and its
implications. This
seminar will explain
what the Directive
covers and how it will
impact on Scotland. We
invite Scottish health,
patient and professional
organisations as well as
universities to attend
and contribute to the
debate. The event
coincides with the
Scottish Government
consultation on the EU
cross border healthcare
Directive.
For
further information, see
the Scottish Government
consultation on cross
border healthcare which
includes the Commission
Directive:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/10/15082114/0
To
register please contact
helen.frew@scotent.co.uk,
and to see the event
programme, please click
here.
EC
Public Procurement and
Public-Private
Partnerships Conference:
Manchester Town Hall,
10-11 November
2008
With
ever increasing pressure
on the public sector
purse, it is more
important than ever to
be familiar with the
current thinking in
public procurement
developments. This
two-day conference will
cover a range of core
issues affecting
stakeholders in
procurement.
For
more information, click
here,
and to register, see the
registration
form.
Scotland
House Green Week Seminar
on Sustainable
Industry
In
July 2008, the
Commission launched new
EU proposals on
sustainable industry and
sustainable consumption
and production. Industry
has a role to play in
meeting the
sustainability
challenge; through more
efficient use of new
technologies, raw
materials, energy and
waste and via product
marketing. Scotland
Europa hosted a joint
Seminar on sustainable
industry with the
Scottish Government and
SEPA during Green Week
2008. Here the European
Commission presented an
overview of the
sustainability package.
Case studies were
presented from Scottish
companies on how
industry is already
transforming
environmental challenges
into economic
opportunities.
To
access the Green Week
event report, click
here.
St.
Andrew's Week
Events
As
in previous years a
number of events were
organised by Scotland
Europa and the Scottish
Government EU Office
over the week beginning
26 November to mark St.
Andrew's Day in
Brussels.
Glasgow-Edinburgh
Collaboration Initiative
Event
The
first of these events
was a lunchtime seminar
on 27 November by the
Glasgow-Edinburgh
Collaboration Initiative
on the value of cities
working together for
success.
To
access the presentation,
please click
here.
'Scotland's
Energy Future - Energy
Made
Better'
On
27 November Scotland
Europa member Scottish
& Southern Energy
(SSE) held a seminar
entitled
‘Scotland’s
Energy Future –
Energy Made Better’
in Scotland House. The
event, with participants
from a variety of
institutions and
organisations, was a
chance for Scottish and
Southern Energy to meet
companies, research
institutions and others
interested in developing
innovative projects.
Andrew
Hughes Hallett Lunchtime
Seminar
On
28 November Scotland
Europa was privileged to
have Professor Andrew
Hughes Hallett
delivering a lunchtime
seminar on the state of
Scotland’s economy.
Entitled ‘Going for
Growth: Broadening
Scotland's comparative
advantage in the global
economy’, the
presentation was a
comprehensive and
insightful overview of
the current state and
future of the Scottish
economy.
To
access the presentation,
please click
here.
Richard
Holloway delivers St.
Andrew's Day
Lecture
Richard
Holloway is a writer and
broadcaster and was
Bishop of Edinburgh and
Primus (Archbishop) of
the Scottish Episcopal
Church until he stood
down in 2000. He is in
constant demand as a
lecturer and
after-dinner speaker.
This is of no surprise
to those who listened to
the lecture on 28
November as he gave a
thought-provoking talk
on the subject of
‘Where all the
ladders start; Scottish
Religion and Art - A
Marriage Made in
Hell?’
To
access the lecture,
please click
here.
Pipes
and fiddles for St.
Andrew’s Day
Concert
On
29 November the Scottish
Government EU Office
organised an evening of
Scots and Gaelic song
with pipes and fiddles.
The musicians included
Catriona Watt, BBC Radio
Scotland Young
Traditional Musician
2007 and Calum
MacCrimmon and Mike
Vass. The well-attended
event was an occasion
for people to enjoy
traditional Scottish
music, food and
drink.
BRELNet
eLearning networking
between regions
event
On
20 November, Scotland
Europa together with 20
other Brussels based
Regional Offices
organised a Lifelong
Learning brokerage event
focusing on eLearning.
The morning session was
held in Wales House and
a projects' café
took place in Scotland
House in the afternoon.
In particular the
projects’ c@fe
looked at new learning
methodologies and
technologies; virtual
training and emobility;
digital literacy and
content production; and
innovative language
teaching and
learning.
For
a full agenda of the
event, please click
here.
Scotland
Europa Members can
access the presentations
in the Lifelong Learning
section of the private
members area.
Sub
Rosa on future of EU
rural development and
agriculture
policy
On
29 October a Sub Rosa
discussion on the future
of EU rural development
and agriculture policy
took place in Aviemore.
The Sub Rosa was a high
level, European policy
discussion sponsored by
an informal partnership
between the Scottish
Government, Scotland
Europa and the Highlands
and Islands
Enterprise.
For
the main outcomes of the
event, please click
here.
Open
Days 2007
Events
Maritime
Seminar
On
9 October the 'Celtic
Connections' seminar
took place in Scotland
House. It reflected upon
the changing face of the
maritime economy and
considered future
economic development in
coastal regions in the
context of the
integrated Maritime
policy and wider debates
on economic development
and sustainability.
The
regions which
participate in the
Celtic Connections
Consortium are Wales,
Asturias, Brittany,
Irish Regions, Norte,
Northern Ireland,
Scotland, South West UK.
The
presentations can be
accessed
below:
Brittany
Wales
Asturias
Norte
Energy
Seminar
The
Maritime event was
followed by an Energy
seminar on 10 October
entitled, 'Greener
Energy Options - through
alternative sources and
new technologies.' The
Celtic Connections
Consortium event took
place at the Asturias
Brussels Office.
The
presentations can be
accessed
below:
Scotland
Asturias
South
West
England
Irish
Regions
Brittany
First
Minister visits Scotland
House
The
First Minister, Alex
Salmond, and Minister
for Europe, External
Affairs and Culture,
Linda Fabiani, visited
Brussels on 11 and 12
July. During his visit,
the First Minister
addressed key contacts
and officials at a
reception in Scotland
House at which he called
for “an era of
renewed Scottish
internationalism”.
Mr
Salmond used his first
visit to Brussels as
First Minister to meet
with four European
Commissioners - trade
Commissioner Peter
Mandelson, budget
Commissioner Dalia
Grybauskaite, internal
market Commissioner
Charlie McCreevy and
fisheries and maritime
affairs Commissioner Joe
Borg.
On
the afternoon of 12
July, the First Minister
attended the
commemoration service to
mark the 90th
anniversary of the
Battle of Passchendaele
and laid a wreath at the
Menin Gate, Ypres. The
First Minister said "no
family in Scotland was
untouched and no
community unaffected by
the loss of so many
young soldiers who died
in 1917. The carnage of
Passchendaele is a
poignant reminder of why
the European
Institutions were
established, to build
lasting peace and
prosperity on our
continent.”
Innovating
Nation - Delivering
Change
On
the 27 June the Scottish
Innovative Actions
Programee, the Scottish
Executive and Scotland
Europa held an afternoon
discussion and reception
with key Scottish and
other EU partners
engaged in Innovation
policy and project
development.
The
discussions provided an
opportunity to learn
from how different
regions are approaching
these issues, building
on reflections on
Scotland's recent
experience, through the
Scottish Innovative
Actions
Programme.
The
following presentations
are
available:
Tom
Tumilty, Scottish
Government
Ian
McCoull, Scottish
Enterprise
(Business Model
Innovation)
David
Robson, Scottish
Enterprise
(Business
Environment
Mapping)
Siobhan
Jordan, Interface The
Knowledge Connection for
business
http://www.innovatingnation.co.uk/eorpa.htm
Delivering
a European Energy Policy
in
Scotland
Scotland
Europa and the European
Parliament Office in
Scotland held a seminar
on EU energy policy in
Edinburgh on 25 May 2007
to discuss delivery of
the proposed package in
Scotland and its
implications for policy
and industry.
Overview
of the EU energy and
climate
package
Presentation
by Derek Taylor,
European Commission, DG
TREN
The
limits of EU energy
policy
Presentation
by Paul Hally, Partner,
UK Corporate Finance
Division, Shepherd +
Wedderburn
LLP
Greening
energy
Presentation
by David Densley, Head
of European Affairs
Scottish & Southern
Energy plc
BRELNet
ICT eLearning Working
Group
Scotland
Europa and the Brussels
based eLearning regional
network (BRELNet)
organised a working
group on ICT eLearning
on 16 May to develop
structured networking
opportunities in
Brussels that will
introduce practiotioners
to new contracts from
elsewhere in Europe,
with an interest in
future learning
technologies and
technologies for
language learning.
Meeting
group
report
BRELNet
Introduction
Presentation
by Sandra Paolilli,
Senior Executive,
Scotland
Europa
ICT
priorities related to
eLearning
Presentation
by Luca Polizzi, Senior
Executive, Scotland
Europa
3MRT
Introduction
Presentation
by Euan Mackenzie, Chief
Executive Officer,
3MRT
Brabo
Ventures: Tools for
bridging the knowledge
gap
Presentation
by Didier Vermeuren,
Project Manager, Brabo
Ventures
MENON
Network EEIG: visions,
challenges,
perspectives
Presentation
by Fabio Nascimbene,
Research and Event
manager,
MENON
Proxim
Wireless, Using Wireless
for eLearning and Social
Inclusion
Presentation
by Anthony Fulgoni,
Northern European Sales
Manager, Proxim
Wireless
Questionmark
Company and Solution
Overview
Presentation
by Peter Elen, Sales
Manager Europe,
Questionmark
EFODL,
eLearning through the
European working
world
Presentation
by Johan Van Oost, Chief
Executive Officer,
EFODL
FP7
introduction for local
authorities
Presentation
by Luca Polizzi,
Scotland Europa,
"FP7:
Overview and
opportunities for local
authorities"
Presentation
by Julie Warren,
Edinburgh City Council,
FP6 Local Authority Case
study
Presentation
by Luca Polizzi,
Scotland Europa,
"Top
tips for successful
project
applications"
EU
Lifelong Learning
Programme, New
opportunities in
education and
training
Presentation
by Alison Grab, DG
Education and Culture,
"Overview
of the Lifelong learning
programme"
and "Lifelong
Learning Programme
General Call for
Proposals 2007 Policy
priorities"
Presentation
by Luca Polizzi,
Scotland Europa,
"Lifelong
Learning Programme
Submission of
applications:
administrative and
financial
aspects"
Presentation
by Faye Lewis, ECOTEC
Research &
Consulting Ltd,
"Leonardo
Grundtvig &
Transversal
Programmes."
Presentation
by Robert Thompson,
British Council,
"Comenius
in the EU lifelong
learning
programme
and Erasmus"
Briefing
about "Leonardo
in the European Union's
Liefelong Learning
Programme
2007-2013"
FP7
and Energy, New
opportunities for
Scotland
Presentation
by Alan MacAskill,
DOWNVinD coordinator,
"The
European DOWNVinD
programme"
Presentation
by Kirsty Macdonald,
Scotland
Europa,
"Overview
of key topics, budget,
roadmap and sources of
information"
Presentation
by Luca Polizzi,
Scotland Europa,
"Going
through a project
application and the
proposal evaluation
process top
tips"
and "Rules
of participation and
IPR"
Presentation
by Kerry Young, ENERGIE
Helpine UK,
"ENERGIE
Helpine
UK"
Presentation
by Morag McCorkindale,
Aberdeen City Council,
"Making
Renewables happen in
Aberdeen City and
Shire"
Presentation
by Sue Kearns, Head of
Renewables Policy
Scottish Executive,
"Scottish
Executive: Renewables
Policy"
Holyrood
conference debates
Scottish views on future
Maritime policy for the
EU
The
impact on Scotland's
seas and coastline of
the European
Commission's Green Paper
on a future Maritime
Policy for the EU, was
debated at conference
held at the Scottish
Parliament on Monday 4
December
2006.
Organised
by the Scottish
Parliament's European
and External Relations
Committee, in
partnership with
Scotland Europa, the
conference is part of
the largest consultation
ever undertaken by the
European Commission. The
Maritime Policy Green
Paper was adopted by the
European Commission on 7
June 2006. The
accompanying
consultation is open
until 30 June
2007.
Almost
100 MSPs, MEPs, Scotland
Europa Members and other
Scottish stakeholders
attended the event to
examine the Commission
proposals, entitled
'Towards a future
maritime policy for the
union: a European vision
for the oceans and
seas'. The paper sets
out a number of areas
for debate and
consultation in relation
to maritime issues.
Conference speakers
included the head of the
European Commission
Maritime Policy Task
Force, John Richardson
and Minister for
Environment and Rural
Development, Ross Finnie
MSP.
Scotland
Europa will deliver
follow up activities on
the EU consultation in
early 2007, including a
report of the Holyrood
conference which will be
available online
shortly.
http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/com
Scotland
Europa Members' Meeting
on Territorial
Cooperation, 7 and 10
November
2006
Scotland
Europa, in collaboration
with our Members East
and West of Scotland
European Consortia, held
workshops on 7
and 10 November to
discuss Scottish
participation in the
future EU Territorial
Cooperation programmes.
Entitled "New
Approaches, New Ideas,
and Learning Together:
European Funding
Opportunities for
Territorial
Cooperation", the
workshops were organised
with the aim of
increasing Scottish
engagement in
Territorial Cooperation
Programmes in the 2007 -
2013 period.
Click
on the following links
to view the
presentations from these
workshops;
Presentation
from 7 November,
Dundee
Presentation
from 10 November,
Glasgow
Presentation
from Mike Sanders, North
West Europe
Programme
EU
launch of the Dundee
UNESCO Centre for
Water Law, POlicy and
Science in Scotland
House
A
pioneering UNESCO Centre
in Dundee, Scotland,
aimed at ensuring fair
distribution of the
world’s
increasingly in-demand
water supplies, was
formally launched in
Scotland House on 28th
November
2006.
The
UNESCO Centre for Water
Law, Policy and Science
at the University of
Dundee is the first
centre in the world
dedicated to developing
legal frameworks to help
address the pressing
problems related to the
management of the
world’s water
resources.
The
launch event took place
at Scotland House, with
senior figures from the
European institutions,
diplomatic missions and
international
organizations in
attendance. The event
was hosted by Sir Alan
Langlands, Principal of
the University of
Dundee, and HE Tim
Craddock, the UK
Ambassador to UNESCO.
The
centre is already
engaged in projects
around the world,
developing frameworks
for the effective
management of water
resources, training a
new generation of `water
leaders’, and
linking scientists,
policymakers and
lawyers. At the heart of
the Centre’s aims
is the goal of ensuring
all the world’s
people have fair and
equitable access to
water.
Find
herewith the
programme
of the
launch
and the presentations
and/or speeches of the
speakers.
Presentation
by Grant
Lawrence, Director,
Water, Chemicals and
Cohesion,
DG Environment,
European
Commission
Presentation
by Martin Walshe,
Water Advisor, DG
Development and
Humanitarian Aid,
European
Commission
Speech
given by Olusola
Ojo, Expert,
Department of
Sustainable Economic
Development,
ACP Secretariat
Presentation
by Tom Vereijken,
Chairman, European Water
Partnership
For
previous events, please
contact
Scotland
Europa
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