"West Attica in the 21st century. Environment-Viable Developmentand the role of Local Self-government"

'West Attica in the 21st century. Environment-Viable Developmentand the role of Local Self-government"

22nd -23rd November 2003
Elefsina
Attica Region

The European Organisation for Strategic Planning in the frames of its collaboration and the enhancement of local self-government bodies, organised on the 22nd and 23rd November 2003, at Elefsina, a conference with subject:

'West Attica in the 21st century. Environment - Viable Development and the role of Self-governance"

At the conference specific directions were discussed, which the local self-government must follow in the framework of its jurisdictions, for the protection of the environment, the viable development and the improvement of the standard of life of the residents in the areas of West Attica.

Program:

1st day: Saturday 22nd November

10:00 - 10:30: Guests' Reception

Presiding Board:
Georgios Abatzoglou, Mayor of Elefsina
Antonios Koliopoulos, Expert Secretary of the European Organisation

10:30 - 11:00: Officials' Greetings
Konstantinos Skandalidis, Minister of Internal Affairs
Theodoros Pagalos, Former Minister, Member of the Parliament Attica Region - PASOK
Athanasios Katsigiannis, Member of Parliament Attica Region - ND
Petros Filippou, President of Local Union of Municipalities & Communities of Attica Region (TEDKNA). Mayor of Kalyvia Thorikos

11:00 - 11:30: General Introduction

Subject: "Viable Development - Environment in West Attica"

Introducers:
Dionysios Sgouros, Director of Planning & Development Directorate of Attica Region
Chrysostomos Syrkos, Mayor of Megara
Dimitrios Bouraimis, Mayor of Fili
Evaggelos Christofilakis, Vice-mayor of Technical Services of Ano Liosia

11:30 - 12:00: "Labour Market - Local Employment Treaties - Educational Infrastructure - Local initiatives for employment - Programs of Professional Training"

Main Introducer:
Evi Christofilopoulou, Asst. Professor of Open University, former General Secretary of Minister of Labour & Social Securities

Introducers:
Vasilios Stathopoulos, Director of Secondary Education of West Attica
Christos Doukas, General Secretary of Adult Education

12:00 - 12:30: " Urban and Regional Planning in West Attica"

Introducers:
Klito Gerardi, Alternate Professor of the National Technical University of Athens, President of the National Board of Regional Planning & Sustainable Development
Stavros Tsetsis, Urban planner - Engineer
Ioannis Polyzos, Professor of the National Technical University of Athens, President of the School of Architecture

12:30 - 13:30: "Environmental consequences of the secondary sector and the shipping activity - Beaches in West Attica - Residential Development, Projection, Utilisation"

Introducers:
Dimitrios Spathis, Director of Forests West Attica Region
Lambros Lambropoulos, General Secretary of Ministry of Mercantile Marine (YEN)
Georgios Abatzoglou, Mayor of Elefsina
Georgios Liakos, Mayor of Aspropyrgos
Stavros Fotiou, Mayor of Nea Peramos
Panagiotis Roussis, Mayor of Villia

13:30- 15:00: Round Table: "Action plan for the social embodiment and reinstatement of repatriates"
Konstantinos Efstratoglou, Ministry of Labour, Head of the Special Service of Co-funded Actions by the European Social Fund
Introducers:
Christos Savvoulidis, Prefectural Councillor of West Attica, Vice-president of Federation of Pondos Associations of Southern Greece
Theodoros Stoltidis, A' Vice-president of Pan-pondos Federation of Greece (POE)
Aggeliki Christoulaki - Eleni Rigoutsou, Executives of EFXINI POLIS

15:00 Closure of proceedings - Lunch

2nd day: Sunday 23rd November

09:00 - 09:30: Guests' Reception

Coordinator:
Evi Christofilopoulou, Asst. Professor of Open University, former General Secretary of Minister of Labour & Social Securities

Officials' Greetings
Petros Patronos, Representative of the Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works (YPEHODE)
Georgios Vlachos, Member of Parliament Attica Region - ND
Ioanna Stergiou, Member of Parliament Attica Region - SYN

09:30 - 10:30: "Transportation works and consequences on the area, road axes - railway network - urban transportation network"

Introducers:
Antonios Kotzabasakis, General Director of Infrustructure of the Hellenic Railways Organization
Thanos Vlastos, Assistant Professor of the National Technical University of Athens, Transportation Engineer
Panagiotis Bethanis, Mayor of Erithres
Theofilos Rokas, President of the Community of Magoula

10:30 - 11:00: "Ports - Port Infrastructure, Commercial Ports - Marinas"

Introducers:
Christos Karvounis, Commander of Hellenic Coast Guard, Chief of Department - Staff Planning of the Port Policy Directorate of YEN

11:00 - 11:30: Break - coffee

11:30 - 13:00:  Round Table
Coordinator: Nikolaos Krimnianiotis, General Director EFXINIS POLIS, Social Intervention Network of Local Self-government

"Industry - Handicraft Industry Present & Future in West Attica - Secondary sector regional planning - Environmental consequences - The importance of the development of the Region"

Introducers:
Georgios Liakos, Mayor of Aspropyrgos
Georgios Abatzoglou, Mayor of Elefsina
Chrisostomos Syrkos, Mayor of Megara
Evaggelos Christofilakis, Vice-mayor of Technical Services of Ano Liosia

13:00 - 14:30: ´ Round Table
Coordinator: Nikolaos Krimnianiotis, General Director EFXINIS POLIS, Social Intervention Network of Local Self-government

"Housing establishment of the Gypsies, medical-social centers, combat of analphabetism Employment perspectives - Action Plan for the Social Embodiment"

Introducers:
Freddy Stamou, Prime-Minister's Office for issues of Life Quality
Manolis Randis, Representative of the ROM Network
Christos Lambrou, President of the Pan-Hellenic Federation of Employees' Associations
Konstantinos Papachristos, Mayor of Zefyri
Evaggelos Vlassis, Administrative Supervisor of Information and Support Center (KEPY) of Ag.Varvara
Konstantina Micheli, Responsible of KEPY of Ano Liosia
Giannis Georgiou, Sociologist, Scientific Collaborator of the University of Ioannina

14:30-15:00: Discussion

15:00 Lunch