Einladung 11. Bundeskongress Nationale Stadtentwicklungspolitik
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Photo: Dirk Rußmann, bsc Media Photo: Dirk Rußmann, 11th Federal Congress on National Urban Development Policy “10 years of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities” from 12 – 14 June 2017 at Schuppen 52 in Hamburg Invitation and programme Invitation 11th Federal Congress on National Urban Development Policy The second day of the Congress, 13 June 2017, will be opened by “10 years of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities” Dr Barbara Hendricks, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety. It will examine from 12 - 14 June 2017 at Schuppen 52 in Hamburg the topic of sustainable European cities from different angles. In her considerations on an Urban Agenda for the EU, Dr Deborah In cooperation with Conference of German Building Ministers, the Schembri, Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Simplification Association of German Cities and the German Association of Towns of Administrative Processes, Malta (current holder of the EU Council and Municipalities, Dr Barbara Hendricks, Federal Minister for the Presidency), will lay out how a common framework can provide Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, new opportunities for European cities. The Danish architect and invites you to attend the 11th Federal Congress on the National Urban urban planner Jan Gehl will then further expand on this with a Development Policy, which will take place at Schuppen 52 in Ham- presentation focussed on actual practice: What can urban planning burg from 12 to 14 June 2017. really accomplish? What does a city need in order to be liveable and viable for the future? What challenges does it have to address? Mart 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of the Leipzig Grisel, Director of the European Urban Knowledge Network, will Charter on Sustainable European Cities. The charter is the key then take stock with the help of a fact check relative to the study 10 document on integrated urban development in Europe. The joint Years of the Leipzig Charter. initiative of the Federation, Länder and municipalities, the National Urban Development Policy, is based on the Leipzig Charter and also A panel discussion will follow with Furio Honsell, Mayor of the City celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. of Udine (Italy, invited), Stefan Schostok, Mayor of the City of Han- nover, capital of Lower Saxony, Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor Renowned experts as well as representatives from politics, planning, of the City of Malmö (Sweden) and Maria Vassilakou, Vice-Mayor of business and civil society are invited to take stock at the 11th Federal the City of Vienna, the capital of Austria. Gunther Adler, State Sec- Congress. At the same time, the goal is to further develop the idea retary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conser- of the European city, discuss new approaches and strategies and vation, Building and Nuclear Safety, will then bring the morning to hence jointly make progress with a sustainable and integrated urban a close by presenting the recommendations for action made in the development at national and European level. The congress serves framework of the Smart Cities dialogue platform. as a platform for discussions on the key issue for the future, Smart Cities, on how digitalization can be harnessed to full advantage for On the afternoon of 13 June 2017, six forums on integrative, sustain- a future-oriented urban development and on how urban develop- able urban development will take place. These events will present ment policy can adequately deal with the challenges presented by and discuss national and international projects, specific approaches digital transformation. and examples from practice. Florian Pronold, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Con- The urban development assistance of the Federation and the Länder servation, Building and Nuclear Safety, will then highlight addition- is the most effective tool for implementing national urban develop- al aspects of integrative, forward-looking urban development policy. ment policy and a success story due to its use as financial instrument Afterwards, a number of experts will join him for a panel discussion and its conceptual and planning basis. At the congress, successful that will conclude the afternoon programme: Dr Dorothee Stapelfeldt, results and outcomes of urban development assistance programmes Senator for Urban Development and Housing of the Free and will be presented, accompanied by illustrative practical examples, in Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Tobias Eschenbacher, Mayor of the City order to discuss them from different angles. of Freising, Axel Gedaschko, President of the Federal Association of German Housing and Property Development Companies (GdW), The first day of the Federal Congress will begin on the morning of Prof Dr Frauke Kraas, University of Cologne, and Prof Dr Rolf 12 June 2017, with the conference Launching the new urban rede- Rosenbrock, Chairman of the German Equality Welfare Association. velopment programme, which will present the current joint urban redevelopment programme and highlight new options for action. Following the panel discussion, the Integration Award 2017 – Living alongside new neighbours will be presented. The award is a joint In the evening, Olaf Scholz, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic initiative of the Association of German Cities, AWO Bundesverband, City of Hamburg, and Gunther Adler, State Secretary at the Federal the Federal Association of German Housing and Property Develop- Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and ment Companies (GdW), the Federal Association for Housing and Nuclear Safety, will open the 11th Federal Congress. Representatives Urban Development (vhw) and the German Tenants Association. The of partners of the National Urban Development Policy and of the initiative is being supported by the Federal Ministry for the Environ- parties represented in the German Bundestag will discuss urban ment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety in the con- development and policies: Dr Kurt Gribl, Deputy President of the text of the Social City programme. The award is the first to highlight Association of German Cities and Mayor of the City of Augsburg, exemplary projects that show how immigrants can be successfully Michael Groß (SPD), Oliver Krischer (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), integrated within their new living environments. Caren Lay (Die Linke) and Christian Haase (CDU), Roland Schäfer, President of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities On the morning of 12 June 2017, you are cordially invited to take and Mayor of the City of Bergkamen and Thomas Webel, Minister part in various specialised events presented by national and inter- for Regional Development and Transport of Saxony-Anhalt and national partners of the National Urban Development Policy: The Chairman of the Conference of German Building Ministers. programme will also include the following additional events: Rural regions: Business locations fostering tradition and innovation, a joint Florian Pronold, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Minis- event of the GIZ and the BMUB on the importance of national and try for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear international city networks; the third part of the City of Leipzig’s Safety, will provide a summary of the day and present the awards for More for Less workshop series and an URBACT information day. A the competition People and Success Stories – Rural Areas: Productive supporting project exhibition will present projects carried out with- and Innovative. This will conclude the day’s official programme and in the National Urban Development Policy framework, along with lead into a reception. nationwide initiatives for, and real-world examples of, integrative urban development. On 14 June, you will also have the opportunity to take part in various excursions to current relevant projects under- way in Hamburg. Location Registration Schuppen 52 Please mail to Australiastraße 52 [email protected] 20457 Hamburg or www.nationale-stadtentwicklungspolitik.de Attendance of the congress is free of charge. Only a limited number of participants can be accepted. Registration deadline is June 5th, 2017. Program is subject to change. Congress management sbca Aufbau Haus Prinzenstraße 84.2 10969 Berlin Phone +49 30 / 695 37 08-0 Fax +49 30 / 695 37 08-20 [email protected] #11NSP Public transportation / Shuttle-bus service to the event location The journey to Schuppen 52 takes about 30 minutes: from Hamburg’s main train station (Hauptbahnhof), take the S3 or S31 tram towards “Stade” as far as “Hamburg-Veddel”. At “Hamburg-Veddel” proceed to the exit marked “Nord (Hafen)”, then on to “Durchgang Freihafen” and to the bus stop “Veddel West”. There, take bus 256 to Australiastraße / Hafenmuseum, or use the shuttle-bus service. Shuttle-boat service You can board the shuttle boat at the “Landungsbrücken” To reach the Landungsbrücken from Hamburg main train station, proceed as follows: Take underground line U3 towards “Barmbek”, or the S3 tram towards “Pinneberg”, or the S1 tram towards “Blankenese/Wedel”. In each case, get off at the stop “Landungsbrücken”. The boats leave from bridge 10. Schuppen 52 Arrival by car / parking Technical support Enter “Australiastraße 52” as your destination in your navigation Programme support for the National Urban Development Policy device. When you have reached the “Freihafen”