ICMA's 3Rd INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL SUMMIT
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ICMA's 3rd INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL SUMMIT ICMA International Committee, European City Managers Network (ECMN), Association of City Managers of the Czech Republic (STMOÚ ČR), Associations of Executive Directors of Latvian Local and Regional Governments (LPIA) and Post-Summit Study Tours Prague, Czech Republic, June 15 – 22, 2016 ICMA’s 3rd International Regional Summit will take place June 16-18, 2016, in Prague, Czech Republic. A networking and professional development opportunity open to all members and affiliates, the summit will take place in conjunction with the ICMA International Committee meeting and the European City Managers Network (ECMN) Association of City Managers of the Czech Republic (STMOÚ ČR) and Associations of Executive Directors of Latvian Local and Regional Governments (LPIA)meeting. The Summit agenda is subject to change as plans for the events are finalized. Topics of the workshop and panel discussions may be proposed by Summit participants. The Summit working language is English and Czech, with interpretation provided. English-speaking guides are provided for all trips and city tours. The schedule allows for additional site visits, shopping, and time to explore the city on your own. Post-summit tours are optional. DAY 1: Wednesday, June 15 Time Tentative Program Location Afternoon Arrival of ICMA International Committee and other participants of Vaclav Havel Airport the European City Managers Network Prague (Airport Code: a) By flight to Prague (PRG) – STMOÚ ČR will pre-arrange cars or PRG) minibus for transfers from/to the airport for participants http://www.prg.aero/en/ (participants need to give arrival details (date/time/flight# when registering for summit); 15 €/person1 per transfer Orea Hotel Pyramida**** b) By car to Hotel Pyramida http://www.hotelpyramid c) By flight to Vienna (VIE, Austria) or other airports – participants a.cz/en/ pay individually 1.00 PM Registration at Front Desk of Orea Hotel Pyramida, Orea Hotel Pyramida**** - 7.30 PM Individual welcome from representative of STMOU CR http://www.hotelpyramid (http://www.tajemnici.cz) a.cz/en/ Check-in at hotel (64 - 110 €/room per night, according to type of selected room) 6.30 PM Individual dinner in Hotel Restaurant (10 – 20 €) or elsewhere Orea Hotel Pyramida**** DAY 2: Thursday, June 16 Time Tentative Program Location during the Arrival of other participants of the European City Managers Airport Vaclava Havla day Network and participants of the Associations of Executive Prague (PRG) Directors of Latvian Local and Regional Governments (LPIA, http://www.prg.aero/en/ http://www.lps.lv/en) Orea Hotel Pyramida**** 9.00 AM ICMA International Committee meeting Meeting room, The - 4.00 PM (12.00 – 1.00 PM Lunch in restaurant at the meeting venue) Strahov Monastic Brewery http://www.klasterni- pivovar.cz/about_us 10.00 AM Partners' Program (for guests and partners of Summit registrants) TBD (to be determined) - 4.00 PM Location to be determined; details will depend on the number of participants; maximum cost will be 20 € (including lunch) 1 1,00 EUR ~ 1,10 USD ~ 27,50 CZK 6.30 PM Dinner in The Strahov Monastic Brewery, 10 – 15 € The Strahov Monastic Brewery http://www.klasterni- pivovar.cz/about_us DAY 3: Friday, June 17 Time Tentative Program Location 7.00 AM Depart Hotel Orea Hotel Pyramida**** Prague 8.00 AM Work visit to Office of the Government of the Czech Republic Office of the Government -10.00 AM of the Czech Republic http://www.vlada.cz/en/u rad-vlady/ 11.00 AM Workshop in the City Hall of Capitol Prague, Meeting room in The Prague City Hall, meeting - 4.00 PM Residence of the Mayor room of The Residence of Topics: the Mayor Summit welcoming - the Mayor of Prague and/or the Chief http://www.praha.eu/jnp/ Executive of Prague City Hall (30 minutes) en/index.html, Presentation on the Czech Republic and the Capitol of Prague http://www.praha.eu/jnp/ (30 minutes) en/about_prague/city_hall Introduction - Public administration and Local Government in /mayor_of_prague/mayor the Czech Republic, current issues, problems and challenges _s_residence/index.html (30 minutes) Overview of local government associations in Czech Republic, Europe and the world; current issues and best practices from each country represented in the summit (2:00 hrs.) (12.30 noon Light Lunch at the meeting venue) 12.00 AM Partners' Program (for guests and partners of Summit registrants) TBD - 4.00 PM Location to be determined; details will depend on the number of participants; maximum cost will be 20 € (including lunch) 7.00 PM Dinner and a relax walk of Petrin / Strahov or other sights - this event may be changed with the program on Saturday, June 18th - TBD DAY 4: Saturday, June 18 Time Tentative Program Location 10.00 AM Panel discussions in the City Hall of Capitol Prague, meeting room Prague City Hall, meeting - 3.30 PM in The Residence of the Mayor room in The Residence of Topics: the Mayor Women in local government management leadership (Patricia Martel, ICMA President, representative of Prague City Hall, STMOU CR, and other European participants) (1:00 hrs.) Current issues for equal employment opportunities (Vít Jásek, Union of Employers' Associations of the Czech Republic and others) (30 minutes) Social dialogue, social agreement (Jiří Horecký, Association of Social Services of the Czech Republic and others) (30 minutes) Sustainable Development in the Czech Republic and in Czech municipalities and in the Europe and world (Marie Petrová, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Jan Mareš, Office of the Government of the Czech Republic and others) (1:00 hrs.) Tourism and Local Government (Representative of Czech Tourism) (30 minutes) Other topics to be identified by ICMA, ECMN, LPIA or STMOU (12.30 noon Light Lunch at the meeting venue) 10.00 AM Partners' Program (for guests and partners of Summit registrants) TBD - 4.00 PM Location to be determined; details will depend on the number of participants; maximum cost will be 20 € (including lunch) 6.00 PM Social evening Obecní dům / Municipal Welcome drink House Prague Dinner http://www.obecnidum.cz Chamber concert of The Prague Symphony Orchestra FOK /en/ - Plzeňská restaurace (http://www.fok.cz/en/) http://www.plzenskaresta This event may be changed to Friday, June 17th - TBD urace.cz/en DAY 5: Sunday, June 19 Time Tentative Program Location 10.00 AM Prague City sightseeing with guide (http://www.prague.eu/en) Downtown of Prague City - 1.00 PM afternoon Individual free time and evening DAY 6: Monday, June 20 Time First post-summit study tour Location 9.00 AM Leave hotel for study tour 1 Orea Hotel Pyramida**** Prague 9.00 AM – Day trip to City of Děčín and North Bohemia City of Děčín 5.00 PM Visit to City Hall of Děčín http://www.mmdecin.cz/, Visit to European business academy (secondary school, http://www.idecin.cz/ http://www.oadc.cz) Castle Děčín Visit to the Castle of Děčín http://www.zamekdecin.c Other sightseeing z/web_en/ 80 €/person, included – bus, lunch, visit and all other costs 5.00 PM Individual free time in Prague (after return) DAY 7: Tuesday, June 21 Time Second post-summit study tour Location 8.00 AM Leave hotel for study tour 2 Orea Hotel Pyramida**** Prague 8.00 AM – Day trip to South Bohemia Town Tábor 7.00 PM Visit of City Hall of Tábor http://www.taborcz.eu/EN Sightseeing - city center with a guide Visit of the Regional museum of chocolate Town Český Krumlov and marzipan in Tabor (http://www.cokomuzeum.cz/) http://www.ckrumlov.info Visit of the film's armory in House's mill in Tábor /docs/en/kaktualita.xml (http://www.housuvmlyn.cz/) Sightseeing Town of Český Krumlov with guide Early dinner with collegaues of cities of south Bohemia and LPIA - official summit ending 80 €/person, included – bus, brunch, visit and all other costs 10.00 PM Return to hotel in Prague DAY 8 – DAY 9: Wednesday, June 22 – Thursday, June 23 Time Optional visit to Bratislava, Slovakia Location Two days Optional two-day trip to Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava, Follow-up other event Slovakia Organized by Mr. Peter Agh, APUMS/SCMA (http://www.apums.sk/) Accommodation in Bratislava validity date: March 1st, 2016 .