Tthe conference aims to be the key territorial cooperation event in South Eastern Europe and has the following key objectives:

* To promote the SEE Programme and reinforce its role in the area.
* To show the added value of the Programme and the achievements up to date.
* To stimulate innovative proposals for future strategic co-operation activities.
* To create an (efficient) dialogue on the topic of development in the Balkans area.
* To offer networking opportunities and a framework for the exchange of experience for the Programme stakeholders.
* To stimulate inter-programme(s) dialogue and synergies.
* To stir project development towards the third call for project proposals.

The conference will bring together some 300 participants, including representatives of the European Commission and other main international donors active in the region, officials and experts from the SEE countries, representatives of international organizations and academia, potential project developers.

The first day of the conference aims to provide a strategic perspective on transnational cooperation in the area, with a focus on SEE Prgramme’s role and future perspectives. The second day of the conference will be dedicated to four thematic workshops, in line with the Programme priorities for the third call. The SEE Annual Conference will be followed on 22 September by a joint, half-day event organized in cooperation with the MED Programme.

You can download the draft agenda of the event here.

Registration >> Attendance is upon registration only.

Please note that all conference proceedings will be in English.

Date:
From: 21 September 2010
To: 22 September 2010