The Youth Conference
CITY OF FUTURE

PROGRAM
Thursday, 5 September 2002, Riga Congress Centre

8.30-9.00  Registration 
9.00-9.15  Official opening of the conference (Small Hall)
Gundars Bojars, Chairman of Riga City Council

9.15-10.45 PLENARY SESSION I  (Small Hall)
Moderator: Martins Kaprans, Association “Godaprats”, Chairman of the Board

Keynotes addressed by:

• What Decisions, Strategies and Actions Can Be Useful Supporting Young People’s Health?
Heini Parkkunen, WHO (World Health Organization) Programme “Healthy cities”, Turku, Finland

• Young Individual as an Apartment Owner
Zhanete Jansone, Central Commission for Dwelling House Privatization

• Economic Forces That Have Shaped, Are Shaping and Will Shape Riga’s Urban Structure
Ilgvars Francis, Department for Development of Riga City Council

• Riga Drug-Addiction Prevention Centre
Janis Strazdinsh, Riga Drug-Addiction Prevention Centre, Director

• Riga – Center for Economy Growth
Maris Elerts, Latvian Development Agency, Director

• Development of Riga Historical Center in the XXI Century
Aigars Kuskis, Director of Department for Development of Riga City Council, Latvia

• Introduction To Discussion «Vision of City of the Future»
Velta Mazure, Julija Kuznecova, Nadezda Ivanova, Institute of Social Politics

10.45-11.15 Coffee Break  

11.15-13.15 GROUP DISCUSSION  «Vision of City of the Future»
Moderators: Velta Mazure, Julija Kuznecova, Nadezda Ivanova, Institute of Social Politics

GROUP “A”       Room 301
GROUP “B”       Room 304
GROUP “C”       Room 305
GROUP “D”       Room 215

13.15–14.15 Lunch

14.15-15.45 WORKSHOPS, "City of the Future" competition work presentation

WORKSOP I     “City Planning and Economic Development”   (Room 301)

WORKSOP II    “Health and Environment in the City”    (Room 304)

WORKSOP III   “The City and the Citizens”     (Room 305)

15.45–16.15  Coffee Break

16.15–17.15  PLENARY SESSION II  (Small Hall)
 Moderator: Martins Kaprans, Association “Godaprats”, Chairman of the Board

• The “Vision of City of the Future” results discussion
• The “City of the Future” winners awarding
• Official closing of the conference

21.00  Discotheque  - Hollywood Star Disco Night Club at 2, Skolas Street