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COST E30 Management Committee, Working Groups and Sub-Groups meetings

13-15 January 2006 Viterbo, Italy

Programme

Practical information

Friday 13 January 2006
8.00 Registration to the workshop and COST meetings
08.30

COST MC meeting (open for MC members)

09.30

WORKSHOP PART 1: KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
Chairperson: Davide Pettenella

Opening of the workshop, Chairperson of COST E30 Anssi Niskanen

New developments in marketing of foliage and other NWFP's: the Irish experience, Mr. Jim Costello, Forest Produce Limited

The WWF Markets Strategy for ensuring conservation of cork oak landscapes & responsible purchasing of cork products, Ms Nora Berrahmouni, WWF Cork Oak Landscapes Programme Coordinator
11.15 Coffee break
11.45

WORKSHOP PART 2: CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
Chairperson: Ewald Rametsteiner

  • Characteristics of consumer demand on forest products, Paul Mitchell-Banks
  • Ownership and property rights, Laura Bouriaud
  • Discussion focusing on Action's three main questions
13.00

Lunch

14.30

Departure to scientific visit



Dinner by participants own choice
 
Saturday 14 January, 2006
09.00

WORKSHOP PART 3: REPORTS OF THE NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SUB-GROUPS
Chairperson: Davide Pettenella

  • Definitions for NWFP, Udo Mantau
  • Indicators of NWFP, Klaus Seeland
  • Innovations, Gerhard Weiss
  • Marketing, Davide Pettenella
  • Discussion on Action's three main questions
11.00 Coffee break
11.30

WORKSHOP PART 4: REPORTS OF THE SMALL-SCALE FORESTRY SUB-GROUPS
Chairperson: Bill Slee

  • Attitudes and values related to forests and forest ownership, Aine Ni Dhubhain
  • The role of forest owners' associations and related groups in contributing to small-scale forestry, Americo Mendes
  • The impacts of government legislation and policy/projects on private forestry, Paul Mitchell-Banks
  • Discussion focusing on Action's three main questions
13.00 Lunch
14.30

WORKSHOP PART 5: REPORTS OF THE SMEs IN WOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES SUB-GROUPS
Chairperson: Pekka Ollonqvist

  • Dislocation of industrial activities, Luca Cesaro
  • Timber frame houses, Dainis Dauksta
  • Performance of forestry contractors, Edgar Kastenholtz
  • Discussion on Action's three main questions
16.00

Sub-group appointments to agree on the completion of the articles and to discuss possible follow-up work on the theme.

20.00 Joint dinner



Sunday 15 January, 2006
09.00

WORKSHOP PART 6: PARALLEL WORKING GROUP MEETINGS
Chairpersons: WG leaders

To discuss (i) WG conclusions (policy and industry implications on the basis of results presented in the workshops earlier), (ii) decisions on how to complete the WG work, and (iii) discussion on the follow-up research opportunities.

10.30

Coffee

11.00

Joint meeting including WG chair reports on the WG decisions and conclusions from the previous session

12.00

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

13.00 Lunch
13.45 Departure