7a conferencia OIDP
Programming

Monday 26th November

9h – 16h30
 Internal meeting of OIDP members
Location: AGORA [20, Rue de Stalingrad]

17h
Opening the 7th Conference
Location: Maison de la Musique (8, Rue des Anciennes-Mairies)

  • Patrick Jarry – Mayor of Nanterre
  • Ramón Nicolau i Nos – Citizens’ Participation Commissioner, Barcelona City Council

17.15h
Inaugural Conference: “Reflections on Citizens’ Participation in Participatory Democracy Processes”
Location: Maison de la Musique

  • Helena Heinzen –Vice Intendant of Paysandú (Uruguay)
    (pending confirmation)
  • Pierre de Saintignon -1st Assistant to the Mayor of Lille (France)
  • Pierre Mahey - In charge of “Arpenteurs”, member of the ADELS management
  • Monique Crinon - Sociologist, ACT assessor
  • Sergio Porta (of the Polytechnic Institute of Milan)

Presented and Chaired by: Gérard Perreau-Bezouille – Deputy Mayor of Nanterre (France)

19.45h
Award to the City winning the 2nd Best Practices Distinction
Location: Maison de la Musique (8, Rue des Anciennes-Mairies)

(Aperitif)

Dimarts 27 de novembre

9h – 16.30h
The Conference is divided into Three Work Groups
  • Social Axis
  • Methodological Axis
  • Territorial Axis

Locations for the Work Groups:

  • Maison des Associations (11, Rue des Anciennes-Mairies)
  • Ágora (20, Rue de Stalingrad)
  • Salle des fêtes (2, Rue des Anciennes-Mairies)

Social Axis:
Coordinated and animated by: General Council of Val de Marne and magazine “Regard”

Taking part in the debate:
Marion Carrel (sociologist), the association ADT Quart Monde, the province of Milan (Italy), the city of Cordoba (Spain), the city of Seville (Spain), Carlos Augusto Herz Saenz (association CARE - Peru), the OIDP Work Group Fortaleza (Brazil), the city of Osasco (Brazil), the city of Bobigny (France)…

Methodological Axis:
Coordinated and animated by: Magazine “Territoires”

Taking part in the debate:
Judith Ferrando (sociologist of the association Mission Publique), CAIRE (Italian Architects and Engineers Cooperative), the association ADELS, the OIDP Work Group La Paz (Bolivia), Carlos Eduardo Macedo (economist of Observapoa - Porto Alegre) (Brazil), the city of Bondy, the city of Belo Horizonte, the IAP2 Network (Canada), the town of Blanc-Mesnil (France), the Regional Council of Poitou Charente (France)…

Territorial Axis:
Coordinated and animated by: « Gazette des communes »

Taking part in the debate:
Giovanni Allegreti (University of Coimbra - Portugal), the city of Regio Emilia (Italy), the city of Palmela (Portugal), the city of Santa Victoria (Brazil), the OIDP Work Group Bosque (Chile), the city of Gennevilliers (France), Xavier Amor (Delegated Deputy for Citizens’ Participation of the Deputation of Barcelona and Mayor of Pineda de Mar (Spain), the agglomeration community of Plaine Commune (France), the city of Saint Denis (France), the International Association of Technicians, Experts and Researchers (AITEC)…

17h – 20h
Metropolis: A Challenge for Participatory Democracy
Location: Maison de la Musique (8, Rue des Anciennes-Mairies)
  • Félix Sánchez. Observatory of the Metropolis of Sao Paulo, previously responsible for Participatory Budgeting for Sao Paulo
  • Marcus Zpef. Institute of Urbanism of Grenoble and author of “Concerter gouverner et concervoir les espaces publics urbains”
  • Claire Villers, Vice-President of Regional democracy of the Regional Council of Iles de France.
  • Gérard Perreau Bezouille. Assistant Mayor of Nanterre and coordinator of the network “FALP pour des métropoles solidaires”
  • Jo Spiegler. Mayor of Kingersheim and President of the Community of Mulhouse (France)
  • Christina Emmrich. Mayoress of Berlin. Lichtenberg (Germany) (pending confirmation)

Presented and Chaired by: Patrick Jarry, Mayor of Nanterre.

21.00h
Show: “Porque te vas?” (commit yourself to be free!) by Ricardo Montserrat / Los Szagaboonistes.
Location:  Maison de la Musique

Because today, like yesterday, those who are committed, who share, who win or lose their fights, through either love or madness, tip the scales on the human side… On what values do you base your commitment? Why do you fight? What can you push to unsettle practices, to overcome the difficulties and fears? What true emotions can unite young people of all countries… Must be booked in advance

Wednesday 28th November

9.30h -12.00h
Plenary Session. Axes Conclusions: Social, Methodological and Territorial
Location: Maison de la Musique (8, Rue des Anciennes-Mairies)

  • Conclusions of the Work Groups: Students of the Institute of European Studies of the University of Evry (France)
  • Synthesis: Luc Faraldi – Lecturer at the Institute of European Studies and author of “La participation des habitants et la démocratie locale, bilan sur l’évolution des démarches participatives” for Inter-Ministerial Town Planning (DIV) in 2005.

14.00h-16.30h
Plenary Session: What are the Responsibilities of Local Authorities and Civil Society in terms of Extending Participation in Participatory Democracy Processes?
Location: Maison de la Musique (8, Rue des Anciennes-Mairies)

  • Marc Pares. Institute of Government and Public Policies. Autonomous University of Barcelona. (IGOP). Spain
  • Marie Heléne Bacque. University of Evry, ACI International Laboratory
  • Gilles da Costa. General Manager of INET (National Institute of Territorial Studies)
  • Martín Sabbatela. Intendant of the Municipality of Morón (Argentina) Mercociudades 2007 Executive Secretary
  • Ségolène Royal. President of te Regional Council of Poitou Charente (pending confirmation)

Presented and Chaired by: Sylvie Cabassot Deputy Mayoress of Nanterre (France)

16.30h
Reading the Final Declaration of the Conference. Nanterre City Council and Barcelona