THE AGENDA FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND COMPETITIVE EUROPEAN TOURISM” AND CENTRALISED EU FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR TOURISM
09.30–11.00 Opening Session
Moderator: Mateja Tomin Vuckovic, M. Sc, Head of Tourism Development and Promotion Division, Directorate for Tourism
by Marjan Hribar, M. Sc. General Director, Slovenian Ministry of the Economy, Directorate for Tourism
10.10–10.30 Presentation “Agenda for a sustainable and competitive European Tourism”
by Franco Ianniello, Head of Tourism Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry
10.30–10.50 Tourism Statistics and Indicators
by Christophe Demunter, Head of "Tourism Statistics", Information Society and Tourism Statistics Unit, Eurostat
open discussion
11.00–11.30 Coffee break
11.00–11.20 Press conferencewith Mr Marjan Hribar,Mr Franco Ianniello, Mr Sepp Kusstatscher and Mr Michel Champon
11.30–13.00 Presentation of centralised EU financial instruments and best practices I
Moderator: Franco Ianniello, Head of Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry
Introduction to the 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration activities, Rajko Sabo, Directorate for Technology, Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Introduction to the 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration activities, Rajko Sabo, Directorate for Technology, Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Practical layout of the CORDIS system, Christine Michaut, CORDIS Promotion, Publications Office (OPOCE)
"Intelligent Energy Europe - helping you to make the switch” – Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), Peter Löffler, Head of Sector – Communication, Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation
Presentation of best practices

Presentation of the “iTacitus Intelligent Tourism and Cultural Information through Ubiquitous Services” project by Jonah Dearlove, Research Scientist, BMT Group Ltd
Presentation of the call for proposals “Networks for the competitiveness and sustainability of European Tourism”, Maria Aigner, Tourism Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry
open discussion
13.00–14.30 Lunch
14.30–16.00 Presentation of centralised EU financial instruments and best practices II
Moderator: Franco Ianniello, Head of Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry
Life + Programme, Maria Aigner for Life Unit, DG Environment
Lifelong Learning Programme, Ales Vidmar, Counsellor to the Director, Leonardo da Vinci Programme, CMEPIUS
Culture 2007-2013 Programme, Edith Genser, Programme Coordinator, Unit Culture, Education Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency
Presentation of best practices
Presentation of the ECOCAMPING Project by Marco Walter, Director ECOCAMPING
Presentation of the "Training Tourism Site" project and the "VOCMAT Vocational Management Training for The European Tourism Industry" project by Peter Lane, Project Advisor and Chairman of Destination Performance UK
open discussion
16.00–16.30 Coffee break
16.30–17.30 Closing Session
by Mateja Tomin Vuckovic, M. Sc, Head of Tourism Development and Promotion Division, Directorate for Tourism
by Michel Champon, Director of Tourism, French Ministry of Economics, Industry and Employment
by Sepp Kusstatscher, Member of the European Parliament, Secretary General of the Intergroup Tourism
Closing Session