PROGRAM
MONDAY,
DAY 4TH MAY
Arrival of the participants
18:00-19:00 // Registration
19:00 // Welcome ceremony with cold buffet and Vinho Verde tasting
TUESDAY,
DAY 5TH MAY
9:00 // Last minute registration
9:30 // Opening session with formal greetings from Authorities: Município de Vila Nova de Cerveira (Eng. Fernando Nogueira, President); Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Minho (Eng. José Maria Costa, President of the executive council); EUROPARC Federation; Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (Eng. Paula Sarmento, President of the Executive Council of the INCF);
10:00 // Delivering the EUROPARC Strategy and the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism: Challenge 2015-2020 by Carol Ritchie EUROPARC Director
10:15 // The ECST challenge in the North Region of Portugal by Associação Parques Com Vida
10:30 // The ECST challenge in Alto Minho Territory by CIM Alto Minho
10:45 // The Workshop sessions, presenting the themes, goals and methodology by Paulo Castro, EUROPARC
11:15 // Coffee Break
11:30 // Workshop sessions
12:30 // Lunch included in the venue
14:00 // Workshop sessions
16:00 // Coffee Break
16:15 // Workshop sessions
18:00 // End of the workshop sessions
Dinner not included (see details in event info)
WEDNESDAY,
DAY 6TH MAY
9:00 // Workshop sessions
11:00 // Coffee Break
11:30 // Workshop sessions
12:30 // Lunch included at the venue
14:00 // Workshop sessions
15:30 // Coffee Break
15:45 // Plenary session with:
Outputs of the workshops
Debate and conclusions
17:30 // Formal closure of the conference with CIM Alto Minho (Eng. José Maria Costa, President of the executive council); EUROPARC Federation; Entidade Regional de Turismo do Porto e Norte de Portugal (Dr. Jorge Magalhães, Vice President); Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte (Dr. Eduardo Viana, Vice-President); Secretário de Estado do Ordenamento do Território e da Conservação da Natureza (tbc)
20:00 // Official closing dinner with after dinner local entertainment (please confirm in your registration form)
THURSDAY,
DAY 7TH MAY
08:30 // Field trips (see details in event info)
A: Bus Tour to Lima River area
B: Walking Trail to the Serra D'Arga
C: Bike ride along the Minho River
15:00 // Return to Inatel and Departure of the participants
