Vienna, 27-28 March 2003

Date

Time

Venue

Programme

Thursday 

March 27

08:30 – 09:00

09.00 – 10.30

10:30 – 12:15

12:15 – 12:30

12:30 – 13:30

14:00 – 16:00

16:00 – 16:30

16:30 – 18:30

18.30

19:30 – 20:15

20:30

21:00 - …

Youth Hostel

Vienna Town Hall

(Wiener Rathaus)

Sitzungssaal des Gemeinderates

Entry: Lichtenfelsgasse

Vienna Town Hall

Info Point Europe - IPE Rathausplatz 2

Info Point Europe - IPE Rathausplatz 2

     Youth Hostel

Breakfast (only for participants arriving on 26/03)

Registration of participants

(in parallel: Meeting of the Praesidium in Info Point Europe)

Introductions and welcome part

* Welcoming speech by Mr Andreas Schieder, Member of the Vienna Parliament, European Affairs Committee, Chairman

* Presentation of the transnational project “The future of Europe – Our opinion counts” by Ms Alexandra Schantl, Head of Info Point Europe Vienna

* Introduction to the Simulation Game Mr Philipp Agathonos, Vice-President of the Union of European Federalists

* Key note speech on the Future of Europe debate by Mr Caspar Einem, MP, Member of the Convention

* Introduction of the Praesidium

* First Debate

Composition of the Working Groups

Lunch – each WG in a different restaurant

External Action – “Tunnel” Florianigasse 39, 1080 Wien

Defence – “Einstein”, Rathausplatz 4, 1010 Wien

Ext. Econ. relations – “Kriterium 2”, Ebendorferstr. 10, 1010 Wien

Working groups (Part I)

“External Action” – Rathaus, Sitzungssaal des Gemeinderates

Introduction by Mr Werner Almhofer, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

“Defence” – IPE, 1^st Floor, Sitzungssaal

Introduction by Mr Rüdiger Stix, Ministry of Defence

“External Economic Relations”, IPE, 6^th Floor, Room 617 (MA4)

Introduction by Mr Harald Stieber, Ministry of Finances

Coffee Break

Working groups “External Action”, “Defence”, “External Economic Relations”, Part II

Departure for the Youth Hostel – each group separately

Dinner

Departure for Bowling

European Bowling Night  @ “Joy and Fun Bowling”

Millennium City & Tower, Handelskai 94-96, A-1200 Wien

Friday

March 28

07:30 – 08:15

08:15

09:00 – 10:30

11:00 – 12:30

12:30 – 13:30

13:30 – 15:00

15:00 – 15:20

15:20 – 16:50

16:50 – 17:15

18:00 – 19:30

19.30

20:00 – 23:00

Youth Hostel

Rathausstrasse 14-16

Info Point Europe- IPE

Rathausplatz 2

Info Point Europe- IPE

Rathausplatz 2

Vienna Town Hall

(Rathaus)

Wappensaal

Breakfast

Departure for Vienna Town Hall and Info Point Vienna

Working groups discuss their report to the plenary:

“External Action” – Rathausstr. 14-16, 4^th Floor/Room 405 (MA 21)

“Defence” – IPE, 1^st Floor, Sitzungssaal

“External Economic Relations”, IPE, 6^th Floor/Room 617 (MA4)

Plenary – External Action (Report by the WG)

Lunch – Buffet at the Town Hall

Plenary – Defence (Report by the WG)

Coffee Break

Plenary – External Economic Relations (Report by the WG)

Final Plenary: Evaluation of the Game

Start of the final conference of the transnational project “The future of Europe – Our opinion counts” (See programme II)

Departure for “Haus Schmidt”

Dinner and Wine at “Haus Schmidt”,

Stammersdorfer Straße 105, Wien – 1210

Saturday

March 29

07:30 – 08:15

08:15

09:00 – 18:30

19:30 – 20:30

21:00

21:30 - …

Youth Hostel

Vienna Town Hall

Breakfast

Departure for Vienna Town Hall

Continuation of the final conference of the transnational project “The future of Europe – Our opinion counts” (See programme II)

Dinner at the Youth Hostel

Departure for the party

European Party @

Sofie’s Bar, Biberstraße 9 – 1010 Wien