1 st EURASIA LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONGRESS
“Development of Cooperation Strategies”
15–17 NOVEMBER 2008/İSTANBUL
OBJECTIVES OF CONGRESS
Eurasia Local Governments Congress” wil be held in cooperation of Union of Turkish World Municipalities and Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency with the participation of international organizations, local government represantatives of central administration, urban authorities and academics from Turkey and various countries on 15-17 November 2008.
The main aim is to lay groundwork for transmission of experience and to maintain cooperation among local governments units in devoloping countries on matters of new developments in administration.
Cooperation and dialog among local governments will be developed; necessary measures will be argued to maintain permanent communication and pursuit platform will be constructed to follow-up new developments in local governments.
INVITED COUNTRIES:
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Name of Country
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Azerbaijan
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10
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Uzbekhstan
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2
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Bosnia Herzegovina
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11
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Turkmenistan
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3
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Georgia
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12
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Turkey
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4
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Kazakhstan
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13
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Ukraine
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5
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Kosovo
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14
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Russian Federation Tatarstan
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6
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Kyrgyzstan
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15
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Tajikistan
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7
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Macedonia
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16
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Mongolia
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8
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Moldova
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17
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Syria
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9
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TRNC
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INVITED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1. Arab Towns Organisation (ATO)
2. Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI)
3. Association of Belgian Cities and Communes
4. Association of Polish Cities
5. Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
6. Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
7. Dutch Association of Municipalities
8. EU Committee of the Regions
9. German Association of Cities
10.Kyrgyz Agency for Local Administration and Regional Development
11.Local Government Denmark
12.Ministry of Local Administration and Environment
13.Network of Associations of South East Europe (NALAS)
14.Organisation of Islamic Capitals and Cities (OICC)
15.President Cités Unies France
16.Standing Committee for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (COPPEM)
17.Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
18.Union of Local Government CEO’s of Europe (UDITE)
19.Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Czech Republic
INVITED ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
- Local government representatives of central authority
- Union of National and International Municipalities
DRAFT AGENDA
1st DAY: 2008 NOVEMBER 15th, Saturday
10:00 – 13:00 Opening Session and Official Statements:
· For the Organisation
· For the Scientific Committee
· For the Host City
· For the Minister of State in charge of TİKA
· For the Related Central Authority: Minister of Interior
· For the Host Country: TR President or Prime Minister
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 18:00 1st Session: Central Government – Local Government Relations
· Mission and Competence Sharing
· Inter-Authority Relations
· Reform Applications
· Strengthening of Financial Structure
2nd DAY: 2008 NOVEMBER 16th, Sunday
10:00 – 13.00 2nd Session: Cooperation Between Local Governments
· Importance of Cooperation Between Local Governments and Cooperation Areas (Examples of National and International Cooperation)
· International Associations of Local Governments and their Role in Cooperation
· Contribution of European Institutions to Local Governments (Council of Europe, European Union)
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 18:00 3rd Session: Good Practices in Local Governance
· Local Social Policies
· Improving Managerial Capacity
· Environmental Management
· e –Municipality and Opportunities
· Urban Transformation Policies
· Local Development and Participation
3rd DAY: 2008 NOVEMBER 17th, Monday
09:30 – 12.00 4th Session: Evaluations and Results
· Evaluations of Sessions
· Expectations and Proposals for the Future
Closing and Final Declaration
· Final Declaration
· Closing Speech
13:00 Free Time
· Lunch / Boat Trip on the Bosphorus
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Executive Council:
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Erol KAYA
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Mayor of Pendik Municipality &
Union President
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Metin ARSLANBAŞ
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TİKA Chairman Consultant
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İskender GAİPKULOV
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President of Local Government in Kyrgyz Republic
Vice President of Union
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Nikolay DUDOĞLU
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Moldova-Gagauz Yeri
Vice President of Union
Mayor of Komrat Municipality&
Deputy
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Mahmut ÖZÇINAR
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TRNC Vice President of Union
Mayor of Güzelyurt Municipality
Deputy Chief of Union of Cyprus Turkish Republic
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Doç. Dr. Halis Yunus ERSÖZ
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İstanbul University
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Yrd. Doç. Dr. Aynur CAN
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Marmara University
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Dr. Ertuğrul Gazi SAĞLAM
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Secretary General of Union
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Dr. Eyüp ZENGİN
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TİKA Specialist
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NAME SURNAME
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TITLE
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Bilim Kurulu:
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Prof. Dr. Bilal ERYILMAZ
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Sakarya University
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Prof.Dr.Kusein(Hüseyin) İSAEV
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Manas Üniv. Letter Fakulty Bishkek,Kyrgyz Republic
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Prof. Dr. Gali GALİYEV
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Rector of UFA Social Technology Üniv.
Russian Federation
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Prof.Dr.Kenes BİEKENOV
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University of National Al Farabi Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science Department of Sociology
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Prof Dr. Davut DURSUN
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Sakarya University
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Prof. Dr. Musa EKEN
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Sakarya University
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Doç. Dr. Mustafa ÇELEN
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Marmara University
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Doç. Dr. Hamza ATEŞ
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Kocaeli University
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Doç. Dr. Recep BOZLAĞAN
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Marmara University
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CONGRESS SECRETARIAT
General Coordinator
Dr. Ertuğrul Gazi SAĞLAM
International Relations Coordinator
Murat DAOUDOV
Assistants for International Coordination
Phone: +90 (216) 680 05 35-36-37 / Fax: +90 (216) 680 05 38-39
Technical Coordinator
Emre BIÇAKÇIOĞLU
Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency
Dr. Eyüp ZENGIN