CEEweb Annual Meeting in Vác

Hi there! I was very excited before our Annual Meeting which took place between 3-5 November! Now when the conference is finished I can inform you about the results. About 60 participants including CEEweb members and presenters on behalf of other organizations from Europe met in charming Vác in Hungary to share ideas on the topic of Resource Use.

The first day was aimed at kicking off the Resource Cap Coalition with the involvement of interested stakeholders from all around Europe. We had a chance to listen to different presenters with wide range of experience and ideas related to the topic of the resource use and resource efficiency. After each presentation the participants were willing to ask questions and provide some useful comments. Then everyone had the opportunity to discuss the possible role, activities and obstacles of EU Resource Efficiency Flagship Initiative in smaller groups. We ended our day with dinner during which we listened to the presentations of new members. After that we had the possibility to explore Hungarian culture and try different tastes of Palinka. It was a very long and intensive day!

During the next day the members of the Working Groups discussed their activities for the next year. After these meetings we went for a long walk to explore Vác and we had a lot of fun during our excursion! The city turned out to be a nice, quiet place with a beautiful trail close to the Danube River. After the long walk we listened to the reports of the Policy Office on networking, communication and capacity building, EU and Pan-European biodiversity policies of CEEweb in 2010 and we discussed the CEEweb Working Programme for the next 2011 year. At the end of the day all participants had the pleasure to take part in cultural evening during which we tried specialities from different countries.

The third day was devoted to finalizing Work Programme for 2011 and CEEweb Annual Meeting during which the representatives of member organizations voted on new members. The day was packed with lots of discussions and comments. As a result all new applicants as well as the Working Plan for 2011 were adopted.

I would like to say that it was very interesting and timely meeting. I’ve learned a lot and I believe everybody has the same impression. Full of new information and nice memories I look forward to the next event.

Katarzyna

Please find more outcomes of the meeting here and some pics here.