After Ashdod (Israel) in 2014 and Dunkirk (France) in 2015, the Port Center of Antwerp (Belgium) will welcome us on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 April 2016 for the Citizen Port Meetings with on-site visits, international presentations and exchanges of practices among AIVP members of the Port Center Network.
Wednesday 27 April 2016
9:00
Welcoming and introductory words
Philippe MATTHIS, AIVP President
Ludwig CALUWE, President, Port Center of Antwerp, Belgium
9:30
Brief visit of the Havencentrum exhibition
10:15
Coffee Break
10:30
Workshop 1: The Port Center Concept – the Antwerp Experience
Port Center of Antwerp, latest developments
Philippe DEMOULIN, Director and colleagues, Antwerp, Belgium
Latest developments in science centers
Patricia VERHEYDEN, Director of exhibitions, Technopolis, Belgium
Ports and the world of youngsters
Koen DEPRYCK, Professor at the VUB University Brussels and Director of the School district 1 Antwerp, Belgium
12:30
Sandwich Lunch at Havencentrum Lillo
13:30
Transfer to the Port Pavilion and MAS Museum
14:00
Site visit: the Port Pavilion
Welcoming words and presentation of the Port Pavilion
- Bianca WEYTEN, Representative for the Port Pavilion
14:45
Workshop 2 (at the MAS Museum, Floor 9) : Port heritage and port city developments – Antwerp reaches out to its citizens
Project Havenland – a total project for scenery, visitors, and communication of the port area
Kurt TUERLINCKX, Manager Corporate Communications, Port of Antwerp, Belgium
MAS museum and public activities, links to the port
Jef VRELUST, Policy Manager, MAS, Antwerp, Belgium
Conversion of the Scheldekaaien waterfront and maritime park
Philippe TEUGHELS, Urban development department, City of Antwerp, Belgium
The story of the new offices of the Port Authority as designed by Zaha Hadid
Port Development Department, Port of Antwerp, Belgium
16:15
Site visit: the MAS Museum
17:30
Back to hotel Ibis or walk through down-town
19:00
Convivial dinner at the RAS Restaurant
Thursday 28 April 2016
9.00
Welcome words by (Site: Havencentrum Lillo)
Marc VAN PEEL, President, Port of Antwerp, Belgium (tbc)
Key note address
What next after soft values to promote port – city relationship?
Prof. Eric VAN HOOYDONK, Lawyer and author of the book “Soft Values of Seaports”, Belgium
10:00
Workshop 3: CSR and Community outreach actions
Investing in CSR and education
Pilar BLAYA HERNANDEZ, Director of CSR and Cooperation, Fundación Valenciaport, Spain
Good Neighbourhood Committee and other community outreach actions of the Port of Montreal
Sophie ROUX, Vice-president, public affairs, Port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Introduction to the methodologie of the Port Center Concept of the AIVP
Greta MARINI, Strategic Advisor Port City Community Affairs, AIVP and José SANCHEZ, Master Architecture, PhD Research, Hafencity Universität Hamburg
Coffee break
11:20
Workshop 4: Educational tools and reaching out to the youngsters + the port…a place to visit?
Challenges and opportunities at the start-up of a Port Center, Le Havre, France
Marie SARFATY, Mission Interface Ville-Port, Haropa Port du Havre, France
Contship Italia celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Porto Lab project
Mauro SOLINAS, External Relations Director, Contship Italia Group, Italy
The Port of Nantes Saint Nazaire awarded the “Qualité Tourisme” label for tours of its port facilities
Pascal FRENEAU, Directeur de Cabinet et de la Communication, Nantes Saint Nazaire Port, France
World Port Days, Rotterdam : challenges and constraints of making the port being a venue place
Marie Louise CALAME, Deputy project Manager World Port Days, Rotterdam
Conclusion remarks and end of the meeting
13:00
Lunch at Havencentrum Lillo