OWHC Regional Conference North-West European Region Quedlinburg, Germany 13 14 November 2014
Regensburg, August 2014 Invitation Dear member cities of the OWHC in North-West Europe, We would like to kindly invite you to our 2014 Regional Conference, taking place in the city of Quedlinburg/Germany from 13 th to 14 th of November. Quedlinburg welcomes the guests of the conference on occasion of its 20 th anniversary of becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is proud to host our convention. In order to enhance the thematic background for the next OWHC World Congress in 2015, the main topic of our conference will be: Crisis as Opportunity for World Heritage Cities Resilience We will offer a variety of speakers, reporting on their experience from daily work in World Heritage Cities and the different ways of resilience that are already implemented. Please find the content of our speakers list in the attached programme (modifications possible). We invite you to plan arrival at Quedlinburg for Wednesday Nov. 12 th evening and get together for an informal dinner at Romantikhotel Am Brühl. Thursday Nov 13 th, we would start the conference at the Wyndham Garden Stadtschloss Hotel with welcome addresses on behalf of the inviting Lord Mayors of Quedlinburg and Regensburg and our OWHC Secretary General. Then we grant time to Quedlinburg for a presentation of the city and its special heritage with the German Framework Centre. The afternoon of the first conference day is then dedicated to the thematic focus on resilience, hearing four different speakers with their local aspects of withstanding hazards and acting resilient as a historical city. We are finishing the day with the Delegates Meeting for all member cities in good standing, where the regional secretary will report on the working programme and future projects. The city of Quedlinburg invites all guests to participate in the evening programme with a special musical introduction and an official dinner afterwards. On the second day, Friday Nov. 14 th, the conference will start with two informative presentations on Enhancing the UNESCO World Heritage Label and HerMan project before the participants are asked to join in the Pecha Kucha kaleidoscope on Our Heritage Cities. With a tour through Quedlinburg s Old Town district and a final lunch at the restaurant M7 for all participants, the conference is planned to end Friday afternoon.
For organizational reasons, may we ask you to confirm your participation at the conference with the attached form until September 30 th. Please mind that the hotel room reservation has to be made separately through the Quedlinburg Tourist Marketing service with an extra confirmation sheet. If you have any questions, please don t hesitate to contact your Regional OWHC Secretariat in Regensburg: Monika Göttler tel. +49 941 507-4617 goettler.monika@regensburg.de We are looking forward to welcoming you all in Quedlinburg and having a successful and informative conference for our OWHC region. Best Regards Matthias Ripp OWHC Regional Coordinator Monika Göttler Project Manager OWHC Regional Secretariat North-West Europe
Location Quedlinburg is a town located north of the Harz mountains, in the district of Harz in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since December 1994, the old town of Quedlinburg and the castle mount with the collegiate church are listed as one of UNESCO s World Heritage Sites. Quedlinburg is one of the best-preserved medieval and renaissance towns in Europe, having escaped major damage in World War II and famous for its wide selection of half-timbered buildings. Registration May we ask you to confirm your participation in the Regional Conference by submitting the attached registration form to the regional secretariat in Regensburg by September 30th at the latest. Please mind that the conference participation is free for all member cities in good standing (paying the yearly fees to OWHC in Québec), whereas non-members are asked to pay a fee of 50 Euros (which will be billed after confirmation of participation). The conference fee includes all meals and the evening dinner programme, coffee breaks and soft drinks during the conference. Any alcoholic beverages as well as drinks at the first evening have to be covered on your own. Accommodation The Quedlinburg Tourist Marketing arranged for hotel room reservations which can be guaranteed with a special price for our conference members until September 30 th. There are two options: Hotel Wyndham Garden Quedlinburg Stadtschloss, also location of our conference, located next to the City Hall in Old Town http://www.wyndhamgardenquedlinburg.com/ Fachwerkhotel Zur Goldenen Sonne, located close to the heart of Old Town http://www.hotelzurgoldenensonne.de/ Per person/night incl. breakfast 54,00 Per person/night incl. breakfast 57,00 Please use the attached booking form and return it to the Quedlinburg Tourist Marketing team, you will receive a confirmation and travel information afterwards. The conference itself will take place at the Wyndham Garden Hotel historical event rooms, whereas dinner on the first evening and lunch on Friday will be offered at different restaurants (see the programme). Transportation Traveling by plane Quedlinburg is accessible from the airports Halle/Leipzig, Hanover, Berlin and Frankfurt. Please advise us on your arrival/departure times and we might be able to arrange transfer to Quedlinburg for groups of participants. Traveling by train Quedlinburg is served by the private railway HEX (Harz-Elbe-Express).
From direction Hanover and Halle (Saale) RE Deutsche Bahn is recommended that operates every 2 hours between Hanover and Halle. Coming from either direction, it is necessary to switch from RE in Halberstadt in the HEX. From direction Magdeburg HEX operates as direct train. All schedules of the HEX are published on the website of the company. At the train station you will find a taxi that takes you directly to your hotel. Orientation
Programme Wednesday, 12th November 2014 afternoon Arrival of participants in Quedlinburg/Germany 20:00 Informal Get-Together for dinner Restaurant Romantikhotel Am Brühl Thursday, 13th November 2014 Wyndham Garden Hotel Quedlinburg Stadtschloss 9:00 9:30 Registration for the conference 9:30 11:00 Welcome addresses Dr. Eberhard Brecht, Lord Mayor of Quedlinburg Mr Joachim Wolbergs, Lord Mayor of Regensburg Programme Introduction Matthias Ripp, Regional Coordinator Key note Mr Denis Ricard, OWHC Secretary General 11:00 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 13:00 City Presentation: Welcome to Quedlinburg 1. Lord Mayor of Quedlinburg, Dr. Eberhard Brecht 20 years of world heritage/management plan 2. Director of the German Framework Centre in Quedlinburg, Mrs Claudia Christina Hennrich Restoration of historical buildings in a sustainable and energy sufficient way as part of an International Youth Work Project 13:00 14:00 Lunch
Crisis as Opportunity for World Heritage Cities Resilience 14:00 14:30 Matthias Ripp, Regensburg World Heritage Coordinator Intro on Heritage and Resilience 14:30 15:00 Mr Han Hefting, Beemster Resilience in Beemster Polder 15:00 15:30 Mr Gediminas Rutkauskas, Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency Resilience in Contemporary Need for Communication & Networking of Historic Knowledge of the World Heritage Towns 15:30 16:00 Coffee break 16:00 16:30 Mrs Patricia Alberth, Zentrum Welterbe Bamberg Building on Bamberg s gardening tradition to foster the resilience of the World Heritage site Town of Bamberg 16:30 17:00 Mrs Anna Zasadzi ska, World Heritage Management Warsaw Resilience & Reconstruction Warsaw s case 17:30 19:00 Delegates Meeting Northwest Europe Secretariat Status Report Working Programme: COMUS Project, Film Production, Case Study Programme, Finances, Position Paper, Photo Contest new release 20:00 Dinner Evening Programme by the City of Quedlinburg Friday November 14 th 2014 Wyndham Garden Hotel Quedlinburg Stadtschloss 9:00 10:00 Dr. Carola Neugebauer, RWTH Aachen Enhancing the UNESCO World Heritage Label for Sustainable Urban Development - Case Studies of Peripheral and Metropolitan Cities in Europe
10:00 10:30 Mr Matthias Ripp/Mrs Monika Göttler Presentation of HerMan Project 10:30 10:45 Coffee Break 10:45 11:45 Kaleidoscope Our Heritage Cities Pecha Kucha (your participation!) Events/Projects/Regional Efforts/ Publications/Special Practice 20 slides each per 20 seconds total of 8 presentations 11:45 12:00 Group photo 12:00 13:15 City Tour of Quedlinburg 13:15 Lunch Restaurant M7 End of Conference - Departure Contact Information OWHC Regional Secretariat North-West Europe City of Regensburg World Heritage Coordination Planning and Building Division Mrs Monika Göttler Project Manager D.-Martin-Luther-Straße 1 93047 Regensburg tel. +49/941/507-4617 fax +49/941/507-4619 goettler.monika@regensburg.de Quedlinburg Tourismus Marketing GmbH Mrs Doreen Post Markt 4 06484 Quedlinburg tel. +49 3946 905623 fax +49 3946 905627 doreen.post@quedlinburg.de
Confirmation Form Regional Conference in Quedlinburg November 13-14, 2014 City Name Responsibility Address E-mail Phone Arrival when/where Departure when/where For organizational reasons, please let us know if you plan to join Dinner Wed 12 th YES NO Lunch Fri 14 th YES NO Please confirm your participation by filling in and returning this confirmation until September 30 th latest to: OWHC Regional Secretariat Northwest-Europe Monika Göttler goettler.monika@regensburg.de FAX +49-941-5074619
Hotel Room Reservation confirmation to fax +49 3946 905627 Contact: Quedlinburg Tourismus Marketing GmbH Doreen Post Markt 4 06484 Quedlinburg phone +49 3946 905623 Email: doreen.post @ quedlinburg.de The Quedlinburg Tourismus Marketing GmbH holds a hotel room quota for the OWHC conference in the below mentioned hotels on a special conference rate. Please use this booking form to make your reservation (subject to availability). Company/Institution Name/First Name Street/PO Box Zip Code/City Phone/ Fax E-mail Quota reserved until Sept. 30 th 2014; booking after only on request. (Please tick as appropriate or desired room number, arrival and departure times) **** Wyndham Garden Quedlinburger Stadtschloss EZ 54.00 / night http://www.wyndhamgardenquedlinburg.com/ *** Fachwerkhotel Goldene Sonne EZ 57.00 / night http://www.hotelzurgoldenensonne.de/ Payment of rooms is done on site at the hotel. Day of Arrival Day of Departure Arrival time (after 18.00 clock please state) The order is binding. By submitting my application, I agree to take the accommodation mediated by the Quedlinburg-Tourismus Marketing GmbH. Should a cancellation be necessary, the general terms and conditions apply to the provision of accommodation by the Quedlinburg-Tourismus Marketing GmbH. The Quedlinburg Tourismus Marketing GmbH is only an intermediary and can therefore not accept any liability. Place/Date Signature/Stamp