FRESH project,
2nd project meeting and open international seminar, Timisoara, RO
June 8th and 9th 2010
Summary of activities
Monday, June 7th:
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Arrival of project partners in Timisoara
Tuesday, June 8th
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Morning session 9:00 – 13:30 Project meeting
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Afternoon session: 15:00 – 18:00 International seminar
Wednesday, June 9th
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Project meeting the whole day: 9:00 – 17:00
Thursday, June 10th
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Departure of project partners from Timisoara
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2nd FRESH project meeting, June 8th, 9:00 – 13:30 (Location: Politehnica University)
9:00 – 9:30
Coffee, welcome, review of the agenda and purpose of the 2 nd interregional meeting.
9:30 – 10:45
Interregional steering committee

Agenda reminder and acceptance discussion with partners; PP1

Brief project partner presentation & their expectations from the FRESH project: Dr. Scrocco, Veneto
Region PP8; Mr. Ian Short, London Thames Gateway Development Corporation PP10; Mr. Flasinski,
Lubelskie Voivodeship PP13.

Review of the progress of the project per Project Partner: one person from each partner organisation
presents the activities of the partner during the 1st semester of the FRESH project. Report is based on
the form that has been sent to the partners. Each partner delivers the report to ISC secretary (Ninetta)

Special session on Component 1:
a.
On going evaluation criteria & discussion (PP1)
b.
Reporting clarifications (timesheets, expenditures table, partner reporting form, deadlines,
reporting procedure) (PP1)

Overall function of the partnership

Any problems.
10:45 – 13:30

Component 3 Identification and analysis of good practices and policy impact
Purpose and structure of the CP3 session, sustainable construction as the focus industry for the FRESH
project; Ninetta, PP1

REPORTING WORKSHOP: good practices and conclusions from activity 1.2.1 on eco innovation and the
regional innovation strategies; Tuomo Uotila and Virgilio Panapanaan,LUT PP4.

CATCH UP WORKSHOPS
a.
Acticvity 3.1.1 Sustainable value creation at regional programming level; PP10 – presentation
of the issue, possible objectives (activity 3.1.1.1), regional performance indicators (activity
3.1.1.2), industry (sustainable construction)-related indicators (activity 3.1.1.3) and PP3 –
examples from own regional programme.
b.
Activity
3.1.2.2
Sustainable
construction
eco
design
assessment
tools,
introduction,
eco
design
assessment
tools:
introduction,
recommendations and action plan; UL PP7
c.
Activity 3.1.2.3
Sustainable
construction
recommendations and action plan; UL PP7
d.
Activity
3.3 Regional advisory groups: Sustainable construction eco design planning tools,
introduction, any feedback from RAG meetings, and action plan; UP PP9
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Note for the REPORTING and the CATCH UP WORKSHOPS: presentations may be in ppt and /or word format,
as long as readability is ensured….
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 there is coffee but not break
13:30 – 14:45
Project lunch
20:00 -
Project dinner
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2nd FRESH international seminar, June 8th, 15:00 – 18:00 (Location NH Hotel Conference
Room)
15.00- 15:20 Opening of the 2nd FRESH international seminar

Speech of Mr. Constantin Ostaficiuc, President of the Regional Development Board

West Region and RDA Presentation – Mr. Sorin Maxim, Director General, West ARD

West RDA and FRESH Project – Ms. Raluca Cibu-Buzac, Director for Regional Policy and
Internationalisation
15:20 - 15:40 Sustainable construction and the EU (person invited from the EC)
15:40 – 16:10
Press conference and Coffee break
16:10-16:30
Methodological issues in sustainable construction: where do we start from and how do we go
on? key issues (expert to be identified)
16:30-16:50
Design for sustainable construction and eco innovation: where is the innovation? key issues
(expert to be identified)
16:50- 17:00 Wrap up of the first three presentations
17:00 – 18.20 Good practices from the FRESH project. We have two types of good practices, policy level and actual, in
the field level.

Policy type of good practices (The policy type of good practices come from FRESH partner regions that have
explicitly adopted the triple bottom line development approach in their plans.)
PP3: Regional innovation practice
PP10: Building regulations

18:20
Specific solution type of good practices
PP8:
Development of the eco cluster in the Veneto region
PP2:
Eco innovation in waste
PP12:
LCA application to sustainable construction section
-18:30 Closing of the 2nd international seminar
16:00 - 18:45
Refreshments available
2nd FRESH project meeting, June 9th, 9:00 – 17:00 (Location West RDA Council Room)
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Component 3, 2nd part
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Purpose of the 2nd part meeting of CP3; Ninetta-PP1

Partner regions agree how to deal with the SVC based development at regional framework
programming level; PP10 coordinates, PP3 reviews GPI and presents action plan

Partner regions commit themselves to the area of sustainable construction which will be taken up in
their eco innovation component, Ninetta-PP1 coordinates

A taste of the future: policy impact approach; PP3

Action plan for the 2nd semester & extensive discussion, PP1 co-ordinates
11:00 - 11:15 Coffee break
13:30 – 14:30
Project lunch
14: 30 – 16:30 Component 2

The CP2 tender and the deliverables; PP1

The project dissemination strategy and conclusions, the specific dissemination activities on which
FRESH shall focus, quality of cooperation in the PDT; PP12

Agree list of themes for the articles; PP1 co-ordinates.

Agree synergy actions; PP1 co-ordinates.
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OECD candidacy submission; PP4 & PP1
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Any other issues

Action plan for the 2dn semester, PP12 presents and agrees with the partners
16:30 – 17:00 A taste of the future

PP10 presents preliminary programme for the 3rd interregional meeting in London, Nov 24th and 25th
2010

20:00
Agree the places and dates for the remaining interregional meetings, Ninetta PP1 co-ordinates.
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Project dinner
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