EU Boat
Leonardo Partnership Programme
Agenda, 1st Thematic Seminar; Cork 2nd – 4th April 2014
Meitheal Mara is one of four partners in EU Boat, a Leonardo da Vinci learning
partnership funded under the EU Lifelong Learning Programme. These partnerships
allow similar organisations from across Europe to share good practice, discuss
problems and compare solutions on a particular topic.
The other partners in EU Boat are boat builders Albaola from Pasaia in the Basque
region of Spain (www.albaola.com) and Chantiers Tramasset from Le Tourne on the
Garonne in south west France (www.chantierstramasset.fr), plus local development
company Euclides based at Anderlecht in Belgium on the Brussels-Charleroi canal
(www.portsud.be).
Workshop themes
The project themes we will be exploring during these three days are:
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Cross Sector Activities
Collaboration in a Team
Diffusion of Information
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The first three of these themes describe ways of working, and we are asking speakers
to bring these themes out with examples during their presentations. For instance, we
will use Meitheal Mara's Ocean to City festval as an example of an event that depends
on cross sector activities, collaboration and diffusion of information.
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Day 1
Wednesday, 2nd April, 2014
Collaboration with public sector partners
Port of Cork boardroom, 1030 - 1400
Representatives of key public sector agencies involved in development, recreation and
tourism will speak about their strategies for the River Lee and Cork Harbour during
the morning session. Activities have been arranged for the afternoon, including a tour
of the bonded warehouses on Custom House Quay (built in 1820) and currach rowing.
We have asked speakers to keep their presentations to about 15 minutes to allow time
for a few questions after each. The discussion at the end of the morning is where
approaches adopted in the partners' cities and ports can be introduced; we will have
lunch time and the activity period in the afternoon for the discussions to continue
informally.
Chair: Paddy McGlade
1030
Tea, coffee and introductions
1100
Opening address by Phil Prendergast, MEP
1130
Denis Healy, Engineering Services Manager, Port of
Cork: Strategic Development Plan for the Port of Cork
1150
Jim O'Donovan, Director of Services, Cork City
Council: City strategy for recreation and water activities
1210
Fiona Buckley, Head of Experience Development, Failté
Ireland: Cork city and Harbour - an interpretive
framework
1230
Summing up and discussion
1250
Lunch
1400
Reconvene for tour and activities
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Day 2
Thursday, 3rd April, 2014
Workshop conference with community boat interests
Sample Studios Auditorium
Local groups and individuals interested in traditional boats and community boat
building have been invited to attend this workshop with the EU Boat project partners.
There will be a discussion period between each speaker to allow the audience to
contribute with questions and observations and to share their own experiences.
We are asking each EU Boat partner organisation to give a short presentation (15
minutes) bringing out the themes of cross-sector activities, collaboration and diffusion
of information. There will be a Session chair and a note-taker associated with each
presentation.
Moderator: Cathy Buchanan, Meitheal Mara
0930
Gather for tea and coffee
1000
Session chair: Pat Ruane, Cork City Council
Lead speaker Albaola: Securing suitable premises for
maritime heritage activities (e.g. securing a suitable site,
design and build, funding activities)
1100
Session chair: Denis Barrett, Cork Education and
Training Board
Lead speaker Chantiers Tramasset: Using EU funding
programmes to strengthen professional boat building
carpentry training (e.g. how can local boat building
training be recognised nationally, what other partners
need to be involved, how EU funding partnerships are
identified and set up).
1200
Lunch
1400
Session chair: Gary MacMahon, AK Ilen School &
Network for Wooden Boat Building, Limerick
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Lead speaker Euclides: A perspective on the politics of
working as a local development agency (e.g. engaging
with civic offices, private enterprises, the public sector
and non-govenmental organisations to achieve your
goals; how to develop links and partnerships, foster
support and to extend your networks)
1500
Session chair: Louise Harrington, Architectural Heritage
Specialist
Lead speaker Meitheal Mara: Organising a major
cultural maritime festival - Ocean to City
1545
Summing up by Moderator and open discussion
In order to cover all three themes in their presentation, presenters may wish to answer
the following questions:
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In what ways was this a cross-sectoral activity?
What sectors were involved?
Was there collaboration as a team?
Who were the team members?
How and where did you communicate information about the activity ? (to the
members of the public, the private sector, public sector, media, boating
community)?
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Day 3
Friday, 4th April, 2014
0900 - 1330
EU Boat project work - morning session
Cork Foyer
(Day 3 is a closed session for the project team members only.)
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Summing up of Day 1 and Day 2 activities
Evaluation process (we did not discuss our evaluation methods at the last
project meeting)
Evaluation of the day
Revision of EU Boat programme without Croatian partners
Next steps/ to do list in the next weeks
End of the meeting
Lunch
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