Conferences

2009 - The National Spatial Strategy - Is it Delivering Balanced Regional Development

Brochure: The National Spatial Strategy - Is it Delivering Balanced Regional Development? (843kb pdf)
Date: 3rd April 2009
Location: The Abbey Hotel, Roscommon Town

Press Release: The National Spatial Strategy - Is it Delivering Balanced Regional Development

Opening Address - Cllr. Tom Crosby, Cathaoirleach, BMW Regional Assembly

 

Keynote Address - Mr. Michael Finneran TD, Minister of State, Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government

From Aspiration to Reality: Has the National Spatial Strategy made a difference? - Edgar Morgenroth, Senior Research Officer, Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2009–2020: Updating and Refreshing The National Spatial Strategy - Niall Cussen, Senior Planning Adviser, Spatial Policy Unit, Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government

The National Spatial Strategy: A Gateway Perspective - Hubert Kearns, County Manger, Sligo County Council

The Gateway Development Index - Gerry Finn, Director, Border, Midland & Western Regional Assembly

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2008 - Quality of Life - Improving the Regions Competitive Advantage

Brochure: Quality of Life - Improving the Regions Competitive Advantage (941kb pdf)

Date: 1st May 2008

Location: The Heritage Hotel, Portlaoise, Co Laois

 

Press Release: BMW Conference addresses Quality of Life

Presentations

 

Opening Address - Cllr. James Deegan, Cahthaoirleach, BMW Regional Assembly (32.5kb word)

Contribution of Sport to the Quality of Life - Nicky Brennan, President of the GAA (48.5kb word)

Quality of Places and Quality of Life - Niall Moyna, Head of School of Health & Human Performance, Dublin City University (7.38mb pdf)

Recreation and Play: A Local Authority Perspective - Ann Marie Maher, Sport & Leisure Officer, Laois County Council (4.24mb pdf)

Do We Get the Rural Environment We Deserve? - Eanna Ní Lamhna, President of An Taisce and Broadcaster (8.51mb pdf)

Measuring Quality of Life in Ireland's Gateways - Jim Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants (1,50mb ppt)

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2007 - FUTURREG - Making Futures Work for Regional Development

 

Brochure: Making Futures Work for Regional Development (443Kb pdf)

Date: 8th - 9th October 2007

Location: Clarion Hotel, Sligo

Presentations

International Futures - Rohit Talwar, CEO, Global Futures and Foresight & Fast Future (11.6mb pdf)

Irish Futures - Mark Callanan, Public Policy Specialist, Institute of Public Administration (439mb ppt)

Coroporate Futures - Josephine Green, Director of Trends and Strategy, Philips Design (1,8smb pdf)

INTERREG 2007 - 2013 Programmes - Gerry Finn, Director, BMW Regional Assemlby (10.2mb ppt)

Regions of Knowledge - Michael White, Enterprise Ireland (576kb ppt)

Futurreg: An Overview - Martin Rhisiart, Deputy Director, Observatory of Innovation (6.99mb ppt)

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Futurreg Workshops

Theme 1 - Strategic Futures

Foresight and Strategic Planning at the Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland - Terry Young, Head of School of Business & Humanities, IT Sligo (1.18mb ppt)

Use of Futures Techniques in Medium Term Business Planning - Martin Parkinson, Head of Corporate Planning and Knowledge Management (2.57mb ppt)

SUB-REGION LOIMAA - Pauli Salminen, Managing Director, Loimaa Region Development Centre (136kb ppt)

The Loimaa Futures Club - Timo Nurmi, Project Manager, Turku School of Economics (1.14mb ppt)

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Theme 2 - Futures in Places

The Satakunta Region's Futures Exercises in Practice - Tuula Hermunen, Director of Physical Planning, Regional Council of Satakunta (1.33mb ppt)

BMW Regional Foresight - Kieran Moylan, Assistant Director (2.33mb ppt)

Local Futures within Urban Areas: Foresight as a Social Process - Michael Van Cutsem, Institut Destrée (2.99mb ppt)

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Theme 3 - Sectoral Futures/Innovation Futures

Footwear Technology Centre (La Rioja, Spain) - Alfonso Ruiz, R&D Director, Footwear Technology Centre of La Rioja and José Ramón Ibánez, Innovation Manager, Economic Development Agency of La Rioja (762kb ppt)

Teagasc 2030 - Approach, Progress and Challenges - Patrick Crehan, Crehan, Kusano & Associates (227kb ppt)

Scenarios for a Digital Termi - Isidoros Passas, CEO, IntelSpace SA (1.45mb pdf)

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2007 - Renewable Energy - An Opportunity for Regional Development

Brochure: Renewable Energy - An Opportunity for Regional Development (1.01mb pdf)

Date: 13th June 2007

Location: The Four Seasons Hotel, Carlingford, Co. Louth

 

Press Release: Renewable Energy Vital in Securing Ireland’s Energy Supply and Major Opportunity for Regional Development

Presentations

Opening Address - Cllr. Terry Brennan, Cathaoirleach, BMW Regional Assembly (34kb word)

Keynote Address - Energy Crisis: An Opportunity for Ireland’s Regional Economy? - Duncan Stewart, Eco Architect and TV Presenter (34kb word)

Ireland's Energy Outlook - Lawrence Staudt, Manager, Centre for Renewable Energy, Dundalk IT (CREDIT) (2.83mb ppt)

Renewable Energy for Regional Development - Gillian Buckley, CEO and Bernadette Phelan, Development Executive, Western Development Commission (1.16mb ppt)

Building the Wind Industry in Ireland, Challenges and Opportunities - Mr. Kevin Hegarty, Head of Onshore Development Ireland, Airtricity (4.29mb pdf)

Energy White Paper and Renewable Energy - Mr. Martin Finucane, Head of Sustainable Energy Division, Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (138kb ppt)

European Commission Renewable Energy Policy - Harry O Connor, EU Commission (2.81mb ppt)

 

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