SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 7, 2006
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09.00 – 09.30 |
Registration |
Opening Speeches |
| 09.30 – 10.15 |
Serap Kayasü, Vice Dean, Middle East Technical University Faculty of Architecture |
| Faik Yavuz, Vice Chairman, The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey |
| Ahmet Acar, Vice Rector, Middle East Technical University |
Regional Development and Governance, European Perspective
Chair Person: Serap Kayasü, Middle East Technical University |
| 10.15 – 11.00 |
Henrik Halkier, Aalborg University
Regional Development Agencies and Multi-level Governance |
11.00 – 11.15 |
Coffee Break |
| 11.15 – 11.55 |
Teresa Reeves, Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
Regional Development on the Way to Europe |
David Walburn, European Association of Development Agencies
RDAs: The tool to Stimulate Economic Development in Regions |
11.55 – 12.15 |
Discussion |
12.15 – 13.30 |
Lunch |
Regional Development and Governance Practices
Chair Person: Ahmet Yaman, State Planning Organisation
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| 13.30 – 14.45 |
Roberta Dall’olio, Emilia-Romagna Regional Development Agency, Italy
The Role of a Regional Development Agency in the Improvement of Regional Territorial Policies |
Pálné Kovács Ilona,
Transdanubian Research Institute, Hungary
Regions-building in Hungary, The Case of South-Transdanubia |
Richard Harding, Independent Consultant, Romania
Regional Development Agency experiences in England and Romania
(courtesy of the British Council) |
Deniz Akkahve, State Planning Organisation
Management of EU Supported Regional Development Programmes and Preparation for Structural Funds |
14.45 – 15.00 |
Discussion |
15.00 – 15.15 |
Coffee Break |
Recent Developments in Legal and Administrative Aspects in Turkey
Chair Person: Güven Sargın, Middle East Technical University
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| 15.15 – 16.30 |
Serap Kayasü, Middle East Technical University
Regional Economic Development Policies in the EU Accession Process:
Legal and Institutional Transformations (with Suna Yaşar) |
Melih Ersoy, Middle East Technical University
Large-Scale Planning Problem |
Murat Ali Dulupçu, Süleyman Demirel University
Cloning Regional Policy? Regionalization against Regionalism |
Gülhan Bilen, Development Bank of Turkey
Sprouting Turkish Regional Policy and Impediments |
16.30 – 16.45 |
Discussion |
September 8, 2006 |
Economic Perspective in Regional Development
Chair Person: Ayda Eraydın, Middle East Technical University |
| 09.30 – 10.50 |
Neşe Kumral, Aegean University
Regional Competitiveness with regards to the Significance of Metropolitans |
Melih Pınarcıoğlu, Middle East Technical University
An old puzzle revisited: Regional Development and Entrepreneurship in Turkey |
Naci Akın, The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey
Compliance, Cooperation and Coordination between Regional Development Tools and Regional Development Agencies |
Esen Çağlar, Economic Policy Research Institute
New Breakthrouhgs in Regional Development: Industrial Policy, Industrial Zones and Clustering |
10.50 – 11.05 |
Discussion |
11.05 – 11.20 |
Coffee Break |
Regional Development Practices in Turkey
Chair Person: Güven Sak, Economic Policy Research Institute
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| 11.20 – 12.40 |
Gökhan Menteş, GAP Cultural Heritage Development Program
Protection of Cultural Heritage and a Regional Governance Model for Tourism Development:
South East Anatolia Case |
Akın Atauz, Independent Consultant
A Brief Discussion on the Possible Actors and Institutions in Implementation of Regional Plans in Turkey
(with reference to Yesilirmak River Basin Development Project) |
Meral Sayın, GAP Entrepreneur Support Centre
GAP-GIDEM Project as a Model for Local Economic Development |
Erol Çakmak, Eastern Anatolia Development Program
"The Linking Eastern Anatolia to Progress Programme" as a Sustainable Human Development Programme |
Uğur Hayvalı, Samsun Regional Economic Development Council
Local Planing Practices: Development Priorities, Instruments Utilized and Coordination |
12.40 – 13.00 |
Discussion |
13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
Institutional Experiences in Turkey - Panel Discussion
Chair Person: Emin Dedeoğlu, Economic Policy Research Institute |
| 14.00 – 15.15 |
Yılmaz Temizocak, Aegean Foundation of Economic Development |
| Raif Okutucu, Mersin Development and Cooperation Council |
| Tamer Taşkın, Aegean Region Chamber of Industry |
| Ümit Özgümüş, Adana Chamber of Industry |
15.15 – 15.30 |
Discussion |
15.30 – 15.45 |
Coffee Break |
Overall Evaluation - Panel Discussion
Chair Person: Serap Kayasü, Middle East Technical University
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| 15.45 – 17.00 |
İlhan Tekeli, Middle East Technical University |
| Ayda Eraydın, Middle East Technical University |
| Güven Sak, Economic Policy Research Institute |
| Ahmet Yaman, State Planing Organisation |
17.00 – 17.30 |
Discussion |
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