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Draft Program
 
 
Day1: Friday 24th September
 
Themes: Welcoming, Getting-to-know each other, Urban happiness
Venue: Kaapelitehdas - The Cable Factory Cultural Center
 
09:00 Pick-up from the hotel lobby
09:45 Bike hiring
10:30 Welcoming words, introduction to workshop and working methods (Taru Anttonen and Kirsi Syväri)
11:15 Presentations of the preparatory tasks
13:00 LUNCH
14:15 Urban Happiness: Eco-Social Sustainability in Harmonius City (Anna Broberg, Researcher, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies at Aalto University School of Science and Technology)
16:00 Presentations continued
17:00 Reflections of the day
 
19:00 DINNER, meeting at the hotel lobby
Evening: "European buffet"
 
 
Day2: Saturday 25th September
 
Themes: Transport, Cycling, Megapolis 2025
Venue: Kepa - The Service Centre for Development Cooperation
 
09:00 Introduction to the theme
09:30 Bike tour in Helsinki and presentation (Martti Tulenheimo, Cycling advocate from Helsinki)
12:00 LUNCH
13:30 Public transport in Helsinki (Pekka Sauri, Debuty Mayor of Helsinki)
15:00 Reflections of the day
16:00 Excursions to Megapolis 2025
 
19:00 DINNER
Evening: Megapolis 2025 Party
 
 
Day3: Sunday 26th September
 
Theme: Sustainability of everyday life
Venue: Kepa - The Service Centre for Development Cooperation
 
Morning: voluntary cultural excursion to Suomenlinna Sea Fortress
09:15 Get-together at the hotel lobby
10:00 Visit to Suomenlinna by ferry from Kauppatori Marker Square, guided walking tour
12:00 LUNCH in Suomenlinna
13:20 Ferry back from Suomenlinna
 
14:00 Introduction to theme
14:30 Working for urban sustainability in NGO, Urban Agriculture (Pinja Sipari and Jaakko Lehtonen from NGO Dodo ry)
15:30 Visit to urban agriculture plant (by cycling)
17:00 Reflections
 
19:00 DINNER
 
 
Day4: Monday 27th September 
 
Theme: Construction
Venue: Kepa - The Service Centre for Development Cooperation
 
09:00 Introduction to the theme
09:30 Study visit to sustainable city district of Eco-Viikki (by cycling) with a presentation (Mr. Douglas Gordon, Architect)
12:30 LUNCH
14:15 Preparation of the collage of European Dream City
17:00 Reflections
 
20:00 DINNER
 
DAY5: Tuesday 28th September
 
Theme: Exhibition of European Dream City
Venue: Laituri - The City Planning Department's Meeting Point
 
09:00 Introduction to the theme
10:00 Preparation of the collage and building the exhibition
12:00 LUNCH
13:00 Returning the bicycles
14:00 Opening event of the exhibition, opening words by Mr. Ville Ylikahri, Secretary General of The Green Cultural Association ViSiLi, and Taru Anttonen, Project coordinator
16:00 Final reflections and closing remarks 
 
19:00 DINNER

Evening: Farewell party

 
 
Plan B: If the weather is a disaster, we will of course use public transport instead of cycling.