THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

in co-operation with the

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH,

and the daily newspaper ELEFTEROTYPIA

are organizing a two days meeting

«OLYMPICS, THE CITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT»

Agenda

 

Thursday 22/01/98

Morning session - Chairman: Prof. Th. Lekkas

10:00 - 12:00 - Speech of the Rector of the University of the Aegean and Chairman of the Organizing Committee Prof. Th. Lekkas

- Greetings from Officials

- Speech of the Advisor of the IOC Olav Myrholt

12:00 - 12:10 Break

12:10 - 14:00 - Spatial Impacts of the Olympic Projects: D. Economou (Urban & Regional Planner) Y. Pyrgiotis (Planner) University of Thessaly

The City and the infrastructure for the Olympics: Alternative planning proposals J. Polizos (Architect-Planner, NTUA)

Evening session (16:00 - 20:00) - Chairman: M. Modinos

16:00 - 18:00 - Environmental dimension of the Olympics: S. Papagrigoriou (Environmental Engineer - ENVECO)

- The ‘Rowing Centre’ in the biotope of Schinias: Kimon Hadjibiros (Physist- Ecologist -NTUA)

18:00 - 18:10 Break

18:10 - 20:00 - Presentation of the study for the ‘air pollution in Athens’ in 2004: N. Moussiopoulos (Mechanical Engineer - AUT)

- Traffic in Athens by 2004: Ath. Vlastos (Traffic Engineer - NTUA)

- Alternative proposal for the management of the estuary of Ilissos (Hellenic Ornithological Society)

 

Friday 23/01/98

Morning session (10:00 - 14:00) - Chairman: Roger Venables

10:00 - 12:00 - The success of the Olympics in Barcelona: Lluis Millet (Architect- Infrastructure for Olympic Committee)

- The environmental programme of the city of Lillehammer: Inge Aarchus

12:00 - 12:10 Break

12:10 - 14:00 - Greenpeace and ‘green’ Olympics in Sidney: Michael Bland

- Munich, after the Olympics : Christoph Parade

Evening session (16:00 - 20:00) - Chairman: S. Fyntanidis

16:00 - 18:00 - Interventions by organizations, personalities and the public.

18:00 - 18:10 Break

18:10 -20:00 - Round-table: «Olympics a chance for environmental upgrading» participants: D. Avramopoulos, M. Damanaki, E. Efthimiopoulos, K. Hadjibiros, representative of the Committee for the Olympics, politicians, journalists etc.

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