Preliminary Programme of Activities
Friday, 2 December, 2005
12.00 Arrival in Istanbul and Registration
15.00-18.00 Visit of the Dolmabahçe Palace
• The Dolmabahçe Palace tour will comprise the visit of the various expositions actually held in the Palace, with a view to emphasizing the concepts of “palace-museum”, “museum in museum”, “museum-store”
18.00-19.00 Welcome Reception
• Welcome address by Dr. Cemal Öztaş, Director of National Palaces, to be followed by a video show on National Palaces.
• Transfer to Ortaköy (Feriye Palace) by motorboats.
19.00-22.00 Dinner at Feriye Restaurant by Mr. İsmail Ünal, Mayor of Beşiktaş
Saturday, 3 December, 2005
09.00-10.30 Inaugural Speeches
• İsmail Ünal, Mayor of Beşiktaş
• Mehmet Özhaseki, President, Union of Historical Towns, Mayor of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality
• Oktay Ekinci, Chairman of the Chamber of Architects of Turkey
• Prof. Dr. Metin Sözen, Chairman of Advisory Board, Union of Historical Towns; President of the ÇEKÜL Foundation
• Louis Roppe, President of the European Association of Historical Towns and Regions, Council of Europe
• Yavuz Mildon, President of the Chamber of Regions; the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
• Representative of UNESCO
• Participating Ministers
• Bülent Arınç, President of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
• Ahmet Necdet Sezer-President of the Republic Turkey
Venue: Yıldız Palace
Hall: Imperial Stables
10.30-11.00 Coffee Break
Visit of the Chalet Palace, Yıldız Porcelain Factory and the Town Museum
13.15-15.00 Lunch
15.00-15.30 Departure to the “MKM- Mustafa Kemal Cultural Centre”
15.30-18.00 Panel: “New Approaches to the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage and Recent Experiences in European Countries”
• Moderator: Fikret Üçcan, Advisor to the Prime Minister;
• Anders Knape, Vice-President of the Chamber of Local Authorities, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; Mayor of Karlstad
• Michal Firestone, Secretary General of the International Committee on Historic Towns and Villages
• Brian Smith, Secretary General of the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions
• A general evaluation by : Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş, Member of the Advisory Board of the Union of Historical Towns; Member, Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter of Local Self-Government, Council of Europe
18.00-18.30 Visit in the MKM- Modern Art Hall of the Exposition of Turkish Artists.
18.30-20.00 Cocktail and Dinner
A Show by the “Anatolian Fire: Dance and Music Group”
Sunday, 4 December 2005
10.00-11.00 Meeting in the Ihlamur Pavillion
11.30-15.00 Boat Tour on the Bosphorus
15.30 Departures