Programme

13.30 – 14.15: Press Conference

1. Plenary address by Prof. Flora Carrijn, President of UNeECC

2. Plenary address by Councillor Steven Rotheram, Lord Mayor of Liverpool

3. Plenary address by Prof. Gerald Pillay, Vice chancellor of the Liverpool Hope University

4. Plenary address by Sir Howard Newby, Vice chancellor of the University of Liverpool

5. Plenary address by Prof. Roger Webster, Dean of Liverpool John Moores University

6. Plenary address by Charles-Louis d’Arenberg, Prince of Arenberg

15.15 – 15.30: Coffee break

15.30 – 16.30: Plenary Session

1. Plenary address by Sir Bob Scott, International Director, Liverpool Culture Company

2. Plenary address by Anne Britt Strømnes, Head of Programme, Stavanger 2008

3. Plenary address by Ms. Nancy Braun, Deputy General Coordinator, Luxembourg and the Greater Region, European Capital of Culture 2007

4. Plenary address by Katalin Bogyay, State Secretary for International Affairs, Ministry of Education and Culture, Hungary

16.30: Tour of the Tate Gallery

19.30: Conference Reception and Dinner at Liverpool Hope University Hope Park Campus

Venue: Liverpool Hope University Hope Park Campus

09.15 – 11.00: Parallel Session 1

European Capitals of Culture - whose culture?

- Dr. Simone Krüger, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool: Liverpool 08: place, culture and identity in music

- Dr. Antal Bókay, University of Pécs, Pécs: Culture and city in the 21st century

- Luc van Doorslaer, Lessius University College, Antwerpen: Centre vs. periphery In the ECC's, analysing the ECC exposure in european media

- Enrico Tommarchi, Iuav University, Venice: ECC candidacy as a catalyst for long-term development processes

European Capitals of Culture and their impact on culture(s)

- Drs. Phil. Marc Delbarge, Lessius University College, Antwerpen: The European Capitals of Culture, their past, the future of Europe and the actual European awareness policy: The cases of Salamanca and Bruges

- Tímea Németh, University of Pécs, Pécs: A longitudinal study on the intercultural impact of student mobility programs at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, Hungary

- Alexandre Frey Pinto de Almeida, University Fernando Pessoa, Porto: Contrasting patterns of communication in Portuguese and Brazilian culture – how they interact at Porto

- Vladimiras Grazulis, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius: Vilnius - cultural heritage nurturing city (of the 2009 European Capitals of Culture context)

- Hilmar Rommetvedt, University of Stavanger, Stavanger: Stavanger as European Capital of Culture 2008: citizens’ expectations and evaluations

- Erika Hancz, University of Pécs, Pécs: Researches on Ottoman Turkish architecture in Pécs

- Fania Pallikarakis, Cultural Organisation of the City of Athens, Athens: The Athens Documentation Centre on capitals of culture

11.00 – 11.20: Coffee break

11.20 - 12.15: Parallel Session 2

European Capitals of Culture - whose culture?

- Dr. Tina Patel - Dr. David Tyrer, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool: Studying ‘race’ – sociological engagement and employment prospects

- Dr. Péter P. Müller, University of Pécs, Pécs: Paradoxes in the mediation of culture for foreigners

European Capitals of Culture and their impact on culture(s)

- Beatriz Garcia, Impacts 08 - The Liverpool Model, European Capital of Culture Research Programme: Impacts 08 - The Liverpool Model: Providing a referent for universities to evaluate and contribute to the legacy of being a European Capital of Culture

- Simona Romano, Iuav University, Venice: Globalization and material culture

European Capitals of Culture - whose culture?

- Dr. Tomke Lask,University of Liverpool, Liverpool: Local cultural habitus on the map: evaluation methods for cultural policy

- Dr. Helen Churchill - Dr. Mike Homfray, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool: Whose culture? Gay culture in Liverpool

12.15 – 13.00: Lunch

13.00 - 15.00: Parallel Session 3

European Capitals of Culture - whose culture?

- Eider Muniategi Azkona, University of Deusto, Bilbao: Immigration as a new source for the construction of the European cultural identity. A sociologial perspective

- Çiğdem Kurt, Bosphorus University, Istanbul: A mirror of culture: how the centers of European culture have affected its periphery using the example of French literature’s impact on Turkish literature

- Ana-Karina Schneider, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu: Minorities, borders, peripheries and the discourse of Cultural Capital

- Prof.dr. Annick Schramme, University of Antwerpen, Antwerpen: European Cultural Capital - whose culture?

European Capitals of Culture and their impact on culture(s)

- Vishwas Maheshwari - Dr. Ian Vandewalle, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool: Sustaining place brand identity: key construct for continuous economic development across the region – a study of Liverpool’08 brand campaign

- Sina Nitzsche,University of Technology Dortmund, Dortmund: Scousers are the culture! Counter discourses on Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture 2008

- Mindaugas Šapoka, Vilnius University, Vilnius: Essen, Krakow and Vilnius in comparative perspective: contributing to a truly European history

- Dr. Juergen Mittag - Kathrin Oerters, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum: The European Capitals of Culture as incentives for local/regional transformation and creative economies: tendencies − examples − assessments

European Capitals of Culture and their impact on culture(s)

- Jan Brown - John M Phillips, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool: The ethics of place branding: a study of Liverpool as Capital of Culture 2008

- Spyros Mercouris, Honorary President of the Network of  Cultural Capitals of Europe, Co-ordinator of the First European Cultural Capital – Athens 1985, Athens: Europe's cultural & political voice - the role of Cultural Capitals of Europe

- Özlem Etus, Istanbul University, Istanbul: “Fostering inter-cultural understanding in pre-service language teacher education programmes”

15.00 - 15.30: Coffee break

15.30 - 16.15: Roundtable discussion

16.15 - 17.00: Conclusion

19.00: Depart for Reception at Liverpool John Moores University. New Art and Design Building

19.15: Gala Dinner

09.30: Optional walking tour of Liverpool