Thursday, 28.1.2010
9:00-10:00 Get together & networking - Registration.  Badges will be distributed to participants to ease networking.
Welcome words from the local sponsor, Mayor of the city of Klosterneuburg,

Mag. Stefan Schmuckenschlager

10:00-10:20 OPENING and KEY SPEECHES

Welcome address: Purpose & Objectives of the conference 
DI Rudolf J. Bauer - CEO PARADIGMA Management Consulting Vienna
"Central Europe & the Caucasus Region - a case for cooperation"

10:20-10:40 Keynote address: Security, Safety and Political Stability in the Caucasus
Mag. Maximilian Hennig - Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs

"Keynote address: Security, Safety and Political Stability in the Caucasus"

11:00-13:45 Setting the reference framework: motivational, topic oriented presentations
Dr. Karl Grün  - Trade Facilitation and Standardization (Austrian Standards Institute)
“Standards supporting international transport services”

Prof. Roman Mamuladze - Batumi Maritime Academy, Georgia
“Training in Logistic in the Georgian Educational Space"

Dr. Harald Lassmann - Russia Fachspedition Dr. Lassmann Ges.m.b.H.
“Standards supporting international transport services”

Dr. Gerhard Schilk - VIA DONAU -  Austria's waterway management and development company
"River Information Services (RIS) - An European Success Story, from EC Policies Towards Widespread Implementations"

This session will be chaired by Michael G. Bodenstein, who will introduce the speakers and lead the subsequent plenary discussions.
Before lunch the plenary will decide on the afternoons workgroup topics; attendants will be free to participate in the workgroup of their choice.


13:45-14:45 LUNCH

15:00-end (max. 18:00) Parallel Workgroup Sessions per selected topic; Workgroup leaders will attempt to adhere to the following structure:
scope of the topic

• identification of major stakeholders
• identification of opportunities/threats
• define the potential role of EUCATI (actions, expected results and impact)
• identify benefits that will accrue to members
• suggest sources for financing

open end between 17:00-18:00

20:00 - 23:00 Dinner at Copola Hall of Museum of Fine Arts in Vienna (Shuttle Taxi leaves at 19:00)

Networking opportunities for the participants.

Friday, 29.1.2010

09:00-10:00 OPENING & coffee

10:00-11:00

Prof. Dr Sebastian Kummer - Higher Education in Transport & Logistics (WU-Wien)
“The eurasian landbridge:  Infrastructure as assumption for an efficient development of transport”

Mag. Dr. Elmar Fürst - Higher Education in Transport & Logistics (WU-Wien)

Conclusion and Vison of the "NEW" Eurasian land bridge and EUCATI's  Mission

11:00-13:30 Finalizing of the first day’s work group presentations
Speakers of Working Groups
Workgroup leaders will present the achievements of the previous day’s work

13:30-14:30 LUNCH

14:30-16:00 Finalizing of the first day’s work group presentations
Speakers of Working Groups
Workgroup leaders will present the achievements of the previous day’s work

The session will be chaired by Michael G. Bodenstein. The plenary will be encouraged to discuss and provide feedback to each of the presentations.

16:00-17:30 DI Rudolf J. Bauer

Conclusion & the way forward

Plenary discussion "the way forward"

final communique

Constitution of the EUCATI platform

• Charter/Remit
• Organizational structure of EUCATI
• The way forward  - action items for 2010

19:00-20:00    Coctail sponsored by PARKINN Hotel Klosterneuburg

20:00-23:00 Farewell – Dinner sponsored by  the Mayor of the city of Klosterneuburg, Mag. Stefan Schmuckenschlager