Day 1: Tuesday 20 May 2014

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08 h 00 - 09 h 00: Breakfast

09 h 00 - 12 h 00: Meeting of the Planta Europa Steering Committe
12 h 00 - 14 h 00: Lunch break
14 h 00 - 16 h 00: Meeting of the Planta Europa Steering Committee
20 h 00: Dinner

Day 2: Wednesday 21 May 2014

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08 h 00 - 09 h 00: Breakfast

09 h 00 - 12 h 00: Arrivals

12 h 00 - 14 h 00; Lunch break
14 h 00 - 18 h 30: Registration
18 h 30 - 20 h 00: Welcome reception
20 h 00: Dinner

 

Day 3: Thursday 22 May 2014

​08 h 00 - 09 h 00: Breakfast

09 h 45 - 10 h 45:

• Official opening: Welcome speakers: President of Planta Europa, Chair of Planta Europa, Director of the Orhodox Academy of Crete; Mayor of Platanias Municipality; Personalities from Crete (Chair: Jan-Willem Sneep).

• Introduction to the Conference, PE Steering Committee announcements, and conference organizer announcements (Lucas Andrianos)

• PE Awards (Anca Sarbu)

10 h 45 - 11 h 15: Coffee break / Exhibition opening and Group photo 
11 h 15 - 11 h 45: Theme 1: Politics  - Presentation about the update on the implementation of PE strategy and COP 10 .

11 h 45 - 12 h 15: Theme 2: European strategy for the environment 

12 h 15 - 13 h 00: Theme 3: Other international frameworks: Council of Europe, IUCN, EU/NATURA2000

13 h 00 - 13 h 30: Lunch break - beach time

16 h 00 - 17 h 00: Theme 4: Plants products 
17 h 00 - 17 h 30: Coffee break
17 h 30 - 18 h 30: Theme 5: Environmental ethics 
18 h 30 - 19 h 00: Coffee break
19 h 00 - 19 h 30: Plants arts exhibition and trees planting at the botanical garden OAC 

20 h 00: GALA DINNER (Cretan traditional evening)

 

Day 4: Friday 23 May 2014

​08 h 00 - 9 h 00: Breakfast

09 h 45 - 10 h 45: Theme 6: Tourism - Greek tourist sector representatives.

10 h 45 - 11 h 15: Coffee break
11 h 15 - 12 h 15: Theme 7: Invasive species and commerce

12 h 15 - 13 h 00: Theme 8: Agricultural ecosystems and biodiversity 

13 h 00 - 13 h 30: Lunch break - beach time

16 h 00 - 17 h 00: Visit to the Park for the Preservation of Flora and Fauna at the Technical University of Crete, Akrotiri
17 h 00 - 17 h 30: Coffee break
17 h 30 - 18 h 30: Theme 9: Awareness and education 
18 h 30 - 19 h 00: Coffee break
19 h 00 - 19 h 30: Theme 10: Conservation - traditional knowledge and sustainable use 

20 h 00: DINNER  IN CHANIA OLD TOWN (harbour)

 

Day 5: Saturday 24 May 2014

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08 h 00 - 09 h 00: Breakfast
09 h 45 - 10 h 45: Theme 11: Conservation, Red list and botanical gardens 
10 h 45 - 11 h 15: Coffee break
11 h 15 - 12 h 15: Theme 12: Research, mushrooms and lichens
12 h 15 - 12 h 30: Coffee break
12 h 30 - 13 h 30: Theme 13: Social media and information (keynote: Lucas Andrianos - presentation of the new website of Planta Europa/facebook)
13 h 30: Lunch - beach time
16 h 00 - 17 h 00: Theme 14: Climate change and ecosystem services 
17 h 00 - 17 h 30: Coffee break
17 h 30 - 18 h 30:

• Conclusions of the 7th PE conference 

• Planta Europa Declaration of Crete

• European Plant Conservation strategy 2014-2020

18 h 30 - 19 h 00: Coffee break
19 h 00 - 19 h 30: Closing

• PE business

• Election of new PE Steering Committee members

• PE conference 2017 announcement

• Photo competition results

• Closing ceremony

20 h 00: Farewell Dinner



Day 6: Sunday 25 May 2014

 

• Visit to the 16th Monastery of Gonias, Kolymbari

• Excursion to Omalos white mountain (entrance of the Gorge of Samaria)

• Visit to the botanical garden in Omalos or

• Beach time and excursion to ELAFONISI NATURA 2000 reserve area

 

Day 7: Monday 26 May 2014 (optional)

 

• BOTANICAL EXCURSION TO THE SAMARIA GORGE 

• VISIT TO SANTORINI ISLAND 

• VISIT TO KNOSSOS IN HERKALION