evaluation of the study visit - Mekong River Commission

MRC Study Visit to the Danube River Basin 2012
9.00 Welcome to ICPDR Secretariat and tour through the offices and facilities of the
Secretariat – Philip Weller (ICPR Executive Secretary), Benedikt Mandl
(ICPDR TE for Public Participation)
9.15 Go to building M, opportunity to have a look at the Vienna International Center and
to get coffee / snacks – Benedikt Mandl
10.00 Welcome by ICPDR President & presentation by Mekong Commission –
Wolfgang Stalzer (ICPDR President)
10.30 Talk: History, work and objectives of the ICPDR – Philip Weller
11.30 Talk: Transboundary monitoring and assessment – Philip Weller
12.30 Lunch at the UN Vienna restaurant
13.30 Talk: River basin management – Raimund Mair
14.30 Talk: Flood protection – Philip Weller
15.30 Questions & opportunity to obtain publications – All
16.00-17.30 The EU Danube Strategy followed by Q&A – Roland Arbter
How to get back to the hotel: (it takes around 10 minutes)
At the station “Kaisermühlen-VIC” take the metro “U1” towards “Reumannplatz” and
get off at station “Vorgartenstrasse” and walk back to the hotel.
18.00 Pick-up at the hotel-lobby (Hotel ibis Wien Messe, Lassallestrasse 7a, 1020 Vienna)
for dinner and classical concert (Strauss and Mozart at the “Kursalon Vienna”).
How to get to the restaurant “Figlmüller”: (it takes around 15 minutes)
Get out of the hotel and take a left, turn right at Radingerstrasse, turn left back on
Lassallestrasse and walk towards the metro (German: U-Bahn) station
“Vorgartenstrasse”. Take the metro “U1” towards “Reumannplatz” and get off at
station “Schwedenplatz.” Turn left onto Rotenturmstrasse, go straight ahead and
turn left onto Lugeck and continue on to Bäckerstrasse.
18.15 Joint dinner at the restaurant “Figlmüller” (Bäckerstrasse 6, 1010 Vienna)
19.45 Walk from the restaurant “Figlmüller” to the concert venue (“Kursalon Wien”,
Johannesgasse 33, 1010 Wien).
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