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Safe Cities Commission meeting, Gdańsk

2023-09-12 to 2023-09-14

The next meeting of UBC Safe Cities Commission will be held in Gdańsk, September 12-14, 2023. The event will be devoted to the topic: “Cooperation with volunteer organisations active in fields of civil protection and building resilient society”.

During the meeting the issue of how local municipalities are and can cooperate with volunteer organisations that are active in fields of civil protection and building resilient societies will be widely discussed. Various experiences  and viewpoints, for example of Polish volunteer organizations, will be presented to the participants. It is planned that the meeting will start on September 12 at around 12:00 and will finish on September 14 at around 14:00.

Everyone is welcome to participate.

Preliminary agenda of the meeting

September 12 (Tuesday)                                                                              
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch Gdańsk New Town Hall
Wały Jagiellońskie 1
13.00 – 17.00
coffee break included
Seminar of Safe Cities Commission

  • Afternoon session
  • Presentations of volunteer organisations and local authorities
Gdańsk New Town Hall
Wały Jagiellońskie 1
19.00 – 21.00 Dinner Chleb I Wino, Stągiewna 17
September 13 (Wednesday)
9.30 – 12.30
coffee break included
Seminar of Safe Cities Commission

  • Morning session
  • Discussions and workshop with volunteer organisations
Gdańsk New Town Hall
Wały Jagiellońskie 1
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 17.00
coffee break included
Safe Cities Commission meeting

  • UBC news
  • UBC Safe Cities Commission Chairmanship elections
  • UBC General conference workshop
  • Any other business
19.00 – 21.00    Dinner PG4, Podwale Grodzkie 4
September 14 (Thursday)
9.30 – 10.30 Seminar of Safe Cities Commission

  • Presentation from Gdansk municipality and volunteer activists
Gdańsk New Town Hall
Wały Jagiellońskie 1
10.30 – 12.00 Study visit
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch Kos na Widelcu, Tkacka 27/28
Departure

 

P.S. Agenda may slightly vary.

 

Practical information

Venue
The UBC Safe Cities Commission meeting in Gdansk will take place in:
Gdansk City Council (as well UBC Secretariat)
Wały Jagiellońskie 1
80-853 Gdańsk Poland

 

Suggested hotel

Hotel Wolne Miasto

Św. Ducha 2, Gdańsk
Special rates available – Guests can make a reservation via e-mail: rezerwacja@hotelwm.pl. Booking code: UBC. Guests can also make reservation on the hotel’s website using the same code (room number is limited).

 

Transportation

From Gdansk airport – the information is available here – https://www.airport.gdansk.pl/passenger-area/transportation/bus-p99.html

 


Please register for the UBC Safe Cities Commission meeting by August 31, 2023 via https://forms.gle/B3qfwMxqF4ksoksL7

 

More information:
Kaspars Vārpiņš
Chair of the UBC Safe Cities Commission
email: kaspars.varpins@liepaja.lv
Tel. +371 26406820

 

 

 

 

Cities:
Gdańsk
Commissions:
Safe Cities