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Willkommen - Guten morgen
Dobrodošli – Dobro jutro
Witamy - Dzień dobry
Tere tulemast - Tere hommikust
Croeso – Bore da
Welcome – Good morning
Timber for Tomorrow’s EuropeInternational Conference
Cardiff, Wales4th October 2007
Mike OverGATE Project Manager
Forestry Commission Wales
Ian ForshawDirector of Forestry Commission Wales
1955 - 2007
Croeso i GymruWelcome to Wales
• Interreg IIIC Network project• Form of co-operation• Public organisations• Development of ideas EU wide• Exchange of ideas EU wide• “Co-operation without frontiers”• 268 projects – 2,650 partners• 7,000 best practices defined• 27% transferred
GATE Project• 5 Partner Regions:
Wales Estonia Slovenia Thuringia (Germany) Pomorskie (Poland)
• Wales is the lead partner• 3 year duration (October 2004-December 2007)
Environment Centre forTrade, RudolstadtUlf-Dieter Pitzingpitzing@umweltzentrum.de
Tartu Science ParkRene Tonnissonrene@ibs.ee
Tourist Association ofCommunities ‘BOR’,PomorskieHania Miszewskab_turystyka@op.pl
Dept. of Wood Science,Ljubljiana UniversityMilan Sernekmilan.sernek@bf.uni-lj.si
Forestry CommissionWales, AberystwythMike Overmike.over@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Project Aims• To increase the use of timber in construction
• Building new markets and adding value
• Sharing best practice amongst 5 regions
• Overcome any existing barriers or constraints
How does GATE work?Exchange of experience and best practicethrough:
• Focus group meetings before each Seminar• Inter-regional seminars every 6 months• Site visits during seminars and focus groups• Exchange visits for stakeholders• Local events in each region• Email & Website at www.gate-project.org
Regional Stakeholder Networks ‘Anyone with an interest in or influence on the choice
of timber for a building project’
• local & regional government• planners, policy makers• engineers & builders, supply chain businesses• industry bodies, foresters• designers, architects and builders• housing associations, mortgage lenders, insurers• clients …
GATE Inter-Regional Conferencesand Seminars
• International Opening Conference in Wales• Inter-regional ‘Perceptions’ seminar in Thuringia• Inter-regional ‘Economic Issues’ seminar in Poland• Inter-regional ‘Technical’ seminar in Slovenia• Inter-regional ‘Policy’ seminar in Estonia• International Closing Conference in Cardiff
Other GATE Activities• Fire safety seminar in Estonia• Glued timber conference in Slovenia• Focus Group meetings in Poland, Estonia, Slovenia and Germany• Student design competitions• Two Greener Homes and Buildings Shows in Wales• A travelling exhibition to fairs in Thuringia• Workshops for students in Estonia• Handover Workshops• Other local events in each Region
Today’s Agenda• Achievements of GATE• Benefits of European co-operation• Case studies from the partner regions• Lessons learned and practices adopted• The legacy of GATE• Continuation of knowledge transfer• Handovers to regional timber sectors• Future project possibilities
www.gate-project.org
mike.over@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
+44 (0)845 604 0845
DankeHvala
DziękujęTänan
Diolch yn fawrThank you
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