STEERING COMMITTEE FOR CULTURE

CDCULT-BU(2009)OJ2prov
9 December 2009

8^th Bureau meeting
9 (9.30 am) – 10 (5.00 pm) December 2009
- Morning of day one in the Palais, Room 9;
- Afternoon of day one in the Palais, Room 15;
- Day two in the Agora Building, Room G03.

AGENDA

Morning Session – Day One: 9 December 2009, Palais, Room 9

A. OPENING OF THE MEETING BY THE CHAIR

INTRODUCTION TO THE DAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF CULTURE

1. Revision of the European Cultural Convention

CDCULT-BU(2009)03rev First insights on a possible update of the European Cultural Convention of 1954

2. Programme and Budget Planning for 2010 and onwards including action priorities

CDCULT-BU(2009)07rev2 Financial overview of funds available for activities overseen by the CDCULT in 2009 and 2010

3. CDCULT working methods: Action list for improvement

CDCULT-BU(2009)05 Ten actions for enhancing the CDCULT’s working methods

4. Other

CDCULT-BU(2009)08 CDCULT draft reply to Recommendation 275 (2009) on Creative cities – managing the cultural activity of cities

CDCULT-BU(2009)15 CDCULT draft reply to Recommendation 1884 (2009) on Cultural education: the promotion of culture, creativity and intercultural understanding through education

Luncheon in the Council of Europe’s Horseshoe Restaurant

Afternoon Session – Day One: 9 December 2009, Palais, Room 15

B. JOINT SESSION CDCULT / CDPATEP

1. Activities

1.1. Introduction by each Chair: short presentation of their Committee’s key activities in 2009-2010

1.2. Presentation of the new Culture Directorate Website

1.3. Implementation of joint activities and themes of common interest

- Possible updating of the European Cultural Convention (intervention by Ms Battaini-Dragoni, Director General of Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport; General Coordinator for Intercultural Dialogue and the Anti-Discrimination Campaign)

- CultureWatchEurope
- Cultural Policy Reviews
- Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
- Kyiv Initiative
- The heritage dimension of Intercultural Cities

2. Further co-operation between the CDCULT, CDPATEP and CEMAT

2.1. Medium term prospects for both Committees

2.2. Co-operation priorities as of 2010

2.3. Co-operation methods between the Committees

Morning and Afternoon Session – Day Two: 10 Dec. 2009, Agora, Room G03

C. OPENING OF DAY TWO BY THE DIRECTOR OF CULTURE

1. Progress reports on CDCULT activities

CDCULT-BU(2009)02add Compendium Project Development and Mobilisation of Resources
CDCULT-BU(2009)04 Intercultural cities: a policy innovation network for the management of diversity

CDCULT-BU(2009)06rev Progress Report on “CultureWatchEurope” (CWE) and the creation of a joint access portal

CDCULT-BU(2009)09rev Cultural Policy Reviews - Progress Report

CDCULT-BU(2009)10 CultureWatchEurope (CWE) Conference 2010 - Draft Outline

CDCULT-BU(2009)11 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe - progress report

CDCULT-BU(2009)12 XXXth Council of Europe Exhibition: ‘Art after 1945’ Progress Report

CDCULT-BU(2009)13 Artists for Dialogue Initiative – progress report

Luncheon in the Council of Europe’s Pharmacopoeia Restaurant

2. Continuation of progress reports

D. PREPARATION OF FUTURE MEETINGS

1. Preparations for the Extraordinary meeting of the CDCULT Bureau in Sofia, (Proposal by the CDCULT Chair: March 2010)

2. Preparations for the 9th CDCULT Plenary Session (Proposal by the Secretariat: Strasbourg, Thursday, 6 – Friday, 7 May 2010)

- Thematic focus of session
- Elections
- Other issues

3. World Summit on Intercultural Dialogue, Azerbaijan, 2011

CDCULT-BU(2009)14 World Forum for Intercultural Dialogue 2011 – Baku

E. ADOPTION OF THE LIST OF DECISIONS AND CLOSING OF THE MEETING