North Sea Conference 2017
The 20th North Sea Conference explored the theme of Corridors for Sustainable Growth. It took place in Göttingen, Germany on 28-30 June 2017.The conference was jointly hosted by the North Sea Commission and Germany. It was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, the German Federal States of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, and the German Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development.
Conference programme
Presentations from the event
Please find below the presentations from the North Sea Conference workshops.
Strand 1 - Managing space in the North Sea Region
Geert Shaap: Reducing microplastics in the NSR aquatic environment
Katharina Erdmenger: Maritime Spatial Planning part 1
Tineke Smegen & Renske Stumpel: Blockchain solutions for innovation in (local) government
The purpose of the National Contact Points
Strand 2 - Cooperating on tackling the impacts of climate change
Dirk Harmsen: Climate change implies (radical) behaviour change
Egon Baldal: Cooperating on tackling the impacts of climate change
Ilja van der Veen: Energy transition in the province of Groningen
Ilja van der Veen: WE-ENERGY game
Strand 3 - Creating accessibility through clean transport
Dirk Harmsen: Culture power inspires development of rural areas
Marius Wybrands: Autonomous vehicles in rural settings
Michael Frömming: Tackling mobility challenges in rural areas
Rebecca Karbaumer: SHARE-North NSRC rural
Tanja Goebler: Autonomous bus shuttle
Strand 4 - Building attractive and sustainable communities in the North Sea Region
Henrik Toremark: Demand-responsive transportation in the vast North Sea Region
Paul Stephens: Farmland biodiversity declining in the North Sea Region
Peyman Khodabakhsh: Digitalisation in rural areas
Strand 5A - The future of cooperation projects
Carla Harnischfeger: exploiting Interreg-specific effects more effectively
Christoph Petry: What determines the partnership of European transnational cooperation projects
Ilke Borowski-Maaser and Eva-Marie Cyrus: Get the dog barking, set the Thames on fire
Josefin Levander: How active local stakeholder involvement can strengthen the NSR experience
Steve Schneider: ecall - Europewide solution for saving lives through rapid emergency response
Strand 5B - North Sea cooperation in a changing Europe
Michael Barnes What does transnational collaboration let you achieve
Yolanda Schmal: The future of Interreg
Presentations from the Call 4 Interwork event held in conjunction with the North Sea Conference are available here.