On April 5th and 6th, 2011 the Association of European Regions (AER) will hold its Second Black Sea Regional Policy Conference in Batumi, Adjara, Georgia.
The objectives of the conference are to: raise awareness about current political discussions on the Black Sea, inform about possibilities of interregional cooperation in the framework of EU programmes and develop first joint projects of interregional cooperation in the Black Sea area.
As far as the Expected Outcomes are concerned, they are:
Intelligence gathering: Latest information on European policies in the Black Sea area
Networking and finding new partners;
Concrete project proposals which can be submitted to the EU – CBC Black Sea programme.
The working languages at the conference will be: English, French, German, Turkish and Georgian. Registration for the conference is open until March 18, 2011.
Please find more information about the conference, the agenda and registration form here: http://www.aer.eu/events/standing-committee-on-institutional-affairs/2011/second-aer-black-sea-regional-policy-conference.html