The Smart Cities project attends the Joint Annual Conference and General Assembly 2010 of the North Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 and the North Sea Commission. This event will take place 16-18 June 2010 in Stavanger, Norway. Smart Cities contributes to the discussions and will present the partnership and the e-government themes on the project exhibition.

The theme of the conference is 'North Sea Region 2020'. The theme was chosen to reflect and react on a number of current discussions in the EU and the European Commission.
The recently launched EU 2020 strategy by the European Commission, its impacts on the North Sea Region and the possibilities and relevance of a North Sea Strategy, are key aspects to mention in this respect.

The Programme Secretariat arranges and hosts an annual conference in June every year. Each year the activities and programme of the conference targets a specific theme. The conference marks the main annual event of the North Sea Region Programme 2007-2013.

The aim of the conference is to collect different expectations and to formulate key challenges stakeholders foresee in the development of the North Sea Region towards 2020. The outcomes will be presented as conclusions of the conference.

The theme of the conference is 'North Sea Region 2020'. The theme was also chosen to reflect the ongoing work of the 39 projects of the Programme. They will be asked about their perspectives towards ongoing EU policy initiatives and how to generate long lasting results with a potential to impact on the North Sea Region and beyond.
The conference will have the potential to make concrete links between current work and initiatives with future perspectives.

More information: http://northsearegion.eu/ivb/events/show/&tid=54