July 28, 2005 – 12 PM
The workshop participants started to arrive on July 26. The first to make it were the delegates from Georgia, who seem to have already made themselves comfortable at the Herastrau Complex in the North of Bucharest, where the event is taking place. The proof: the first discussions have already started (see photos; click to enlarge).
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July 28, 2005 – 12 PM
The second to arrive were the Iranians. Today, the 28th of July, the rest of the participants are expected to arrive at the conference site. We will keep you updated on further developments…
July 28, 2005 – 8 PM
The first meeting of the participants to the Workshop on Sustainable Development and World Heritage gave the ones who had arrived on Thursday the chance to know each other and share their expectations concerning this project. After a brief introduction from UNESCO representatives, the participants enjoyed a welcoming reception. The party went on well into the summer night. We can only hope they will get up early enough for the start of the workshop ....
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July 29, 2005 - 9 AM
The official opening of the event was initiated by Mr. Alexandru Mironov, General Secretary of the UNESCO National Commission for Romania, who expressed his trust in the potential of young people to build the future by working together.
Mr. Jan Sadlak, Director of the Romanian Office of the UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, was the special guest of the meeting. He warmly welcomed the participants and appreciated their enthusiasm, as well as their perception upon the global dimension of natural preservation issue.
The official representatives of UNESCO - Ms. Livia Saldari, Ms. Lucretia Baluta, Mr.Richard Holmquist and Mr. Bernard Combes - addressed the participants as tomorrow's decision-makers and expressed their hopes that they would find new ideas to continue their work for sustainable development in the successes and the challenges of this event
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July 29, 2005 - 10:30 AM
Visiting the Romanian Palace of Parliament - "All that man-made majesty, where the legal system is being elaborated, reminded me about the laws of nature and its simplicity", said Andreea from Buzau.
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July 29, 2005 - 12:30 PM
Visit to the Caldarusani Laboratory of the Romanian Academy Institute of Geodynamics. It’s a peaceful place, placed right outside the walls of the ancient Caldarusani monastery, on the banks of a lake. The only thing we could think of was taking a dip... the heat was exhausting!
We were welcomed by the Director, dr. Dorel Zugravescu, by his team at the Institute, and by the head monk. The fabulous meal we received courtesy of the monastery relaxed us and gave us the fuel for the discussion session.
While the Seniors (dubbed “The Certainties”) followed the presentation schedule, the Juniors (a.k.a. “The Hopefuls”) gathered around Florin Munteanu from the Center for Complexity Studies, who gave them a quick introduction to Geodynamics and explained the need for Complexity Science in a successful approach to sustainable development.
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