Annual Conference of the IGU Urban Commission
11 August (Monday)
URBAN CHALLENGES IN A COMPLEX WORLD
Poznań, 11 - 14 August 2014
hosted by
Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland)
Program V-2
11 August (Monday) – Hall in front of Lubrański Auditorium, AMU Collegium Minus, 1 Wieniawskiego Str.
16:00 – 19:00 Registration of participants
17:00 – 18:00 Meeting of the Steering Committee of the IGU Urban Commission (Lubrański Auditorium)
12 August (Tuesday) - Lubrański Auditorium, AMU Collegium Minus, 1 Wieniawskiego Street
9:00 – 9:40 Opening session
9:40 – 10:40 Plenary session
10:40 – 11:10 Coffee break
11:10 – 13:10 Session 1
13:15 – 21:00 Half-day excursion (the historical part of Poznań) & dinner
13 August (Wednesday) – Morasko Campus, Collegium Geographicum, 27 Dzięgielowa Street
8:30 – 10:30 Sessions 2A & 2B
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00 Sessions 3A & 3B
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:40 Sessions 4A & 4B
15:40 – 16:10 Coffee break
16:10 - 18:10 Session 5A & 5B
18:30 – 19:30 Dinner
14 August (Thursday) – Morasko Campus, Collegium Geographicum, 27 Dzięgielowa Street
8:30 – 10:30 Session 6
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:40 Session 7
12:40 – 13:40 Business meeting
13:40 – 14:20 Lunch
14:30 – 21:00 Half-day excursion (the Poznań agglomeration)
& Farewell Dinner - Awarding of the Young scholar prize
Excursions for the participants
Annual Conference of the IGU Urban Commission
Poznań, 11 - 14 August 2014
12 August (Tuesday) - Half-day excursion (the historical part of Poznań) & dinner
13:10 meeting of participants in front of Collegium Minus, 1 Wieniawskiego Str.
13:15 – 13:45 walk to the Poznań City Hall
13:45 – 14:00 welcoming of guests by the city President, presentation of Poznań as the conference venue
14:00 – 15:00 lunch
15:00 – 16:30 Old Town sightseeing, walk to the Old Brewery
16:30 – 18:00 visiting the Old Brewery – a revitalized industrial building now functioning as the Trade, Art and Business Centre
18:30 – 21:00 dinner at the restaurant "Piano Bar" in the Old Brewery (42 Półwiejska Str.)
14 August (Thursday) - Half-day excursion (the Poznań agglomeration) & Farewell Dinner
14:20 - meeting of participants in front of Collegium Geographicum, 27 Dzięgielowa Str.
14:30 - 15:00 transfer to Lake Malta
15:00 - 15:15 visiting the Lake Malta sporting and recreation complex
15:15 – 15:35 transfer to Swarzędz
15:35 – 16:15 visiting the Special Economic Zone in Swarzędz
16:15 – 16:45 transfer to Kórnik
16:45 – 17:45 visiting the Kórnik castle
17:45 – 18:30 visiting the Kórnik's botanic garden
18.30 – 19.00 transfer to the restaurant "Młyńskie Koło"
19.00 – 21.00 Farewell Dinner* at the restaurant "Młyńskie Koło" (37 Browarna Str.)
Awarding of the Young scholar price
*Please note that the Farewell Dinner is an integral part of the excursion.
Preliminary program of trips for accompanying persons
Annual Conference of the IGU Urban Commission
Poznań, 11 - 14 August 2014
12 August (Tuesday) Half-day excursion (the historical part of Poznań)
13:00 meeting of participants in front of Collegium Minus, 1 Wieniawskiego Str.
13:15 – 13:45 walk to the Poznań City Hall (together with conference participants)
13:45 – 14:00 welcoming of guests, presentation of Poznań as the conference venue
14:00 – 15:00 lunch
15:00 – 16:30 Old Town sightseeing, walk to the Old Brewery
16:30 – 18:00 visiting the Old Brewery – a revitalized industrial building now functioning as the Trade, Art and Business Centre
18:30 – 21:00 dinner at the restaurant "Piano Bar" in the Old Brewery (42 Półwiejska Str.)
13 August (Wednesday) Poznań historical monuments and museums
10:00 - meeting of participants in front of Collegium Minus, 1 Wieniawskiego Str.
10:15 – 10:30 transfer to Ostrów Tumski (Cathedral Island)
10:40 – 11:40 visiting the ICHOT (Interactive Centre of Ostrów Tumski History)
11:40 – 12:40 visiting the Archaeological Museum and the Cathedral
12:40 – 13:00 transfer to the Old Market
13:00 – 14:00 lunch break
14:00 – 14:40 visiting the Musical Instruments Museum
14:40 – 15:30 the Old Poznań Maquette
14 August (Thursday) - Half-day excursion (the Poznań agglomeration) & Farewell Dinner
13:00 - meeting of participants in front of Collegium Minus, 1 Wieniawskiego Str.
13:10 – 13:40 transfer by bus to the Morasko Campus, Collegium Geographicum, 27 Dzięgielowa Street
13:40 – 14:30 lunch (together with conference participants)
14:30 - 15:00 transfer to Lake Malta
15:00 - 15:15 visiting the Lake Malta sporting and recreation complex
15:15 – 15:35 transfer to Swarzędz
15:35 – 16:15 visiting the Special Economic Zone in Swarzędz
16:15 – 16:45 transfer to Kórnik
16:45 – 17:45 visiting the Kórnik castle
17:45 – 18:30 visiting the Kórnik's botanic garden
18:30 – 19:00 transfer to the restaurant "Młyńskie Koło"
19:00 – 21:00 Farewell Dinner* at the restaurant "Młyńskie Koło", 37 Browarna Str.
*Please note that the Farewell Dinner is an integral part of the excursion
