WORLD URBAN PARKS CONGRESS 2015
9th IBEROAMERICAN CONGRESS OF PARKS
AND PUBLIC GARDENS – PARJAP PORTUGAL 2015
Smart Parks and Gardens
Ponte de Lima Exolima
26 to 30 May 2015
Meetings
25 May | Monday
08H30 am|12H00 pm Workshop with Yardstick and World Parks Academy – joint session
12H00 pm|01H30 pm Lunch
01H30 pm|04H30 pm IFPRA/World Urban Parks meetings
08H30 pm IFPRA/World Urban Parks and AEPJP Board of Directors dinner
Pre-Congress
26 May | Tuesday
09H00 am|04H00 pm Visit to the Peneda-Gerês National Park
04H00 pm Registration and submission of documentation
05H00 pm Congress Opening (by Prime Minister Portugal TBC)
05H30 pm Green Cities of Guinea-Bissau by Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
06H00 pm Opening of the Green Spaces Fair of Ponte de Lima 2015 Cocktail Party
Evening Free to explore Ponte de Lima
Congress Program
First Day
27 May | Wednesday Smart Construction
08H30 am Registration and submission of documentation
09H30 am Keynote Speakers (incl. World Urban Parks presentation)
10H50 am Coffee Break
11H20 am Concurrent Sessions
12H20 pm Discussion
01H00 pm Lunch
02H30 pm Commemorative Tree Planting Ceremony
03H30 pm Visit to the Historic Centre and the Parks and Gardens of Ponte de Lima
Second Day
28 May | Thursday Smart Maintenance
09H30 am keynote Speakers
11H00 am Coffee Break
11H30 am Concurrent Sessions
12H30 pm Discussion
01H00 pm Lunch
03H00 pm Visit to the Protected Landscape of Lagoas de Bertiandos e S. Pedro d’Arcos and Monte
de Santa Luzia in Viana do Castelo
Third Day
29 May | Friday Smart Promotion
09H30 am Keynote Speakers
10H30 am Coffee Break
11H00 am Concurrent Sessions
12H00 pm Presentation of new congresses and the theme of the 12th International Garden Festival
of Ponte de Lima
12H10 pm Conclusions
12H20 pm Closing
12H30 pm World Urban Parks General Assembly
01H30 pm Lunch at Escola Superior Agrária of Ponte de Lima – Refóios do Lima
06H30 pm Opening 11th International Garden Festival of Ponte de Lima
09H00 pm Congress Dinner
Post-Congress
30 May | Saturday
09H30 am Visit to the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga
11H30 am Visit to Casa dos Biscainhos in Braga
02H30 pm Visit to the Garden of Santa Bárbara in Braga
04H00 pm Visit to the Monastery of Tibães in Braga