Symposium 2023
Next Generation Podium for Eurodelta
This is an invitation to the next generation of planners, designers and urban thinkers, universities and research institutes on behalf of the SURE Network, to participate in the development of the Eurodelta mega-region. Next Generation Podium for Eurodelta 2023 is a symposium to bring out fresh perspectives from the young generation and create dialogues between experts practice and academia.
The lunch forums for this year’s edition of the Next Generation Symposium have concluded. Following the themes of Circular Delta, Accessible Delta and Fluid Delta the lunch forums proved an engaging and exciting series. A brief reflection on which can be accessed here. This year, Next Generation Podium also connects with the Waterweek New York Agenda, to bring back the focus on vulnerable delta regions. If you have missed this year’s edition of the lunch forums but are interested in participating in the online workshop you are more than welcome to register!
Online Workshop (11-12 May)
The two-day working conference will see students working in groups to develop their strategic spatial plan for the megaregion. They will work together within their chosen themes under supervision from experts in the field, mentoring and guiding the process throughout. Below is an outline of the program, if you are interested in viewing a more in depth description of the events and speakers click here.
Detailed Program day 1
May 11 (09:00 – 17:00 CET)
Opening ceremony – public program
09:00 Welcome by Alankrita Sarkar (Vereniging Deltametropool)
09:10 Next Generation Podium- Talk with Cecilia Braun (Braun-Urban)
09:20 Introduction – SURE Network by Dagmar Keim (Gemeente Amsterdam)
09:25 Reflection on Lunch Forums 2023 by Paul Gerretsen (Vereniging Deltametropool)
09:35 Keynote Speaker – Ivo Cré (POLIS Network) – Repositioning city regions as crucial players
10:00 Keynote Speaker – Kersten Nabielek (Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving) – Scenario research as a tool
10:30 Coffee Break + End of Public program
Workshop for students
10:45 First steps – Project brief by Alankrita Sarkar
10:50 Questions+ Practicalities
11:00 Step 1 Contextualise – Workshop
12:00 Lunch Break
13:00 Step 2 Ideate – Workshop
14:30 Coffee Break
14:45 Expert Consultation
15:30 Step 3 Upscale – Workshop
16:30 Closing statements – Erik Pasveer (City of Amsterdam)
Detailed program Day 2
May 12 (09:00 – 17:00 CET)
Workshop for students
09:00 Welcome by Alankrita Sarkar (Vereniging Deltametropool)
09:15 Step 4 Impact – Workshop
10:30 Expert interaction
11:00 Step 5 Action Plan – Workshop
12:30 Lunch
13:00 Step 6 Prepare presentation and deliverables
Closing ceremony – public program
14:00 Presentation Pitches & Reflection with Jury
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 Presentation Pitches & Reflection with Jury
16:45 Closing statements by Valeria Fedeli (Politecnico di Milano) & Erik Pasveer (City of Amsterdam)
17:00 End
Jury Members_12 May.
The process involves the students working through different scales starting at the local/city (project scale) to create an idea that can then be up-scaled to the regional/cross-border level (planning scale) and then finally studying its impact on the mega-regional scale (impact scale). Together, this will result in a strategic plan that can be implemented across multiple scales and timelines.
Lunch Forums ( 20-22 March)
The lunch forums that were conducted online by researchers and practitioners within the Eurodelta focused on three critical themes – Circular Delta, Accessible Delta and Eurodelta. This years symposium included 6 open office days (in-person) and provided a diverse and insightful set of options across the Eurodelta where participants could both learn and network.
Program – Lunch Forums
LUNCH FORUM 1 – March 20 (12:00 – 13:30 CET) – Circular Delta
Moderated by Paul Gerretsen, Deltametropolis Association
12:00 Welcome and introduction
12:05 Interview (SURE and ambitions of circularity)
12:10 Heroic attempts to start from scratch
12:25 Circular use of wood in mass timber buildings
12:40 Circular and local materials: wood from urban forests
13:00 Open dialogue
13:30 End
Open Office Day 1: 13:30 – 14:30
Municipality of Amsterdam | Municipality of The Hague | Park city Limburg
LUNCH FORUM 2 – March 21 (12:00 – 13:30 CET) – Accessible Delta
Moderated by Paul Gerretsen and Cecilia Braun
12:00 Welcome and introduction
12:05 Interview on trans-border mobility corridor
12:20 Roadmap for implementation of the STISE
12:35 Developing sustainable mobility for the Ruhr Metropolis
12:50 Open dialogue
13:30 End
Open Office Day 2: 13:30 – 14:30
LUNCH FORUM 3 – March 22 (12:00 – 13:30 CET) – Fluid Delta
Moderated by Alankrita Sarkar, Deltametropolis Association
12:00 Welcome and introduction
12:05 The Benelux builds bridges
12:15 Watershed design: past, present and future
12:30 Water-conscious transformation
12:45 The BonnWaterNetwork
12:50 Understanding delta change in South and Southeast Asia
13:00 Open dialogue
13:30 end
Open Office Day 3: 13:30 – 14:30
After the success of the first two editions in 2021 and 2022 , we are hosting a third edition of the Next Generation Podium to continue to explore further the future developments of the Eurodelta. This edition is a program open to students, young researchers and professionals working in the field of architecture, design, urban studies, economic geography and spatial planning. Unlike the previous two editions of the symposium, this years edition will be split across two separate weeks with the online lecture series that took place between the 20th and 22nd of March while the online workshop will take place between the 11th and 12th of May.
If you also cannot attend the workshop be sure to keep an eye on our website for future editions and upcoming events of a similar nature.
