The programme
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Wednesday 28 June
>1:30 pm Welcome in the foyer of “la Grande Halle d’Auvergne”
>2:00 pm Introductory speeches
- Serge Godard, mayor of Clermont-Ferrand
- René Souchon, president of the “Conseil Régional” (regional authority) of Auvergne
- Josée de Felice, president of the “Collectif Ville Campagne” (town and country association)
- Jean-Michel Bérard , prefect of the Auvergne region, and co-- ordinator for the “Massif Central”,
The theme for the afternoon: analysing and understanding population movements
>2:30 pm Conferences (a question and answers session will follow each conference)
- The shift of populations from town to country: is it a worldwide trend?
- Jean-Claude Bontron, director of “Segesa” (society for applied geographic, economic and sociological studies)
- Migration and demography in various European countries
- Vincent Valles, director of studies at the “Insee” (French national institute for statistics and economic studies)
- Nathalie Bertrand, research engineer at “Cemagref Grenoble” ( a government research organisation for engineering and agriculture in the environment)
- How can population flows result in new ways of thinking about and constructing society?
- Luc Gwiazdzinski, geographer, University of Belfort-Montbéliard
- The countryside throughout history
- presentation by a historian
- Demographic trends and sustainable development: issues and perspectives
- Franck Auriac, geographer, and professor emeritus, “UMR Espace”, Montpellier – Avignon
>5:15 pm Debate: “What should we do about the changing geography; should we act or let it happen?”
with the contribution of:
- Guillermo Moratal, president of “GAL Aitana” (Spain)
- Eric Andrieu, vice-president of the “Conseil Régional” of Languedoc Roussillon, and President of Unadel
- Paul Reynal, mayor of Ayen(in the county of Corrèze), vice-president of “SOS Village”
- Jean-Louis Andréani, journalist, and editorialist of "Le Monde" newspaper
- Renaud Scapin, a recent settler in the countryside, who lives in the county of Nièvre
>In the rooms of “la Grande Halle”
6:30 pm Cocktail
8:30 pm Dinner
The morning’s theme: developing regions with the help of individuals
>8:30 am Conferences
- The countryside: the imaginary and the real
- André Micoud, sociologist , and director of Cresal – CNRS (French national research centre) of St Etienne
The impact of recent settlers on regions (Quebec as an example)
- Myriam Simard, professor at the INRS of Canada
- Foreigners who settle in the countryside
- Jean-Paul Diry, professor of geography at the Ceramac, University of Clermont-Ferrand
The arrival of new populations: what benefits for the territories ?
- Yves Gilbert, lecturer in sociology at the University of Perpignan>10:45 am thematic workshops
Workshops to be selected from the list on the registration form
>12:45 am Lunch, in the “salon Auvergne” in the “Grande Halle”
The afternoon theme: Developing reception policies
>2:15 pm Conferences
- Reception policies , the major issue in rural development
- Jean-Claude Bontron, director of “Segesa”
- How to adapt the national reception charter at the local level?
- Jean-Yves Pineau, director of the “Collectif Ville Campagne”
>3:00 pm Debate: “What are the appropriate policies for the various types of migration? How and why should we construct attractive regions?” The involvement of regional authorities
With accounts by:
- Jean-Paul Denanot, president of the “Conseil Régional” of Limousin
- Jean-KarlDeschamps, vice-president of the “Conseil Régional” of Basse Normandie
And with contributions by:
- René Souchon, president of the “Conseil Régional” of Auvergne
-Jean-Gabriel Nast, mayor of Longchaumois, president of the PNR Haut Jura (GAL LEADER +)
- André Marcon, president of CCI -Entreprendre en France
- Claude Roiron, deputy mayor of Tours and regional councillor for the region of the county of Indre et Loire
- Eliane Giraud, vice-president of the “Conseil Régional” of Rhône Alpes
- Mariann Fisher Boel, European commissioner with responsibility for Agriculture and Rural Development (attendance subject to confirmation)
>5:30 to 7:15 pm thematic workshops
Workshops to be selected from the list on the registration form
>Citizens' meeting in the historic centre of Clermont-Ferrand
- 8:00 pm participants are invited for a cocktail party in patio of the “Hôtel de ville” (city hall),
- The evening’s events will consist of debates with recent settlers in the cafés of “Place de la Victoire”,
- 10:00 pm projection of films from the Clermont-Ferrand International Festival of Short Films
9:00 am Conferences
2007-2013: How can Europe and France develop and sustain regional reception policies?
- Vincent Piveteau, advisor to the DIACT ( Interministerial Delegation for Regional Planning and Competitiveness)
- Jean-Charles Leygues, Deputy Director-General, at the European Commission for Regional Policy
- A representative of the French Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (attendance subject to confirmation)
- Catherine Guy-Quint, European member of parliament, vice-president of the European Association of Elected Representatives from the Mountain Areas
10:30 am Summary of the day’s debates and workshops
- Sustainable regions, and open regions: positive steps, information and proposals
- Josée de Felice, president of the Collectif Ville Campagne
- Claire Lelièvre, editor of Village Magazine
- Stéphanie Frobert, ARDTA
- Albert Algoud, journalist, author, and comedian will give a sincere resumé of all the themes and debates over the 3 days
12:00 am Rounding off
- Jean-Yves Gouttebel, president of the “Conseil Général” for the county of Puy-de-Dôme (63) (attendance subject to confirmation)
- René Souchon, president of the “Conseil Régional” of Auvergne
- Jean-Michel Bérard, prefect of the Auvergne region, and co-ordinator for the “Massif Central”
Return to the menu>12:30 am End of the 1 st European University for the reception of new populations
