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Conference venue Library of the Castle at Námìšt' nad Oslavou 9.00 - 11.00 11.00 - 12.00 12.00 - 13.00 13.00 14.30 - 16.00 16.00 - 16.15 16.15 - 18.00 20.00 9.00 - 12.00 10.30 - 10.45 10.45 - 12.00 12.00 13.30 20.00 9.00 - 10.30 10.30 - 10.45 10.45 - 12.00 12.00 13.30-16.00 16.00 - 16.15 16.15 - 18.00 20.00 Programme Thursday 7.10.2004 Registration of participants Opening session. Press conference and inauguration of the exhibition Sheep and Wool of Europe. Lunch The situation of sheep breeding and wool processing in Eastern and Western Europe. Presented by four representatives of breeders' and processors' associations. Coffee break Round table discussion. Official dinner of welcome Friday 8.10.2004 What has to be done in order to obtain wool of high quality? The importance of training in shearing and wool handling and of the setting up of wool collection centres. Introductory speeches by four delegates from East and West. Coffee break Round table discussion Lunch Visit to two wool processing factories, Vitka a.s. in Brnìnec, Lanatex a.s. in Ivanèice. Late afternoon and evening: Visit to the carpet factory DOWO in Námìšt' nad Oslavou, demonstrations of manual wool processing Evening meal. Saturday 9.10.2004 European solutions to "national" problems? Wool scouring, wool sale and promotion. Possibilities and obstacles. Introductory speeches by four delegates from East and West. Coffee break Round table discussion. Lunch European cooperation and programmes – what possibilities for the wool sector within the new Common Agriculture Policy and rural development schemes? Introductory speeches by representatives of European and Czech authorities. Coffee break Round table discussion. Good bye evening with specialities from Czech organic farms. Sunday 10.10.2004 Visits to farms and breeders in the region of Zlín. Events linked to the conference Practical information Exhibition 8. – 10. October in the Habitat Centre of Námìšt' nad Oslavou. Open to the public. The exhibition shows 60 European sheep breeds presented through photographs of the sheep along with wool samples of each breed and different kinds of finished wool items produced with this wool. Felting workshop 8. October in the Habitat Centre. Instructor: Karin Flatøy Svarstad, felt artist from Norway. Demonstration of manual wool processing 8. October in the Habitat Centre. Shearing course 11. – 13. October Instructors: Colin MacGregor of the British Wool Marketing Board and Mr. Baøina, Czech Republic How to get to Námìšt' nad Oslavou By plane: Prague airport (220 km) or Vienna airport (150 km) By bus: Direct connection (Prague – Brno, Prague – Velká Bíteš) By train: Good connections from Prague (2,5 h) and Vienna (1,5 h) to Brno Brno – Námìšt' nad Oslavou: 40 km (Transport from Brno and Velká Bíteš to the conference will be organised by appointment) Conference languages Simultaneous translation into English, Czech and a third language, depending on participants' needs Conference documents in English and Czech. Hotels (including breakfast) Single room: maximum 30 euros/night Double room: maximum 15 euros/night/person Conference fee: 150 euros The conference fee includes: - Conference documents - Coffee breaks - Thursday to Saturday lunches and dinners - Visits of Friday afternoon - Transport to and from Brno with a mini-bus All participants must register no later than: 10th September by filling in the enclosed registration form and returning it to the address below. Odbytové družstvo ROMNEY Podhradí 127 675 71 Námìšt' nad Oslavou (Czech Republic) Tel.: 00 420 568 620 069 Email: [email protected]
