Text only Print this page | E-mail this page| Add to favourites
British Council Netherlands
Apeldoorn Conference 2009 (c)Sander Foederer
The Apeldoorn Conference Series
Apeldoorn Conference 2009: Plenary Speakers
Sponsors Apeldoorn 2009
Young Apeldoorn Conference 2008
Apeldoorn Conference 2007
Previous Conferences
Organisation
The Apeldoorn Conference Series
2009 is the tenth anniversary of the Apeldoorn Conference Series

The Apeldoorn Conference 2009 will be held in Belfast between 4 and 6 October 2009.

The central theme of the Apeldoorn Conference 2009 is "Trust, social cohesion, citizenship and the state in an economic down turn" with four sub themes:
Trust, leadership and the role of the state
Globalisation, migration and the labour market
Solidarity and supporting the vulnerable in modern societies
Human rights and communities

Apeldoorn Conference 2009 - Image Gallery

Apeldoorn Conference 2009 – Themes and Format

Apeldoorn Conference 2009 - Key Role Players

Apeldoorn Conference 2009 - Programme

Apeldoorn Conference Series Background

In 1999 Prime Ministers Wim Kok and Tony Blair agreed to instigate a bilateral conference: the Apeldoorn Conference. Their objective was to bring together a representative and informed group from the UK and the Netherlands on a regular basis to reflect on issues of political relevance and shared concern. The first conference took place in 2000 in Apeldoorn, from which the conference series took its name.

Young Apeldoorn
When Foreign Ministers Jack Straw and Jozias van Aartsen met in 2002, they agreed to build on this success by establishing the Young Apeldoorn Conference. They wanted to bring together those young people whose views and decisions will affect Anglo-Dutch and European cultural, political and economic relations over the next decade. Therefore, on alternate conferences within the series, the delegates are no more than 35 years of age.

Partners
The Conference series is organised by the British Council Netherlands, the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)
Our privacy and copyright statements.
Our commitment to freedom of information. Double-click for pop-up dictionary.
 Positive About Disabled People Download Browsealoud