We invite you to participate in the forum "PraRovar". The event is dedicated to the development of cycling at the city and national levels. The forum will be held on 24-26 November 2017 in Minsk.
Dear colleagues!
We invite you to participate in the forum "PraRovar". The event is dedicated to the development of cycling at the city and national levels.
The forum will be held on 24-26 November 2017 in Minsk.
Venue: Conference Center IBB (Education Center named after Johannes Rau), Minsk, 11 Gazeta Pravda ave.
The forum will be held on 24-26 November 2017 in Minsk.
Venue: Conference Center IBB (Education Center named after Johannes Rau), Minsk, 11 Gazeta Pravda ave.
The program of the forum includes public lectures, master classes, round tables, discussions and a bike excursion. The preliminary program of the event has already been formed, but you can suggest your topic and your format for its presentation.
The working languages of the forum are Russian, Belarusian and English.
You can take part in the forum "PraRovar" as a speaker or listener.
Participation in the Forum is free of charge.
Participants from Belarusian cities can receive reimbursement for travel and accommodation expenses.
Registration for the forum is required. You can register on the site (due to registration form is in the Russian language, English speaking participants please register by sending an email to valoshca@bike.org.by).
Participants from Belarusian cities can receive reimbursement for travel and accommodation expenses.
Registration for the forum is required. You can register on the site (due to registration form is in the Russian language, English speaking participants please register by sending an email to valoshca@bike.org.by).
Deadline for applying for the forum as a speaker – November 10, as a participant – November 17.
We are waiting for your reports and presentations.
We are waiting for your reports and presentations.
The organizers of the event are the NGO “Minsk Cycling Community” and the Center for Environmental Solutions. The forum is organized with the support of the Delegation of the European Union and the US Embassy in the Republic of Belarus.
The program of PraRovar forum:
FRIDAY, November 24 10:00 – 18:00: The official day.
10:30 – 11:30
The introductory session is devoted to the current state of the urban development of cycling in Belarus. The tasks that the Belarusian cities set for themselves, as well as the developed national concept of cycling development.
Second session: Organizational aspects of the development of urban cycling.
12:00 – 13:30
Tasks and their solutions, facing the city authorities in the development of urban cycling in Belarus. City bicycle concept. How to begin creation of the working plan, algorithm of actions, interaction with the public.
The session primarily organized for representatives of the city executive bodies, project organizations involved in the process of development of urban development projects.
Fourth session: How can the city find the budget for bicycle infrastructure?
14:30 – 15:30
The session will consider international assistance programs, parallel projects that can be used to find financing for bicycle projects, as well as ways to involve the business.
The session is intended for representatives of executive authorities of cities and NGOs.
Sixth session: Business area.
15:30 – 17:30
What is bicycle business in Belarus today? What kind of partnership is possible to solve common problems. Can a social bicycle project be self-supporting.
Third session: Business site.
12:00 – 13:30 (Club room)
City cycling as a sphere for advertising and implementation of corporate social responsibility. Partnership of non-governmental organizations and business.
Fifth session: Selection of technical solutions in the organization of cycling and road safety.
14:30 – 15:30 + Coffee break + 16:00 – 17:30
The session will consider the issues of what the city's bicycle infrastructure should be. Designers, architects, representatives of city administration, traffic police of cities and design institutes can exchange experience, hear about foreign experience in creating a bicycle infrastructure, there will be an opportunity to discuss road standards.
SATURDAY, 25 November:
Day for organizations involved in the development of cycling tourism, the creation of cycling routes, bicycle activists.
First session Organization of cycling events.
11:00 – 16:00
Second session Bicycle tourism, tourist orientation in cities (small area)
11:00 – 14:00
SUNDAY, 26 November::
11:00 – 14:00
Educational excursion around the city on bicycles for infrastructure solutions and route guidance.
Educational excursion around the city on bicycles for infrastructure solutions and route guidance.
Detailed information about the forum is published on the official site of rovar.info.
