The conference organized in KC Dunaj Bratislava from March 24 to March 27 discussed volunteerism, cities, online and offline activism that improves them, and meaningful cooperation between municipalities, private and non-profit sector, and public. It posed different important questions such as How are our cities? What do we know about them? Who identifies himself/herself with public space – municipality, public or is it a no man's land? Who should be involved in decision-making concerning public space? What is the role of an individual and what can s/he change? What data do we have about the cities? How do we work with these data? International and Slovak guests tried to respond these and many other questions.
The conference lasted four days and had very diverse program. First day was mainly dedicated to the project and its outputs. All project partners attended the event and presented their project outcomes. Second day was dedicated to the topic of volunteerism. Some Slovak initiatives were presented, and discussion with the municipalities followed. Local and foreign online tools for improving the cities were presented on the third day. The forth day was dedicated to local Slovak initiative that improves public spaces. Besides presentations there were practical workshops led by experienced trainers. The workshops discussed work with volunteers, communication and creating good and solid arguments for your cause, participatory planning and two legal workshops advised on the topics of illegal buildings and parking.
The conference lasted four days and had very diverse program. First day was mainly dedicated to the project and its outputs. All project partners attended the event and presented their project outcomes. Second day was dedicated to the topic of volunteerism. Some Slovak initiatives were presented, and discussion with the municipalities followed. Local and foreign online tools for improving the cities were presented on the third day. The forth day was dedicated to local Slovak initiative that improves public spaces. Besides presentations there were practical workshops led by experienced trainers. The workshops discussed work with volunteers, communication and creating good and solid arguments for your cause, participatory planning and two legal workshops advised on the topics of illegal buildings and parking.