2008 Seminar - Introduction

The seminar series held in 2008 was organized in two distinct locations; Istanbul and Venice. The first part of the Seminar Series was heldin Istanbul, Turkey on 15-24 June, 2008, while the second part of the Series was offered in Venice, Italy on 29 September – 7 October, 2008.

Each program had three modules. Climate Change and Sustainable Resource Management modules were the common modules where in Istanbul the third module was Sustainable Development and in Venice it was Economic and Political Instruments for Sustainable Development.

There were a total of 33 participants in both seminars coming from the Black Sea countries.  

Please find below more information on 2008 Seminar

• Summary
• Detailed Program
• Speakers & Instructors
• Side Events

The seminar was realized with the valuable contributions of Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, AT&T, ISTAC and Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)

Organizers				Donor

	For more than a century, AT&T has consistently provided innovative, reliable, high-quality products and services and excellent customer care. Today, AT&T’s mission is to connect people with their world, everywhere they live and work, and do it better than anyone else. AT&T is fulfilling this vision by creating new solutions for consumers and businesses and by driving innovation in the communications and entertainment industry. www.att.com
	ISTAC Co., was founded in 1994 as an economic enterprise of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for appropriate disposal of solid waste. ISTAC Co., embarked on many new practices within the framework of national and international standards, and became one of the most prominent organizations of Turkey. www.istac.com.tr
	The foremost purpose of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) is to pave the way for the development of Turkey’s economic, commercial, industrial and financial relations with foreign countries and international business communities. DEİK’s Directorate carries out necessary activities such as research, coordination and organization for all business councils. www.deik.org.tr