Draft Agenda for the 17th NSC Annual Business Meeting,
from 9.30 to 13 on 13 June 2008,
at Herning Conference Center, Denmark.

Agenda for the meeting. 
File of all ABM papers (1.8 Mb) except Promoting the Success of NSC and Ideas for improvement  

Joint Meeting NSC – BSC

• The future of CPMR presentation from CPMR President Claudio Martini.

NSC Annual Business Meeting:

1. Annual Reports 

   1. Presidents Report - to be presented at the meeting
   2. Annual Reports from the Thematic Groups
      1. Culture & Tourism 
      2. Innovation & Education
      3. Marine Resources 
      4. Sustainable Development 
      5. Transport
         
      6. NSC-BSC Cooperation - updatetd 30.05.08
         
   3. Reports from cooperating organisations, to be presented at the meeting
      1. Report from the NSRAC, Chair of RAC Hugo Andersson
      2. Report from the Japanese cooperation, Professor Hideo Kojimoto
      3. Report from the Interreg IVB North Sea Region programme, by Head of Secretariat Christian Byrith
         
         

2. Elections of NSC Office bearers

   1. Election of NSC President
   2. Confirmation of Members and Substitute Members to the NSC Executive Committee, elected by the National delegations 2007
      
      

3. NSC Thematic Groups Work Plans 2008 - 2009

   1. Culture & Tourism
   2. Innovation & Education
   3. Marine Resources
   4. Sustainable Development 
   5. Transport
      
      

4. Finances ;
   financial status of 26.05.08, Accounts 2007 and Proposed Budget 2009

   1. Audit report
      
      

5. NSC Organisational issues

   1. Promoting the Success of NSC - updated 02.06.08, and Ideas for improvement - updated 05.06.08 - not in the all papers file.

   2. NSC preliminary response to the future of CPMR, CPMR Background paper 

   3. Renewal of the NSC website
      
      

6. Resolutions and Political Statements

   1. Political statement; "ENERGY AS A PRIORITY IN EUROPEAN SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT".
   2. Political statement; "DISCARD – INCOMPATIBLE WITH SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES".
   3. Joint NSC and BSC Resolution; “TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE EUROPEAN REGIONAL COHESION POLICY - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS”
      
      

7. Invitation to the 18th General Assembly