Golfseminaries en tentoonstelling op EU met oa. sportvanhetjaar
THE EUROPEAN GOLF ASSOCIATION GOLF COURSE COMMITTEE
Exhibition in the European Parliament
Golf ? A European Success
European Golf and the Environment
Welcome from the Chair:
James Elles MEP, Chair European Parliamentary Golfing Society
European golf?s Environmental Priorities and progress:
Stig Persson Member of the European Golf Association Golf Course Committee and
immediate past-Chairman of the Federation of European Golf Greenkeepers
Associations to present environmental challenges and opportunities for the golf industry
Comments: the EU policy perspective
Sophie Anconie MEP Member European Parliament Environment Committee - Vice-Chair European Parliament Friends of Sport
Chris Boyd (European Commission DG Environment) to provide regulatory perspectives on the challenges and opportunities for golf
Practical Policy implementation
Jonathan Smith CEO, Golf Environment Organization to provide golf?s response to the regulatory issues and environmental problems
Paul Eliaerts Flemish Administration of Sport (www.sport.vlaanderen), responsible for Sport & environment/planning, to present case study of golf in Flanders and how it became the sport of the year, with focus on environmental dimension.
European Golf: The Social Dimension
Welcome from the Chair:
Santiago Fisas MEP EP Rapporteur for EU sports policy
European golf?s social contributions and priorities:
Marieke van Rhijn Board Member, Sustainable Golf, Netherlands Golf Federation
Tony Bennett Director of Education, PGAs of Europe
Comments: the EU policy perspective
Sean Kelly MEP Member European Parliament Committee on Regional Development
Pedro Velazquez Head of Unit (acting) for Sport, European Commission
European Golf: The Economic Dimension
Welcome from the Chair:
Toine Manders MEP Member European Parliamentary Golfing Society
European golf?s economic contributions and priorities:
Lodewijk Klootwijk Member of the European Golf Association Golf Course
Committee and Director, European Golf Course Owners Association
Alexandra Almeida Director, Department of Sustainability & Planning, Portuguese
Golf Federation
Comments: the EU and national policy perspectives
Tavish Scott Member Scottish Parliament for Shetland
Pedro Velazquez Head of Unit (acting) for Sport, European Commission