General Assembly & Bureau meeting | 8th Black Sea Summit in Batumi, Ajara, Georgia [REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED]
2024-06-12 08:00 - 2024-06-14 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | 40 Rustaveli Ave, Batumi 6010, Georgia, 40 Rustaveli Avenue, Batumi, Georgia
General Assembly and Bureau meeting | 8th Black Sea Summit
AER Spring Bureau meeting & General Assembly 2024 at a glance
The Spring Bureau meeting will take place on 12 June 2024, the General Assembly on 13 June 2024.
The 8th Black Sea Summit at a glance
The Assembly of European Regions is co-organising the 8th Black Sea Summit with the Autonomous Republic of Ajara, Georgia, from 12 to 14 June 2024. A high-level political conference on regional issues, the Black Sea Summit fosters critical discussions on the wider Black Sea region, whose developments are crucial for global politics and economy.
The venue of the Black Sea Summit & General Assembly / Spring Bureau Meeting is the Hilton Hotel in 40 Rustaveli Ave, Batumi 6010, Georgia.
Registrations are closed. If you are an AER member, please get in touch with AER Communications and Events Coordinator, Barbara Polin (b.polin@aer.eu).
Draft agenda*
*changes may occur for organisational reasons

Click here to read the detailed draft agenda.

Daily schedule
12 June 2024
Workshop of the Working Group on the Bioeconomy “Changing perspectives on resources for a sustainable bioeconomy” | 10:00 – 12:30
The Working Group on the Bioeconomy will examine different regional examples to innovate bioeconomy policies & practices, and will appoint a new Chair.

Interested in joining the Working Group on the Bioeconomy? Contact AER Policy and Knowledge Transfer Coordinator Johanna Pacevicius
Spring Bureau meeting | 14:30 – 17:30
The Bureau will define positions on key AER action areas and discuss our advocacy work for the coming years.
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Draft Agenda
Working Documents

13 June 2024
General Assembly | 10:30 – 13:30
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Draft Detailed Agenda
Working Documents

14 June 2024
Study visit to UNDP funded agro-farms in Machakhela National Park (12:00 – 16:00)

Bee-keeping, wine-making and innovative use of bio-mass are only a few of the activities implemented in agro-farms located in the Machakhela Protected Areas. This was made possible by support projects implemented by UNDP together with the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia, Ministry of Agriculture of Ajara Autonomous Republic and Khelvachauri Municipality, through financial assistance from the Global Environmental Facility – GEF and Japanese Government.
Useful travel information
Transportation

Free shuttle bus: The host region will organise free shuttle buses from and to the Batumi (BUS) and Kutaisi (KUT) airports. The schedule will be released consistently with the arrival and departure time of participants.

Interested in the service of free shuttle buses? Share your flight details here
Accomodation

For information about hotels in Batumi, please consult the offers on Booking.com
Preferential booking rates: The host region has secured favourable booking rates with the five-star hotels listed below. Booking fees and dates may vary.
Sheraton
Hilton
Le Meridian
Radisson Hotels
