Public Private Partnerships (PPP) - Practitioners? Workshop: Making Public-Private Partnerships Work - A Practical Guide

The global financial crisis presents unique challenges for public services in the EU.
Governments are still subject to pressures to comply with new EU legislation and to meet the demand of citizens for better quality services, while budgetary constraints are tighter than ever.

Now in its fourth year, this practitioners’ workshop is a unique opportunity to learn how to meet those challenges in your own environment using PPP.
It will provide practical experience in the process of financing, planning, procuring and managing PPP, which are complex, long term and high value contracts.

Day 1 will give you the latest update on the European PPP scene and show how to plan and procure a PPP project
Day 2 will show you how to complete the procurement process and look at the financing of PPP projects
Day 3 will focus on how to manage PPP contracts to ensure that value for money secured by effective procurement is realised in the contract implementation phase.

The workshop will also show how to use the new Competitive Dialogue procedure in practice to implement PPP and will reflect EIPA’s latest research into the use of Competitive Dialogue, which is being led by Michael Burnett.
The style of the workshop, led by experienced practitioners, will be very practical, using case studies, and will be interactive by being responsive to your issues.

The workshop will be of particular interest to those involved in implementing PPP, policy makers, public officials, academics and the private sector in EU Member States, candidate countries and beyond. It will also be of interest to officials in European institutions.
Participants attending this seminar will receive a copy of “Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) – A Decision Maker’s Guide” by Michael Burnett as part of the seminar documentation.

At the end of the seminar you will go away with a clear view of the strengths, potential weaknesses, opportunities and risks associated with PPP as a means of service delivery and how they might be used to address public service issues in a time of financial crisis.

Programme
The programme will commence on Monday at 09.15 and finish on Wednesday at 13.45. There will be a guided walking tour of the historic centre of Maastricht for those interested on Wednesday at 15.15 hrs. The tour will take about 1.5 hours.

Workshop venue
The workshop will take place in the Green Conference Room (1.45) at the European Institute of Public Administration, O.L. Vrouweplein 22, NL-6211 HE Maastricht, tel. +31 43 3296 222, fax +31 43 3296 296.

Working language
The workshop will be conducted in English.

Fee
The participation fee is € 1075 and includes documentation, 3 lunches, 1 reception, refreshments and the guided walking tour. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration. The fee also includes a copy of “Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) – A Decision Maker’s Guide”, published by EIPA in August 2007 at € 60.

Hotel reservations
The European Institute of Public Administration will be pleased to make reservations for you at a hotel in Maastricht. We have made reservations at the following hotels in Maastricht:
Hotel Mabi**** (www.hotel-mabi.nl) at a rate of € 98,27 p.p.p.n
Hotel Derlon****(www.derlon.com) at a rate of € 125 p.p.p.n.
All mentioned hotel prices include breakfast and tourist tax. Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please indicate the dates of arrival and departure on the registration form. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel on checking out. Please note that if you register after the closing date, hotel reservations cannot be guaranteed.

Meals
The lunches will be served at the Institute’s restaurant, and reception on the first evening will be at EIPA’s restaurant. Should you require a special menu (e.g. vegetarian, diabetic) please inform the Programme Organiser so that this can be arranged.

Registration
Kindly complete the registration form and return it before 14 September 2009.

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be sent to participants on receipt of the completed registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation. Please indicate the method of payment on the registration form. In any case, the participant or his/her administration will receive an invoice for the payment of the registration fee. For administrative reasons you will be charged € 150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants.