Agenda Item

Report

Task

Time

1. Adoption of Agenda

All

Adoption

16h00

2. Adoption of Minutes
2.1 Decisions and Minutes of last EB Meeting (EB7/04)
2.2 Decisions and Minutes of Assembly AG2/04

3. Statement of the President
Introduction to ACE Luxembourg Presidency

Lucas

Information

4. ACE Priority Issues – TOP Items

16h30

4.1 SIM Directive (TOP 1)

4.1.1 ACE revised Position Paper (December 2004)       
Report on dissemination - Next steps
4.1.2 Progress report on debate in Parliament and Council
4.1.3 Guidelines for prioritisation of work in SIM SWG
4.1.4 Next steps

Secretariat

Adoption
Decision
Discussion
Decision
Decision

4.1.5 EFBRS (European Forum on Business Related Services)
4.1.5 Sector Study – Status and next steps

Sagne
Secretariat

Decision

4.2 ACE Strategy (TOP 2)
4.2.1 Review of ACE Members comments on ACE Strategy paper
4.2.2 Next steps - Discussion of outline programme for ACE Seminar in June

4.3 Architectural Policy (TOP 3)

4.3.1 European Forum for Architectural Policies
Progress report on discussions in Coordination Group
Forum Study - Assessment of impact of Council
Resolution and review of national structures and procedures for architectural Policy
Meetings in Luxembourg (27-28 June)
Coordination with EB meeting and ACE Seminar and decision on respective dates

Lucas/Sagne
Sagne
Lucas
All

Information

Information

Information

Decision

4.3.2 Follow up to “Fête de l’architecture”
4.3.3 Architectural Policy of the European Commission
Status report and next steps

Decision
Decision

4.4 External meetings
(See Annex 2)

All

Decision

5. Report of the Secretary General
Review of cooperation agreement with legal adviser
Other items covered in the points on the agenda (including Co-operation in Club Profile)

Dinner (See topics at Annex 1)

All

Discussion

20h00

SATURDAY 29 January

Recording of the decisions of the discussion on the item 4 of the Agenda and of the discussion over dinner.

All

Decision

09h00

6. Communication and Education (PC1)
Chairman's Report

Boille

6.1 Education
6.1.1 Term of Reference for further work
6.1.2 ACETA meeting (Advisory Committee)
6.1.3 Bologna
6.1.4 Qualifications Directive – Status report in EP
6.1.5 ACE-EEAE Joint Working Party - Guidance

Information
Discussion

6.2. Environment & Sustainable architecture

6.3. Urban Issues

6.3.1 EP Inter-goup on Urban Issues –Status report
Next steps for ACE

Sagne

6.3.2 Proposal to set up an ACE WG on Social Housing

All

Decision

6.4 Professional profile (Included in item 4. SIM)

Coffee Break

10h15

6.5. Research

10h30

6.5.1 Monitoring Research Developments (R&D)
6.5.2 ECTP – Status report
6.5.3 Projects – Policy decision to proceed

Information

Decision

ENABLE
Towards Class A
Build-for-All

7. Professional Practice (PC 2)
Chairman's report

Wright

Information

11h00

7.1 Quality Assurance (See item 4.3, SIM)

7.2. Competition Policy

Follow up and prioritisation of work

Wright

Decision

7.3. Trade in Services

Wright

7.3.1 Canadian MRA – Report on meeting in Ottawa
7.3.2 US MRA – Status report

Information
Disussion

7.3.3 Other negotiations

Information

7.4 Procurement of architectural services

Wright/

7.4.1 Public procurement

Huotelin

Dissemination of ACE Guidelines

Secretariat

Information

Follow-up with EU Commission, and specific co-operation with ECCE-EFCA
7.4.2 Architectural Competitions
7.4.3 Public Private Partnerships

Discussion

7.4.4 Design & Build

Review of Terms of Reference for future coordinated work

Huotelin

Decision

Lunch

13H00

7.7 Registration and Licensing

14h00

Progress report

Information

7.8. Health and Safety (See item 4.4.1)

7.8.1 Health & Safety (H&S)
Review of nominations
Appointment of Chair

8. Finance Committee
Preliminary information on 2004 statement of accounts

Nilsson

9. Internal Affairs

14h30

9.1 ACE Governance & Strategy

Lucas

9.1.1 Progress report
9.1.2 Follow-up SWGG
Approach and coordination with EB

9.1.2 ACE Strategy (See item 4.2)

9.2 Scheme for stagiaires (College of Europe)

Sagne

Decision

9.2 Corporate Image
Elaborated concept of graphic charter and interpretation

10. Any other Business

15h30

Open letter to the UIA (See Annex 1)
Current status of ACE external contacts and
Plan for Public relations in 2005
Translation of Belgian Study on Professional Insurance

Boille

Sagne
Sagne

Decision
Decision

11. Confirmation of calendar of ACE meetings 2005

Secretariat

Decision

12. Next EB Meeting, Brussels 11-12 March 2005

Information