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June, 23rd: FFSU' General Assembly - Lille, France
23rd-25th February 2011: DC&D II project Final Conference, Vienna, Austria
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Secutopics
Technologies
Rotterdam conference declares
"A Charter for the Democratic Use of Video Surveillance”
Providing citizens with guaranties regarding the use of CCTV in European cities, that is the purpose of the “Charter for the Democratic Use of Video Surveillance” declared Friday 28th 2010 in Rotterdam at the final conference of the project “Citizens, cities and video-surveillance”. The Mayor of Rotterdam Ahmed Aboutaleb followed by the president of the French Forum for Urban Security and Senator-Mayor of Saint-Herblain, Charles Gautier, were the first to sign and to commit their cities to the seven principals of the charter.
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Presentation of the project to create a “European Executive Master in Urban Security” - Toulouse, September 28th 2010
Developing the blueprints for a European training offer in Urban Security offer at Master level, that was the mission of the EU-sponsored project “Towards a European Master in Urban Safety”
On September 28th, the project partners would like to present their ideas for this blended learning offer and the e-learning platform which will serve as its backbone.
Universities and higher education institutions are invited to exchange on possible co-operations to the implementation of the “EEMUS” programme.
Interested universities can register on this online form until July 23rd 2010.
Public Hearing on CCTV organised by the city of Toulouse
With an expert hearing organised with the support of Efus, the mayor of Toulouse kicks off a series of consultations on the opportunity to use CCTV in his city.
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Public Policy
The "Apéro Facebook" events in France
In the last few weeks, in France, a new phenomenon has emerged, the so-called "Apéro Facebook". These events are organised casually through the Facebook social network, and, gathering more than 10 000 people, pose risks both to the participants and local populations.
The French Forum for Urban Security have produced a report on this topic. View the report here.
News from UK
In the UK, the general elections of May saw a liberal / conservative coalition coming to power. In a context of economic crisis, the new government has announced cuts in public budgets and many reforms in several areas. This article gives you the main points of the reform agenda ahead in safety and crime prevention. It also mentions the reactions of practitionners gathered at the National Community Safety Network Annual conference held in Belfast in June.
International
ICPC reveals its International Report 2010 on Crime Prevention and Community Safety
The 2010 edition of the International Report on Crime Prevention and
Community Safety: Trends and Perspectives is now available on ICPC's
website: www.crime-prevention-intl.org
Secucities
National Forum
FOPPSU's General Assembly
The Portuguese Forum organized on June, 29th 2010 its General Assembly in São João da Madeira. During this event, the city of Loures was elected as President of the FOPPSU. Members decided to focus on the role of local police and the relationship between security forces and the government
New national Forum
Creation of the German Forum “DEFUS”
In just one and a half years, the long standing idea to enlarge the basis of the Forum’s network in Germany became a reality: At the General Assembly in Berlin the German EFUS members created a German EFUS section, the German European Forum for Urban Security “DEFUS”.
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Network life
New member city - Heidelberg
The European Forum is glad to welcome the city of Heidelberg, Germany, in its network.