Awarding of the Second Demography Prize in Berlin

On 5 March 2010 the 2nd Demography Prize was awarded as part of the proceedings of a symposium entitled "Where to for the youth? Making use of opportunities in shrinking regions". The symposium was organised in collaboration with the state chancellery of Brandenburg and took place in the Federal Representation of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Berlin. During the proceedings the awardees introduced their work, followed by a discussion on the opportunities for young people in shrinking regions. The 60 participants were in unanimous agreement that the youth have an increasingly crucial role to play in the creation of opportunities for demographic change.

Click here for the Agenda in English.

Please click on the following links for further information (in German):
Flyer for the Symposium, Laudation by Prof. Dr. Mäding, Press release for the awarding of the 2nd Demography Prize, Documentation, Speech of Mr. Gerber. The winners' works (including abstracts and powerpoint presentations) can be found here .