INVITATION 19.06.2007
REGIONAL SEMINAR FOR TACIS – INTERREG KOLARCTIC PROJECTS APPROVED IN 2004 – 2006.
MURMANSK 16TH AUGUST 2007
Hotel Meridian
Delegation to the European Commission to Russia and the Regional Council of Lapland are arranging a one-day seminar for Kolarctic-Tacis Project implementers, financiers, members of the steering committee and other central stakeholders.
The aim is to bring together all central actors within the Kolarctic-Tacis Projects, to get familiar with achievements and challenges of the projects and to prepare ourselves into Kolarctic ENPI CBC Programme. The seminar is also an excellent opportunity to meet other project actors and stakeholders, discuss new project ideas and partnerships.
The programme continues on 17th August with seminar on Project Management in Cross Border Cooperation. It is organised by Finnbarents and is anexcellent opportunity to learn project management skills to be put to usein coming ENPI CBC projects also.
It is desirable that at least one representative from each project could attend the seminar. However, not more than five persons form each project could attend. A short presentation should be given about all the projects.
Languages of the seminar will be English and Russian.
Bus transportation from Lapland to Murmanskon 15th Augustis under arrangement. The return will take place on 17th August right after closing of the Project Management seminar. More information about transportation will be announced later.
The seminar day is free of charge but participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs. Projects can cover those expenses from the project budget.
Preliminary agenda for the seminar on 16th August:
9:30 Registration, coffee
10:00 Representative of the Murmansk Regional Government: Welcome and opening speech
10:15 Pedro Henriques: Presentation on the status of implementation of the Neighbourhood Programme
10:35 Presentations of four thematic groups and their projects.
1) COOPERATION OF ENTERPRISES
- Profitable Trade in the Barents II
- Partner Point Meetings 2006-2007
- Lapkola II – Development on Cross-Border Tourism Industry in Lapland and Southern Kola Region
- Safely in Russia – Security Management and its Development in Companies in the Barents Region
2) EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- Development of Nature Tourism in Kutsa and Salla Regions
- Argis – Njapoi – Raidu –Development of Culture and Nature Tourism as Cooperation between Lapland and Nenets
- Arctic Children II 2006-2008 –Cross Border Study Programme for Supporting Well-Being Promoting School Education
- Strategic Mineral Resources of Lapland – Base for the Sustainable Development of the North
- Northern Coniferous Forests –Through Research Hardware for Sustainable Use of Forests in the Barents Region
- Promoting of Nature Protection and Sustainable Nature Tourism in Inari-Pasvik Region
11.45 Coffee
3) CULTURE AND WELL-BEING
- Development of Rural Initiatives in the Barents Region
- Nature DVD and Internet Database for Tourists in Northern Calotte and North-West Russia
- Restoration of Arctic Archives and Films in the Barents Region (AARRE)
- Destination Northernmost Exhibition (Russian part)
- Challenges of Welfare - Violation against Women, Prostitution and Risk Behaviour as Challenges of Cooperation in the Cross-Border Regions
4) TRAFFIC AND LOGISTICS
- Polar Traffic Safety
- Logistic Development of Barents Transport passage
- Improvement of Border Crossing of Trade Traffic (EnTrans)
- Snowmobile Route Salla – Alakurtti
13.30 Lunch
14.15 Workshops: Development and best practices in each sector. Focus on the future programme and projects
15.30 Coffee
15.45 Presentations of the workshops
16:45 Questions and Answers
17.30 Closing the Seminar
Preliminary registrations for the seminar are requested to be sent by e-mail ( or ) with attached form by Friday 3rd of August.
WELCOME!