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3th December 2008 The second national seminar on the Baltic Sea Challenge in Helsinki
The second national seminar on the Baltic Sea Challenge is organised in Helsinki, in Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences on 7th December 2008 at 10-15.30 o'clock. The program of the seminar and information of possible evening program will be sent later. In February the first national seminar for the Finnish Baltic Sea Challenge actors was organised in Tampere. In the second seminar the challenged actors are asked to introduce their situation: new actors to present their plans, and those who accepted the challenge earlier to show how their actions are proceeding. Also experiences will be exchanged, and topical issues and the future of the Baltic Sea Challenge will be discussed in the seminar.
More information from the coordinators Lotta Ruokanen and Salla-Maria Alanen
Baltic Sea Challenge 2nd Steering Group in Turku, 10 - 11 September 2008
Baltic Sea Challenge 1st Steering Group in Helsinki, 12 – 13 June 2008
The first international coordination meeting was arranged in Helsinki at 12 – 13th June 2008. Starting-point and goals of the international Baltic Sea Challenge were discussed, as well as obligations for the participating cities and practical arrangements of the Challenge.
Cities of Tallinn and Stockholm promised to make inventories of their situation. Also concrete goals for the next meeting were decided. The next international Baltic Sea Challenge Steering Group meeting is going to be held at 11th September 2008 in Turku.
Seminar on the Baltic Sea Challenge on 7th February 2008
The first national seminar of the Baltic Sea challenge was organised in the city of Tampere on 7th February 2008. The Baltic Sea challenge and its background were introduced, as also what had happened during the campaign, what kind of action plans the challenged actors have made and the future plans of the challenge.
The seminar was organised as a side event of the meeting of the Commission on Environment of the Union of Baltic Cities (UBC), and the participants had an opportunity to participate to this meeting also (with the theme “Visions of future in the Baltic Sea Region”).
The event that was free of charge was organised at the Tampere Central Administration house. There were c. 40 participants.
Links:
- The programme of the seminar and presentations on the City of Turku web pages (in Finnish)
- UBC Commission on Environment
- UBC Commission on Environment meeting in Tamperee 7.-8.2.2008
News
- Press release 24th June 2008: Helsinki urges cruise shipping companies to protect the Baltic Sea (Port of Helsinki)
- Press release 23rd April 2008: Over 100 actors have responded positively to the Baltic Sea Challenge of the cities of Helsinki and Turku (City of Helsinki Environment Centre)
- News 11th August 2007: The state of the Baltic Sea can be improved through cooperation (City of Turku)
