SEMINAR ON COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COASTAL REGION OF SLOVENIA AND PIRKANMAA REGION OF FINLAND

Co-organized by:

Univerza r Ljubljani

Tampereen Ammattikorkeakoulu

Event place: City hall – Municipality of Piran, Tartinijev trg 3, Piran ( Slovenia)

Date : Thursday 09 th March 2006

Agenda:

09:30 – 10.00 Press conference

Dr. Anasse Bouhlal – Co-organizer of the seminar

Dr. Igor Jakomin – Co-organizer of the seminar

10:00 – 10:15 Arrival of the participants and coffee

10:15 - 10:30 Opening speeches

Dr. Igor Jakomin – Co-organizer of the seminar

Dr. Anasse Bouhlal – Co-organizer of the seminar

Mr.Alberto Manzin – Deputy Mayor of Piran

Mr. Breda Pecân – Mayor of Izol

10:30-11:30 Slovenian presentations (Moderator: Dr. Igor Jakomin)

Mrs. Tja ša Vidic – Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transportation

Dr. Jurij Kolenc – Dean of the Faculty of Maritime Studies and

Transportation

Dr. Lucija cok – Rector of the University of Primorska

Dr. Alenka Malej – Director of Marine at BDO EOS Svetovanja d.o.o

Mr. Tadej Žili ĉ- Regional Development Agency Koper

11.30-11.45 Coffee break

11:45 –12:45 Finnish presentations (Moderator: Dr. Anasse Bouhlal)

Mr.Markku Lahtinen, President of Tampere Polytechnic-University of Applied Sciences

Mrs.Elise- Maarit Oukka - Senior Officer at the Council of Tampere region

Mr. Olli Mikkilä - President of Pirkanmaa Polytechnic-University of Applied Sciences

Mr. Perttu Heino, Research Director at Tampere Polytechnic-University of Applied Sciences

Mr.Esa Ala- Uotila, Research Director at Pirkanmaa Polytechnic-University of Applied Sciences

12:45 – 13:15 Discussion (Moderators: Dr. Igor Jakomin and Dr. Anasse Bouhlal)

13:15 – 14.00 Lunch on the spot ( Municipality of Piran)

14:00 – 15:00 Presentations (Moderator: Dr. Anasse Bouhlal)

Dr. Markku Valtonen –Senior delegate at Tampere office in Brussels

Dr. Anasse Bouhlal- MEDA Institute of Finland

Mrs. Breda Pecân – Mayor of Izola

Mr.Alberto Manzin – Deputy Mayor of Piran

Mr. Igor Maher – Project Manager at Municipality of Koper

15:00- 16:00 Discussion (Moderators: Dr. Igor Jakomin and Dr. Anasse Bouhlal)

16:00 –16:30 Conclusions and Action Plan (Moderators: Dr. Igor Jakomin and Dr. Anasse Bouhlal)

18:45 Departure from Hotel Marko to the “Torkla” restaurant

(Only for the Finnish delegation )

 19:00 Dinner at “Torkla” restaurant