INTERREG III B NORTHERN PERIPHERY  PROGRAMME Partenariat at the Blue Lagoon, Iceland

PROGRAMME - DAY 1                                                    Friday 13^th September 2002

 

Chairman:	Mr. Jón Sigurðsson Board chairman. Institute of Regional Development in Iceland
09.00	Coffee & Registration
10.00	Welcome to Iceland and the Partenariat Minister of Industry Mrs. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir
10.15	Northern Periphery’s challenges for West Nordic countries: Greenland, Iceland and Faroe Islands Director Signar Heinesen
10.35	INTERREG III B Northern Periphery Programme & Latest News Programme Director Ms. Tuovi Härmä
10.55	Tips for successful NPP projects Programme Manager Ms. Jenny Pentler Programme Assistant Mr. Christopher Parker
11.20	Presentation of Themes and Parallel Workshops
11.25	Coffee
11.45	Parallel Workshops begin
Theme 1	IT and Information Society Chairs: Ms. Helena Harcourt and Mr. Jouko Jama
Theme 2	Natural Resources Chairs: Mr. Derek G Nelson and Ms. Lena Drangel
Theme 3	Fishing Industry Chairs: Mr. Sigurjón Arason and Mr. Kaspar Lytthans
Theme 4	Tourism Chairs: - Mr. Eirik Fiva and Mr. Bob Shannon
Theme 5	Entrepreneurship, SME development, Networking and Enhancing skills Chairs:  Mrs. Elísabet Benediktsdóttir and Mr. Bernt Vedin
Theme 6	Service provision, Spatial planning and Public management/ Transportation, Logistics and Transport Infrastructure Chairs:  Mr. Bjarki Jóhannesson – Mr. Esko Lotvonen
13.00	Lunch
14.00	Parallel workshops continue
15.40	Coffee
16.00	Feedback from parallel workshops Chairs summing up day 1
17.00	Close of day 1
19.30	Dinner at the Blue Lagoon
PROGRAMME - DAY 2                                                   Saturday, 14th September
Chairman:	Mr. Jim Millard Chairman of the NPP Programme Monitoring Committee
10.00	Practising Project Cooperation Mr. Magne Haugsseng, Tees Valley Strategy Unit
10.30	How to apply Micro, Preparatory and Main- project funding? Programme Manager Ms. Jenny Pentler
10.50	Coffee
11.10	Parallel workshops continue
12.30	Lunch
13.30	Parallel workshops continue
15.00	Coffee
15.20	Feedback from parallel workshops Chairs summing up day 2
16.00	Final discussions and Chairman’s concluding marks
17.00	Close of Partenariat
17.30	Excursion and dinner in Reykjavík
“Drop-in-workshop” Friday & Saturday afternoons Members of the JPS give advice regarding practical issues relating the programme