The Gulf of Finland Maritime Assembly in Turku

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1 The Gulf of Finland Maritime Assembly in Turku Arrival of participants on 5 th of November *All Thursday the 6 th of November 2014 Venue: Accommodation: Venue: Forum-Marinum, Linnankatu 72, TURKU, Finland Best Western, Hotel Seaport Address: Toinen Poikkikatu, tel (0) , seaport@hotelseaport.fi S/S Borea Hostel, Linnankatu 72, Aurajoki tel (0) Russian delegation will accommodate at Original Sokos Hotel Seurahuone, Eerikinkatu,23. Organizer Registration/ contacts The Gulf of Finland Maritime Meeting network group Registration, contacts: Finland Russia The City of Kotka, Mr. Matti Erävala Bizkon, Russia, Mr. Alexey Varshavsky matti.eravala@kotka.fi bizkon@wnet.ru Estonia (open) Project preparation/ application, sustainable small ports in the eastern GoF: Ms. Anna Kiiski, Merikotka Recearch Centre, anna.kiiski@merikotka.fi or/and Ms. Mervi Nurminen, Kymenlaakso University of Applied sciences mervi.nurminen@kyamk.fi We are able to take max. some 50 participants together. Because of the seed money funding is very limited we can cover only the meeting costs. Travel and accommodations costs should be covered by the participants. Program day I Some of the titles are made still by the organizers. Room: Seminaariluokka, II floor (Forum-Marinum) Language: English-Russia-Finnish, interpreter (Rus-Fin) Common program for water tourism and maritime historian groups Opening of the day - the footprints New tourism development of Örö island (further military area). Metsähallitus is a state-run enterprise. Metsähallitus has the challenging task of managing 12

2 million hectares of government-owned land and water areas. Mr. Jouni Vuorinen, Metsähallitus Development of old fortresses/islands Vallisaari, Kuninkaansaari and Kuivasaari Dr. Ove Enqvist, Finnish Naval Reserve Coffee Break Short prepared presentations - Mr. Eugeni Zakharov The First Spb Maritime Festival (15 min) Mr. Yuri Ivanov, Chef of Department of Autonomous non-commercial organization Directorate for development of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region transport system Actual questions of international yachting and maritime tourism in internal waters of Spb and Leningrad region - Mr. Veijo Parviainen, the reportage of Finland-Russia-Norge-Sweden- sailing survey in Finnish-Russian Yacht information centre? Ms. Anna Smirnova, Yacht center, Yacht-Charters Ecological questions in Maritime tourism in GoF Mr. Andrey Lappo, Planning Institute Ermark Some comments or/and additions for the presentations in the morning Finnish sailing and boating federation Lunch at restaurant Daphne, Forum-Marinum The participants are shared in two different groups one and two. Each group will have their our discussions, preparations and presentations in two different conference room. Group 1. Sustainable small ports in the eastern GoF, project preparation with stakeholders, working with the application and budget. Election of steering committee for the sustainable water tourism project. Group leader and secretary: Merikotka research Centre and Kymenlaakso University of applied sciences Room: Seminaariluokka, II floor (Forum-Marinum) Language: English Aims and objectives of the project: 1. Optimize the economic potential of water tourism simultaneously minimizing the harm caused to the fragile nature 2. Increase the accessibility of the region by producing safe fairways 3. Exploit the strengths of the regions to create more sustainable tourist attractions 4. Jointly develop sustainable business activities and services for water tourism 5. Increase awareness of tourist attractions by joint marketing activities Group 2. Meeting of Maritime museums and history researchers Room: Cabinet Daphne

3 Leaders: Forum Marinum and The Finnish Maritime Museum Language: Finnish, Russian, English/ interpreter, Ms. Olga Hirvirinne (FIN-RUS) Chairman /secretary: Forum-Marinum - Information on the project MARTABAL and the network of Maritime Museums in the Baltic Sea Mr. Jaakko Tikka, Forum-Marinum - Mr. Andrei Lukoshkov Some results of underwater researches in 2014 on the Gangut battle place ) Other presentation of participants and their fields of interests. Presentation of topical research projects in naval and maritime history in Russia, Estonia and Finland. Presentation of archives, museums and other available source material collections of maritime/naval history. Discussions Coffee break for assembly participants, restaurant Daphne Maritime history seminar The open general lecture Room: Ruuma auditorium, Forum-Marinum, Linnankatu 72 Language: Russian / Finnish, interpreter Ms. Olga Hirvirinne Chairman: Forum-Marinum Welcoming address Jaakko Tikka, Forum-Marinum, chairman The Battle of Hanko (Gangut) in 1714 ( Гангутское сражение, Riilahden taistelu, Slaget vid Rilax, Sjöslaget vid Hangöudd) Mr. Mikko Meronen, Forum-Marinum Discussions and conclusions, chairman Exhibition for assembly participants, 300 years from Battle of Hanko ( Rilax Riilahti Gangut 1714). Forum-Marinum, Exhibition hall Interpreter: Ms. Olga Hirvirinne Reception for invited quests Restaurant Daphne, Forum-Marinum, Linnankatu 72 Host: City of Turku, Mr. Antti Kirkkola Interpreter: Ms. Olga Hirvirinne The schedule is subject to change.

4 DRAFT The Maritime assembly of Gulf of Finland Friday the 7 th of November 2014 Venue: Forum-Marinum, Linnankatu 72, TURKU, Ruuma auditorium Chairman: Mr. Toni Vanhala, Regional Council of Kymenlaakso Interpreter: Ms. Olga Hirvirinne (RUS /FIN) Theme: Water /culture tourism development on Gulf of Finland, future network The pictures from the Forum-Marinum s web-pages Opening of the assembly Mr. Toni Vanhala, chairman Water tourism -project - Results of the group works and discussions - Presentation of project application and partners Meeting of Maritime history researchers - Results of the meeting and discussions Yacht regatta July-August for Gangut battle anniversary, Andrey Berezkin, Spb Maritime Council Coffee break Development plan of Gogland island for water tourism, Ms. Olga Voloboy Estonian presentation, an overview of activities and further visions Mr. Andres Noormägi, Ida-Viru County Gulf of Finland Year an overview of activities and further visions Mr. Kai Myrberg, Finnish Environment Institute RescOp is finished. What shall be in further? Mr. Vladimir Kuzmin from University of River and Sea Fleet named after Makarov Project Discussions on the Maritime Assemblies, Chairman The range and tradition of Maritime assemblies has over 10 year s history between countries Russia, Finland and later with Estonia also. How to maintain contacts and share the maritime information after the year 2014? Are there still need of the assemblies or something like that, discussions and answers of the letter sent before for the possible financiers The end of the Assembly, conclusions Lunch in restaurant Daphne, discussions The schedule is subject to change.

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