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Welcome
to:
Baltic
2011
Jurmala,
Latvia, 6-8 May 2011
Coalition
Clean Baltic Annual Conference and Extra Ordinary General Meeting
We
now have the pleasure to invite you to Latvia for the CCB Baltic
2011 Conference and Extra Ordinary General Meeting!
This
year the CCB Baltic Conference is organised together with Keep Latvia
Tidy and Latvian Green Movement, in Jurmala, Latvia. The programme
starts on Friday evening with registration and social event from
18.00 onwards and ends on Sunday afternoon with an excursion. An
Extra Ordinary General Meeting will be held on Sunday morning.
On
Friday there will be a separate conference on “Threats and Opportunities
for Developing Tourism and Nature Protection” organised by Keep
Latvia Tidy. Please note that this conference is not part of the
CCB Baltic 2011 Conference. If you have a wide interest to participate,
please contact Janis Matulis to find out more.
Sustainble
Coastal Development in the Baltic Sea Region
is
the theme for this year's Conference. During the conference we will
discuss different aspects of sustainable coastal development. The
draft programme can be found below.
Extra
Ordinary General Meeting
A
CCB Extra Ordinary General Meeting will be held on Sunday morning
due to the need for election of substituted ordinary and alternate
Board members for some countries, from the
2-year
election period 2010-2012.
Working
Group Discussions on CCB Priority Areas
On
Sunday before lunch there will be Working Groups about CCB priority
sub-areas. The outcome of the discussions will be the base for the
CCB Work programme 2012.
Poster
Presentations
All
participants are welcome to present their work connected to the
theme of the Conference on a poster. Also posters presenting other
implemented activities connected to CCB Priority Areas are welcome.
If you plan to bring posters, please send in requests for exhibition
space to the CCB Secretariat.
Language
The
working language of the Conference will be English.
Excursions
On
Sunday afternoon there will be an excursion organised in cooperation
with Environmental Protection Club of Latvia (VAK) . More information
will follow.
Conference
Venue
The
Conference will be held at “Baltic Beach Hotel” in Jurmala
(www.balticbeach.lv/en).
Accommodation and meals are provided at the same location. Jurmala
is situated on the Baltic coast 25 km west of Riga.
Expenses
No
admittance fee is charged for the conference. However if you cancel
less than ten days in advance you have to pay your own costs for
meals and accommodation (approx 100 LVL) if no alternate is arranged.
For
participants from CCB member organisations and associated
partners, CCB will cover the costs for accommodation and meals.
Travel
Costs and Reimbursement
We
urge member organisations to cover the travel expenses for their
participants.
Participants
from Ukraine and Belarus : The travel expenses will be
covered from Sida-funding. Reimbursement will only be paid for the
most non-expensive and convenient way of travelling.
Participants
from Russia : There will be funding available for a limited
number of participants from Russia .
Beyond
that, there are very limited funds for reimbursement of travel costs
for participants from Latvia , Lithuania , Estonia and Poland.
All
reimbursement claims from all countries must be confirmed by the
CCB secretariat!
No
travel reimbursements will be made without confirmation given in
advance! The travel costs will be reimbursed after
the conference when you submit to the CCB secretariat a reimbursement
form and all your original receipts of your travels.
Please
note that you have to state your requested total amount for travel
reimbursement ( SEK /EURO), local transport and potential Visa cost
included, in the application form. To keep the budget-line for the
Baltic 2011 conference, CCB can only guarantee that you will get
the amount that you have stated in the application form.
When
booking your travels please be aware of the CCB environmental travel
policy that states that all journeys shorter than 400 km must be
undertaken by bus or train. Air travel can only be considered if
the distance is longer than 400km.
Application
Fill
in the registration form and send it by fax or e-mail to Sara Nilsson
at the CCB International Secretariat (secretariat@ccb.se). Latest
date: 12th of April There will be no reimbursements
granted after the last day of registration (due to administrative
constraints) so for those of you that want to apply for reimbursement
it is essential to meet the deadline. Indicate in the form if you
apply for reimbursement or not.
Please
note that we only have room for a limited number of participants.
We will confirm to all applicants on their possible participation
in the Conference, so do not book your ticket before you have your
participation confirmed by the CCB International Secretariat!
Visa
Application
For
those of you who need Visa please contact Janis Matulis. Please
send your passport data and home address as soon as possible, so
that an invitation can be sent to you for Visa application. Usually,
you will be best off with a "Schengen Visa", which will
normally take up to a month to be granted.
If
you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the CCB secretariat
or Janis Matulis!
CONTACT
INFORMATION
CCB
Secretariat E-mail: secretariat@ccb.se
Östra
Agatan 53 Phone: +46 18 711 155
SE-753
22 UPPSALA Fax: +46 18 711 175
SWEDEN
Janis
Matulis
E-mail:janis.matulis@keeplatviatidy.lv
Phone:
+371 2653 8871
Fax:
+371 6322 3273
We
wish you a warm welcome to Latvia!
Keep
Latvia Tidy, Latvian Green Movement and Coalition Clean Baltic
To download:
 Invitation
Draft
agenda
Registraton
form
For
info on how to reach the venue "Baltic Beach Hotel" please
check: www.balticbeach.lv/en/hotel_Jurmala_spa_sea_side/Hotel_Jurmala_Majori
Travel
Reimbursement Form
Conference
on “Threats and Opportunities for Developing Tourism and Nature
Protection” organised by Keep Latvia Tidy on 6 May
For
more details on this separate conference on Friday 6 May, see below.
Invitation
Draft
Conference agenda
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