Cooperation days in Pechenga

 

On the 29th and 30th of October the fifth Russian-Norwegian days of cross border cooperation will be held in Nikel and Zapolyarny. See the conference program below. 

 Fifth Russian-Norwegian days of Cross-Border Cooperation

29-30 October 2015

Nikel, Zapolyarny, Pechenga District, Murmansk Region, Russia

Place:  Nikel, Zapolyarny

Organizers: The Government of Murmansk Region (Russia), municipality of Pechenga District and administration of Nikel

By the support of: Consulate General of Norway in Murmansk, Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Kirkenes, Sør-Varanger Municipality, Foreign Investors Business Association (FIBA)

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Send e-mail to Igor Schipin to register: igor@astavia.com

 

29 October, Thursday, Nikel

11.00 – 12.00

Arrival and  registration of participants

12-00 

Official opening of the  Fifth Russian-Norwegian days of Cross-Border Cooperation

12.30-13.15

Plenary session:

«Interaction of the border territories as a guarantee of multi-sided   cooperation and mutual understanding.

Human being is in focus »

Presentation from the representatives of Pechenga District (Russian Federation), Sør-Varanger Municipality (Norway), and representatives of Barents Euro-Arctic Region   

 

13.30 – 14.30

Coffee break, informal communication

«Ideas for Nikel and Kirkenes on the map» – presentation of the project MyBarents.(project on the degree of doctor in the Architecture and Design School in Oslo and Barents Institute in Kirkenes, Norway)

 

14.30 – 17.00

Panel discussion «Development of humanitarian cooperation: society and youth, culture and art, historical and cultural heritage preservation»

We invite governmental and non-governmental departments and organizations, dealing with cooperation in humanitarian sphere, education development, youth organizations, managers of international projects; institutions, working on the elaboration of culture on both regional and municipal levels, Russian and Foreign centers of art development; representatives of Indigenous Peoples, craftsmen, representatives of creative communities.

 

14.30 – 17.00

Panel discussion «Business and infrastructure»

We invite governmental and non-governmental departments, working in the sphere of entrepreneurship development; project managers of investment and infrastructure projects, leaders of business associations; industrial and building organizations, and representatives of IT-companies.

 

17.10 – 17.30

Evaluation of the first day of  the  Fifth Russian-Norwegian days of Cross-Border Cooperation

Signing of the Cooperation Agreement 2016-2017 between the Pechenga district and  Sør-Varanger Municipality

 

17.30 – 18.00

Presentation of the joint Russian-Norwegian Art Project

Presentation of the Music Project between the  Kirkenes School Brass Band and Zapolyarny Palace of Youth. Ppresentation of light and music show of «Dark Ecology» Project.

 

18.20

Departure to Zapolyarny

19.00-20.30

Evening reception for the participants and guests of the

Fifth Russian-Norwegian days of Cross-Border Cooperation

 

30 October, Friday,  Zapolyarny

 

Zapolyarny

Excursion 

«New routes of Pechenga»

10.00 - 17.00

«Panel discussion»

 «Development of tourism and infrastructure conformation of hospitality in the border territories»

 

Visiting the cultural heritage and tourist sites of Pechenga District*

(Visiting of  St. Tryphon's Pechenga Monastery in the settlement of Luostari and Yury Gagarin’s Museum in Korzunovo)

 

Organizers:

Norwegian-Russian Chamber of Commerce,

Northern Chamber of Commerce and Industry,

Foreign Investors Business Association (FIBA) with the participation of the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry for development of industry and entrepreneurship of the Murmansk Region

 

Organizers:

The administration of Pechenga District with the participation of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Murmansk Region

 

 

*by the special invitation

Notice:  The program can be modified