The conference was organised in Alytus city and included also visits to other municipalities close to Alytus. As the weather was nice there was organised many outdoor activities. The conference which main focus was on the Regional Identity included many interesting speeches. A special focus was given to the Regional youth analysis carried out by a research team from Vilnius.

More info will be presented about the conference later, but here are the first published pictures:

Gitana Moleviciene and Ilona Navickiene presented the project in an article in the local newspaper in Alytus

The 1 year anniversary of the PIPE project
was appropriate celebrated !

The magnificent Lithuanian youths are also good singers and added an extra dimension to the conference

The russian co-ordinator Elena Osadchuck and Bjørn Opjordsmoen from the management team

The Senior specialist of Youth Affairs in Alytus,
Ausra Jazukeviciute

Christin Arnesen (left), Andreas Lervik and Trine Moe Stokstad from Østfold county in Norway.

Picture from the special reception hosted by the mayor in Alytus, Vytautas Kirkliauskas

To the left the Vice Mayor in Alytus and the deputy Governor Ona Baleviciute

Elin Ulven from Lucky Næroset in Ringsaker municipality in Norway gave a speech about local identity and development

Evgenij Gomon, deputy chairman of the Youth Committee in Murmansk region

There was a lot of dancing activities at the folklore evening

Singing in the dark

Giedre Praskeviciute dressed up in national Lithanian costume

Anne Luiro and Sinikka Kuukasjärvi-Kanto from Rovaniemi