Youth conference in Türi, January 29 - February 01, 2004

Participants: youths, co-ordinators, professionals, politicians, experts

Chairperson: Bjørn Opjordsmoen (N)

 AGENDA

Thursday 29.01

Arrivals, check in at Hotel Veskisilla

Registration

14:00-15:00  Lunch

15:00-15:15  Opening. Welcome speech by Kaia Iva, mayor of Türi Town (EE)

15:15-15:35  Introduction of Türi town, by students of Türi Economics Gymnasium

15:35-15:50  The PIPE project, presented by the PIPE manager Alf S. Johansen (N)

15:50-16:20  The Baltic states and their accession to the EU, - challenges and   possibilities,

                      speech by invited guest speaker. (EE)

16:20-16:50  Warm up games

16:50-17:00  How to adress your local council ?

                      "The way we did it in Alytus" by/ Mindaugas Budra  (LT)     

17:00-18:00  Introduction to fieldwork, organizing workgroups. Principles of teamwork

                                    Workgroups:

1.     Tourism (possibilities) in Türi; moderated by Igors Klapenkovs (LV)

2.     Town planning and design; moderated by Mike Fuller Gee (UK /N)

3.     Türi identity and image, moderated by Elin Ulven (N)

4.     Youth participation in Türi, moderated by Egil Rye-Hytten (N)

19:30-24:00  Dinner, national program, social activities

Friday 30.01

08:00-09:00   Breakfast

09:15             Departure to Türi                 

09:30-13:00   Field work (every group has it's own programme)

                      Parallell event: Coordinator meeting.

13:00-14:00   Lunch in Türi town

14:00-17:00   Field work continues.

                      Parallell event: Coordinator meeting continues.

17:00              Departure to Veskisilla.

17:00-18:00    Summary of the day, including guidelines for the presentations

19.15-20.00    Dinner

20.00-24.00    Sports and leisure (bowling, sauna)

Saturday  31.01

08:30-09:30    Breakfast

10:00-10:30    Energizer/opening of the day by students of Türi Gymnasium

10:30-13:00    Work-groups do preparations for the presentations. Coffee break is         included in this session.

13:00-14:00     Lunch

14:00-15:30     Presentations.

15:30-15.50     Coffee break

15:50-16:30     Feedback from Mayor and Türi town council members,
                       ‘'Speakers corner''

16:30-16:45      Reflections and feedback by professor Cliff Hague, School of the built
                         environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK)

16:45-17:00      Closing of conference      

19:00-20:00     Dinner

21:00               Disco

Sunday 01.02

09:00-10:00     Breakfast

10:00               Departure to Tallinn

11:30-14:00     Guided bus tour in Tallinn and guided tour in  old Tallinn

 Free time in old Tallinn

Departure of delegation