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Informal pre-conference get-together. To set the event in the spirit of friendly networking, we shall start with the ice-breaker evening on March 21, enjoying informal and friendly atmosphere in the beer restaurant http://www.merlin.lv/. Meeting in the hotel lobby at 18:30. |
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Conference. The programme will offer 16 presentations: 4 keynote speeches will highlight the main topics. Each keynote speech will be followed by 3 case presentations by practitioners who will share their experience and involve in discussions with the audience. |
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The day will conclude with the conference dinner. We meet in the lobby of the conference hotel at 19:00 for a walk to the Old Town across the River Daugava. On the way we shall show you Old Riga from the locals' view and, of course, the most remarkable landmarks - the Blackhead House, the Riga City Council, the Dome Square, the President's castle, the Jacob's barracks, the Monument to Freedom. We shall end our walk in the very heart of the Old Town, in the restaurant Kalku varti which is famous for creative use of traditional Latvian foods in modern cuisine. |
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March 23, 2011 |
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Conference workshops. The workshops from 09:00 to 13:00 will discuss the conference topics in more practical details. The workshops are held in the form of free discussion, participants are free to move between session rooms, ask questions, participate in discussions. From 14:00 closed project meetings will start. |
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March 24, 2011 |
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Post-conference excursions. Practical insight into tourism development activities in protected nature areas in Latvia. |