Programme

Programme
Midway Conference 5-6 May - 2010
Venue: Długi Targ 39/40, Gdansk Poland
5 May
09.30 -10.00 Registration - coffee and tea
10.00 -17.30 Conference
Session 1: Welcome (10.00-11.00)
Opening of the conference, Urszula Kowalczyk, Maritime Institute in Gdansk
Marek Chmielewski, Deputy Director, Shipping Safety Department, Ministry of
Infrastructure, Poland
Anders Engblom, Chairman of the Baltic Master II Steering Group
Session 2: Baltic Master II and its Context (11.00-12.20)
Baltic Master II – overview, Therese Nilsson, Region Blekinge
EU Baltic Sea Strategy, Izolda Bulvinaite, DG Mare
Helcom Baltic Sea Action Plan, Gabriella Lindholm, Ambassador for Marine Environment,
Sweden
Regional and international interests in shipping safety, Dariusz Rudziński,
Marketing Director, Polish Register of Shipping PRS S.A.
Lunch (12.20-13.40)
Session 3: Improved On-land Response Capacity to Oil Spills (13.40-15.00)
Regional oil contingency plan, Camilla Jönsson, Ängelholm Rescue Service
Oil response on islands, Mika Männik, Saaremaa County Government
Mapping and documentation of the coast, Henrik Lundius, County Administration Board
Volunteers in oil response work, Agni Kaldma, Estonian Fund for Nature
Break - Coffee and Tea (15.00 - 15.30)
Session 4: Prevention of Pollution From Maritime Transport (15.30-17.00)
Maritime conventions – Is there a need of further enforcement?, Abhinayan Basu Bal,
World Maritime University
The Baltic Sea as PSSA- associated protective measures, Juliusz Gajewski, Maritime Institute in Gdansk
Waste handling in ports, Mikael Winck, Stena Line
Regional and local approach to prevent pollution from increased maritime traffic,
Wojciech Wąsowski, Maritime Office in Gdynia
Conclusions from day 1 (17.00)
Joint dinner (19.30) Restaurant Zeppelin ul. Świętego Ducha 2
Lead partner
Part-financed by the European Union
(European Regional Development Fund)
Programme
Midway Conference 5-6 May - 2010
Venue: Długi Targ 39/40, Gdansk Poland
6 May - Working conference for partners only
Current results and future work – What have we achieved so far and how do we proceed?
09.00-16.00 Conference
Introduction to the working conference
Workshop 1 - Achieved project results so far
Break – Coffee and Tea
Workshop 2 - How do we reach the vision of our work?
Lunch
Workshop 3 - Dissemination of our results
Break - Coffee and Tea
Sum Up
Lead partner
Part-financed by the European Union
(European Regional Development Fund)
Practical Information
Venue
Address: ul. Długi Targ 39/40, Gdańsk (Old Town, next to the Maritime Institute in Gdansk Head
Office)
Getting to Gdansk
By plane: Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport, www.airport.gdansk.pl
By bus: Bus No 210 from Gdansk Airport to Gdansk Głowny Railway Station takes ca 30 minutes.
By taxi: We do recommend transfer by taxi (please remember to use taxis recommended by the
airport, marked with 19896 number)
By ferry: There are ferry connections from Karlskrona to Gdynia. More information:
http://www.stenaline.pl/en/ferries/
Welcome reception May 4
19.00 Informal welcome reception, Restaurant Kawalerka ul. Piwna 61/63
Accommodation
All hotel costs are to be settled directly with the hotel as well as your reservation. A number of hotel rooms have been reserved for the participants. Special, discounted rates are guaranteed until
26 April 2010. Please book your accomodation directly at the hotel using the reservation code
“Baltic Master”.
We recommend hotels located close to the venue:
Hotel “Wolne Miasto”, Gdansk, Świetego Ducha 2, ph. +48 58 322 24 42, fax +48 58 322-24-44, E-mail: [email protected], www.hotelwm.pl
Special prices: Single room incl. breakfast: 300 PLN (ca. 77 EUR) Double room incl. breakfast- 350 PLN (ca. 90 EUR)
Radisson Blu Gdansk, Długi Targ 19/ entrance also from Powroznicza Street
ph.: + 48 58 325 4444, fax + 48 58 325 44 55, e-mail: [email protected]
http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-gdansk/
Special, basic price: Single standard room incl. breakfast: 435 PLN (ca.111 EUR)
Language
The language of the event is English
Lead partner
Part-financed by the European Union
(European Regional Development Fund)
Zeppelin/
Hotel Wolne Miasto
ul. Świętego Ducha 2
Kawalerka
ul. Piwna 61/63
Conference venue
Długi Targ 39/40
Radisson Blu Gdansk,
Długi Targ 19/ Powroznicza
Lead partner
Part-financed by the European Union
(European Regional Development Fund)