The national partner seminar will be held at Sokos Hotelli Kimmel in Joensuu during 8.-9. December as a lunch-to-lunch meeting. The purpose of the gathering is to get to know Finnish NPP partners, build networks between the actors, share and compare experiences from NPP projects, and discuss any problems the partners have had during their project time.

Every participant must book and pay their own accommodation. Sokos Hotel Kimmel has made a preliminary block booking of 40 rooms for the seminar. The pre-booking is valid until November 19, 2010. The roomrates are 97,20e in single room and 58,70e/person in a double room. You can book by email at sales.kimmel@sok.fi, by phone +358 20 1234 660 or by internet www.sokoshotels.fi. Please use the reference NPP kansallinen seminaari when booking.

Draft agenda for the seminar:

Wednesday, December 8th

11.00  - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 – 15.00 Welcome remarks and what to expect today

Participants and projects presentations

Information from the  Ministry of Employment and the Economy / Harry Ekestam

15.00  - 15.30 Afternoon coffee

15.45  - 17.30 “Study visits” to North-Karelian NPP projects

19.00 Evening event at the Regional Council of North Karelia

Thursday, December 9th

09.00 – 10.00  NP programme information update / JPS or Paula Mikkola

Refreshment break

10.00 – 11.00 Future NPP events

- 7th call

- projects’ final conferences

- new project ideas

11.00-11.30    Questions and answers, closing remarks

Lunch

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