VASAB Conference “Competitiveness of Small & Medium-Sized Cities in the Baltic Sea Region”
Riga, 4 June 2019
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to VASAB Conference “Competitiveness of Small & Medium-Sized Cities in the Baltic Sea Region on 4 June 2019 in Riga, Latvia.
The Conference is organized by the Latvian VASAB chairmanship. VASAB (“Vision and Strategies around the Baltic Sea”) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the Baltic Sea Region in spatial planning and development.
The Conference will look on the cities and towns from the perspective of their role, challenges, potentials and good practices to strengthen and contribute to the competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region and thus providing substantial input to the joint competitiveness of Europe. It will discuss the opportunities and faced challenges of small and medium-sized cities and towns, their future prospects beyond 2020 in order to achieve greater coherence within the Baltic Sea Region and hence in the wider Europe.
The Conference is targeted to the politicians, policy advisers, experts, practitioners and other relevant audience engaged in fostering sustainable development of cities.
More information about the Conference and registration is available in VASAB website
Registration is open until 22 May 2019!
Please, feel free to share this information with your relevant networks and stakeholders!
Looking forward to seeing you in Riga!
Best regards,
Secretariat of the Baltic Sea Region
Spatial Planning Initiative VASAB
Alberta iela 10, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia
Phone: +371 67350630
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SAVE THE DATE!VASAB CONFERENCE
Competitiveness of Small & Medium-Sized Cities
in the Baltic Sea Region
DRAFT AGENDA
4 June 2019
Venue: Radisson Blu Elizabete Hotel, Elizabetes iela 73, Riga, Latvia
Cities are economic drivers and social hubs, attempting to ensure good services and livable spaces for their
citizens and attracting new inhabitants, businesses and other recourses. Demographic challenges, shrinking
and urbanization of development areas – these are the main characteristics that small and medium-sized
cities in the BSR are facing today. Their development and specialization strategies are crucial to adapt the
global and local challenges and to capitalize their resources and assets to strengthen their attractiveness and
competitiveness. Moreover, cities and towns have significant role and potential for balanced territorial
development.
The Conference will look on the cities and towns from the perspective of their role, challenges, potentials
and good practices to strengthen and contribute to the competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region and thus
providing substantial input to the joint competitiveness of Europe. It will discuss the opportunities and faced
challenges of small and medium-sized cities and towns, their future prospects beyond 2020 in order to
achieve greater coherence within the Baltic Sea Region and hence in the wider Europe.
The Conference is targeted to the politicians, policy advisers, experts, practitioners and other relevant
audience engaged in fostering sustainable development of cities.
The Conference is organized by the Latvian VASAB chairmanship. VASAB (“Vision and Strategies around the
Baltic Sea”) is intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the Baltic Sea Region in spatial
planning and development.
Registration is open from 20 March until 22 May 2019!