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In support of the European Cooperation Day initiative the Programme published an advert in a local paper on the 21 September - the EC Day.

The Northern Periphery Programme Secretariat in Copenhagen is looking for a Project Desk Officer.

CRUISE GATEWAY Best Practice Tour in Gothenburg

13-14 September 2012

Doing enough to meet the legal requirements on environmental care is one thing – going further, on a voluntary basis, is quite another. This was the clear message at a recent Cruise Gateway North Sea Region event.

At the European exchange conference Green Mobility in Catania, Sicily, Green IT Amsterdam showcased results of e-harbours. Hugo Niesing, consultant at Resourcefully, presented the findings of e-harbours on smart grids.

Read the reviewed scientific results from the CLIWAT project in the special issue in the HESS journal: http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/special_issue149.html

The North Sea Region Programme Transport Magazine 'Answers' is now available online.

The North Sea Region Programme Project C2CI has been selected as one of 27 finalists in the DG Regional Policy Regiostars 2013 competition.

The The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) in Germany recently published ‘European transport corridors and spatial development’.

The payment interruption to UK beneficiaries which as been in place since August 2011 has now been lifted. The process to resume payments is underway.

Around 80 experts and practitioners from across Europe attended the “Connecting Urban and Rural” Conference in Aberdeen in June 2012. The event highlighted the work and findings of the Sustainable Urban Fringes (SURF) Project.

The Joint Annual Conference 2012 of the North Sea Region Programme and the North Sea Commission was held 18-20 June in Bremerhaven and Bremen, Germany. 300 participants attended the event.

Relevant professionals are invited to submit a quotation for a design contract for the North Sea Region Programme.

Relevant professionals are invited to submit a quotation for a contract regarding a results and outcomes tool for the North Sea Region Programme. Deadline to submit bids is 6 August 2012.

The NMU Network Conference 2012 focused on “Innovation in Maritime Education and Training” and was held on 21st June 2012 at the Speicher XI Bremen. The event marked the start of the NMU network, fortified by the consortium’s commitment to continue working together to pursue the project’s mission - offering moderne qualification modules for maritime industry.

What do cruise passengers want from a shore excursion? What do the cruise lines expect? And what can excursion organisers and cruise destinations do to ensure they provide attractive options and make the most of the economic opportunities from serving the cruise sector?

These were some of the questions tackled at a special conference organised in the Columbus Cruise Center Bremerhaven by the European Union ‘Cruise Gateway North Sea’ project.”

A web video with highlights from day one of the Joint Annual Conference can now be found on Youtube. The video shows different parts of the event, including comments from participants and short interviews with stakeholders.

Registration closes on 20 June for "Connecting Urban and Rural", the dissemination conference of the Sustainable Urban Fringes (SURF) Project. 

The Conference, set to take place on the 28 June 2012 in Aberdeen will bring together practitioners, politicians, researchers and interested stakeholders to share experiences and find out more about the current situation and potential for the urban fringe.

More than 250 participants have registered for the Joint Annual Conference 2012 to date. A preliminary participants list is now available.

The NMU Network Conference “Innovation in Maritime Education and Training” will take place on 21 June 2012 from 9:00 to 15:00 at the Speicher XI in Bremen, Germany

This free-to-attend event will bring together educational institutions and industry members with the central objective of establishing a sustainable collaboration between them to enhance the innovation capacity of maritime sector. The conference run two sessions as well as a panel discussion. 

The focus will be on:

Competence development for academics and the maritime industry

Enhancing the attractiveness of careers in the maritime industry