It is now possible to register for an individual meeting with the Secretariat staff and the National Contact Points to discuss project and cluster ideas at the NSRP pre-event to the Annual Conference 2011.

More than 200 participants have registered for the Annual Conference 2011 to date. A preliminary participants list is now available online.

On 11th May the GSA partners and external experts shared experiences regarding practices for noise abatement at airports. This event was hosted by our German partners (Bremen Airport, Wirtschaft und Häfen and ZVBN) in the Bremenhalle, Bremen Airport. Subjects included the present legal framework conditions and neighbourhood policies.

The seminar was very succesful and included inspiring presentations from representatives from Frankfurt Airport, Eurocontrol and Frontiers.

The following day GSA partners  participated in a steering committee meeting and WP workshop. Finally all were treated to a 'behind the scenes' tour of Bremen Airport and an exciting visit to DFS (Air Traffic Control).   

Climate change simulations indicate that rainfall will increase in the North Sea region, however with significant seasonal variations. This will lead to higher groundwater levels (up to one meter), higher flux to rivers/coastal waters and a forced outwash of nutrients and pollutants from industrial areas, agriculture and landfills. Conditions for the design of roads, buildings etc. will change.

The video shows the expected changes in 2070

http://cliwat.eu/index.shtml#film

The forms for the 7th Call for Applications, both for full project applications and for cluster applications, are now online. Please note that the forms are mainly open for orientation purposes, in order to give potential applicants the possibility to see what information will be required and how to work the online system.

A guidance note about the "On-the-spot verifications" discussed at the recent First Level Control seminars is now online.

The former NSR project North Sea Cycle Route is celebrating its 10th anniversary today. On 5 May 2001 the cycle route around the North Sea was inaugurated with an opening ceremony in Hamburg and a bike tour to the Netherlands and Denmark.

The NSRP projects Cradle 2 Cradle Islands, Ballast Water Opportunity, Living North Sea and The Port is Yours will participate in the Europa Kijkdagen open days on 13, 14 and 15 May in the Netherlands. 

The Joint Technical Secretariat of the Baltic Sea Region Programme is looking for a Project Officer with several years of relevant professional experience.

DG Regio has launched the 2012 RegioStars Awards. The Awards are targeted at the identification, dissemination and communication of good, innovative practices funded through the EU's Cohesion policy. Projects are invited to apply.

The NMU project partners are delighted to inform you that the 6th edition of their newsletter is launched.

Highlights of the newsletter this time:

• Interview with Ulrike Zirwen, Head of Marketing Department of Hanseatic Lloyd
• Interview with Tine Westerberg, Project Manager of Norwegian Shipowners' Association
• Interview with Steen Sabinsky, CEO of Maritime Development Centre of Europe
• Portraits of new partners: the University of Hamburg and the Maritime Development Centre of Europe (MDCE), Copenhagen
• "NMU New Specialised Modules under Development" – an update of NMU activities

Download the NMU newsletter April 2011.

Students from Service Economist Educations across Denmark met business representatives at this year's Service Economist Conference in Odense, Denmark in March

On behalf of the Steering Group of the Joint Conference of Transnational Programmes (Katowice, Poland, 15-16 September 2011) the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 is inviting interested parties to submit an offer for a short term contract regarding the conceptualisation, design and implementation of a conference exhibition.

A draft pdf-version of the final activity report form is now available online. Please note that the document is for information purposes only. The online form will be available in due time for the first projects closing.

In co-operation with NOFA (NL), the project Vital Rural Area will hold its third International Policy Forum on Regional Development on May 26th and 27th, 2011, in Multi-functional Village Centre de Beijer at Rinsumageast (NL).

The general theme of the forum is: youth and their expectations of living in the countryside in 2025.

For more details about the programme, organisational framework and registration/reservation procedure, please visit Vital's website: www.vitalruralarea.eu.

In the context of the European Union Sustainable Energy Week, a seminar on off-shore wind energy in the North Sea will be held at Norway House, Brussels, on 13 April.

On March 11th more than 40 students, scholars and representatives from the maritime industry cluster participated in a one-day-seminar on maritime logistics in Molde, Norway. The seminar was hosted by the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA)  in cooperation with NMU and Molde University College.