20 BSPC Prior Announcement March 2011

[pic]EDUSKUNTA – PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND 20th BALTIC SEA PARLIAMENTARYCONFERENCEHelsinki 15 March 2011PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT20th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) Helsinki, Finland 28 - 30 August 2011Eduskunta, the Parliament of Finland will be hosting the 20th Anniversary Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference "Green Growth for a Bluer Baltic Sea" 28 - 30 August 2011 in Helsinki in the premises of the Parliament.The Conference is organized in cooperation with the Standing Committee of the Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference.The major themes of the Conference are- Green Growth- Maritime issues: Baltic Sea Action Plan, Integrated Maritime Policy and Maritime Security- Civil Safety and Security- The future Parliamentary Cooperation in the Baltic Sea RegionParticipation in the Conference is by invitation only.Formal invitations will be sent out by The Finnish Parliament in May 2011.Attached you find information regarding accommodation. You are asked to make your reservations direct to the hotels.Wishing you warmly welcome in Helsinki next August, I remainYours sincerely,Sauli NiinistöSpeaker of the Parliament of Finland20th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) Helsinki, Finland28 - 30 August 2011We recommend that you reserve hotel rooms for your delegation as early as possible.AccommodationParticipants are requested to make individual hotel reservation directly to the hotelsno later than June 1st , 2011.We have made block reservations at the two hotels mentioned below. The hotels arewithin tree minutes walk from the Parliament Building.Please, mention the reservation code BSPC, when you make your reservation.Sokos Hotel Vaakuna:Prices: Single 118 euroDouble 138 euroSokos Hotel Presidentti:Prices: Single 123 euroDouble 143 eurosokos.hotels@sok.fiTel. +358 20 1234 600Fax +358 20 1234 646