Under the Auspices of: The Ministry of Economy, energy and tourism of Bulgaria
The Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria
The Ministry of transport, Information technology and Communications
With the support of: Representation of the EU Commission in Bulgaria
Southeast Europe i* Forum (SEEiF)
November 23 - November 24, 2011
Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan, Sofia
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The idea
We strongly believe that the present turbulent times require deeper regional cooperation among the countries in Southeast Europe. Good neighbours should trade more and invest more between each other. Our companies should act much more regionally and thus depend less on the severe fluctuations and meltdowns of the global markets.
Main topics
Organizing Southeast Europe i* Forum we would like to address the question of deepening the economic relations in our region in four specific areas:
- infrastructure
- innovations
- information and communication technologies (ICT)
- investments (FDI)
The purpose
To bring together business representatives, public institutions non-government sector and the media from our countries to discuss important issues related to those sectors. We also hope that the companies that attend the event will find will find new partners and make new investments.
How to participate
Please contact our team at
info@biforum.org
or
(00359) 2 951 57 59
Big River Conference and Network Building Conference are organized in the framework of the project “Transnational Strategy for the Sustainable Territorial Development of the Danube Area with Special Regard to Tourism" (DATOURWAY) in the frame of the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme.
Big River Conference & Network Building Conference
November 24 - November 25, 2011
Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan, Sofia
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November 24, 2011
Discussion topics of Big River Conference:
Promotion of the Danube Strategy;
Exchange of good practices for tourism development in the area and presentation of 72 successful tourism related projects;
Presentation of the strategic objectives of the DATOURWAY project.
November 25, 2011
Discussion topics of Network Building Conference:
Demonstration of the fruitful networking focusing on the successful cooperations, initiatives and good practices;
Presentation of the achievements and the results of the DATOURWAY project;
Discussion on the possibilities for establishment of a Danube Tourist Destination Management.
Main aim of both events: to highlight the importance of the Danube for the economic and social development for the countries from the region.
