1. 18 - 19 September 2008, Liepāja, Latvia
NordBalt Seminar Restructuring of road administrations: responding to future challenges
September 2008, Liepāja, Latvia

2. Host City - Liepāja

3. Seminar Venue
EUROPA CITY AMRITA HOTEL**** /9, Rīgas Street, Liepāja,
Jacob’s Conference Hall.

4. EUROPA CITY AMRITA HOTEL****
Location
EUROPA CITY AMRITA HOTEL****

5. Seminar Outline September 17 September 18 September 19
Optional arrival
Welcome reception
September 18
Morning session: country reports
Afternoon session: country reports & specific reports
Social event
September 19
Morning session: specific reports
Farewell lunch
Optional city tour

6. Country Reports
General background of the road sector and traffic situation (dynamics in safety and transportation statistics);
Recent large scale projects and new large scale projects;
Trends in road financing (favourable or unfavourable);
New technologies and any other interesting news in each country.
Road planning August 24
road condition evaluation, road user needs identification, network level planning, environment impact assessment, road data utilization (RDB, GSM)
Road financing B1 August 24
Financing policies and strategy, PPP models
Road preservation August 26
Maintenance policies and strategy, routine maintenance, pavement renovation and strengthening. programming tools (PMS, FWD, GPR)
Road construction August 26
Route development programs, design, construction
Bridges August 26
Design, construction, maintenance, management (BMS)
Road safety August 26
Traffic safety evaluation, traffic safety improvement programming, advanced road equipment
Road regulations August 26
EU standards & legislation

7. Specific Reports Government Transport Political Report, Finland
Road maintenance & privatization, Estonia
Territorial reforms & road administration, Latvia
Regional Reforms and The Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Norway
Innovative solutions for road maintenance & model for monitoring of road conditions and operational works, Lithuania
Kliplev – Sønderborg, the first major PPP road project in Denmark, Denmark
Climate change of road administrations, Sweden

8. Seminar Moderator
Mr. Andris Sprūds, Riga Stradins University, Faculty of European Studies;
Education: Riga Stradins University, University of Latvia, Central European University, Budapest,;
Research & studies: University of Columbia, New York, University of Uppsala, International Affairs Institute of Norway, Oxford University

9. Social Activities 17 September: welcome reception;
18 September: tour for accompanying persons, Liepāja district (optional);
18 September, evening: social event at banquet hall “Libava”;
19 September, afternoon: Liepāja city tour (optional).

10. Important Notes Registration forms available;
6-7 participants per country;
Registration deadline: 1 August 2008
Seminar registration fee: 200 EUR;
Hotel room rates:
single 45 EUR,
double/twin 65 EUR.