Almedalsveckan takes place during the second week of July on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It is a dynamic week of informal interaction between politicians, public figures and the press. On 7-8 July, Baltic Development Forum and SIDA, Baltic Sea Unit, will co-organize six seminars and workshops related to the upcoming European Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

The BDF Secretariat is closed 14-27 July 2008. For urgent matters, please contact Director Hans Brask on +45-602 185 81

The conference on Energy Efficiency and Renewables will be held on 3-4 November 2008 in Riga, Latvia. The conference is organized in the framework of the 9th Baltic Economic Forum and is supported by the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia. The conference targets governemnt officials; municipal representatives and institutions in charge of energy solutions; investors and bank representatives; fund managers; energy suppliers; project and technology developers; plant builders; input and raw material suppliers; representatives of energy as well as housing associations; academics; energy users.