ERDI - Final Seminar

Monday 29/10 6 pm Arrival

• Get together with live music and dinner at Ravintola Raatihuone. Address: Kauppakatu 22, 74100 Iisalmi. Tel. 050-408 6009 • ravintola@raatihuone.fi

Tuesday 30/10, Final Seminar9 am – 10 am

Coffee and registration• Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Haukisaarentie 2, 74130 Iisalmi

A1036 Auditorium

10 am – 12 am Plenary session, Opening words Dr. Mervi Vidgrén President of Savonia UAS Dr. Petri Juhani Raivo, President of Karelia UAS

ERDI Empowering Regional Development and Innovations – process and key resultsDr. Liisa Timonen, Head of International Affairs at Karelia UAS & ERDI participants

and student Jenny-Mari Hartikainen

Bio economy todayDr. Tapani Pöykkö, Häme University of Applied Sciences, Bio-economy research unit

12-1 pm Lunch • University restaurant Tuuliviiri

Welcome to ERDI Empowering Regional Development and Innovations Final Seminar on 30.10.2018 at Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Iisalmi, Finland

Address: Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Haukisaarentie 2, 74130 Iisalmi, Finland

1 pm – 2 pm Workshops - Learning Café (20 min per round)• Current state analyses • Curriculum development • Digital learning tools • Knowledge Alliances and tools • Business networks • Future possibilities

2 − 2.30 pm Coffee • University restaurant Tuuliviiri

2. 30 – 3.30 Workshops - Learning Café (20 min per round)• Current state analyses • Curriculum development • Digital learning tools • Knowledge Alliances and tools • Business networks • Future possibilities

3.30 − 4 pm Conclusions and closingRemarks from external evaluators• Dr. Ewa Badziska & Dr. Maciej Szafraski, Poznan University of Technology, Poland Closing words • Mr Petri Kainulainen, Manager, Rural Industries

6 Pm Evening program: at Haapaniemi Travel with sauna, hot tub and dinner Address: Haapaniementie 165, 74150 Iisalmi. Customer service: +358 440 207 701

Email: info@haapaniemenmatkailu.fi

Wednesday 31/10 - Excursions & Rural Gala 8:30 am Departure Savonia University of Applied Sciences Haukisaarentie 2, 74130 Iisalmi

Excursion 1 (choose one) at 9 – 12:• Ponsse http://www.ponsse.com/• or Lunawood http://www.lunawood.com

12 − 1 pm Lunch at the university

1 - 3.30 pm Excursion 2 (choose one) • Perkkiö Dairy Farm: Tuomo and Satu Pulkka• or Olvi https://www.olvi.fi /

4:30 pm - Evening program: Rural Gala • Cultural Center of Iisalmi at 4.30 pm.

Address: Kirkkopuistonkatu 9, 74100 Iisalmi http://iisalmi.fi /In-english

Registration and prices No later than 30/09/2018. Link for registration: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/3EC76A9448781911.par

AccommodationSome hotel rooms have been reserved under ERDI for the seminar guests in the following hotels:

• Sokos Hotel Koljonvirta https://www.sokoshotels.fi /en/iisalmi/sokos-hotel-koljonvirta • Hotel Golden Dome http://www.goldendome.fi /en/hotelli/ Note: You are supposed to book the rooms by yourself.

Transportation to and from IisalmiThe nearest airport is about 80 km south from Iisalmi. There is no bus connection to Iisalmi. Taxi to Iisalmi costs about 90 €. More about Kuopio airport: https://www.fi navia.fi /en/airports/kuopio/services

There is a direct train connection from Helsinki to Iisalmi. If you wish to come by train, buy the tickets here: https://www.vr.fi /cs/vr/en/frontpage