tifpro.eu Latest updatestifpro.eu Latest updateshttp://www.tifpro.eu/CustomPublish.com - Web publishing made easyFri, 21 Oct 2011 11:21:03 +0200 The City Council of Notodden finally elected a new Mayor. His name is Jørn Christensen. He is 59 years old and represents the Conservative Party. The elected Deputy Mayor, Knut Duesund, represents the Christian Liberal Party. Lise Wiik is elected to Telemark County Council and will be responsible for the board working with business development. As Telemark County Council is a partner in TiF she will for sure follow us in some way or other. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:21:03 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/new-mayor-in-notodden.4975151.html http://www.tifpro.eu/new-mayor-in-notodden.4975151.html The 24th International Notodden Bluesfestival will be remembered as one of the best ever. Outstanding musicians like Robert Cray, Erik Burdon, Beth Hart and many more managed to get ahead of the high expectations and made the audience cheer and dance. Also the enthusiastic volunteers helped to celebrate a unique Festival. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:42:29 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/another-spectacular-bluesfestival.4947368.html http://www.tifpro.eu/another-spectacular-bluesfestival.4947368.html The countdown is on. Just one more day till Notodden (Norway) will turn into a huge Festival area. People from all over the country and even from abroad come to celebrate the 24th International Notodden Blues Festival. From 4th to 7th of August music lovers will groove to the music of Robert Cray, Eric Burdon and the Animals, The Original Blues Brothers Band and many more. Let’s look forward to another great celebration of Blues. (Foto: Black Country Communion) Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:35:09 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/notodden-gets-ready-for-the-blues.4945094.html http://www.tifpro.eu/notodden-gets-ready-for-the-blues.4945094.html More than 30 performers from USA, UK, Norway, Serbia, Belgium, France, Ireland, Germany, Slovakia, Denmark, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Poland turned the city of Suwalki into the European city of Blues. From 14th to 16th of July Suwalki became a Mecca for music lovers. There were 89 accredited journalists and reporters from Poland and abroad as well as 45 volunteers, who helped to organize the whole event. Thanks to all of them the fourth edition of the Suwalki Blues Festival will be remembered as another brilliant celebration of Blues. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:38:45 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/a-mecca-for-blues-lovers.4943235.html http://www.tifpro.eu/a-mecca-for-blues-lovers.4943235.html On Thursday the midterm Conference of the Trans in Form project ended in Krakow – an event that will be remembered as another milestone of this European project. The get-together of partners from eight different countries was a success in many ways: Germany is back in the project, all partners presented their achievements and talked about the visions for the future of their towns and project manager Bjørn Frode Moen prepared his audience for the challenges they all have to take in the remaining time. Sun, 15 May 2011 00:32:33 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/lets-go-for-a-happy-end.4920928.html http://www.tifpro.eu/lets-go-for-a-happy-end.4920928.html The very nice spring day of April 17th, Yellow Hose in Uddebo, Tranemo municipality organized an energy exhibition. Focus was on how you as a private person can use the wind and sun to produce energy in a small scale. Most people are very interested to save the environment and of course money, which is possible. The exhibitors demonstrated their technical solutions and there were lectures about small windmills, solar cells and economy. The energy and climate advisors of Tranemo municipality showed some examples how you easily can save energy and what kind of help they can provide. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:48:58 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/energy-saving-exhibition-in-uddebo.4913850.html http://www.tifpro.eu/energy-saving-exhibition-in-uddebo.4913850.html On March 29, 2011 Trans In Form project partners met in Riga to discuss future scenarios of Vidzeme region. Different perspectives of workshop participants raised discussion about what kind of rural area Vidzeme would be in the future, how can it better sell it’s local potentials globally, and how can this region achieve greater interconnectedness in all aspects of economic and social life? In the end participants were invited to present main drivers of Vidzeme development and compose future narratives about one typical day in Vidzeme in 2030. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:59:58 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/discussing-scenarios-of-vidzeme-in-light-of-european-future.4912977.html http://www.tifpro.eu/discussing-scenarios-of-vidzeme-in-light-of-european-future.4912977.html April 12 was a day when Project „Trans in Form” implementation-coordination group has met in Joniskis District municipality. The meeting was attended by employees from municipality administration, representatives from Joniskis Tourism and Business Information centre, Joniskis Agricultural College and Joniskis history and culture museum. As this partner was the last one to join in the project, they have some steps to make until they are in line with other project partners. Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:27:39 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/joniskis-works-on-becoming-more-attractive.4911531.html http://www.tifpro.eu/joniskis-works-on-becoming-more-attractive.4911531.html 6-8 April 2011 Grodno City in Belarus hosted a workshop on promoting city attractiveness. Grodno city-museum was the conference title, which was deeply discussed if it should become the slogan for branding the place, or not. Poland, Lithuania, Norway and Latvia have visited Grodno to share their views and help with elaboration of ideas. The two-day seminar consisted of a plenary, the city study tour and workshops for concrete suggestions. Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:27:33 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/the-first-trans-in-form-workshop-in-belarus-discussed-what-is-the-best-way-to-promote-grodno-city.4910026.html http://www.tifpro.eu/the-first-trans-in-form-workshop-in-belarus-discussed-what-is-the-best-way-to-promote-grodno-city.4910026.html In the end of March in Rouen, France, Chairman of the Jelgava Local Municipality Ziedonis Caune met with the descendant of Medem`s family – the count Theodor von Medem, who now lives in France, to discuss the future of Eleja Manor park. This issue has been brought forward in connection with the pilot project being implemented in Eleja Manor park within the Baltic Sea region programme`s project „Trans in Form”. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:03:24 +0200 http://www.tifpro.eu/count-theodor-fon-medem-interested-in-revival-of-eleja-manor.4909238.html http://www.tifpro.eu/count-theodor-fon-medem-interested-in-revival-of-eleja-manor.4909238.html