Bicycle Tourism Development Conference
October 22, Valga Culture Hall, Estonia

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Programm 

Venue	Valga Cultural Centre, Kesk Str. 1, Valga, Estonia
Date	October 22, 2010
Time	10:00 AM
Language	English, with simultaneous translation into Estonian and Latvian
9:30-10:00 AM	Registration, morning coffee
10:00 AM	Opening of the conference Margus Lepik, Valga County Governor
10:05 AM	Welcoming addresses
10:20 AM	The ESTLAT project “Go Cycling Through Vidzeme and Southern Estonia”:  Results and future challenges Raitis Sijāts, chairman, Vidzeme Tourism Association
10:50 AM	Developing the “Tour de LatEst” cycling route and lessons learned Rein Lepik, Vanta Aga cycling club
11:20 AM	Joint marketing: A challenge in attracting tourists to the cross-border area Andris Klepers, Vidzeme University College
11:50 AM	Bicycle roads planning on national roads network in Estonia Reigo Ude, Estonian Road Administration
12:10 PM	Discussion and questions
12:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	Cycling in Europe: Trends in tourism, infrastructure development, mobility European Cycling Federation
2:00 PM	Experience in Finland:  Urban initiatives toward developing bike-friendly infrastructure and cycling tourism as a new tourism product in Finland Matti Hirvonen, executive director, Network of Finnish Cycling Municipalities
2:30 PM	Bicycle tourism in Germany:  From the “Bett & Bike” project to satellite navigation Thomas Froitzheim, ADFC-steering group bicycle tourism
3:00 PM	Experience in the Netherlands: Create your own cycling experience Jurgen Hillaert, Veluwe Region Tourism Office
3:30 PM	Discussions, questions, closing remarks, refreshments

 

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