Congress program

Congress program
Updated 15.8.2001
Thursday 6 September 2001 6:30 pm Express buss for delegates from Helsinki Airport to Savonlinna
Friday 7 September 2001 6:30 am-9pm Pre-Congress Tour to Russia: Passport control at Niirala. Visit to state-owned farm Haapalammi nearby Sortavala. Lunch. Forestry Excursion. As it will be a very long day, wear warm clothes, good walking shoes and bring an umbrella. Passport and visa!
Saturday 8 September 2001 8:30 am and 2:00 pm Express buses for delegates from Helsinki Airport to Savonlinna 10:00 am Registration Desk opens at the Hotel Seurahuone Address: Kauppatori 4-6, FIN-57130 Savonlinna (near the marketplace) Tel: + 358 (0)15 5731, Fax: + 358 (0)15 273 918 www.savonhotellit.fi 1:00 pm - 4:30pm IFAJ Executive Committee Meeting with lunch Venue: Congress Center Paviljonki, Rajalahdenkatu 4, FIN-57200 Savonlinna Tel: +358 (0)15 574 9303, Fax: +358 (0)15 574 9330 www.travel.fi/int/paviljonki 7:00 pm TERVETULOA SUOMEEN - Get Together Party Venue: Restaurant Wanha Kasino, Kasinosaari Location: max. 300 hundred meters from Hotel Seurahuone, walk via wooden bridge (Dress code: As we'll be indoors, dress as you like) Opening Ceremony of the 45th IFAJ Congress Welcome speech by Ms. Pirjo Kontio, President of the Finnish Association
Sunday 9 September 2001 (Good to remember: As it will be a long day, right after the morning session and lunch we will depart for Lake Saimaa, the Lusto Forest Museum and Kerimaa. We will return to the hotel in the evening: wear warm clothes, just in case, and don`t forget to bring an umbrella and good walking shoes) 9:00am-11:00 am IFAJ Delegates Assembly Venue: Congress Center Paviljonki, Rajalahdenkatu 4, Savonlinna Tel: + 358 (0)15 574 9303, Fax: + 358 (0)15 574 9330 www.travel.fi/int/paviljonki/ 11:15am-12pm Challenges of Northern Dimension in EU and WTO: Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Kalevi Hemilä (kalevi.hemila@mmm.fi) Ministry website: www.mmm.fi 12 pm Lunch with music 1 pm Finnish Lake District: Time to recharge your batteries After lunch, vintage steamship M/S Heinävesi departs from Savonlinna City harbor for Punkaharju. 3:30pm Finnish Forests - open daily Venue: LUSTO Finnish Forest Museum, Punkaharju www.lusto.fi Memories and Dreams: Multilingual DVD-presentation Discovering the Forest Room of Silence and Harmony Contact person: Eeva Virekoski eeva.virekoski@lusto.fi 6:30pm LAVATANSSIT Traditional Finnish Evening with Dancing Venue: Holiday Village KERIMAA, Kerimäki www.kerimaa.net
Monday 10 September 2001 (Dress: Normal seminar clothing, but also bring a warm coat and good walking shoes for the afternoon excursion) 9:00am-11:30am Northern Dimension: New Possibilities and Food Safety Venue Congress Center Paviljonki, Rajalahdenkatu 4, Savonlinna Host: Jyri Ollila Short Introduction to Finnish Farming Video presentation Northern Dimension and Family Farming: Dairy Farmer Sisko Mäkelä from Northern Ostrobothnia sisko.makela@reppu.net Electronic Banking Services in Agriculture, Director Raimo Tammilehto, Okobank Group raimo.tammilehto@osuuspankki.fi Fur Production, Production in Jeopardy? Managing Director Gustav Smulter, Finnish Fur Breeders Association Northern Quality in Grain Production CEO Ensio Hytönen, Hankkija-Maatalous Ltd. ensio.hytonen@agrimarket.fi 12pm-1pm Lunch with music 1pm-3:30pm New Possibilities and Food Safety (cont'd) Can Milk Be High-tech? Senior Vice President Annika Mäyrä-Mäkinen, Valio Ltd. annika.mayra-makinen@valio.fi New Possibilities in Animal Breeding Director Jarmo Juga, Finnish Animal Breeding Association (FABA) jarmo.juga@faba.fi Health trends in Meat Production Director Merja Leino, Atria Ltd. merja.leino@atria.fi Pig Meat Production without Antibiotics Product Group Manager Timo Lehtimäki, Suomen Rehu Ltd. timo.lehtimaki@suomenrehu.com 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Forestry seminar for EFA members Seminar on Sustainable Use of Forest Resources Recent research projects on various aspects of sustainability. Venue Congress Center Paviljonki, Rajalahdenkatu 4, Savonlinna Chairperson: Mr. Bengt Ek, Skogen Opening of the seminar Mr. Paavo Seppänen, Metsälehti Sustainable use of forests - a social scientific and ethical analysis Mr. Tapio Rantala, University of Helsinki Forest fires and restoration of forest ecosystems Dr. Timo Kuuluvainen, University of Helsinki Herbal medicine production - Asperin from Salicaceae-species Dr. Matti Rousi, Finnish Forest Research Institute Risk assement of genetically modified trees Prof. Kim von Weissenberg, University of Helsinki 3:30pm-5:30pm Visit to Louhi Limestone Quarry in Kerimäki Hosted by CEO Christoffer Taxell, Partek Ltd. Presentation of Nordkalk and Valtra www.partek.fi Contact person: Gunilla Bergmann + 358 (0)40 566 7413 gunilla.bergmann@nordkalk.com 7:00pm-9pm Reception at Savonlinna City Host: Mayor of Savonlinna, Jorma Auvinen Address: Olavinkatu 27, 57130 Savonlinna www.savonlinna.fi (You have time to freshen up and change before the reception)
Tuesday 11 September 2001 EKO-Excursion: Don`t forget to bring your coat and good walking shoes. Tour departs right after lunch. BIOTECH-Excursion: Please, only bring a small overnight bag with you, as the stay at Hotel Cumulus Kuopio is only for one night. 9am-11:30am Northern Dimension and Media Venue Congress Center Paviljonki, Rajalahdenkatu 4, Savonlinna Host: Jyri Ollila Media and Agriculture Assistant Editor Heikki Vuorela, Maaseudun Tulevaisuus heikki.vuorela@maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi Media and Forests Editor-in-Chief Paavo Seppänen, Metsälehti paavo.seppanen@metsalehti.mailnet.fi Agricultural Portals CEO Aimo Tiilikainen, Farmit Website Ltd. aimo.tiilikainen@suomenrehu.com Latest news from the World Food Programme Director Arnt Breivik, WFP Copenhagen arnt.breivik@wfp.dk 11:30am Lunch Welcome to excursions by hosts Raila Aaltonen and Markku Pulkkinen 12:30pm Depart from Paviljonki via Hotel Seurahuone for congress excursions to Southern and Northern Savo EKO: Joroinen/Järvikylä Farm: lettuce and herb production, Juva/Muumaa: ecological milk production; sauna at Järvisydän in Rantasalmi. Back to hotel in Savonlinna. Wednesday: Family Forestry and Forest Certification, Forest owner Pentti Jormanainen in Anttola, visit to Stellac; ecological wood processing. Lunch at Kenkävero; visit to the Partala Research Institute in Juva BIOTECH: Maitomaa Co-operative, melatonin-rich milk production, Strawberry Instutute in Suonenjoki; sauna in Rautalampi (Elämysten ja ystävyyden kartano); Night at Hotel Kuopio Wednesday: Biotech know-how at Kuopio University; Finnish Family Forestry; visit to Lappala Farm in Siilinjärvi; lunch in Kuopio (Puijo Tower); back to Savonlinna.

Wednesday 12 September 2001
Excursions EKO and BIOTECH continue Buses return to Savonlinna by no later than 5pm. 6:30pm Pre-Dinner Cocktails at Nestori, next to St. Olaf`s Castle Metsähallitus` Saimaa Nature Centre Address: Aino Acten puistotie 6, 57130 www.metsa.fi/customerservice/nestori 7:30pm NÄKEMIIN! - Farewell Dinner with music Venue: St. Olaf´s Castle, FIN-57130 Savonlinna (Walking distance from the hotel. Dress code for the evening: Formal Please note that a medieval castle has many stairs and some of the floors are very old, so high heel shoes may be quite uncomfortable. Don´t forget to bring a coat!) IFAJ Star Prize Winner Award IFAJ 2002 Congress Host, Spain Congress Closing Ceremony Surprise Guest Fireworks --- One for the road - drinks at Hotel Seurahuone.
Thursday 13 September 2001 7:30 am Depart from Savonlinna for Helsinki by express buses 11am Visit to Sibelius Hall in Lahti (1 hour) Ankkurikatu 7, FIN-15140 Lahti www.lahti.fi/sibeliustalo/english/index.htm tel: + 358 (0)3 8418 Sibelius Hall is the largest wooden building constructed in Finland in over one hundred years. 1:30 pm Arrive Helsinki Vantaa Airport Goodbye and Thank you for your participation! Have a safe journey home!