Welcome to the X UBC General Conference

"Baltic cities for economic and climate solutions - a developed Baltic Sea Strategy". Under this theme the next General Conference of the Union of the Baltic Cities will be held in Kristiansand, Norway, on 24 - 25 September 2009. For the tenth time 100 mayors of Baltic Sea cities, representatives of governments and international organisations, many key actors active in Europe will meet to discuss the focal problems, e.g. the economic crisis and climate change challenges, as well as the cities' role in the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.

Moreover, the four thematic workshops corresponding to the main objectives of the EU Strategy will be organised during the conference:

• to improve the environmental state of the Baltic Sea Region,
• to make the Baltic Sea Region a more prosperous place by supporting balanced economic development across the Region,
• to make the Baltic Sea Region a more accessible and attractive place,
• to make the Baltic Sea Region a safer and more secure place.

The second day of the Conference will be devoted to the UBC internal matters, such as reports, elections, finances and meetings of the UBC Commissions.

Programme and registration at www.ubc-kristiansand.com