Cultural twin town meeting

Arrival times:

Forssa: Gardermoen 07.45 (Car rented)
Struer: Gardermoen 09.20 (Taxi)
Södertälje: Sarpsborg stasjon 12.05 (Pick up at station by Siri og Lars Erik)

Check in time at hotel. 11.00am

September 16

Welcome and lunch
Time: 13.00
Place: Epa
Siri B. Harborg will be at Scandic hotel at 12.45 to bring the group to Epa.

Joint meeting for all participants
Time: 14.00 – 17.00
Place: Sarpsborg Scene

Pick up at the hotel
Time: 18.40

Dinner at restaurant Salt
Time 19.00 -22.00

Return to hotel

September 17

Group meetings
Time: 9.00-16.00

Lunch and «tour» of Sarpsborg scene
Time: 12.00-13.30

Group 1. Big events and celebrations
Place: Sarpsborg Scene
Group leader: Trine S. Mosegaard, Cultural representative, Struer
Forssa: Mari Noromies, Tourism information of Forssa
Södertälje: Eduardo Morris, Head of Marketing
Sarpsborg: Siri B. Harborg, advisor and head of inter-city partnerships

Group 2. Collecting memories through textiles
This group will meet via Skype to start up work.

Group 3. Future libraries
Place: Library
Group leader: Anette Kure, Sarpsborg, Library Director
Struer: Carsten Hother Jensen, Library Director
Södertälje:: Cathatrina Fogelström, Library Director
Forssa: Maarit Järveläinen, Library Director
Sarpsborg: Torill Stokkan, Head of Litteraturuka

Group 4. Cultural schools and cultural institutions
Place: Epa
Group leader: Gisle Haus, Principal of the school of Culture, Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg: Camilla Tangen, Head of team “children and youth”
Struer:Per Odergaard Principal of Struer Music school
Mai Lindgaard, Cultural manager of Midtpunktet
Södertälje: Fredrik Österling, Principal of Södertälje School of culture
Forssa:Tiina Keppainen, Education and daycare services

Group 5. Civil society
Place: Sarpsborg Scene
Group leader: Lars Erik Antonsen, advisor and millennium coordinator, Sarpsborg
Struer: Søren Sørensen
Södertälje: Staffan Johnsson, Director of cultural affairs (morning session)
Forssa: Raine Immonen, Chairman of leisure and education services.
Sarpsborg: Kjell Einar Andersen, Council for sports, Magne Hansen, Council for music
Sarpsborg: Henrik Eurenius Director of cultural affairs (morning session)

Group 6. EU and Creative Europe
Place: Town hall.
Group leader: To be decided at meeting:
Struer: Jørgen Sørensen, Director of culture
Södertälje: Staffan Johnsson (afternoon session)
Forssa: Jarmo Pynnönen, Director of culture
Sarpsborg: Guro E. Berg, advisor and head of Eu and Creative Europe in Sarpsborg municipality
Henrik Eurenius (afternoon session)

Dinner
Time: 18.30
Details will follow.

September 18
Place: Sarpsborg Scene
Time: 08.00-09.00

Joint meeting for all participants. Summary of the gathering and goodbye.

Departure times:
Forssa: Gardermoen 12.45
Struer: Gardermoen 13.30
Södertälje: Sarpsborg stasjon 09.30

We have to alter the plans for the joint meeting and lunch on Friday 18. We’ll start at 8.00 and end the meeting at 9.00