Application for membership from Rakvere, Estonia.
Mr  Andres Jaadla, Mayor of Rakvere, submitted the application of Rakvere to join the Union of the Baltic Cities. Mr Jaadla made a presentation about the city of Rakvere.
The Board decided to accept Rakvere  as a member of the Union of the Baltic Cities and wished Rakvere a successful cooperation with other UBC member cities.
 
The Board went through the programme of the X General Conference:
 
24 September 2009 Plenary Session – welcome addresses and keynote speeches
 
•             Mayor of Kristiansand, Per Sigurd Sørensen, welcome address
•             President of UBC, Mayor of Kolding, Per Bødker Andersen, opening address
•             Hallgeir Aalbu, Director General, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Kingdom of Norway
•             Ambassador Kornelija Jurgaitiene, member of Council of the Baltic Sea States Committee of Senior Officials
•             Presidency of the European Council, Maria Åsenius, State Secretary to Minister for EU Affairs, Kingdom of Sweden
•             Councillor Kay Twitchen,  member of the Committee of the Regions, rapporteur on Climate Change
•             David Sweet, European Commission, adviser to Director General DG Regional Policy Dirk Ahner
•             Local and regional co-operation in the Mediterranean, Miquel Rosselló, member of the Executive Committee of the Consell Insular of Mallorca, Arco Latino
•             Baltic Sea Region challenges in the eyes of youth – Jannike Arnesen Kristiansand and Robert Lang Tallinn
•             Elkem Solar in Kristiansand contributing to low-cost production of solar cells, Svein Grandum, R&D Manager, Product Development
•             Mayor George Heartwell of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chairman of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
 
Parallel workshops
W.1  To improve the environmental state of the Baltic Sea Region
Moderator: Commission on Environment (Turku) and Commission on Energy (Oskarshamn)
 
W.2  To make the Baltic Sea Region a more prosperous place by supporting balanced economic development
Moderator: Commission on Information Society (Tampere/ St.Petersburg) in cooperation with Commission on Business Cooperation (Kaunas/Kiel/Kolding)
 
W.3  To make the Baltic Sea Region more accessible and attractive
Moderator: Commission on Tourism (Koszalin/Szczecin). Support: Commission on Transport (Gdynia), Commission on Urban Planning (Helsinki), Commission on Youth Issues (Kalmar), Commission on Culture (Vaasa), Commission on Sport (Gdynia)
 
W.4  To make the Baltic Sea Region a safer and more secure place
Moderator – Commission on Health and Social Affairs (Kristiansand). Support: Commission on Gender Equality (Umeå), Commission on Education (Kärdla/Norrtälje).
 
25 September 2009 General Assembly
 
Meetings of the UBC Commissions
Opening of the General Assembly
Report on UBC Activities October 2007 – September 2009, Per Bødker Andersen, President of UBC
Reports from the Commissions:
Commission on Business Cooperation
Commission on Culture
Commission on Education
Commission on Energy
Commission on Environment
Commission on Gender Equality
Commission on Health & Social Affairs
Commission on Information Society
Commission on Sport
Commission on Tourism
Commission on Transportation
Commission on Urban Planning
Commission on Youth Issues
 
General Assembly continues:
Alteration in the Statute
Alteration in the internal regulations
Auditor’s Report
Board of Audit Report
Absolving the Presidium, Board, Secretary
Membership Fees 2010-2011
Executive Board in the next period
President and Vice-Presidents in the next period
Board of Audit in the next period
Auditor in the next period
Conference resolution
Updated Strategy
Updated Social Charter
Sustainable Development Action Plan
Venue of the XI UBC General Conference in autumn 2011 (Liepaja)
Best Environmental Practice in Baltic Cities Award 2009
UBC Cultural Prize 2009
 
Other matters
Mr Jarkko Virtanen, UBC Vice-President, Vice-Mayor of Turku ,handed over the document stating that City of Turku would host the secretariat of the Commission on Environment for another period.
 
 
Chair –  Per Boedker Andersen,  UBC President
Secretary – Pawel Zaboklicki, UBC Secretary General