Safe Cities Commission meeting in Pori
UBC Safe Cities Commission together with the city of Pori invites you for the next UBC Safe Cities Commission meeting that will be held in Pori (Finland) from May 21 till 23, 2024. The event will be devoted to the topic: “Concept of comprehensive security”.
During the meeting the concept of comprehensive security, floods, shelters and their upkeep, municipalities preparedness and resilience and organizing multi-agency cooperation for exercises will be discussed.
Please register for the UBC Safe Cities Commission meeting by May 10, 2024 via https://forms.gle/NZUTu9aJ6cc8Lc8RA
As we in the UBC Safe Cities Commission work in a collaborative way and exchange our experiences to become safer together, we invite partners from UBC member cities to provide their input about their experiences regarding the topics or suggest their own topic (can be done via the registration form).
Preliminary agenda of UBC Safe Cities Commission meeting May 21-23, 2024 in Pori
| May 21 (Tuesday) | ||
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch | Venue will be provided later |
| 13.00 – 17.00 coffee break included |
Session on Concept of comprehensive security Afternoon session |
Pori City Hall |
| 19.00 – 21.00 | Dinner | Venue will be provided later |
| May 22 (Wednesday) | ||
| 09.30 – 12.30 coffee break included |
Session on floods Morning session |
Pori City Hall |
| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch | Venue will be provided later |
| 13.30 – 17.00 coffee break included |
Visiting Pori Safety and Security Center Afternoon session |
Pori City Hall |
| 19.00 – 21.00 | Dinner | Venue will be provided later |
| May 23 (Thursday) | ||
| 09.30 – 12.00 | Visiting shelters in Pori
Session on Organization of multi-agency cooperation for exercises |
Pori City Hall |
| 12.00 – 13.00 | Lunch | Venue will be provided later |
P.S. Agenda may slightly vary.
Practical information
Venue
The UBC Safe Cities Commission meeting in Pori will take place in:
Pori City Hall – Hallituskatu 12, 28100, Pori.
Suggested hotel
Sokos Hotel Vaakuna (https://www.sokoshotels.fi/hotellit/pori/original-sokos-hotel-vaakuna)
Special rates available – Guests can make a reservation via website: www.sokoshotels.fi
Booking code: BBALTIC24 (room number is limited and code is valid till May 13).
Price for single room – 147 EUR, for double room – 167 EUR.
Transportation
You can reach Pori by train https://www.vr.fi or by plane Karhu Air https://karhu.aero/ or by car.
Please register for the UBC Safe Cities Commission meeting by May 10, 2024 via https://forms.gle/NZUTu9aJ6cc8Lc8RA
P.S. Don’t take the “high heels” (have with you shoes for normal walking).
Hope to see you all very soon in Pori!
Kaspars Vārpiņš
UBC Safe Cities Commission Chairman
kaspars.varpins@liepaja.lv
+371 26406820