All events online via Zoom.

 

Wednesday 11.11.

15.00-18.00 Pre-conference (in Finnish)

 

Thursday 12.11.

10.00 Opening words (the Dean & Chairs of the organizing associations)

10.15-11.00 prof. Christoph Demmke, University of Vaasa: Benchmarking governments and public administrations: It´s all about interpretation and communication

Link to recording: https://univaasa.panopto.nordu.net/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a63f79ce-4742-46f4-b100-ac7200cbbe32

11.00 Panel: Local government communicating in crisis (in Finnish)

– Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka, Asikkala municipality
– Taru Kuosmanen, Tampereen city
– Jari Seppälä, Kuntaliitto
– Marja Vettenranta, Laihia municipality

12.00–13.00 Lunch break

13.00–14.00 Kim Strandberg & Thomas Karv, Åbo Akademi: Deliberating municipal mergers – the case of Mustasaari

Link to recording: https://uwasa.zoom.us/rec/play/GTzestQXhMBve6mkSsaOSbmshoxE7ttg7bSy-029HVCxtRZ4CTq3c5IXlQ9BoU0K78X_fTz-IHDEe-jQ.jxpmCY82xC3Qjdjd

14.00–14.15 Winner of the pro gradu award (in Finnish)

14.15–15.00 break

14.30–16.30 Working groups

 

Friday 13.11.

9.30–11.00 Working groups

11.00–12.00 Lunch break

12.00-13.00 Pekka Sauri, University of Helsinki (in Finnish)

13.00-14.00 Tanja Sihvonen, University of Vaasa (in Finnish)

14.00-15.00 Reeta Pöyhtäri, University of Jyväskylä & Paula Haara, University of Tampere (in Finnish)