Events in Latvia and worldwide:

• Additional list of international conferences (from Latvian Ministry of Finace PPP home page www.ppp.gov.lv)

• 30.11.2009: Inaugural conference "CEE Investment and PPP Forum". Poland, Warsaw.

• 19-20.10.2009: Practical Seminar "PPP for Municipalities". Organizer: European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law.  Place: Berlin, Germany.

• 14-16.10.2009: The 5th Annual PPP in CEE/SEE Conference, Vienna. Organizer: Jacob Fleming Group.

• 14.09.2009: Meeting on Promoting Capacity-Building in PPPs “PPP TRAINING CENTER: BRIDGING THE GAP IN PPP KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS”. Organized by PPP Forum in cooperation with the UNECE Team of Specialists on Public-Private Partnerships. Venue: Fulbright & Jaworski International LLP, 85 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AE, Temple Tube station, 9.30-17.00. Background information and registration form.

• 19-20.09.2009: Seminārs "Private-Public Partnerships for the Municipalities", Berlin, Germany.

• 10-12.09.2009: International Conference „Baltic Defence Research and Technology 2009”. Place: Riga, Latvia.

• 14.08.2009: Seminar "The New PPP Law". Place and Time: REVAL HOTEL RĪDZENE, 10.00-17.00, Riga, Latvia. Organizer: SOPHIA CONFERENCES.

• 11.08.2009: Seminar "PPP documentation preparation for procurement and concessions and carrying out financial calculations". Place and Time: REVAL HOTEL RĪDZENE, Riga, 10.00-15.00, Riga, Latvia. Organizer: SOPHIA CONFERENCES.

Events in past (Latvia):

Year 2009:

• 28.07.2009: Seminar "The new PPP Law". Organizer: SOPHIA CONFERENCES.

• 09.07.2009: PPP Law was published in Official Newspapier "Latvijas Vēstnesis".

• 08.07.2009: President of Latvia Valdis Zatlers sign PPP Law.

• 19.06.2009: Seminar "PPP documentation preparation for procurement and concessions and carrying out financial calculations". Organizer:  SOPHIA CONFERENCES in cooperation with SIA “Public and Private Law Consulting”.

• 18.06.2009: Simposium "PPP now?!". Organizer: "BDO Zelmenis&Liberte". Riga, Latvia.

• 18.06.2009: LR Saeima adopts PPP Law.

• 16.06.2009: RAPLM meeting on the preschool education institutions in the development of networks.

• 15.06.2009: Seminar "The new PPP Law: from Theory to Praxis". Organizer: LTRK.

• 11.06.2009: LR Saeima economic, agrarian, environmental and regional policy committee submit a bill for approval PPP Law in 3 (final) reading.

• 01.06.2009: Ministry of Economics delegate the PPP function to Ministry of Finance.

• 29.05.2009: International Conference „TransBaltica2009”. Liepaja, Latvia.

• 15.05.2009: Seminar "PPP documentation preparation for procurement and concessions and carrying out financial calculations". Organizer: SOPHIA CONFERENCES.

• 11.05.2009: Practical Conference "PPP road infrastructure in crisis". Organizer: World Bank. Riga, Latvia.

• 23.04.2009: Conference “Construction in Latvia - the challenges and opportunities". Organizers: Ministry of Economics, BEMVA, Dienas Bizness.

• 15.04.2009: Seminar "PPP documentation preparation for procurement and concessions and carrying out financial calculations". Organizer: SOPHIA CONFERENCES.

• 05.03.2008: Riga Municipality Business Development Council meeting.

• 03.03.2009: Workshop "PPP - news, issues and solutions." Organizer: Sophia Conferences.

• 29.01.2009: The Baltic  PPP forum for public and private partners. Organizers: PPPA and the Ministry of Economics. The program and presentations.

Year 2008:

• 18.12.2008: PPPA member forum :"PPPA operation in 2009: strategies, aims and objectives"

• 11.12.2008: Workshop "The institutional capacity of the private and public partnership." Organizer: BDO Invest Riga.

• February - May - December, 2008: The new PPP law development group meetings.

• 26.11.2008: Seminar "Public-private partnerships - current legal and financial aspects".

• 21.11.2008: Experience exchange seminar "Attracting the private sector in infrastructure development and maintenance of local government". Organizers: PPPA and Riga City Council Education, Youth and Sports Department.

• 06.11.2008: PPPA Members Forum "Public-private cooperation in the return of skilled labor from abroad". Guests: Oskars Kastēns - Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration and Juris Asars - Ministry for Special Assignments for Society Integration Affairs, Head of Secretariat.

• 31.10.2008: KIF Workshop in Sabile for private and public partnerships.

• 30-31.10.2008: LDDK and the National Security Forum, organized by "Effective governance and partnership".

• 24.10.2008: LIDA seminar in Limbazi  on Norwegian bilateral financial instrument priorities "Regional policy and economic development" program: "Public-Private Partnership Promotion in Latvia”.

• 15.10.2008: Seminar in Preiļi "Public-private partnership projects and the introduction of the Norwegian financial instrument in support of public-private partnerships for project preparation". Organizer: LIDA.

• 02.10.2008: Ministry of Economics in Latvia: PPPs Advisory Council Meeting.

• 25.09.2008: International conference "PPP development and implementation in Latvia." Place: Hotel "Islande Hotel" Kipsalas street 20, Riga. Organizer: LIDA, in cooperation with Swedbank, PPPA, "NK konsultāciju birojs" and Faber Maunsell | Aecom. The conference program and presentations.

• 11.09.2008: Seminar for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project developers for a public-private partnership projects and in the Norwegian financial instrument in support of PPP project preparation. Organizer: LIDA in collaboration with the Zemgale Planning Region EU Structural Information Center.

• 18.08.2008: LIDA Seminar „Supporting Instruments for Municipalities”.

• 12.08.2008: The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government (MRDLG)  meeting about  Kindergartens in Ķekava, Mārupe, Tukums and Ogre.

• 29.07.2008: The Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government (MRDLG)  meeting about  Kindergartens in Ķekava, Mārupe, Tukums and Ogre.

• February-July 2008: The new PPP Law development group meetings.

• 16.07.2008: NDP experts forum.

• 10.07.2008: Seminar "PPP for Private partners - Practical Guidelines". Organiser: "BDO Invest Rīga", Place: Riga Graduate School of Law, Riga, Alberta 13.

• 12.06.2008: PPPA members forum (Juris Tauriņš - Latvan State Roads, leader of PPP projects department).

• 10.06.2008: PPP Workshop. Place: Valka City. Organizer: LIDA.

• 22.05.2008: PPPA members forum (Aivars Borovkovs - Latvian Lawyers Association).

• 29.04.2008: NDP experts forum.

• 29.04.2008: PPPA Executive Director Guntars Polis take a part in Busines network forum in Ventspils, organised by Latvian Transit Business Association.

• 27.03.2008: PPPA chairman of the board Viesturs Tamužs take a part in KNAB Advisory Council's meeting.

• 26.03.2008: PPPA chairman of the board Viesturs Tamužs take a part in Nacional Development Council's meeting.

• 20.03.2008: PPPA members forum with Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Affairs Ina Gudele.

• 03.03.2008: PPPA chairman of the board Viesturs Tamužs meets Minister of health Ivars Eglītis. Dialogue about PPP in healthcare.

• 27.02.2008: Seminar about the possibilities building daycare centers' in municipalities using PPP.

• 11.02.2008: NDP experts forum.

• 24.01.2008: PPPA members forum "National development plan - analysis of the current situation and proposals for efficiency".

Year 2007:

• 07.12.2007: NDP experts forum.

• 22.11.2007: PPPA members forum "Municipalities experience in realization of PPP projects" (Mayor of Sigulda region council and Mayor of Riga District council Tālis Puķītis and  Mayor of Ogre region council Edvīns Bartkevičs).

• 01.11.2007: Efektīvas pārvaldības un partnerības forums. (1) (2)

• 21.09.2007: International conference: “Public private partnership projects – practical instruments for regional development”.

• 23.08.2007: VPPA members forum "PPP iespējas projektā “Jaunie Trīs brāļi”" (Valsts Aģentūras „Jaunie Trīs brāļi” direktora vietniece Ilona Terane un aģentūras projektu vadītājs Deniss Piļkēvičs).

• 22.05.2007: RD PAD paplašinātā Attīstības padomes sēde ar PPP biedru piedalīšanos “PPP iespējas Rīgas pilsētā”.

• 24.04.2007: Asociācijas 5 gadu jubilejas biedru sapulce – biedru forums: "PPP iespējas Latvijas tautsaimniecībā" (Satiksmes ministrs A. Šlesers).

• 6-8.03.2007: Regional workshop on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Transport. Organizators: World bank, Transport and Telecommunication Institute.

• 22.02.2007: VPPA members forum "PPP iespējas Latvijas augstākajā izglītībā" (Rīgas Tehniskās universitātes Inženierekonomikas fakultātes starptautisko programmu nodaļas direktors Modris Ozoliņš un Banku augstskolas rektores padomnieks attīstības jautājumos Māris Gulbis.

• 10.01.2007: VPPA members forum "Ārvalstu investoru investīciju piesaiste PPP projektu realizācijai Latvijā" (Ārvalstu investoru padomes izpilddirektors Ģirts Greiškalns, consultant Guntars Krols).

Year 2006:

• 2006: VPPA members forum "Municipalities experience in realization of PPP projects" (JMayor of Jelgava region council Andris Rāviņš).

• 2006: VPPA members forum "PPP un Valsts kontrole" (LR Valsts kontroles Valsts kontroliere Inguna Sudraba.

• 2006: VPPA members forum "Grozījumi koncesiju likumā" (Kronbergs & Čukste Attorneys At Law partneris Vineta Čukste, ZAB “RSP un Partneri (Rodl&Partner)” zvērināta advokāte Anda Rītiņa.

• 2006: VPPA members forum "Iespējas realizēt PPP projektus LR Tieslietu ministrijai normatīvajos aktos noteikto funkciju nodrošināšanai" (Tieslietu ministrs Guntars Grīnvalds).

• 2006: VPPA members forum "Koncesiju likums" (LIAA publiskā sektora attīstības departamenta direktore Andra Feldmane un EM Koncesiju nodaļas vadītājs Andris Pārups).

• 2006: International conference: “Public and Private Partnership – efektīvs instruments valsts un pašvaldību projektu īstenošanā”.

Year 2005 and before:

• 2003: International conference: “Public and Private Partnership – efektīvs instruments valsts un pašvaldību projektu īstenošanā”.