Project management group meeting was held on July 24, 2017 in Anykščiai, Lithuania.

Overview of the activities

• Discussion about project progress of each partner and next stepsof project implementation: each project partner presented what progress was achieved during project implementation
• Discussion about good practice visit in Poland: project management team by voting decided to go to Poland on 12-14 September, 2017. Project partner Jekabils municipality will be responsible for transport. The purchase of transport services will be made when the program of the visit will be confirmed. Project partner Directorate of Biržai regional park will be responsible for visit to Poland program. It is planned that first day will be for arrival to Poland and visiting National Park Suwalki, meetings and discussions with administration of the park and tourism centre. On the second day- visiting tourist attractions (narrow-gauge railway, the nature exhibition “Near Wigry”, the Stali Palivarke museum), meeting with administration employees for discussion and sharing good practice. On the third day – visiting the channels of Augustow, visiting tourist information centre.
• Discusion about tourism Promotion Training in Viesite, Latvia: Training seminar will be organised in Viesite municipality. Seminar date is planned on the first week of October. It is planned that in the seminar will participate 3 members of each partner
• Other general questions about the project implementation: During the meeting project management team also discussed about making some project changes such as moving procurement procedures to other periods, budget savings, budget changes. All project management members decided, to prepare their requests and send them to Leading Project partner. Then Leading Project partner on the basis of received information will prepare general project change request.