Conferences, projects and special events held in cooperation with friends in Finland
Extensive B.I.O. e-learning programmes in biopolicy and sustainable development
2006
Participation in the Seminar on “European Regionalism: Perspectives from Northern Europe and the Black Sea,” sponsored by the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Finland in Athens, and the International Center for Black Sea Studies
2005
“To speak for the world – a selection of speeches and statements by Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953-1961” book presentation in commemoration of Dag Hammarskjold’s centenary, attended by Ambassadors, official representatives and academics from 26 countries, Athens. Press release, Programme
1999
Jaakko Henttonen, Director of the Central and East European Co-operation, Environmental Protection Department of the Ministry of the Environment; Dr. Eero Paloheimo, Helsinki University of Technology; Hilkka Pietila, Honorary President, WFUNA; and Leena Voutilainen, Project Secretary, Central and East European Co-operation, Ministry of the Environment, participate in the Bios Prize award ceremony in honour of Mstislav Rostropovich, Kitty Kyriacopoulos, Anton Rupert, and Jakob von Uexkull, held in St. Petersburg.
1994
Dr. Eero Paloheimo, Member of Parliament, participates in the International Sakharov Festival and contributes to the volume of proceedings.
1988
Hilkka Pietila, Secretary General of UNA Finland and Vice-President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, participates in the Second B.I.O. International Conference on “Bios in the Next Millennium” held in Athens and contributes to the volume of proceedings.
1987
Hilkka Pietila, Secretary General of UNA Finland and Vice-President of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, participates in the First B.I.O. International Conference on “Biopolitics and International Cooperation” held in Athens and contributes to the volume of proceddings