Struve Route Network
Conference Schedule
23 April 2019
Arrival in Tartu. 17.00 walking tour in Tartu, visits to the University of Tartu Museum and Tartu Old Observatory 19.00 Dinner in the restaurant Gunpowder Cellar
24 April 2019 in the University of Tartu Library, Struve Street 1, Tartu.
10-10.10 Opening 10.10-10.20 Opening greetings from University of Tartu 10.20-10.30 Greetings from Minister of Culture, UNESCO Unit 10.40-11.20 Dr Tõnu Viik, Tartu Observatory: From radioastronomy to geodesy. 11.20-12.00 Dr Martin Jeske, Basel University: History of the Livonian Charitable and Economic Society and the meaning of Struve’s contribution. 12.00-12.30 Ivars Liepinš, Director of Department of Geodesy: First steps of Struve Geodetic Arc Preservation and Development Council of Latvia. 12.30-12.40 Discussions 12.40-13.30 Lunch, possible to see exhibition 13.30-14.10 Associate Professor Riin Alatalu, Estonian Academy of Arts: Struve Geodetic Arc in comparison with other World Heritage Sites. 14.10-14.30 Oleksandr Sofiienko, Deputy Director of Department for Topographic, Geodetic, and Cartographic Activities – Head of Division of State Geodetic Supervision: Ukrainian National report about Struve Network. 14.30-15.00 Dr.Karin Kollo, Estonian Land Board: Struve geodetic arc management in Estonia. Discussions 15.00-15.30 Coffee 15.30-16.00 Discussions 16.00 Transfer 17.00-18.30 Transfer to Väike-Maarja . Visit to Emumägi Hill. 18.30-19.45 Dinner in Georgi Dining Room 20.00 Transfer to Jäneda, accommodation at Jäneda Guesthouse.
25 April 2019 in Simuna Culture Centre 9.00 Transfer to Simuna 10.00 Opening of the second day. Conference in Simuna Cultural Centre. 10.15-10.45 Dr.Toomas Kokovkin, UNESCO MAB unit: Cultural heritage and UNESCO’s biosphere reserves. 10.45-11.15 Elina Rauhala, Memorandum Unlimited Oy: How can mobile technology bring the Struve geodetic arc to life. 11.15-12.00 Tuuli Merimaa, Sangaste Manor: Struve Geodetic Arc and Local Cultural Story on the Sangaste Example.
12.00-12.30 Haljala Church and Struve Arc.
12.30-13.15 Lunch
13.15-13.45 Presentation from St.Petersburg (to be confirmed)
13.15-13.45 Project report from Finland and Sweden
13.45-14.00 Project report from Latvia
14.00-14.15 Project report from Estonia
14.15-15.00 Visit to Avanduse point
15.10-15.20 Avanduse Manor
15.00-16.15 Visit to Võivere Mill and Struve point
16.40-17.30 Visit to Kiltsi Manor
17.30-18.30 Transfer to Jäneda
19.00 Dinner
20.30 Urmas Sisask concert
26 April in Jäneda Conference Centre
9.00-11.00 Summaries
Transfer to Tallinn