1. GDYNIA - POLAND COOPERATION AND INVOLVEMENT AS TOOL TO OVERCOME ECONOMIC CRISIS Maja Wagner / Joanna Leman

2. GDYNIA’S COOPERATION WITH NGO’S GCOP - Gdynia’s Centre of NGOs

3. GCOP’s TASKS: Coordination of the city’s cooperation with NGOs Implementation and coordination of social campaigns Promoting among the inhabitants the local organizations and their actions GDYNIA’S COOPERATION WITH NGO’S

4. Providing premises free of charge for the meetings Conducting training and providing consultations Conducting and supporting initiatives aimed at integrating non-governmental sector Organizational and substantive support to the NGOs and people interested GDYNIA’S COOPERATION WITH NGO’S

5. GRPP – Gdynia’s Council of Public Benefit GDYNIA’S COOPERATION WITH NGO’S

6. Gdynia’s Council of Public Benefit 12 Members of NGOs 2 City’s councilors 2 delegated Mayor’s representatives GDYNIA’S COOPERATION WITH NGO’S

7. Europe awards Gdynia in 2009 in the category “ citizen involvement” GDYNIA’S COOPERATION WITH NGO’S

8. GDYNIA BUSINESS WEEK Local authorities: City of Gdynia Nongovernmetal organisations: Seattle-Gdynia Sister City Association Businesses: - American companies such as: The Boeing Company, Microsoft -Local companies from Gdynia Young people and adults Polish and American high school students and teachers

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10. PROGRAM OUTLINE 1 During Gdynia Business Week students: learn the principles of functioning of a company gain new skills necessary for running a business (how to set up a company, to make decisions connected with managing an enterprise, setting prices, allocating marketing costs preparing a company budget) develop their communication, negotiating and teamwork skills,

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12. PROGRAM OUTLINE 2 divided into groups of ten, students learn by various simulations the program ends with Stakeholders’ Presentation as well as Trade Show when students present their companies and products and they are assessed by representatives of local businesses meet with real business people participate in seminars at which speakers are American and Polish entrepreneurs.

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