The 22nd BSSSC Annual Conference "Time for the new beginnings and innovation in the Baltic Sea Region" took place at the Baltic Beach Hotel in Jurmala, Latvia on the 17th and 18th of October 2014.

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The most important sub-regional event of the BSR gathered 150 participants from political and administrative level (local, regional, national and EU level) as well as representatives from academia, organizations, NGOs and the private sector from the 11 countries taking part in the Baltic Sea cooperation.

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After the conference, 18th of October, participants had a possibility to take part of Smart specialization workshop, which was organized by CBSS (Council of the Baltic Sea States).