Tuesday 18.4.06 7:15 PM GSE Team Tour starts in PA Air France flight via Paris - Helsinki - Kuopio 18:15 Arrive at Kuopio Airport in Finland Check-in at Hotel Jahti in Kuopio and relaxation

Wednesday 19.4.06 10:00 Sightseeing tour and visit at University of Kuopio 17:00 Dinner in Puijo tower restaurant with host families Following dinner the team members leave with hosts

Thursday 20.4.06 10:00 Market place tour and the town of Kuopio info & lunch 18:00 Welcome to Finland Party at Kangasniemi home

Friday 21.4.06 07:30 Early morning Huomen Rotary Club meeting in Hotel Scandic and Unofficial presentation 11:00 Transportation to D1430 District Conference to Mikkeli via Leppävirta Ski Tunnel & Spa 17:00 Check-in at Hotel Cumulus 18:00 International get-together party

Saturday 22.4.06 09:00 District Conference - program www.d1430.net 14:00 The official GSE presentation 19:00 Governor’s Ball

Sunday 23.4.06 09:00 District Conference - program www.d1430.net 14:00 Transportation to Lappeenranta – picked up by host families

Monday 24.4.06   Vocational Day 10:00 Lappeenranta sightseeing tour 11:00 Vocational day Robert Lombard & Tracy Johnson - UPM- Kymmene Oyj, Kaukas Erica Herb & Jacqueline Titus  -  South Karelia Polytechnic Christine Verdier The town of Lappeenrannan 17:00 Visit at Lappeenranta Town hall

Tuesday 25.4.06 9:40 Team gathers at Matka-Miettinen and visit at University of Technology Lunch at University 13:00 Tour Technopolis Kareltek Oy 15:00 Team will picked up by hosts at Matka-Miettinen Evening and dinner with host families

Wednesday 26.4.06 10:00 Team gathers in downtown and have free time to shopping 16:30 Lauritsala Rotary Club meeting and team presentation Transportation by host families

Thursday 27.4.06 9:40 Team gathers at Matka-Miettinen and visit at Technology Center of UPM- Kymmene Oyj & lunch 14:00 Team will picked up by hosts at Matka-Miettinen Evening and dinner with host families

Friday 28.4.06 9:00 Team gathers at Matka-Miettinen and be transported to Imatra 9:45 Team arrive and tour StoraEnso paper and board mills in Imatra 12:00 Lunch at the company restaurant 13:00 Visit the frontier museum of Pelkola and the frontier between Finland and Russia 16:00 Team will picked up by hosts Evening and dinner with host families

Saturday 29.4.06 Free time of rest and relaxation hosted by families, chance for shopping etc. Trip to Helsinki arranged.

Sunday 30.4.06 Hosted by Antti Kanerva, Erkki Nieminen and Rotary Club Parikkala-Simpelejärvi 8:30 Leaving from the host families 9:00 “Art Exibition” 9:45 Bird observation at the Nature reserve of Siikalahti 11:45 Local Health care center of Parikkala 12:00 Lunch at restaurant Kägönen 14:00 Tour Salpalinna. The Finnish defense line of the world war II 14:30 Adult Education Collage of Sääminki 15:15 Adult Rehabilitation Center of Punkaharju 16:00 Back to Imatra and 1st of May –parties with host families

Monday 1.5.06 The first day of May National holiday hosted by the family.

Tuesday 2.5.06     Vocational Day Robert W. Lombard ( Nuclear Engineer) and Tracy Johnson (Manufacturing Engineer/ Environmental Engineer/ Manager): Large industrial information systems, software development, global supply chain management, continuous improvement etc. Hosts: Lasse Vihavainen, Paavo Kaartinen, Kari Smolander. Christine Verdier ( Legislative Assistent to State Representative): Local and state politics, police, judicial system, other authorities etc. Host: Yrjö Lankinen. Erica Herb (Registered Nurse) and Jacquie Titus (Pediatric Occupational Therapist): Local hospital, healthcare and compensation system of Finland, rehabilitation, children with development problems etc. Hosts: Antti Itkonen, Pekka Voutilainen, Sirpa Koistinen (Imatra town hall).

Wednesday 3.5.06 9:30 Team gathers at Imatra railway station 9:45 Train to Kitee 11:12 Arriving at Kitee

Thursday 4.5.06 Rest and relaxation hosted by families, time for shopping etc.. 13:00 Reception and coffee in Kiteenhovi Restaurant. 18:30 Intercity-meeting (all three clubs of Joensuu and Outokumpu RC and host families of Kitee RC) in Border Quard Detachment of Värtsilä near the border of Russia. Program in BQD: How the drag dogs are acting in their normal work. Three Rotary Clubs of Joensuu and Outokumpu RC have been bought two puppies. The dogs are now adult and working as drug dogs. Coffee/tea. Hosting major Jari Sirola.

Friday 5.5.06 9:00 Occupational matters in different places in Kitee 11:00 Lunch, entertaining Kitee City Demonstration of City Kitee Karelian history and culture Supper in host families

Saturday 6.5.06 The whole day: Landscapes, nature and sightseeing of Kitee and near by.

Sunday 7.5.06 11:00 Transportation to Joensuu 12:00 The group will arrive to Joensuu Picked up by host families Program of the day and eating in the host families

Monday 8.5.06 9:00 Mr. Pertti Halonen, president of Joensuu-Pielisjoki RC will arrange visit to Eliisa Incorporated company, hosting general manager Ari Punkkinen. 11:00 Lunch in Eliisa. 12:00 Club meeting of Joensuu-Pielisjoki RC. GSE-group performance. 14:00 Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Unit. Hosting director, Dr. For. Jari Parviainen and Senior Researcher, AG Kauko Salo Coffee/tea and karelian pies Lectures: Finnish forests and forest research in Finland. Demonstration of wooden Metla house.

Tuesday 9.5.06 Lieksa Rotary Club host day. Club brothers Arto Turpeinen and Niilo Tirkkonen will follow with the GSE-group all day 8:30 Departure from Joensuu 9:45 Arriving to Koli National Park 10:00 Meeting at Nature Centrum Ukko and watching moving pictures of Koli National Park. The top of Ukko Koli, the highest point in southern Finland and national Panoramas. Some presentations in Koli National Park by assistant governor Kauko Salo. 11:30 Lunch in Koli Hotel. 12:30 Departure to Ruunaa Rapids. 14:30 Coffee/tea break and presentation: History of log floating in these forest areas. 15:30 Lower of Ruunaa Rapids, if good nature conditions. 17:30 Dinner in Lieksa and Lieksa Rotary Club meeting. GSE-group performance. 19:00 Departure to Joensuu, where at 20.30 o’clock

Wednesday 10.5.06     Vocational Day  Jackie and Erica Secretary of Joensuu Eteläinen RC, headmaster Vesa Martikkala and EasternFinland Sports Institute (ISLO) as a host. The chauffeur of ISLO will do all transitsduring the day 9:00 Arrival to ISLO, tea or coffee, presentation of ISLO, Vesa and Petri Joensalo 10:00 Sport and recreation in Joensuu. Mr. Pekka Könni, director of Sport and Recreatio of Joensuu City 10:30 North Karelia Project and health promotion in North Karelia, Vesa Korpelainen, director, North Karelia Project 11:30 Health Care in Finland, Tiina Halonen, Lecturer of Nursing, North Karelia University of Applied Sciences 12:15 Lunch, ISLO 13:00 Joensuu Areena Sports Hall, Esa Moisio, director of Joensuu Areena 14:00 Joensuu Kuntohovi (rehabilitation center), Jorma Karttunen, doctor in chief 16:00 Transportation to home (ISLO) Bob and Tracy All day hosting Perlos Corporation. President of Joensuu Eteläinen RC Olavi Miettinen. 8:30 Coffee/tea. Perlos Corporation, Lehmonharju Plant presentation, Quality Manager Esa Takala 9:00 Factory Tour 9:45 Global Supply Chain Management 11:15 Lunch 12.00 Environmental issues 13.00 Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement Host at Kontiolahti Plant 14:30 Coffee/tea and Perlos Healthcare. Kontiolahti Plant presentation. 15:00 Healthcare issues, validation process, other issues Christine 9:00 University of Joensuu, hosting vice president of Joensuu RC, Emeritus director of administration of Joensuu University. Finnish political, administrative and legal organisation. 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Organisation of City Joensuu: Decision-making process, administrative organisation and industry and commerce. Team 18:00 Joensuu City reception, Theatre Restaurant, Pekka Könni and some club members

Thursday 11.5.06 10:00 Visiting John Deere factory. Hosting director Martti Tolvanen 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Free time 16:45 Joensuu RC-meeting Lecture: Basic Health Service in Joensuu. Lecture partly in English. Physician Pertti Kuikka GSE-group performance 18.00 meeting is breaking up

Friday 12.5.06 10:30 Physiotheraphy and rehabilitation in Central hospital of North Karelia. Vesa Martikkala and the hole group. 11:45 Joensuu Eteläinen RC-meeting. Lecture: Basketball and Joensuu Sport Academi. Lecture partly in English. Head coach of Kataja Baskeball Team, master Timo Heinonen. GSE-group performance 14:00 Meeting is breaking up Free time

Saturday 13.5.06 03.00 Departure from Joensuu. Transportation by car(s) to Kuopio Airport. The distance between Joensuu and Kuopio is 140 km. Some club members accompany the GSE-group to Kuopio. 06:10 Flight departure Kuopio Home flight via Helsinki –Paris – Philadelphia