The Estonian American Na-tional Council enabled three young Estonian Americans to attend the the10th Joint Baltic American National Committee Baltic Conference in Washing-ton DC on April 19-20, 2013.  Candidates were required to submit a short essay stating why they wanted to attend.  The three attendees were Elle Lawe,  Alessandra Suuberg and Siim Vakkur.  Here are a few of their observations:

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Published: May 06 2013

 

The New York Investing meetup will be having a speaker from Estonia at the May 16th meeting in NY Estonian House. Her name is KRISTI ROHTSALU and she is a banking analyst and blogger. She is an expert on the state of EU banks (they are in pretty bad shape) and will be giving a talk on that subject (in English of course). The Estonian community is invited to the meeting. You don't need to join our group, but do need to pay $10 at the door. It would be nice if we had some sense of how many people are interested, but it is not necessary. Meeting is between 6:30 and 8:30PM, Ms Rothsalu will be speaking from around 6:45 to 7:30PM.    Daryl Montgomery www.meetup.com/nyinvestingmeetup

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Published: May 06 2013

 

ERR News  - Three Esto-nian entries will be shown in the “Atlas of the Unbuilt World” exhibition, which is part of the London Festival of Architecture set to take place in June. The exhibition opens at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London on June 6. Cultural adviser to the Estonian Embassy in London, Kristel Oitmaa, said that the invitation to participate is a great acknowledgment and could open doors to foreign markets.

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Published: May 13 2013

 

On April 19–20, the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held its 10th annual conference in Washington DC. The key topics of discussion included the deteriorating political and human rights situation in Russia, and the prospects for EU visa sanctions against Russian human rights abusers modeled on the US Magnitsky Act. JBANC’s 10th annual conference brought together diplomats; government officials; political, business, and NGO leaders; journalists; and policy analysts from the European Union, the United States, Canada, Russia, and other countries. 

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Published: May 06 2013

 

Estonia’s first satellite, ESTCube-1, was rocketed off to orbit the Earth early morning on May 7, 2013, thus making Estonia the 41st nation to have a man-made object in space. Estonia has become the 41st nation in space, beating out Finland and the other Baltic countries, all of which are due to launch their first satellites in the coming years.

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Published: May 13 2013

 

ERR News - The popular Ahhaa science center will permanently close the doors on its Tallinn branch this weekend but will open a new affiliate in Pärnu for the summer months. The exhibition center, which uses interactive methods to teach science to youngsters, is set to vacate its premises underneath Tallinn's Freedom Square due to the unsuitable nature of the space as well as a disagreement with the city government, which rents out the rooms.

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Published: May 06 2013

 

ERR News - Starting in August, Estonian Air will begin charging customers for using their check-in service booths at airports. The announcement on April 19 is part of the most recent round of changes being implemented as part of the financially strugling airline's re-structuring plan. In a press release, Estonian Air said it is narrowing its ticket options from five to three. In August, the carrier will start charging a 10-euro service fee at check-in desks for the cheapest ticket class. Check-in through the company's website, via text message, or through a self-service station at the airport will still be free of charge. On a more positive note for customers, children between the ages of two and 11 will begin receiving a 25 percent discount off the basic passenger price.

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Published: May 06 2013

 

The annual east coast Esto pilgrimage to snow country took place March 8 - 11th.  This year’s resort destination was Jay Peak Vermont. Over 100 skiers, snowboarders and snow bunnies made the trip and were treated to the most awesome conditions that could ever be imagined! While the crowd this year was a tad smaller than last year’s gathering to celebrated Esto Ski 50th anniversary, those who did attend were treated to 3-days of amazing snow, sunny skies and temperatures that had most shedding their parkas for lighter spring garb. 

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Published: April 29 2013