Innovation Circle project (INTERREG) has passed and it was officially closed last year. However, the Russian part of the project called TACIS is having its last event today (21st May 2008). It could also be called the very last event within the whole Innovation Circle project. The purpose of the meeting is to present all the achievements of the project.

Innovation Circle project in Murmansk had it's final event 4-5 March. The network is now facing new projects to come. Many of the IC partners are activeley engaged in elaboration of the Trans-in-form project.. Experienced participants from IC are planning to continue their networking activities, new partners are trying to catch up with those who have been involved in these activities from the beginning.

March 4 Innovation Circle participants were invited to the Murmansk City administration, for a meeting with the city vice-mayor Mr. Aleksandr Shatashvili. The Network General Secretary Alf S. Johansen, a coordinator for a lead partner in Transinform Bjørn Frode Moen, Vice president of Suwalki city Czeslaw Renkiewicz and other delegates from Norway, Russia, Poland and Lithuania visited the Municipality.