Üleilmse eestluse virtuaalfoorum/ Global Estonian Forum

The virtual forum for Estonians across the globe is held on 7 December at 16.00 Estonian time (09:00 Eastern, 06:00 Pacific)

The upcoming event is the Foreign Ministry’s 6th virtual forum for Estonians across. This time, the forum covers very practical aspect – the possibilities of Estonia’s e-state from the perspective of an Estonian living abroad.

To provide some inspiration for your summer holiday plans, we are taking you to the University town of Tartu, in southern Estonia. Tartu has been named the European Capital of Culture in 2024. The entire region of southern Estonia is involved.

Register to win! This time we will spin the wheel again, and offer one forum participant the chance to win plane tickets (2) to Estonia and two nights in a hotel in Tallinn.

After some great discussion, the forum also features music by Duo Ruut. We meet writer and director Anna Hints, who has been touring the US with her masterful film Soke Sauna Sisterhood. Anna Hints will be the closing interview of this year’s forum series. The virtual forum is moderated by journalist Silver Tambur.

You can watch and think along with the virtual forum of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from any location with an internet connection. The forum will have simultaneous interpretation into English and Russian.

Participation link: https://worksup.com/app?id=GLOBALESTONIA

PROGRAMME

16.00

• Introduction. Silver Tambur
• Welcoming words. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna

• e-Services abroad from the perspective of an Estonian abroad: everything you need to know. Erika Piirmets
• Video call to the United States. Heilika and Ülo Pikkov
• How can you research your family history virtually? Fred Puss
• Music by Duo Ruut

17.00

• The programme of Tartu – European Capital of Culture 2024. Erni Kask and Annela Laaneots
• How the European Capital of Culture and the Southern Estonian vibe match. Jalmar Vabarna
• Video call to the United States. Karel Polt on dividing his life between Otepää and Los Angeles 
• Video call to Võrumaa. Mari Kalkun and the Aigu om Festival 

17.45

• End-of-the-year interview with Anna Hints
• Musical finale by Duo Ruut

The estimated end of the event is at 18.00 * Estonian time

PARTICIPANTS

Margus Tsahkna – Foreign Minister

Heilika ja Ülo Pikkov – documentary filmmaker and director

Erika Piirmets – Digital Transformation Adviser at e-Estonia

Fred Puss – genealogist, Director of the Estonian Biographical Center

Karel Polt – author of Literally Estonian from Los Angeles

Jalmar Vabarna – singer and musician (Trad.Attack!, Zetod), Ambassador of Tartu 2024

Mari Kalkun – singer, songwriter, composer and musician, Ambassador of Tartu 2024

Erni Kask – Head of International Relations, Tartu 2024

Annela Laaneots – Head of the Southern Estonia programme, Tartu 2024

Anna Hints – author, writer and director of the film Smoke Sauna Sisterhood 

Duo Ruut – a folk music duo comprising Katariina Kivi and Ann-Lisett Rebane

Silver Tambur – moderator

Previous virtual forums can be watched here:
https://globalestonian.com/et/video/virtuaalfoorumid