Social Events

Our Mission

We believe that networking and creating research and business relationships is important to create a sustainable community for improvement and innovation. While the conference offers ideas, presentations, discussions, knowledge during the day, the social talks after the conference are equally important to establish trust and partnerships. We also believe that Europe integrates many regions with different cultures and to build European trust based partnerships we need to learn about the culture of regions. So please join the networking space and social events.

2025 Social Events

Europe has many different regional cultures and customs, and still we need to work together in the EU frameworks. Already at the start of EuroAsiaSPI² in 1994 it was decided to place the conference in a different region every year and that the local host organises social events that help us to learn about the hosting culture, the traditions, history and the local food. This has a large influence on what social events EuroAsiaSPI² offers.

This year we plan typical events that will give an insight into the culture and history of Latvia.

Riga

Source Wikipedia: Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture.^[13] Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden.

Riga in Wikipedia

Riga in Britannica

Sights in Riga

Introducing Riga History

Social Event on the First Conference Day (17th September 2025): Historic Center

Note: The social event on 17.9.2025 will take place at the famous Rozengrals..

Riga is famous for barbecues and old restaurants like the Rozengrals

Details: Riga is a city with a medieval history connecting Riga as a rich Hanse city to a number of European cities in the Hanse time. This makes Riga a perfect place for EuroSPI to connect the Baltics and major European universities, companies and cities.

The restaurant ROZENGRALS is located in the centre of Old Riga on the Rozena Street. These premises were mentioned in the scripts in 1293.

How to: From the conference location walking 800 m (8 min.) to the tram Kipsala station, taking tram 37, leaving at station National Theatre, and walking 350 m (4 min.) to the restaurant.

18.00 Conference finishes

18.30 Attendees use the tram to go to the restaurant historic city location.

19.30 - 22.00 Traditional Latvian Food & Drinks

Address: Address: Rozengrals, Rozena 1, 1050 Riga, Latvia

Public transport - how to go to the social event

It is possible to use bus No.22 from Airport quite close to the conference location (bus stop Valsts arhivs) for the regular bus price 1,50 EUR per drive.

To get from the conference venue to Rozengrals / Small Guild House it is possible to use bus No.57 directly from Riga Technical University, but it goes only once an hour and the last ones are at 18:03 and 19:03. So better option is to have a 10 minute walk till bus stop Ķīpsala and drive any public transport (there are plenty of them (untill around 23:40 both ways) just across river Daugava till the next stop Nacionalais teatris and have a walk through Old Town.

Easiest way to purchase tickets is through the App, here is a link.

App is available in English, it is possible to buy tickets using bank card, ApplePay. In the App it is possible to see not only timetable, but also real time locations of the available public transport.
In the link above there are two more App options where it’s possible to buy tickets, Mobilly may be usefull for those who travel by car as this App is mainly developd to pay for car parking in the city center and other areas.

You can buy tickets

single ticket (1,50 EUR, valid for 90 minutes from the first check-in until you can register it for the last transport to reach your destination)
day ticket (5,00 EUR)
3 day ticket (8,00 EUR)
5 day ticket (10,00 EUR)

Taxi in Riga - how to go to the social event

There are no Uber in Riga, there is Bolt instead: (They offer also carsharing, electric scooters, food delivery etc.)

Social Event on the Second Conference Day (18th September 2025) - Riga Small Guild Building - Classical Music - Buffet Dinner

Riga Small Guild building (and Classical Music, Small Guild Picture)

Note: Riga Small Guild concert and dinner has been confirmed.

The Riga Small Guild building is situated in Riga, Latvia, at 3/5 Amatu Street. The building was erected in the years 1864—66 after a project by architect Johann Felsko in Neo-Gothic style.

Wiki Source: Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture.^[13] Riga was the European Capital of Culture in 2014, along with Umeå in Sweden.

How to: From the conference location walking 800 m (8 min.) to the tram Kipsala station, taking eith bus 5,12,25 or tram 37,53 to cross the bridge, leaving at station National Theatre (Latvian: Nacionalais Tearis), and walking 400 m (5 min.) to the Riga Small Guild Building.

19.00 - 19.30 Arrival at the Riga Small Guild building

19.30 - 20.15 Classical Music Eventl

Karol Danis and Anton Bashynskyi are exceptional musicians who play classical music at EuroSPI social events since 2021 and have both won a number of international prizes. See the profile of Karol Danis and of Anton Bashynskyi. This year Anton Bashynskyi and a further prize winning classical musician will play piano for us.

Music Program (example fro 2024 - program for 2025 will be published before the event):

F.M. Bartholdy: Fantasie (Klavier solo)

J.Brahms: Adagio von Violine Sonate dmol

P.I.Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher, – Mélodie

A.Dvořák: Romantische Stück

J.Massenet: Méditation aus Thais

F.Kreisler: Three Old Viennese Dances

R.Strauss: Morgen

20.30 - 23.30 Buffet Dinner