The aim of the kick off conference was to introduce the project activities and to get the overview to partners and other interested parties about the current situation on water management in Latvia and in Estonia in Gauja/Koiva and Salaca/Salatsi river basins, also about HabSim and Estmodel model and possibilities to use them during the project activities and about VeeVeeb. Responsible partners for the work packages 1,2 and 3 also gave an overview about the timetables of activities and plans how to run the project.