Folder FAST-LAIN Expert Group ECOTRANS meeting 13 Dec 2011

FAST-LAIN

Expert Group Ecotrans meeting 13 Dec 2011

 

Date: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 09:30 –17:00 hrs 

Place: Ka Eins (Eco house), Kasseler Str. 1a, 60486 Frankfurt/ Germany

 Participants:

  •  Francesca Conti, ACTA (IT)
  • Gordon Sillence, Ecotrans (PT)
  • Julia Adelsberger, EC (BE)         
  • Karl Reiner, ÖAR (AT)
  • Lorenzo Canova, Dep. for regional development/ Ministry of Economy (IT)
  • Marion Hammerl, GNF (DE)
  • Mikael Backman, IIEEE (SE)
  • Hugo de Jong, ECEAT (NL)
  • Peter Zimmer, FUTOUR (DE)
  • Richard Denman, TTC (UK)
  • Ghislain Dubois, TEC (FR) - (Skype)
  • Herbert Hamele, ECOTRANS (DE)

 Guests:

  • Antonio Pezzano, EDEN consultant (DE)
  • Patrick Lehnes, Interpret Europe (DE)
  • Susy Karammel, GIZ (DE) - (Skype)

 

Agenda

 This meeting follows up the FAST-LAIN Expert Group Brussels Meeting, 27th September 2011. At this interim report stage, attendees will be given a composite picture of the work of the expert group to date, including:

  •  The European research area information framework for sustainable tourism
  • The European virtual observatory concept
  • Development methodology for the regional sustainable tourism innovation clusters
  • From Research to Market place - demonstration activities in 7 European regions

 Participants will be able to comment on the interim report (November 30th 2011) and provide guidance for the second phase of the project, including preparations of the 2012 project conference.

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 Part I (morning)

 09.00   Introduction and welcome

            FAST-LAIN Interim report – project update showing current achievements (30 mins

09.30   Theoretical Foundation The European Knowledge Economy- an Organisational Networking Framework Promoting Innovation for Competitiveness and Sustainability in Tourism

  • developing the European research area sustainable tourism information index and its institutional framework (20 mins)
  • Preparing the concept for a  European-level virtual tourism observatory (10 mins)

BREAK (15 mins)

10.45   Practical Application: A journey through European key topics for sustainable tourism development: research organizations and documents related to the topics (experts, supporters) (30 minutes)

11:15   A journey through local/regional/international knowledge networking initiatives from research to market place (partners’ clusters)  (45 minutes

12.00   Conclusion to morning presentation - Establishing Destination Learning Areas & Topic Learning Areas using the DestiNet Portal  (15 minutes)

12.15   Open Discussion

13:00   LUNCH / Working lunch for ECOTRANS members (AGM 2011)


Part II (afternoon)

14.30   Potential uses and recommendations by the participants  (2 hours structured open discussion)

Awareness of the uses of DestiNet as a knowledge networking tool

            Using  DestiNet to carry out your own work.

-       Your own learning, knowledge networking and dissemination system

-       Submitting DestiNet in European Projects

-       Promoting DestiNet to regional or national authorities

-       Building on-line Learning Tools with DestiNet

-       Green mapping for destinations              

2. The Role of Experts as Topic Administrators Running a Topic Knowledge Network on DestiNet

3. Ecotrans – the 8th Partner Cluster Meeting – Establishing the expert knowledge network for sustainable tourism development in Europe.

4. Project dissemination strategy –international workshop – links to 2012 events - the creation of networks – the expert knowledge network for sustainable toruism development

 16.30   Final Session and conclusions: 

A summary of expert feedback with recommendations for improvements (20 mins)

Dissemination of the FAST-LAIN project (20 mins)

Strategy for Portal promotion campaign by country  - the project conference 2012 (20 mins)

17:30   End of Meeting