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Preparation guidance for partners

Dear Partners,

Now it's time to show your (interim) achievements, to get familiar with DestiNet as our knowledge networking tool, and to think on the future. At our workshop we will present our results and experiences so far, exchange and plan the future until August and beyond.

With the PREPARATION CHECKLIST (see below) we give you guidance to see where you are and to prepare your information in a structured way. You should calculate 5-10 days of work, depending on what you already have prepared. To benefit best from each other it is essential that all partners finish their preparation until 15th may.

The cheklist has 3 parts:

1. Your Presentation Content List (to be used at the meeting with prepared hyperlinks to your information)

2. Prepare Your Information (to start with!)

3. Status (for your own control)

We have prepared for your work a copy of this preparation Checklist in your folder in the PARTNERS SECTION.

Please contact gisela.martinez@ecotrans.de whenever you have a question or idea!

Thank you,

Herbert Hamele, Gordon Sillence, Gisela Martinez

PLEASE WORK WITH THE PREPARATION CHECKLIST IN YOUR FOLDER (PARTNERS SECTION)

Preparation Guidance for Partners

Read the preparation checklist and "Prepare Your Information".
Connect your preparation results through hyperlinks with "your presentation content list".
Complete your presentation work until 15^th May 2012

Your presentation content list (add hyperlinks)	Prepare your information (follow the instructions below step by step)	Status (“done”)
From Research to Market-Place	Destination/Topic Learning Area – Innovation Network
Our knowledge base folder on DestiNet	Update the title page of your folder (logo, picture, little map, description of your cluster: objective, network, achieved/expected results)
Our sustainable tourism thematic framework	Select 30-60 most relevant keywords for your cluster from the DestiNet Keyword Glossary Add your selected keywords to the “thematic framework table” (topics & keywords) and save it in your folder Translate your “thematic framework table” to your language and save the table in your folder
Our cluster organisations on the DestiNet Atlas	Update the list of your organisations in your folder and complete their contact details (add appropriate keyword/s, select topics, operational level and landscape type)
Our cluster workshop/s	Upload in your folder your FAST-LAIN workshop as event: with a link to your workshop folder (agenda, participants, results, pictures; only accessible for FAST-LAIN authorized people)
Our regional/national/ thematic publications	Upload/List in your folder 5-10+ national language key documents as publications which are relevant to your cluster
Our regional/national information sources	Upload/List in your folder 5-10+ national organisations as contacts in your region/country, where you can get information for your cluster (e.g. governments and administrations, NGO, academic bodies)
Our monitoring and observatory environment	Fill out the Sustainable Tourism Observatory Feedback form and send it to gordon.destinet@ecotrans.de
Our good practice “market solutions”	List those awards and certificates (incl. self commitment initiatives) which you have chosen/which are applicable to identify good practice examples in your cluster area in the “good practice selection criteria - form”
Our list of businesses “towards sustainable tourism” on the DestiNet Atlas	Update your list of businesses which are certified, awarded or member of a self commitment initiative (with controlled sustainability criteria) in your region/country in your folder
Our cluster good practice examples on the DestiNet Atlas	Describe and submit 3+ of your good practice examples in your folder, publish them on the DestiNet Market Place (choose the appropriate market place categories)
Our national language portal: our folder title page in national language	Translate the Portal in your own language (if ready: the national language button is shown set on DestiNet): contact* gisela.martinez@ecotrans.de for guidance*
Our national language information flyer	See the Fast-Lain DestiNet flyer and translate the flyer text in your language. Prepare a concept to complete the flyer with your own cluster information. The flyer shall be produced as pdf, printed, disseminated to your contacts /in your region/country, it will be uploaded and disseminated on DestiNet as news. Contact herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de for guidance
Our own website linked with DestiNet	Link your own website (or new cluster website) with your folder on DestiNet and your cluster network/good practices content on the DestiNet Atlas. You can include your DestiNet map as i-frame in your website. Contact herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de
Helpful information on DestiNet (examples)	Search on DestiNet (topics or other sections) and find 1-3 information pieces per topic, which are very interesting for your cluster. Make pointers in your folder to these items.
Our questions to experts	List 3 questions related to your cluster which you want to get answered by international experts, enter these questions in the related Ask Expert Forum
Next steps, outlook
Our knowledge networking continuation plan for the portal use	Fill out the Continuation Plan – Form for partners
DestiNet for Destinations: our 3 suggestions	List 3 suggestions to strengthen the use of DestiNet for destinations, enter the suggestions in our FAST-LAIN DestiNet for Destinations Forum