SWG on AGRO-FOOD PROCESSING ACTIVITIES

Sofia, 26 November 2010

Provisional scheduleAgro-food processing

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1st SWG Sofia (PP4 BEF)

25-26/11/2010

Maribor (PP5 MRA)

26-27/11/2010

Budapest (PP6 ITDH)

16/11/2010

Bologna

(PP2 Emilia Romagna

18 January 2011

2ND SWG Dubrovnik – IPA PP3 DUNEA+local conference

Second half of February

Venice (LP Veneto)

27-28 January 2011

Venice (LP Veneto)

1st half of February

Nis (IPA PP2 City of Nis+local conference)

March 2011

3rd SWG 2011Udine(PP1 FVG)+study tour to S.Daniele Friuli

Agro food Park

April 2011

Banja Luka (IPA PP3 RARS)+local conference

End of March 2011

Budapest (PP 6 ITDH)

End of March 2011

Bucarest(PP8 IPE)

April 2011

PEV Sofia (PP4 BEF)

June 2011

Maribor (PP5 MRA)

End of May 2011

Budapest (PP 6 ITDH)

End of March 2011

Bologna(PP2 Emilia Romagna)

September 2011

SWG meeting 2

Place: Dubrovnik, Croatia – IPA PP3 DUNEA

Date: February 2011

Duration: 2 days (meeting + local conference)

Title: Added values from transnational clustering in agro-food processing

SWG meeting 2Proposals for the agenda:•Presentation and discussion of the partners’ activities on promotion of transnational networking – results of meetings, interviews

•Presentations of best practices

•Information on the Food Cluster Initiative Conference (8-10 December, Ghent, Belgium)

•Cluster manager profile (draft)

•First draft of the transnational clusters agreement

•Preparation of PEV – proposals for the participants by countries/regions, proposals for the programme, proposal for list of advantages from participation to be communicated to the potential participants, final versions the registration form and for the promotional flyer, ideas about the radio clip

SWG meeting 3

Place: Udine, Italy – PP1 FVG

Date: April 2010

Duration: 2 days (meeting and a study tour to San Daniele Fruili Agrofood Park)

Title: Business match-making promotion

SWG meeting 3Proposals for the agenda:• Presentations of best practices• SMEs/clusters on site visit • Cluster manager profile (draft)• Finalization of the transnational clusters agreement• Preparation of PEV- programme, services to be offered to different

stakeholders, radio clip (Bulgarian), proposals for information on the project website and the partners’ websites, proposals for criteria for successful PEV

PEV Place: Sofia, Bulgaria- PP4 BEF

Date: June 2010

Duration: 2 days

Title: Impetus to the future Agro-food Processing Network

Participants: EU officials, partner country officials, branch associations, cluster representatives, SMEs, participants in private capacity

Programme (PEV):

•Presentation of SWG results•Signing of transnational agreement•Future Agro-food Processing Network•Ideas for future projects

•Match-making meetings