Norises laiks: 2014. gada 18.-21. septembris

Norises vieta: Beaufortain (Savoie rajons Rhones-Alpes) Francija

Thursday 18th: Arrival to the Alpine region

19h00-20h00     Arrivals of participants

20h00   Dinner

21h00   Presentation of the program of the gathering and introduction on the region of Savoie

21h15   Participants presentation

22h00   Visit organisation for the following day / good night

Friday 19th: Discovering the Beaufortain region

9h00     Field trips (including a pic-nick on the spot)

            Details see below

15h30   Working groups

            Main issues / questions / ideas raised during the visits

16h30   Plenary – feedback on visits   

            Short feedback on the visits by each group (15min)

            Debate and exchange with a panel of local stakeholders (elected authorities, association, people         visited…) (45min)

17h30   Market of initiatives

            Presentation and exchange of initiatives and participants in a “market place”

Evening: International Buffet

Saturday 20th: Thematic workshops

9h00     Plenary session to focus on the topics of the workshops

10h00   Workshops 1 & 2

In parallel: Herbs / Food

1/ Herbs and health

• · Herb projects and challenges in Savoie and Europe
• · From 1st European Herb Gathering to a Herb Foundation

2/ Local Food chains

· Importance of Local Food chains for local development (local markets, AMAP, producers shops), added value to food products (IGP/DOP), good example of flexibility in hygiene rules (for mountain cheese makers), local food in school canteens and restaurants

13h00   Lunch

14h30   Workshops 3 & 4

            In parallel: Civic Dialogue / Youth

3/ Rural Youth: from Savoie to Europe

• · Activities run by and for young people in Beaufortain and in Savoy
• · Discussion on Young people’s needs and ideas for involvement on European networking activities – FS youth scholarships.

4/ Civic dialog at different scales

• · Presentation of Savoie Vivante activities in promoting territorial dialogue in Savoy (training sessions, awareness days for local authorities, departmental council for territorial dialogue…)
• · Civic dialogue in Europe
• · Working on issues and needs to prepare the Civic Dialogue Gathering in December 2014.

Evening: cultural event

Sunday 21th: conclusions and good-bye

Morning

• Forum Synergies General Assembly (for FS members)
• Sharing results of the sessions
• Conclusions and next steps

Vairāk informācijas par pasākumu http://forum-synergies.eu/article1.html