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Conference

SMART VILLAGE forum

The 3rd edition of the SMART VILLAGE Forum will open its doors between June 28 and July 3, 2023 at the Delta hotel in the Jupiter resort, through a participatory event that will reflect the role of the authorities and the business environment in consolidating the long-term vision on rural communities.

SHERPA Final Conference

The SHERPA Final Conference will provide the final opportunity to look back at the work done and identify, by using a co-creative participatory approach, the main SHERPA recommendations, as well as reflect on the methodology of using Science-Society-Policy interfaces. This will be facilitated by gathering members of all its 41 Science-Society-Policy interfaces in Brussels, which will also allow them to interact with each other directly and jointly decide the final messages of the project.

Conference

Rural Geo 2023

The Rural Geography group of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, feels honoured to host the 3rd European Rural Geography Conference. The conference theme is Rural Geographies in Transition. Rural areas in Europe are under increasing and intersecting pressures and transitions.

Webinar

The role of local actors to drive smart, green and digital development in rural areas

AEIDL – the European Association for Innovation in Local Development – is promoting the (online) webinar on the role of local actors to drive smart, green and digital development in rural areas as part of the Territorial Development Thematic Community of the European Local Innovation Forum (ELIF)

Governance meeting

Rural Pact Coordination Group first meeting

The Rural Pact Coordination Group is set up to steer the development of the Rural Pact. It has a mandate of three years. The inaugural meeting of the Rural Pact Coordination Group marked a significant milestone in advancing the goals of the Rural Vision. The 30 members of the group discussed which actions to take to support the three objectives of the Rural Pact and how they were willing to work together.

Webinar

From vision to action: Agenda 2030 in rural municipalities

In this webinar invited Nordic rural frontrunners will share their experiences and results in the developing a holistic and territorial approach to rural development.

Conference

2023 RSA Annual Conference

The Regional Studies Association’s Annual Conference 2023 #RSA23 is being held in partnership with the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. This four-day conference brings together academics and policymakers to exchange news, views and research findings from the fields of regional studies and science, regional and economic development, policy and planning.

Workshop

The role of Youth in Rural Development | Public hearing

On Monday 12 June 2023, the EESC will host a hybrid public hearing to gather the view of youth representatives, rural development experts and various stakeholders on how to promote sustainable and inclusive rural development that benefits young people and rural communities as a whole.

Webinar

Strengthening digital skills of rural people to benefit from the digital era

The webinar was targeted at project implementers and developers of digital skills initiatives in rural areas targeting various stakeholder groups (youth, elderly and businesses) and potential project holders including local, regional and national private and public actors.

Conference

Third places for Europe

The goal of "Third Places of Europe" is to reinforce the cooperative relationships between the actors driving these projects, while also building stronger partnerships with local authorities.