EU Week of Regions and Cities (organised by DG REGIO and the Committee of the Regions) has come to its 20th edition and this year is taking place from 10 to 13 October, mostly online (with a couple of exceptions).
This year the focus is on:
With the recent work on the territorial responses to environmental problems, the collaboration with Uni Turin, the initiative on the regional pathfinders and other projects, it can be a useful moment to build upon.
2022 edition build on two catergories of participants:
a partnership application
max number of partners 6 (legal status - various)
priority goes to applications with at least 2 partners
only one application per partner is allowed
a regional partnership application
a group with exclusively local or regional authorities jointly organising an event
Session formats
MAIN EVENTS
DEADLINE 31 MARCH
workshops: 90 minutes, 4 speakers + 1 moderator
info sessions: 60 minutes, 3 speakers + 1 moderator
participatory lab: 90 minutes, 4 speakers + 1 moderator
exhibition
exhibitor’s pitch - 15 minutes
The criteria require only one application, high communication standards, gender balance, environmental impact, minimum 50 participants registered before 30 September.
The special events include high level workshops and testimonials (the organisers decide the “height” of the “level”.
SIDE EVENTS
Deadline 15 July
There is a set of side events linked to the themes and the formats of the Regions Week. They are not part of the official programme, but are presented on a dedicated page.
For the documentation and detailed descriptions - here.
Key dates
Kick off meeting: 3 February
Deadline for applications: 31 March
Communication of selection results: 16 May
1st partners meeting: 31 May
Partners to update session content (title & descriptions): 10 June
Communication of time slots: End June
Online programme, registration open: Summer
Session content update (names of speakers & moderators): 19 August
20th European Week of Regions and Cities: 10-13 October
No, this was for the actual event, not for the sides events. We have to confirm it by 9 September - this is the organisational thread (i forgot i had this one on too, can we merge them?).
by 9 September send the relevant link for registration - I propose we go via Eventbrite, as we did in 2020
to do that, we have to:
confirm the participants
conifrm the date and contact their office to set it
Responsibilities
Edgeryders is entirely responsible for the content, organisation, management of the event.
Zoom is encouraged as digital platform (in line with the official #EURegionsWeek sessions).
Branding: we are asked to use the branding template for side events that will be available on the side events section of the #EURegionsWeek website as from September.
We will have to prepare a report (template) within one week of the event, by 17 November 2022 at the latest (the online report form will be available on the side events section of the #EURegionsWeek website).