The URBACT II Programme 2007 - 2013 - Lublin

Final Application Form TN URBACT II
Nevertheless the HerO network shares the idea in reducing the carbon foot-print as
far as possible which is underlined by the below mentioned initiatives.
Keeping the meetings to a reasonable number in order to allow effective exchange
of experience between the experts and stakeholders: on trans-national
level 7 major events (with all network partners and associated experts) are
planned during the implementation phase; other scheduled meetings, e.g. with
the Managing Authorities, are mostly of bilateral nature and will be arranged on
a local level.
Careful selection of meeting locations: the majority of major events is planned
to be held at a centralised place in Europe easy accessible by all partners (e.g.
Graz, Regensburg, Poitiers); for some of the partners it allows to travel by train.
As far as possible the lead partner will try to twin network meetings with other
scheduled events of interest to the partners (steering meetings, other major
events etc.) which allows the partners to participate in both events while benefiting
from an added value of experience and saving travel costs to keep the CO 2
emissions to a limited extent.
In general the network co-operation between the partners will be based on efficient
communication flow by using electronic services (e-mail) and telephone
(even tel.-conferences, whenever three or more partners are communicating at
the same time), as these technical possibilities are all available and well functioning
in the partner cities.
Moreover the lead partner will spend efforts towards setting up of an onlineplatform
(HerO intranet) to enable efficient communication and ex-change of
working material between the partners.
Last but not least the lead partner has proposed a lead expert located in the
same country (Germany) which will enable a close and intensive co-operation
between the main responsible actors of the network (lead partner and lead expert)
while at the same time avoiding extensive travel costs and saving CO 2
emissions.
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