{"id":3789,"date":"2020-01-13T14:55:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.simra-h2020.eu\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2020-01-13T14:55:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T13:55:59","slug":"simras-final-conference-registrations-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.simra-h2020.eu\/index.php\/2020\/01\/13\/simras-final-conference-registrations-open\/","title":{"rendered":"SIMRA\u2019s final conference: registrations open!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas<\/strong><\/span>\u201d (SIMRA) is a project funded by the European Union\u2019s <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Horizon 2020<\/strong><\/span> research and innovation programme. SIMRA seeks to advance understanding of social innovation and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development, and how to boost them, particularly in marginalised rural areas across Europe, with a focus on the Mediterranean region (including non-EU) where there is limited evidence of outcomes and supporting conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Since starting in 2016, SIMRA has been at the forefront in promoting the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>contribution of social innovation to social, economic and environmental development<\/strong><\/span> in disadvantaged rural areas. The project team has explored vibrant examples of community led projects some of which will be presented during this event to determine triggers and drivers, development patterns, factors of success and evaluation criteria for social innovation in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>SIMRA is organising its final conference in Brussels <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>on February 19th, 2020<\/strong><\/span>. The event will showcase the project\u2019s <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>main findings<\/strong><\/span> and discuss their <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>policy implications at all levels<\/strong><\/span> (EU, national, regional and local), and with regards to the legislative reforms still in discussion for the next EU programming period 2021-2027.<\/p>\n<p>A <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>technical workshop<\/strong><\/span> will be organised the next day, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>on February 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020<\/strong><\/span> for a specialised audience. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to use the tools developed by SIMRA to support the implementation of social innovations, to evaluate social innovations in rural areas and to discuss policy-making bottlenecks and enabler sin the field of social innovation.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Practical information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Agendas<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simra-h2020.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191022-SIMRA-Final-Conference-agenda_DAY_1_FINAL.pdf\">Day 1: click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simra-h2020.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20191022-SIMRA-Final-Conference-agenda_DAY_2_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day 2: click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Access the registration survey: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/qoXAJnoDQMxR3W3f6\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/qoXAJnoDQMxR3W3f6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will receive a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">confirmation emai<\/span>l<\/strong> once your registration has been approved by the organisation team.<\/p>\n<p>Please bear in mind <strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">the technical workshop on the second day is designed for a specific target audience<\/span>,<\/strong> including: local practitioners, RDP evaluators, policymakers, managing authorities, Horizon 2020 project implementers, researchers, etc who monitor or implement social innovation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SIMRA\u2019s webpage will be regularly updated with useful information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simra-h2020.eu\/index.php\/newsevents\/simra-final-conference\/\">www.simra-h2020.eu\/index.php\/newsevents\/simra-final-conference\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In case you have a question, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact us by writing to <a href=\"mailto:lauren.mosdale@euromontana.org\">lauren.mosdale@euromontana.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSocial Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas\u201d (SIMRA) is a project funded by the European Union\u2019s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. 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