ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel Gustavo Martinié Transport, Tourism, Energy Valencian Regional Office Dir skype: gustavomartinie // twitter: gmartinie 1st EUREKATOURISM+ Workshop: “Best Practices in Travel & Tourism Innovation”

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel ERRIN is a Brussels-based platform of regions strengthening regional research and innovation capacities by exchanging information, sharing best practice, supporting project development, policy shaping and profile raising.

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel Number of WG: 15 Number of members +100 Number of WG: 15 Number of members +100 Members of ERRIN

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel Policy framework: Commission Communications Europe, the world's No 1 tourist destination and Innovation Union Projects: the group will follow calls in Horizon2020, COSME, AAL, Interreg, Erasmus+, etc. 4 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The WG is active in both policy and project dimensions

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel The main activities will be arranged along four strands: KNOWLEDGE BASE DEVELOP NEW IDEAS DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INNOVATION 4 STRANDS

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel Regions participating in the WG: 40 Average nbr participants per session 35 Regions participating in the WG: 40 Average nbr participants per session 35 Members of the WG

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel Start date: Jan 2011 Approvement by the MB: Jun 2011 Number of working meetings : 10 Average number of participants: ACTIVITIES The meetings are structured in two parts, one related to policy development and info on programmes second open to the presentation of best practices Co-Leaders: Tampere (FI) and Valencia (ES)

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel Number of working meetings with European Commission since networks coordination Networks: EEN - Enterprise Europe Network EUREKA - Intergovernmental network to support market- oriented R&D and innovation projects. ERDN – European Rural Development Network NECSTouR - Network of European Regions for Competitive and Sustainable Tourism

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel MoU ActionPlan networks cooperation ACTIVITIES Project development Contributing to the European Tourism Policy Research Collaboration Dissemination and Promotion Mutual access to relevant information Cross-cutting promotion of each network Collection and exchange of good practices, contacts and information; Participation in each other’s activities Developing project ideas from both ERRIN and NECSTouR members in relevant European calls for proposals;

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel LinkedIn group RELEVANT INFORMATION EU Policy Project calls Project ideas Intl Trends Conferences Documents 60 members

ERRIN Tourism Working Group ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel RELEVANT INFORMATION EU Policy Project calls Project ideas Intl Trends Conferences 60 followers 114 tweets

ERRIN – European Regions Research and Innovation Network Rue du Luxembourg 3, 1000 Brussels tel Thank you! Gustavo Martinié Transport, Tourism, Energy Valencian Regional Office Dir skype: gustavomartinie // twitter: gmartinie