1. AER Breakfast Briefing The European Research Area (ERA) and the Relevance for Regions 8 April 2008, Brussels Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu

2. AER Breakfast Briefing 4 March Discussion with MEP Kallenbach on EU Territorial Agenda 40 participants representing 29 regions Contributions included in further work of the AER on cohesion Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu Review

3. AER Activities (i) AER Innovation Award - showcasing regional good practices on stimulation and implementation of innovation, e.g. fostering technological core-competencies of the region in coordination with companies and research institutions AER Conference on Regional Innovation in the European Context, 27 – 28 October 2008 in Upper Austria Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu

4. AER Activities (ii) AER Peer Reviews on regional policies for economic development and for tourism Joint project development on core issues of regional development Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu

5. Project Proposal Peer Reviews for Developing an appropriate regional policy mix for Energy R&D Under current Call for Proposals FP7 Capacities – Support for the coherent development of research policies – Support to bottom-up policy coordination initiatives undertaken by several countries and regions (OMC-NET) Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu

6. Project Background Promoting excellence in regional governance as key objective of AER Building on experiences and expertise, e.g. AER Peer Reviews and toolkit Complementing activities in field of energy, e.g. AER Strategy on Energy and Declaration of European Regions for Energy efficiency and Renewable Energy sources by FEDARENE and AER Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu

7. Project Objectives Fostering the contribution of regional policy to the European Research Area Improving and upgrading current approaches to Energy R&D support through strengthening the European dimension in regional R&D policies Pooling public efforts through transferring good practices and jointly planning concerted actions in interregional cooperation Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu

8. Main Activities Implementation of on-site peer reviews on regional policies to foster Energy R&D, with a particular focus on internationalisation issues Development of transferability scenarios (possibly with external advisory board) Definition of concerted actions/future cooperation measures (involving other regional stakeholders) Training workshops, dissemination activities building on wide AER member network Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu

9. Project Design Meeting Project Design Meeting 28th April 2008, 13:30 – 17:30 House of the Dutch Provinces (HNP) Aduatukersstraat/Rue des Aduatiques 71-75 B-1040 Brussel 5th floor, “Auditorium” Metro: Merode Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu Please, register with interest form.

10. Outlook Next AER Breakfast Briefing 14 May 2008 hosted by Sarajevo Canton supported by the Croatian Regions Office on Cooperation with Accession and Candidate Countries

11. Contact AER Brussels Office Assembly of European Regions Boulevard Baudouin 12 1000 Brussels Belgium Tel: 0032 2421 8389 Fax: 0032 2421 8369 Email: aer.brussels@aer.euaer.brussels@aer.eu www.aer.eu Assembly of European Regions, 6 rue Oberlin, F-67000 Strasbourg, Tel. +33.3.88.22.07.07, www.aer.eu