Presentation of the objectives and activities of the project CHORD to the local stakeholders of the Region of East Macedonia – Thrace

On Friday 28^th of May 2010, the Region of East Macedonia – Thrace organizes the first info seminar to the local stakeholders for the project CHORD / Cultural Heritage: Exploiting Opportunities for Rural Development. The info seminar will take place as a parallel event of the 19^th Pan – Hellenic General Fair “Thrace 2010” in the International Fair Center of East Macedonia – Thrace. The project is going to be presented to representatives from local authorities, cultural institutions, feminine cooperatives and entrepreneurs from the regional economy.

Agenda

19.00 pm – 19.10pm

Welcome from Mr. Kostantinos Kaloudis, Head of the Directorate for Regional Planning and Development of REMTH

19.10 pm – 19.30pm:«PresentationoftheprojectCHORD – Cultural Heritage as a development tool of the local economy»

Speaker: Mr. SofoklisLarissis, Project Manager– Executive of the Intermediate Managing Authority of the Region of East Macedonia – Thrace

19.30pm -19.45pm: «The promotional activities of the Region of East Macedonia – Thrace: Experiences from the past and the plans for the future »

Speaker:  Mr. GeorgeSgouros, OfficeroftheDirectorate for Regional Planning and Development of REMTH

19.45-20.00:  «The exploitation of traditional culture(clothes, dance, songs, morals) for the development of rural economy»

Speaker: Mr. Emmanouel Ioannidis, Researcher in Traditional Culture