Dissemination, Marketing and Networking Conference for Socrates Project Co-ordinators and Partners

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Suggested follow up activities for Conferences on dissemination and valorization of project results:

Ø Set up the tradition of an annual conference for the dissemination and valorization of project results ; recommendations for the next conference:

· Coherent pre-conference planning of workshops with more interactivity.

· in small groups during workshops.

· Prepare a summary of the conference highlights.

· Greater involvement of decision makers and regional authorities.

· All representatives of NAs present at the following dissemination conference.

· Follow up email with links to presentations and online meetings.

· Set up a discussion forum to help all participants keep in touch.

· Prepare more input on financing and dissemination funds allocation.

· Best practices for project sustainability.

· Organize dissemination sessions with local teachers.

· Organize a project Marketplace, or a Dissmark-et Place (Each project has 5 minutes to talk to a small group about their work; when whistle blows each group moves to next project; questions are left on post-its. During the Marketplace everyone has the chance to hear about every project present; beware of time management!).

· Conference web blog.

Ø Launch a newsletter centered on issues of dissemination.

Ø Design a coherent centralized approach (initiated by the EU Commission) aiming to coagulate all the EU projects results under an ‘umbrella‘ portal.