Work Package 6
Events
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Table 1: Summary of Dissemination Events for C2C
Date
6/02/09
Type of Activity
Target Market
Formation of the working
Consultants
group for the elaboration of
SMES/Managers
Size of
Country
Short Description
Audience
Targeted
80
Romania
Opportunities to invest in the Eco-
Germany
market have been presented, and the
the "National Plan for the
C2C project were introduced to the
Ecological Agriculture
delegates
development"
15/04/09
The national Council for
SME Managers
100
Romania
The investment opportunities for the
private SMEs organised the
Romanian market were presented to
Entrepreneurs' Day
the delegates and the C2C project tool
was described through the networking
session
12/06/09
first event organised by the
Young Entrepreneurs
National council for Private
SMEs & Managers
100
Romania, Bulgaria
The C2C team presented to the young
Hungary
entrepreneurs the barriers and
SMEs for young
opportunities in the current economic
entrepreneurs: "young
climate and looked at the comparison
entrepreneurs day"
between Romania and other European
economic context with C2C project.
18/06/0919/06/09
International Conference
SMEs, Innovation
stakeholders, European
300
Europe held in
The 18th annual EBN international
Morocco
conference was held in Fez in June
Commission,
2009, in order to promote
Universities, Chamber of
entrepreneurship and networking for
2
Date
Type of Activity
Target Market
Size of
Country
Audience
Targeted
Short Description
commerce, Enterprises
business centres across Europe.
associations
During the conference the C2C project
had a stand in the exhibition area.
People were given the C2C leaflet in
their welcome pack and were able to
speak to members of the team
regarding the project and future
activities. Interested parties were sign
posted to the www.euc2c.com website
to register and consult the training
material once developed.
The conference was very successful
and national and European media were
represented at the event.
02/07/09
International Conference
Innovation
200
Slovenia
Innovation stakeholders, European
stakeholders, European
Commission, Universities, Chambers of
Commission,
commerce, Enterprises associations,
Universities, Chambers
public sector
of
commerce, Enterprises
associations, public
sector
3
Date
23/09/09
Type of Activity
Target Market
Size of
Country
Audience
Targeted
30
UK
Short Description
Divisional Meeting at
Research, technical and
C2C was presented to colleagues and
University
senior management
senior management staff. This permits
Staff
cross-department knowledge diffusion
but also gives updates on the project
delivery and activities.
Colleagues were interested and
proposed to include links to C2C
website or diffuse C2C project
activities to their clients/partners when
appropriate. Each colleague has
received few leaflets to promote the
project through their networks and
contacts.
05/11/09
23/11-24/11/09
Leonardo contact seminar,
VET organisations from
Lisbon, Portugal
throughout EU
World Technology
SMEs, larger companies,
Conference
90
All EU were
Presented short overview of
represented
project, circulated 100 brochures
SMEs, larger
UK technology companies can show off
Universities, Public
companies,
their innovation to global giants like
sector agencies
Universities, Public
Panasonic, Hitachi, Nokia and
sector agencies
Kayagura Health Solutions at the UK’s
400
largest business-matching
TechnologyWorld09.
4
Date
Type of Activity
Target Market
Size of
Country
Audience
Targeted
Short Description
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) event
provided companies with a platform to
build new international business
with almost 100 of overseas
companies which attended.
The C2C project was represented at
the exhibition area where CUE was
showcasing their ongoing projects.
18.1.2010
Presentation Briefing, Sligo
Third level sector
20
Ireland
IT
26.1.2010
Presentation Briefing,
Presentation on the C2C project to
lecturers and entrepreneur students
Regional authority
10
Ireland
Presentation on the C2C project to
Western Development
regional development organisation
Commissions
staff
27/1/10-
EBN EU projects seminar
BIC, public sector,
28/01/10
and 25th Anniversary
private sector
150
Europe held in
This seminar is part of a cycle of
Coventry
activities that EBN is proposing to its
members and partners with the aim to
increase and improve the
understanding and the operational
translation of EU policies and
programmes into practical initiatives
with successful and useful outputs for
the BIC community.
5
Date
Type of Activity
Target Market
Size of
Country
Audience
Targeted
Short Description
EBN presented their ongoing projects
that they have been actively involved
and C2C was presented to the
audience. The C2C projects was also
promoted with some literatures and
during the networking sessions
11/2/2010
Presentation Briefing,
Community Enterprise
10
Ireland
Centres
02/03/10
Presentation on the C2C project to
business advisors
UKTI: Taking the West
SMEs, Public sector,
100
Europe held in
UK Trade and Investment, and the
Midlands business to
Business support
Coventry
Single European Market Group, invited
Europe
agencies, chamber of
West Midlands businesses to join them
commerce
for this one day seminar on Trading
with the European Union to provide
both expert advice and showcasing the
best the West Midlands has to offer in
European support.
The seminar and workshops will look
at the opportunities for business
arising out of both European Union
Directives but also from the individual
country markets of Europe with the
opportunity to meet country experts
6
Date
03/03/10
Type of Activity
Target Market
Size of
Country
Short Description
Audience
Targeted
100
World held in
This event was the opportunity for
Coventry
West Midlands Businesses to help
UKTI: Taking the West
SMEs, Public sector,
Midlands Businesses to the
Business support
World
agencies, chamber of
them do the first step towards
commerce’s
internationalisation. This seminar is an
ideal opportunity to see what type of
support is available and listen to those
who have done it - including a panel of
already successfully exporting SMEs.
As well as exporting the importance of
innovation and how it can improve a
company' international
competitiveness was discussed - both
in products and market development.
C2C was present in the exhibition area
and was able to promote the project
tool and how businesses that are
thinking about international market
should think about collaboration.
23/4/2010
2010 Entrepreneurs Show
SMEs, Public sector,
Business support
250
Dublin, Ireland
Circulated C2C brochures and web link
at this entrepreneur exhibition
agencies, chamber of
commerce’s
7
Date
20/05/2010
Type of Activity
Presentation Briefing,
Target Market
Industry networks
Size of
Country
Audience
Targeted
50
Ireland
Skillnet project managers
Short Description
Presentation on the C2C project to
sectoral and geographic enterprise
training clusters
15/06/10-
2010 EBN International
BIC Owners and
16/06/10
Conference
500+
Held in Spain –
The C2C team lead the official
Managers/ SME Owners
attendance from all
transnational launch at the EBN
and Managers
over the EU
conference in Burgos Spain. This event
was chosen because of its high profile
and consistently good attendance
across all EU states. The key findings
of the C2C project were presented
and Momentum communicated the
success of the viral marketing efforts.
15/06/10 -
THRIC – Tourism
Tourism & Hospitality
16/06/10
Hospitality Research in
owners and managers
Ireland Conference
300+
Shannon Ireland
Momentum submitted a paper related
to the theme of marketing
collaboration for SMEs by focusing on
a niche food specialty group of artisan
butchers. The paper highlighted how
this SME group can collaborate
together in their marketing activities
to create a niche food tourism product
offering for high quality artisan meat
in Ireland’s South West. C2C was
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Date
Type of Activity
Target Market
Size of
Country
Audience
Targeted
Short Description
highlighted as a key part of the well
received presentation.
18/8/10
19/8/10
Presentation Briefing, CEB
Micro enterprise
project managers
business advisors
Presentation Briefing, Food
Food sector business
Hubs
advisors
15
Ireland
Presentation on the C2C project to
micro enterprise business advisors
25
Ireland
Presentation on the C2C project to
food sector business advisors &
collaboration hubs
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