{"id":318,"date":"2018-09-30T14:01:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T12:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euricca.eu\/?p=318"},"modified":"2018-10-03T10:37:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T08:37:09","slug":"global-initiative-for-cultural-social-cohesion-athens-meetings-21-24th-of-june-report-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euricca.eu\/?p=318","title":{"rendered":"Global Initiative for Cultural & Social Cohesion: meetings report overview, Athens 21-24th of June 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Global (or) Glocal Collaboration Initiative Project
\n<\/strong>Report from the 1st meetings and activities held in Athens from the 21st till the 24th of June 2018, during the 19th European Music Day events.<\/em><\/p>\n

Original Publication from\u00a0EURICCA MEMBER\u00a0MESO EVENTS<\/p>\n

Few months after the successful organisation of a cross-connected series of events between different projects &\u00a0 networks,\u00a0MESO Events is very happy to\u00a0present a summary of this first collaboration which included the co-production of several live music events, 3 seminars \/ webinars, 2 international round tables, 1 Open discussion, 3 Working Sessions and 1 Preparatory meeting\u00a0\u00a0(see Events\u00a0at the end of the page).<\/p>\n

For this first successful attempt\u00a0that made possible from\u00a0the common\u00a0efforts of the all the partners representatives, we would like to express our gratitude for sharing the same visions and for having trusted the Greek network of collaborators to coordinate such a promising initiative.<\/p>\n

Projects Organizations:\u00a0Certified Competences For Live Events Professionals<\/strong>\u00a0-European Consortium ,\u00a0Cultural Foundation of Piraeus Group<\/strong>\u00a0– Greece,\u00a0Eleusis 2021<\/strong>\u00a0Organisation – Greece,\u00a0European Live Music Association<\/strong>\u00a0– EU,\u00a0Network for the Internationalization of Young Producers in Europe<\/strong>\u00a0– European Consortium, the\u00a0\u03a3YMANSIS\u00a0Resilience & Development Assistance<\/strong>\u00a0Project – Global Consortium and last but not least, the\u00a0European Music Day Association<\/strong>\u00a0Network.<\/p>\n

Organizations Representative participating in the events:
\n<\/strong>1. Foreign Partners :<\/p>\n

Peter Baros,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>President of International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC),\u00a0<\/em>Secretary General of Slovenian\u00a0music information Centre (SIGIC) \/\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Prof.\u00a0<\/strong>Mahamouda Salouhou,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>President of\u00a0Djagora\u00a0University (SEN),\u00a0<\/em>President European Centre for Leadership and Entrepreneurship Education (ECLEE\u00a0\u2013 FR) \/\u00a0<\/em>Mark Sheridan,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Reader in Music and Creativity<\/em>\u00a0University of the\u00a0<\/em>Highlands<\/em>\u00a0and Islands \u2013<\/em>UHI,\u00a0<\/em>Director of the Centre for Rural Creativity, Humanities Department, UHI \/\u00a0<\/em>Professor Keith Smyth,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Professor of Pedagogy | \u00c0rd-Ollamh ann an E\u00f2las Foghlaim<\/em>\u00a0University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland \/\u00a0<\/em>Ms.\u00a0<\/strong>Stacey Toner,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Business Development in the CCI\u2019s University of the Highlands and Islands;\u00a0<\/em>former director of the Highland Youth Arts Hub, a consortium of 13 creative industries organisations in Highland Region \/\u00a0<\/em>Conchur O Giollagain<\/strong>\u00a0Professor of Pedagogy University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland \/\u00a0Ms.<\/strong>\u00a0Maria Lilholt\u00a0<\/strong>Executive director DSI Swinging Europe and Mr.\u00a0Steen Mikkelsen\u00a0<\/strong>DSI project Manager\u00a0and\u00a0NIMPE project partner \/\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Jenny England<\/strong>\u00a0musician, composer and educator, University of the Highlands and Islands and Roma Tre \/\u00a0Peter Noble<\/strong>, composer, director and education, leader CCI NHC and\u00a0Georges Perot,\u00a0<\/strong>Co-founder\u00a0& Member of the BoD European Live Music Association and of the\u00a0European Research and Innovation Agency For Cultural Clusters.<\/p>\n

2. Greek Partners :<\/p>\n

Ms. Ermina Kyprianidou,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Vice-Governor of Attica Region \/\u00a0<\/em>Mr<\/strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0Konstantinos Bitzanis<\/strong>,\u00a0President of Athens Cultural, Sports and Youth Organization (OPANDA),\u00a0<\/em>President of the Technopolis of Athens \/\u00a0<\/em>Ms. Monica Tsiliberdi<\/strong>,\u00a0Head of European Programmes, International Synergies and Promotion of Cultural Entrepreneurship Dpt., Hellenic Ministry of Culture\u00a0& Sports<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>Expert at the European\u00a0Commission\u00a0for\u00a0the Cultural and\u00a0Creative Sector\/\u00a0<\/em>Ms.\u00a0<\/strong>Kelly Diapouli,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Artistic Director Eleusis 2021, European Capital for Culture 2021 \/\u00a0<\/em>Ms.\u00a0<\/strong>Eleftheria Fili,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Head of Publications & Audiovisual Department, Marketing Department,\u00a0<\/em>Greek National Tourism Organisation \/\u00a0<\/em>Antonis Ekonomou,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Project Manager Innovathens powered by Samsung \u00a0Hub of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Technopolis<\/em>\u00a0of the City of Athens \/\u00a0<\/em>Ms.\u00a0<\/strong>Sofi Lamprou,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Co-founder Impact Hub Athens,<\/em>Co-founder El Sistema Greece \/\u00a0<\/em>Ms. Anna Kallinikidou,<\/strong>\u00a0Archaeologist, Museologist and delegate at the Cultural Foundation of Piraeus Group Museum Department \/\u00a0Yiannis<\/strong>\u00a0Tsiatsianis<\/strong>\u00a0Social Entrepreneur, Music Supervisor of the EMD Collaboration of Eleusis 2021\u00a0\/\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/em>Ms.\u00a0<\/strong>Peggy Tsolakaki<\/strong>\u00a0Director, Cultural Infrastructure, monitoring and EU funding at Eleusis 2021 | European Capital of Culture,\u00a0Georges Perot<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Founder MESO Events & National Coordinator European Music Day Hellenic Network \/\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Ms.\u00a0<\/strong>Aliki Evangelinou<\/strong>\u00a0Manager, independent label, artists management and Live music events \/\u00a0Lazaros \u00a0Damanis<\/strong>\u00a0MESO Events &\u00a0 NIMPE Greece partner Expert \/\u00a0George Dimitrakopoulos<\/strong>\u00a0Music Editor, Digital promotion, Athens Voice Press \/\u00a0Serafim & Mrs. Aggeliki Tsotsonis<\/strong>\u00a0(Ocean Hope) International Artists, Musicians, Composers, Music Producers, Visual Artist \/\u00a0Mike Pediotis<\/strong>\u00a0Independent media promoter, Grass root talents promoter \/\u00a0Ms.\u00a0<\/strong>Christina Jackson<\/strong>\u00a0Musician, Cahorn Keys band member, Music Teacher and Facilitator \/\u00a0Georges Pyrounakis\u00a0<\/strong>member of the board Children Support Centre of Eleusis \/\u00a0Ms.<\/strong>\u00a0Alexandra Boti<\/strong>, Musician, Cahorn Keys band member, facilitator and member of the board of ESMA Carl Orff Greek Association \/\u00a0Ms. Nicky Pyrounakis\u00a0<\/strong>CSCE stakeholder and Facilitator \/\u00a0Ms. Myrto Bolota<\/strong>, Social worker, Social economy and amongst others, ARSIS Association for the Social Support of Youth partner and\u00a0Ms. Olympia Agalianou<\/strong>, Dpt. of Philosophy, Pedagogy, Psychology (U. of Athens), \u0395uropean University Cyprus, Dancer, choreographer, Vice-president of Hellenic Association of Orff-Schulwerk.<\/p>\n

Project Background<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Following years of intense networking in Greece and other European Countries,\u00a0MESO Events team<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Founding partners and National Coordinators of the European Music Day Hellenic network since 1998) have become partners of important European networks for the development of umbrella initiatives such as the:<\/p>\n