{"id":5699,"date":"2015-01-12T15:47:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T14:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sustainable-everyday-project.net\/urbact-sustainable-food\/?p=5699"},"modified":"2015-03-19T14:25:24","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T13:25:24","slug":"save-the-date-16-17-march-2015-conference-in-bristol-european-sustainable-food-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sustainable-everyday-project.net\/urbact-sustainable-food\/?p=5699","title":{"rendered":"Registrations now open! 16-17 March 2015, Conference in Bristol – European Sustainable Food Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"salade\"<\/a>Invitation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

On 16 March 2015 <\/strong>, the international conference \u201cSharing city journeys towards a good food future \u00a0Sustainable food conference for European Cities <\/strong>\u00a0welcomes city representatives and interested parties engaging in strategies for low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food systems to share learningon how cities are putting food on their policy agendas, addressing issues relating to \u201cgrowing<\/strong>\u201d (production), \u201cdelivering<\/strong>\u201d (supply) and \u201cenjoying<\/strong>\u201d (demand).<\/p>\n

A joint reflection on how cities take an active role in food and develop strategies that create synergies, increase resilience and generate a vision of a coherent local food system. Hosted by Bristol,\u00a0the European Green Capital in 2015, the event will share the outcomes of three years of rich exchanges of the Sustainable Food in Urban Communities Network, a European project co-financed by the ERDF through the URBACT II programme.<\/p>\n

It will bring together knowledge and experience from participants outside the network and of the 10 partner cities: Brussels Capital Region (BE), Amersfoort (NL), Athens (GR), Bristol (UK), Gothenburg (SE), Lyon (FR), Messina (IT), Oslo (NO), Ourense (ES), and \u00a0Vaslui (RO).<\/p>\n

Held in English only, the conference is free, but open to a limited number of participants.<\/p>\n

In the evening, the mayor of Bristol invites conference participants to meet and interact with the member cities of the UK\u00a0Sustainable Food Cities<\/a> Network and local stakeholders.<\/p>\n

A detailed programme will be available shortly.<\/p>\n

Where? <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Conference centre of Brunel’s SS Great Britain, Great Western Dockyard, Bristol\u00a0 (www.ssgreatbritain.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n

When? <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Monday 16 and 17 March 2015 with additional optional activities on & Tuesday 17 March 2015<\/p>\n

\"Programme_bristol\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to read the programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Registerations now open<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Registration is free and remains open while seats lasts.
\nDue to the focus of the event prioritiy will be given to representatives from cities across Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact: dorothy.greaves AT bristol.gov.uk<\/span><\/p>\n

Background documents<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Coming very soon in March 2014: \"cover\"<\/a>the Handbook “Creating Space for Sustainable Food Systems<\/em>“<\/strong> to be presented in Bristol – \u00a0drawing on some of the 130 examples of promising local practices as well as on the policy evidence shared by the ten cities.<\/p>\n

The following previous documents are based on city exchanges.<\/p>\n