ARCHIMED EGCT – Ε.Ο.Ε.Σ. – AECT – GECT – European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation

From the Europe Direct Newsletter
 
1. Call for papers to insert into the EUROPE DIRECT articles collection to publish within 2008 *name of the book> Europe of Thousands Cities, l,Europa delle Mille Citta’
 
Europe Direct Catania desire to realize a book with a presentation of EUROPE DIRECT at local level. 
 
The first section will be something about local (territorial) information and communication policies made by municipalities, the second section is related to the local governance through EUROPE DIRECT network in Europe.
 
If you agree, please send a presentation article of your center, with two or three photos (institutional, but also very coloured), so I can insert into the book.
 
2. Call for cooperation into the sharing project CONNECTIVE EUROPE.
 
As far as the argument exposed in the Budapest AGM, we desire to start the cooperation in communication strategy about mobility linked to cultural reason, in a way you can read more on connectivism website (https://connectivism.wordpress.com)
 
 “Connective Europe” is an experience exchange instrumente that start from the logical construction of 1)”integrated paper about the theme of common shares values, using ethnodramatics and anthropological instruments relatedto soustanable organic farming (as formerly developed during Interreg Italia-Malta programme) and a modern conception of integrated relational tourism”.  In this way the project was purposed by the Catania Europe Direct Center and selected for a case-study about innovative policies to communicate Europe at the  Annual General Meeting di Budapest (16-19 Settembre 2008).
Third age travellers and youth tourist are both target for CONNECTIVE EUROPE.  The cultural fundation of its perspective is trans-national and trans-generational too.  New tourist demands for new products, where travelling is experience, adventure and exchange with residents, with a qualified way to build relation, which is done by the cultural common interest that are the foundation of each project.
Each project can be different, according to the nature of the partners and according to the theme choose to inquiring.  The methodology can be transfered and replied, consisting in an integrated relational experience as international meeting which goes to the realization of documentary audio/video about modern art, culture, archeological or/and natural sites or/and performing arts related to the main argument focused, where to partecipate is to be protagonist, according to the taste of contemporary people sho seek this kind of active tourism (experiencial tourism).
We think connectivism as a project conceived in a full open source approach.  Here we are talking about OPEN SOURCE not just in its technical implications, but in a more comprehensive meaning, which is also aesthethical, artistical and  philosophical.
CONNECTIVE CONCEPTION requires to recognize the effectiveness of the links:  so, nevertheless aware of the complex nature of the universe, the connective approach doesn’t give up the idea of the clear understanding of the connective address of the communication.  Looking for the causes a communication goes from A to B, so it is possible a better understanding and awareness of the common and shared values between individuals, and also among people, seeing the stars of common roots in European and Mediterranean cultures.  This is the aim of the CONNECTIVE EUROPE project, and to contribute to its diffusion and expansion is to contribute to give people chance to mobility through Europe and Mediterranean, chance to explore and compare, chance to get hospitality, chance to travel not as a tourist but as someone who is doing a real initiatic experience, knowing the world through the nature of his (her) own desires of knowledge, sharing with people linked by a relational network founded upon these European common roots.
More info and better qualification of the connective conception through the website https://connectivism.wordpress.com
Info and contact:
Davide Crimi
EUROPE DIRECT CATANIA
<europedirectcatania@gmail.com>