{"id":45795,"date":"2025-10-17T12:42:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.epcsrl.eu\/?p=45795"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:33:43","slug":"an-autumn-of-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epcsrl.eu\/en\/an-autumn-of-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"1 Autumn of Meetings and European Projects for EPC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The beginning of autumn is always a particularly busy period in the world of European projects, filled with meeting and coordination activities. This year was no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epcsrl.eu\/en\/areas\/eu-project-design\/\">EPC<\/a>, we are always pleased when these occasions take us across Italy and Europe, giving us the opportunity to meet our partners, clients and professionals from a wide range of sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LIFE Svolta Blu Partnership Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This time, we started close to home with an in-person partnership meeting for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viacqua.it\/it\/azienda\/cosa-facciamo\/progetto-life-svolta-blu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIFE Svolta Blu<\/a> project \u2013 \u201cA voluntary credit system to promote water saving and conservation\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting was held on 18 September at the headquarters of ViAcqua S.p.A. EPC was represented by Francesca Borga and Federica Piccolo, who are responsible for providing support services to the project\u2019s lead partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ALIENA Project Meeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days later, on 23 and 24 September, Mauro Borin travelled to Lecce to participate in the Project Meeting and Mid-Term Review of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.italy-croatia.eu\/web\/aliena\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALIENA project<\/a> \u2013 \u201cALIigning Efforts to control Non-indigenous species in the Adriatic Sea\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ALIENA is an Interreg Italy\u2013Croatia project for which EPC provides technical assistance to the lead partner, the Apulia Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with many other Interreg initiatives, Italy\u2013Croatia projects include a review meeting with Programme representatives around the halfway point of their implementation. The purpose of these meetings is to identify possible difficulties or risks related to the implementation of project activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these cases, EPC experts support the project coordinator and partners in organising and managing the review process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CYROS Project Meeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few days later, it was the turn of another Interreg Italy\u2013Croatia project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.italy-croatia.eu\/web\/cyros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CYROS<\/a> \u2013 \u201cAdriatic-Ionian Cycle Route for Sustainable Tourism\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project meeting was held in Abruzzo on 29 and 30 September to review the progress of the activities. CYROS focuses on the development of a cross-border cycle route in the Adriatic-Ionian area and on promoting sustainable tourism through integrated mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>LIFE SKEMA Kick-Off Meeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, on 30 September and 1 October, the kick-off meeting of the <a href=\"https:\/\/enaip.it\/?p=2839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIFE SKEMA<\/a> project \u2013 \u201cSkill Ecosystem, Market-driven Learning and Advanced Training for Green and Smart Installers\u201d \u2013 was held in Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four-year project officially started on 1 September 2025, with EPC participating as a project partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coordinated by ENAIP Nazionale and supported by an important and extensive network of partners and stakeholders, the project has the ambitious objective of innovating the training of technicians and installers working in the construction sector. It aims to provide concrete support for the green transition and strengthen the competitiveness of the construction industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EPC was represented at the meeting by Dr Francesca Borga, Architect Raffaella Lioce and Dr Logan Kirk. Their participation as a large and highly qualified team highlights the importance that our company attaches to this new and ambitious challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>EnCLOD Transnational Meeting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our autumn activities did not end there. On 15 and 16 October, we travelled to Nova Gorica to participate in the transnational meeting and inspirational workshop of the Interreg Central Europe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interreg-central.eu\/projects\/enclod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EnCLOD<\/a> project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EPC was represented by Dr Manuela Massi, Dr Francesca Borga and Architect Luca Lodatti. They support the lead partner, the Province of Vicenza, both in the overall coordination of the project and in the implementation of the pilot action carried out in the Vicenza area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nova Gorica workshop covered several relevant topics, including smart traffic systems and sensor networks for air-quality monitoring, examples of real-world smart city solutions, microzoning for territorial governance, data-driven IoT hackathons, advanced analysis of urban flows and pilot projects implemented in different cities across the Programme area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the recently published Interreg Central Europe capitalisation call, an important opportunity to propose and finance new ideas for cooperation and territorial innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beginning of autumn is always a particularly busy period in the world of European projects, filled with meeting and coordination activities. 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