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IGCAT wishes you a very happy new year!
2014 was a very exciting and busy year for IGCAT and 2015 promises some thrilling times ahead. The entire IGCAT team wishes you all a very happy and prosperous 2015!
23 December 2014
2014 was a very exciting and busy year for IGCAT and 2015 promises some thrilling times ahead. The entire IGCAT team wishes you all a very happy and prosperous 2015!
Growing attention for the relationship between gastronomy and tourism is being marked by the steep increase in events devoted to the topic. In 2015 there will be two global conventions dealing with tourism and gastronomy; the World Food Travel Summit and Expo will be held in early April in Estoril,
George Chatzinakos joined the 4th ENCATC‘s (the European Network on Cultural Management and Cultural Policy education) Academy in Brussels, Belgium on 8-9 of December. The theme of this year’s Academy was on “Culture in External Relations and Cultural Diplomacy: Focus on the Americas”. The event was organised in partnership with Goldsmiths, University
Candidate cities in various stages of bidding for the coveted European Capital of Culture title, took part in a meeting with the authors of the European Capitals of Culture (ECOC) reports in Barcelona on Friday 12 December 2014. The meeting featured the participation of several bidding ECOC cities in order to
Diane Dodd, IGCAT’s Director, took part in an intermediary meeting of experts for the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes programme on 9 December in Luxembourg. The Cultural Routes Programme is supported by both the Council of Europe and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and seeks to empower Europe by preserving
A new report published by the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research (ATLAS) analyses the two ECOC held in 2012 in Guimarães (Portugal) and Maribor (Slovenia). The report, edited by Greg Richards (IGCAT’s president), reveals the impact of the two events on the image of the two cities,
The Art of Food meeting held on 17-19 November in Sant Pol de Mar (Catalunya) gathered experts from 11 different countries to discuss the growing convergence between food, art, culture and tourism. One of the key issues emerging from the discussion was the need to maintain the diversity of culture
Following the success of last year’s Capitals of Culture meeting in Barcelona, IGCAT experts and authors of the fifth European Cultural Capitals report Robert Palmer, Greg Richards and Diane Dodd agreed upon a 2014 edition of the European Capitals of Culture Seminar. The seminar, organized by IGCAT, will take place
Together with leading organisations from Europe and Asia, IGCAT is convening a first meeting of experts to discuss culture, arts, food and creative tourism policies. The meeting will look at issues such as collective responsibility, preserving intangible heritage and supporting creative industries. The meeting is by invitation only, as it is
IGCAT is working on a forthcoming publication looking at citizen engagement and audience development practices. We would like to identify cultural institutions from around the globe that are working to enhance citizens’ participation and community engagement in and through arts and cultural practices. Mainly we are trying to identify interesting, creative,
IGCAT’s Director, Diane Dodd, has been recognized as an Ambassador by the Agència Catalana de Turisme (Catalan Tourism Board) for its new “Ambassadors Program”, promoted through the Catalan Convention Bureau (CCB). An exclusive meeting took place 23 October 2014 in Sant Cugat del Vallès with others identified as having an important role in
IGCAT received a guided visit by the heads of the Mercantic – an exciting private venture which has captured the hearts and imaginations of local citizens and the city council. The visit was part of the meeting that took place in Sant Cugat del Vallès last 23 October in relation
The director of IGCAT, Diane Dodd joined the ‘7th ASEF Public Forum on the Creative Industries in Asia and Europe: Enabling Crossovers’ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Saturday 18 October 2014. The event was in partnership with the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and Het Nieuwe Instituut from
IGCAT attended the ExpAliments 2014 fair which took place on Saturday 18 October at the Campus de l’Alimentació of Torribera. This Food and Nutrition Fair was organized by the Campus de l’Alimentació of the University of Barcelona in collaboration with Santa Coloma de Gramenet’s City Council. It was the 5th edition
An information session took place in Brussels today on the European Region of Gastronomy award, which will be officially launched by a newly formed platform of European regions in January 2015. The award aims to contribute to better quality of life in European regions, by highlighting distinctive food cultures, educating
The Director of the IGCAT, Diane Dodd and Núria Castellanos, Marketing and Projects Manager, attended the opening ceremony of the new premises for the Fundació Institut Català de la Cuina i Cultura Gastronòmica (FICCCG) at the Campus de l’Alimentació de Torribera, Santa Coloma de Gramenet. The event was chaired by Màrius
