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Good Food Ireland highlight vital link between food and tourism

Good Food Ireland highlight vital link between food and tourism
8 July 2014

Employment in food and hospitality businesses has doubled during 2013, according to a joint survey by Grant Thornton and Good Food Ireland. The...

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IGCAT reviews "The Age of Culture" by D. Paul Schafer

IGCAT reviews "The Age of Culture" by  D. Paul Schafer
4 July 2014

IGCAT recently posted a review in Amazon of the book “The Age of Culture” by D. Paul Schafer. According to IGCAT: “This book...

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Delhi set to grab UNESCO's 'World Heritage City' title

Delhi set to grab UNESCO's 'World Heritage City' title
1 July 2014

Delhi is a step closer to earning the prestigious tag of a World Heritage City, as the Ministry of Culture has sent a full-fledged dossier to the...

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Horizons: Keys to Creativity and Innovation

Horizons: Keys to Creativity and Innovation
26 June 2014

IGCAT attended a public discussion between Ferran Adrià and Israel Ruiz on the theme “Keys to Creativity and Innovation”. They talked about...

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Growing Cities: Can Urban Farming Spread Across the USA?

Growing Cities: Can Urban Farming Spread Across the USA?
26 June 2014

“80% of people in the United States now live in cities. They have to be fed.” So begins the trailer for Growing Cities(embedded below) and the...

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Are Berlin’s Days as a Culture Capital Numbered?

Are Berlin’s Days as a Culture Capital Numbered?
25 June 2014

Berlin’s new cultural affairs secretary, Tim Renner is worried that the city’s fast-moving economic development might force artists and other...

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Six books that inspire travel, from James Joyce to Frances Mayes

Six books that inspire travel, from James Joyce to Frances Mayes
25 June 2014

Armchair travel is one thing, but some novels are so captivating, they provoke an irresistible yearning to see James Joyce’s Dublin for...

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I Love Portuguese Food Edition

I Love Portuguese Food Edition
25 June 2014

Nelson Carvalheiro, a travel and food blogger, dedicates his latest newsletter to Summer Portugal Food. As an Ambassador to the...

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Seminar on Artists' mobility, social security and taxation in the EU (19-20 June)

Seminar on Artists' mobility, social security and taxation in the EU (19-20 June)
24 June 2014

Brussels, 19th-20th June – On the Move participated in the two-day seminar on Artists’ mobility, social security and taxation in the...

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More than 1500 signatories from 120 countries demand inclusion of culture in UN sustainable development goals

More than 1500 signatories from 120 countries demand inclusion of culture in UN sustainable development goals
23 June 2014

The campaign launched on May 1st has so far been endorsed by more than 500  organizations worldwide. To know more about the campaign: read the...

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Creative tourism or the future of cultural tourism

Creative tourism or the future of cultural tourism
21 June 2014

To be amazed during your travels is a good thing, but to learn to reproduce what amazes you yourself while on holiday is something else. For...

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Research and public decision-making in cultural policies

Research and public decision-making in cultural policies
14 June 2014

The 2nd International Meetings on Research and Public Decision-Making in Cultural Policies will be held on 3 and 4 December 2014 at the TNP of...

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Joan Roca is founder and head chef of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant El Celler de Can Roca and was named World Best Chef in 2017 and 2018.

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Robert Oliver is founder of television media-led movement “Pacific Island Food Revolution” promoting local and healthy eating in the South Pacific.

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Ana Roš is head chef and co-owner of 3-Michelin-starred restaurant Hiša Franko and was named World Best Female Chef in 2017.

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Ramon Sentmartí

Consultant in the Agri-Food sector and former Managing Director at PRODECA, Ramon is currently part of IGCAT Executive Board.

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Expert consultant in the cultural sector and former Director of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage at the Council of Europe.

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Blanca Cros i Moll

Expert in tourism and Head of European Programmes & International Relations at the Catalan Tourist Board.

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Francisco de Calheiros

Minho IN aims to create synergies with other areas that share the same views on competitiveness and economic development.

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Lluís Serra

Director of EUHT StPOL, the inspiration behind the European Young Chef Award and supporter of the first two editions in Catalonia.

IGCAT HONORARY AMBASSADOR IN SOUTH AEGEAN 2019

George Hatzimarkos

Governor of South Aegean, European Region of Gastronomy 2019 and a strong supporter of local culinary and cultural heritage.

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Votausi Mackenzie-Reur

Chairlady of Regenerative Vanua with over 30 years experience in empowering and inspiring local communities in Vanuatu to make good food choices.

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