ALECTOR KICK-OFF MEETING

The Lead Applicant of ALECTOR hosted the three-day kick-off meeting of the project in Drama (Greece) between the 3d and the 6th of June 2014. The meeting was held in the City Council Hall of Drama with the participation of all ENPI and IPA Partners (for the full programme please click here).

The meeting was attended by:
1. Dr. Dorothea Papathanassiou – Zuhrt, Tourism – Cultural Heritage Expert, from Drama Development S.A.
2. Dr. Nikolaos Thomaidis, Tourism Cultural Planner and Communication Officer, from Drama Development S.A.
3. Manolis Chatzopoulos, Project Coordinator, from Drama Development S.A.
4. Georgia Rossiou, Financial Manager, from Drama Development S.A.
5. Andreas Iatridis, ICT Staff, from Drama Development S.A.
6. Efi Boindari, Administration Staff, from Drama Development S.A.
7. Kazım Gürkan Özer, Tourism Cultural Planner, from IPA FLB – Governorship of Istanbul
8. Eda Güney, Tourism Cultural Coordinator, from IPA FLB – Governorship of Istanbul
9. Gülben Oğuz, Administrative Assistant, from IPA FLB – Governorship of Istanbul
10. Volkan Ata, Project Coordinator, from IPA FLB – Governorship of Istanbul
11. Iulia Dangulea, Counselor, from ENPI Partner No 1 – National Authority for Tourism
12. Elena Simeonova, Project coordinator, senior expert, from ENPI Partner no 2 – Union of Bulgarian Black Sea Local Authorities
13. Todor Tonev, Project coordinator, senior expert, from ENPI Partner no 2 – Union of Bulgarian Black Sea Local Authorities
14. Svetlana Markova, Project accountant from, ENPI Partner no 2 – Union of Bulgarian Black Sea Local Authorities
15. Svetlana Lazar, Regional project coordinator, from ENPI Partner no 3 – National Association of Rural, Ecological end Cultural Tourism.
16. Angela Cascaval, Regional project secretary, from ENPI Partner no 3 – National Association of Rural, Ecological end Cultural Tourism
17. Svitlana Zakrevska, Project Manager, from ENPI Partner No 4 – Donetsk Civic Organization “Alliance”
18. Natalia Semyvolos, Administrator, from ENPI Partner No 4 – Donetsk Civic Organization “Alliance”
19. Nataliia Kazonnova, Communicator, from ENPI Partner No 4 – Donetsk Civic Organization “Alliance”
20. Dr. Emzar Kakhidze, Coordinator, from ENPI Partner no 5 – The Batumi Archaeological Museum
21. Mehmet Bozdoğan, Project Coordinator of DOKA, from IPA Partner No1 – Eastern Black Sea Development Agency
22. Ahmet Yeşilçiçek, Media Advisor, from IPA Partner No1 – Eastern Black Sea Development Agency
23. Ahmet Hacifettahoğlu, Administrative Affairs and Public Relations Officer, from IPA Partner No1 – Eastern Black Sea Development Agency
24. Serkan Yeşilyurt, Project Coordinator, from IPA – Partner No 2 – Bahcesehir University / METGEM Development Center for Vocational Technical Education
25. Papadopoulou Eirini, Associate Partner, from Research Unit – University of Aegean
26. Prof. Vasile Valentina, Associate Partner, from Institute of National Economy Romanian Academy

During the first day of the meeting, participants had the chance to make a short presentation of the organisations they represented and attend three presentations on the Project’s vision, scope and goals, the Project’s details and deliverables and the Project’s financial procedures by Dr. Dorothea Papathanassiou – Zuhrt.

During the second day, participants elected the project’s committees, i.e.
• THE STEERING GROUP COMMITTEE (SGC)
• THE QUALITY CONTROL COMMITTEE (QCC)
• THE TECHNICAL CONTROL COMMITTEE (TCC)

After the election followed a trip to a local winery. There, a sightseeing tour was offered and a presentation of Drama’s proposed Cultural Route was given by Ms Tzimou Evi. The presentation focused on the cultural history of Drama, the local customs and the tourist assets.
On day three, the meeting continued with a thematic study tour in the city of Drama, in which the participants followed the cultural route. The tour was completed with a visit at Ms Tzimou’s mansion. The afternoon session included the delivery of the first thematic seminar by Dr. Dorothea Papathanassiou – Zuhrt.

Participants agreed to meet again in Varna (Bulgaria) in November 2014.

Drama, 8/6/2014

Source: Alector.org