1st European Meeting of Rural Regeneration

This meeting aims to exchange experiences on the repopulation of rural areas in decline in European countries, cases of Spain, France, Portugal, UK, and encourage companies and governments to adopt policies that facilitate these processes. 

ADDRESSEE 
Mayors, public services and technical development associations, leaders of business associations and technical 
Businessmen, trade associations and corporate investors 
Teachers and researchers 
General public 

THEMES 
Public policies, business policies, universitiesOrganizationUniversity of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Department of Economics, Sociology and Management, CETRAD 
New Settlers Project

MORE INFORMATION 
1st European Meeting of Rural Regeneration, University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Department of Economics, Sociology and Management
PO Box 1013, 5000-911 Vila Real 
Tef. +351 259 302 246 │ Manuela Mourao, mmourao@utad.pt │ 

PROGRAM (TEMPORARY)
April 19, 2012

09:00 - Registration of participants 
10:00 - Opening Ceremony
10:30 am - Panel I │ Territories and Demography
13:00 - Lunch14.30 - Panel II │ European Experiences
16.00 - Coffee break16:30 - Panel III │ The Case of Portugal
20h - Dinner 

April 20, 2012 

09:00 - Panel IV │ EmpreenDouro - Social Entrepreneurship
10.30 - Coffee break
13:00 - Lunch14:30 - Roundtable │ Public Policy, Business Sector and Universities



Local: Auditorium of Geosciences UTAD, Vila Real, PORTUGAL | 19th and 20th April 2012