SERN General Assembly 2025

SERN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2025

14–16 May | Parma and Fontanellato

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DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 14 MAY – PARMA

09.00 – 10.00
Board of Auditors Meeting (Only for the members of the Board of Auditors)
10.00 – 10.30
GA Registrations
10.30 – 12.00
GA Opening Plenary – Palazzo del Governatore
  • Michele Guerra, Mayor of Parma
  • Daniele Friggeri, Vice-President of the Province of Parma
  • Cecilia Burenby, Chairwoman of the SERN Executive Board, Mjölby Municipality
12.00 – 13.00
Project Presentation Sessions – Laboratorio Aperto – Complesso San Paolo
Session 1
  • Social services and digitalisation – Learning mobilities of individuals – SERN and ASP Parma
  • STEAMworks Project – Enhancing young children’s STEAM learning – SERN and Ravenna Municipality
Session 2
  • UST Project – Upskilling municipal staff in sustainable tourism – SERN, SveDest, Scandiano Municipality
Session 3
  • Schools, businesses, communities: EmiliAmbiente for a Water Culture – EmiliaAmbiente
  • Crime prevention in a local perspective and the civic pledge – Vänersborg Municipality
13.00 – 14.30
Lunch
14.30 – 16.00
Scenario Sessions
  • Contact persons and school staff dealing with international affairs: The focus of this session will be on fostering a collaborative mindset to encourage colleagues in the organisation to participate in international activities.
  • Managers: The focus of this session will be on how to better promote the mainstreaming of EU project results, ensuring they have a lasting impact beyond the project itself.
  • Political representatives: The focus of this session will be on strategies and tools that help political leaders better communicate the value and impact of EU and international activities to their citizens.
16.00 – 17.00
Executive Board Meeting (Only for the members of the Executive Board)
16.30 – 17.30
Optional Guided City Tour
19.00
GA Club – Informal reflection and networking at Antica Farmacia San Filippo Neri
20.00
Dinner

DAY 2 – THURSDAY 15 MAY – PARMA

09.00 – 09.30
Daily Conversation Starter at Laboratorio Aperto – Complesso San Paolo
09.30 – 11.00
Thematic Sessions
  • Theme 1: Youth participation in civic life – Parma Municipality
  • Theme 2: Networks for innovation and cohesion in rural and peripheral areas – University of Parma, EmiliAmbiente, Lepida
  • Theme 3: Upskilling and reskilling educational staff – Amy Burnett (DG EAC, European Commission, online), Daniele Barca (Comprehensive Institute n.3 Modena)
11.00 – 13.00
Parallel Sessions – Laboratorio Aperto – Complesso San Paolo
Session 1: Project Development
  • Project development using the PCM methodology
Session 2: Project Presentations
  • Internationalisation and inclusion at school – Motala Municipality
  • All In – Inclusion at school – Ravenna Municipality
  • INTEC – In-service training model for ECEC staff – SERN and University of Milan-Bicocca
  • The Urban Agenda Partnership on Public Procurement – Haarlem Municipality
Session 3: Peer-to-Peer Learning
  • Exchange between experienced and new members to foster mutual learning
Session 4: Equal4Green Seminar
  • Gender equality and sustainability – Lena Levin (Norrköping), Florencia Andreola (Sex and the City Association, Parma)
13.00 – 14.30
Lunch
14.30 – 16.00
THE FUTURE OF THE EU: PERSPECTIVES FROM POLITICS, ACADEMIA, AND BUSINESS
16.00 – 17.30
General Assembly Session – Elections
17.30 – 18.30
Executive Board and Board of Auditors Meetings (Only for the members)
20.00
Dinner

DAY 3 – FRIDAY 16 MAY – FONTANELLATO

09.00 – 09.30
Transfer to Fontanellato from Parma (Meeting point to be announced)
09.30 – 10.00
Institutional Greetings
  • Marco Giorgi – Director of EmiliAmbiente
  • Luigi Spinazzi – Mayor of Fontanellato
10.00 – 12.00
Scenario Sessions
  • Contact persons and school staff dealing with international affairs: How contact persons can raise the profile and perceived value of EU and international cooperation in the organisation and towards political leadership.
  • Managers: How EU projects and international activities can act as drivers for cross-sectoral collaboration and learning within local and regional organisations.
  • Political representatives: How political representatives can be more strategically involved in EU projects and international activities – beyond symbolic support or formal approval.
12.00 – 13.00
Parallel Sessions – Rocca Sanvitale, Fontanellato
Session 1: Project Development
  • Project development using the PCM methodology
Session 2: Equal4Green Seminar
  • From tree of problems to objectives – Transnational groups and feedback
Session 3: Project Presentations
  • CIRGREEN Project – Circular economy and sustainable public procurement – Parma Province, EcoFellows Ltd., Linköping Municipality
  • Youth participation and sustainability
  • LEAF Project – Biodiversity in SMEs – SERN, Trollhättan, Association of Companies of Parma
Session 4: Peer-to-Peer Learning
  • Sharing practices and learning across member organisations
13.00 – 13.30
Closing the General Assembly
13.15 – 14.15
Lunch
14.15
Optional Guided Tour of Rocca Sanvitale and Transfer back to Parma (Time to be confirmed)
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