As we slowly say goodbye to summer, the HOOP project is jumping into its last year. It’s a quite active moment for the HOOP cities and regions and technical partners that are fully involved in the organisation of several key events on bioeconomy. Be sure to save the date and grab all these learning and exchange opportunities.
- 28 September | HOOP Lunch Talks Season 3 – Episode I: HOOP Trainers: neighbours shape circular bioeconomy playing and debating
14:00 – 14:30 | Online
The third season of the HOOP Lunch Talks is back with an episode focused on how gamification can help to reflect on circular economy and create bioproducts. HOOP partner Science for Change will unveil the exciting Citizen Science initiatives within HOOP. Join the event to discover how citizens have trained the avatar Dubiop in the art of transforming organic waste into valuable bioproducts and have transformed the data gathered in the game into valuable improvement proposals for optimising the separate collection of OFMSW.
Join the online session here: LINK
- 10 October | Implementation Funding Tools for Municipalities & Regions: TAIEX EIR Peer-to-Peer Projects and HOOP Network
11:30 – 12:30 | SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Room 206
As part of the European Week of Regions and Cities, HOOP partner ACR+ and Municipal Waste Europe are organising an event to present two tools that can help municipalities or regions to turn the law into practical achievements through cross-border cooperation programmes, both funded by the European Commission: TAIEX EIR Peer-to-Peer and the HOOP Network. With a focus on waste management and bioeconomy, this is a unique opportunity to learn what the benefits of these projects are and how to apply for them.
The members of the HOOP Network of Cities and Regions are encouraged to register for the session, and get the opportunity to get access to all the events of the European Week for Regions and Cities. For the members of the HOOP Network, all the travel costs (hotel, flight/train tickets, food) are covered by the project. If you want to join the Network, check this out.
Register here: LINK
- 16 October | Understanding and implementing Open Market Consultation: why, when, what, how
14:00 – 15:30 | Online
In preparation of public procurement strategies in the domain of waste bio-based processes, HOOP PDA will conduct an online webinar tailored specifically for public procurers, interested in gaining a comprehensive understanding of what an Open Market Consultation entails. A Q&A session will be organized.
Register here.
- 9 November | Cómo hacer bioeconomía circular: el rol de la compra pública de innovación y las lecciones aprendidas de las ciudades pioneras de HOOP
9:00 – 18:00 | Los Molinos del Río Segura Hydraulic Museum, Murcia (Spain)
The Lighthouse City of Murcia celebrates its National Replication Workshop, the event in which the progress and lessons learned in the implementation of the urban circular bioeconomy will be presented at national level, as well as a workshop on Public Procurement of Innovation and Pre-Commercial Procurement, by experts from the sector. This workshop is particularly aimed at the procurement staff of your local councils or organisations, who are invited to take advantage of the remote connection that will be enabled only for this session.
The event will take place, in Spanish, on the morning of November 9th in Murcia and is part of the Green and Circular Entrepreneurship Meeting, co-organised by AEMA-RM: an opportunity to interact with companies developing circular solutions.
For the members of the HOOP Network, all the travel costs (hotel, flight/train tickets, food) are covered by the project. If you want to join the Network, check this out.
14 September 2023