Communication

7.4.1. Organisation of complementary projects

In connection with the obligations of the Cluster management entity, criteria as well as sectoral, territorial and priority benchmarks were defined for projects, SI Qualificação PME (SME Qualification Incentive System ); SI I&DT (Research and Technological Development Incentive System) and SI Inovação (Innovation Incentive System), for complementary projects.

To promote complementary projects, various meetings were held with members aimed at setting up projects, the following table showing the actions implemented with external entities and Cluster partners.

Date Entity Subject/aim Venue

18 Mar Meeting with Sogrape Analysis of the framework of complementary projects Régua

01 June RCV Seminar Presentation and analysis of potential co-development and cooperation

projects Pinhão

02 July RCV Meeting Grassing of vineyards in the DDR and detection of complementary project

needs Pinhão

20 July Members and partners Vineyard Conversion Support Scheme. 2010/2011 Campaign Newsletter 08 Sept Members and partners Support for Investment in Energy Efficiency under NSRF (National Strategic

Reference Framework) Newsletter

14 Sept Members and partners Conversion and Restructuring of Vineyards – Grouped applications Newsletter 21 Sept Zona Verde Meeting Training and skills – Development of complementary projects Régua

30 Sept Members and partners Funded Training for Companies, Measure 3.2 Newsletter

Date Entity Subject/aim Venue

11 Oct Members and partners Public Session to present the Programme “Internationalise for Growth” Newsletter 14 Oct Meeting with AEVP Start of talks on the Economic Observatory to be developed in the Cluster Porto

18 Oct Real Companhia Velha Dissemination of type 3.2 POPH applications Pinhão

18 Oct Quinta Nova Nossa Senhora

do Carmo Dissemination of type 3.2 POPH applications Sabrosa

18 Oct Casa de Mateus Dissemination of type 3.2 POPH applications Vila Real

18 Oct Sogevinus Dissemination of type 3.2 POPH applications Tabuaço

29 Oct Meeting with Adega

Cooperativa de Favaios Cluster Situation Report and Consultation of needs Favaios

04 Nov Members and partners Winegrowing Conversion – 2010/2011 Newsletter

10 Nov Meeting with DEIMOS SA Remote sensing in viticulture – support tools for decision taking related to

complementary projects Porto

15 Nov Meeting with Catholic

University, Porto Approach to the development of the DDR Economic Observatory Porto 18 Nov Members and Partners Dissemination Session “Non-Productive Investments in the ITI-DV and

Small-Scale Investments” Régua

09 Dec Meeting with IBERMETEO Support services for complementary projects Régua

7.4.2. Participation in meetings, forums, symposia and other events

We will now present a summary of the actions and meetings in which ADVID has been involved through the participation of its technical staff, to exchange experiences and acquire knowledge.

Date Actions Subject/Aim

10 Jan Vineyard Restructuring and Conversion Aid Scheme - Constraints on

Interventions Parliamentary Committee

31 Mar Meeting with POFC. Lisbon Presentation PORVID

07 May

Attendance of the Bilateral High-Level Meeting between France and Portugal, at the seminar on Innovation organised by Agro-Food Competitiveness Centres, at the invitation of the Portuguese Government

Participation in the initiative and

establishment of bilateral contacts

10 May

Attendance of the Spring Conference – Small and Medium-Sized Companies, at the invitation of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs, Innovation and Energy.

Participation in the initiative and drafting reflection document 27 May

Organisation of the InfowineForum module with the papers “Behaviour simulation model for the grapevine plant structure” and “Modelling water balance in the grapevine” (27 May)

Information session to present the results to members and sector players

Date Actions Subject/Aim

27 May Organisation and presentation of the 2009 ADVID Prize – Barão Joseph James Forrester, at InfoWineForum

Information session for members and sector players

28 May

Attendance of UNESCO's HELP Symposium on the topic “River Basin Management and the Response to Water Shortage and Droughts in Uncertain Future Climates.

Participation in round table

02 June Colloquium ROZÈS-CIVC. Cambres, Lamego.

Presentation of the Cluster's activities to the company Rozès and to CIVC (France) 08 June Conference “Portuguese Varieties. A factor of identity and difference” Conference held at the

Santarém Fair

14 July Participation in the Territorial Cooperation Networks for DDR sectors - wine, trade, culture and tourism. Porto

1st meeting to prepare the application

“Institutional

Empowerment Network for the Promotion of Employability – Douro”

30 Aug Meeting and tour of Douro Superior with Gregory Jones

Development of the Flagship Project – Impact of Climate Change 30 Aug Organisation of tour of the DDR by a group of Italian students from the Istituto

di Istruzione Superiore “F. Eredia”.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

24 Sept Meetings for Competitiveness – Inovação Aberta, IAPMEI, INOVAGAIA and AMIGAIA. Vila Nova de Gaia.

Participation in the meeting with exchange of experiences on Innovation 06 Oct Organisation with UTAD of Lectures on Oenology and Wine Tastings

Meeting with UTAD to define the participation of ADVID

08 Oct Seminar “Outlook for the Development of Organic Farming under the Common Agricultural Policy”, Lisbon

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

08 Oct Membership at the Association “A Port for the World” - Organiser of the 2011 OIV Congress. Porto.

Participation in the Congress Organisation

12 Oct Participation in the session to disseminate the INTERREG Programmes. Porto.

Establishment of contacts, dissemination of the Cluster and framework assessment of flagship and complementary projects in Interreg

20 Oct Participation in the Action to Reinforce and Clarify the Measures aimed at Accelerating the Implementation of NSRF Business Projects. Porto

Establishment of contacts, dissemination of the Cluster and framework assessment of complementary projects

22 Oct Participation in the Action “Critical Aspects in the Preparation and Assessment of Proposals 7th FP”. Lisbon

Establishment of contacts, dissemination of the Cluster and framework assessment of flagship and complementary projects 26 Oct Representation of Portugal in the OIV ad hoc group – Carbon Balance. Paris.

Participation in the initiative and

establishment of bilateral contacts

28 Oct Hearing at the Assembly of the Republic, by the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs, Innovation and Energy. Lisbon

Presentation of the Demarcated Douro Region Wine Cluster

Date Actions Subject/Aim

05 Nov Seminar “Trás-os-Montes e Alto-Douro, what future?”. Vila Real.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

12 Nov Participation in the International Conference on Douro Tourism organised by IPDT. Vila Real.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

17 Nov Meeting with Douro Mission Structure. Régua. Cluster Situation Report

18 Nov Participation in the Gruissan Interregional Event, France, and in Winetech Advisory Committee. Gruissan – France.

Dissemination of the Cluster to French, Spanish and Portuguese WINETECH partners

18/19 Nov Participation in the 3rd National Congress on Organic Farming, Braga.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

22 Nov Organisation of Study Visit of the DDR by the Escola Profissional Agrícola de São Bento – Santo Tirso. DDR.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

23 Nov Participation in the public presentation of “SIMBION - Information and Monitoring System for Biodiversity in North Portugal”. Vairão.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Flagship Project – Functional Biodiversity in Viticulture

24 Nov

Participation in the sectoral table – Wine, of the Bioemprende project which is part of the Spain-Portugal Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2007/2013. Tui – Spain.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster, particularly of the Flagship Project, “Skills Development”

25 Nov Meeting at the CCDRNorte, “Promote Cohesion, Decentralise the State, Develop the Regions”. Porto.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

30 Nov Participation in the Training course, organised by Proder “Cooperation for Innovation”. Lisbon

Establishment of contacts, dissemination of the Cluster and knowledge acquisition as a framework for Flagship Project applications 09/10 Nov Attendance of the Wines of Portugal International Conference. Porto.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

10 Dec Participation in the Douro Sul Cycle of Conferences, Lamego.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster

7.4.3. Media

ADVID was the subject of certain reports and interviews as listed below.

Date Media Inquiry

21 July Reports by RTP and RDP - Antena 1 Prediction of Harvest Potential and

Dissemination of the Cluster

7 Sept Interview Antena 1, Harvest Predictions Harvest Prediction and Dissemination of the Cluster

7 Sept Presence of ADVID - Porto Canal Harvest Prediction and Dissemination of the

Cluster

10 Dec

Meeting with Suzanne Mustacich, a journalist based in Bordeaux who writes for AFP (Agence France Presse

International in English), Wine Spectator and Meininger's Wine Business International. Porto

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster, particularly the Project – Functional Biodiversity in Viticulture

15 Dec Meeting with the Journalist Paul White, who writes for Fine Wine Magazine. Pinhão.

Establishment of contacts and dissemination of the Cluster, particularly the Project – Preservation of Genetic Resources

7.4.4. ADVID website - www.advid.pt

ADVID has a website to increase its capacity for communication with members. In 2010, new procedures and methodologies for updating and entering content were implemented, in order to facilitate communication between ADVID and its members, partners and external entities, reflected in an increase in the number of visits to the institutional website, of round 20,000 visits (19,907).