EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL

AWARD APPLICANT WORKSHOP

3RD JULY 2015

Introduction to the Secretariat –

We’re here to help!

European Green Capital Secretariat

RPS Group, Ireland

On behalf of DG Environment, European Commission

WELCOME

� Introduction to the Secretariat

� Benefits of being a Green Capital

� Overview of Application Form and Guidance Note

� How to complete a successful application

� Workshop on Indicator 3 – Talk to the Past Experts!

� Key elements for winning bid to become the 2017 EGC

� Building a European Green Capital Programme

� Sharing Good Practices Across Europe

Opportunity for Q&A through out the day

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WHAT WE DO – EGCA SECRETARIAT

European Green Capital

Secretariat

Technical Assessment

Process Management

European wide Communications

Management

Award Reporting

& Monitoring

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EGCA SECRETARIAT TEAM

PJ Rudden

Project Director

Brenda McEvoy

Project Manager

Serena Byrne

Technical Web Support

Ashley O’

Toole

EGCA Project

Coordinator

Louise

Connolly

Technical Team

Ciara Murphy

Communications Team

Neasa Kane-

Fine Communications Manager

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EGCA CALENDAR

Annual Award Process

� 3rd June – Launch of call for applications

� 3rd July – Applicant workshop

� 19TH October – Application deadline

� November to March – Expert Panel application assessment

� January/February – Clarifications & benchmarking validations issued to cities

� Early April – Shortlisted cities announcement

� June – Shortlisted cities present to the Jury & Winner announced at the EGC

Award Ceremony

Other Key Dates

� December – Handover Ceremony (outgoing to incoming European Green

Capital)

� April to May – Expert Panel applications invited

� April to July – Publication of key project reports;

� Expert Panel Technical Assessment Report

� Jury Report

� Urban Environment Good Practice & Benchmarking Report. •5

13.00 CET

Mon 19th

October

EGCA SECRETARIAT –

TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT

Update technical indicator criteria and rules of competition/terms

and conditions

Manage application form and guidance note revision (in conjunction

with experts & EU Commission)

Validate criteria

Keep up to date with environmental policy

Translation and document control

Manage online application portal

Complete city background check in association with EU Commission

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EGCA SECRETARIAT –

TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT

Convene & manage the Expert Panel to complete the technical

assessment of the 12 indicators included in the application form

Host 3 expert meetings

Recruit experts

Compile Rankings comments, clarifications etc. and prepare reports

Liaison between Experts, Jury and Applicants

Main contact point for cities

Deal with technical queries

Receive, verify, translate and issue applications to experts

Issue clarifications & benchmarking validation from experts

Disseminate information from the Expert Panel to the Jury via

Technical Report•7

� Technical Assessment Report

� Jury Report

� Good Practice & Benchmarking Report

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EGCA SECRETARIAT –

REPORTING

EGCA SECRETARIAT –

COMMUNICATIONS

• Prepare brochures and leaflets

• Promotion of the award in association with:

• EGCA Handover and Award Ceremonies

• Winning, Shortlisted and Applicant City News and Events

• Key Partner and Stakeholder Events

• Key European and International Events i.e. Green Week

• Articles and press releases distributed across Europe

• Website

• Social Media accounts

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EGCA SECRETARIAT -

SOCIAL MEDIAFacebook, Twitter, Linked In

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Twitter: @EU_GreenCapital

Facebook: EuropeanGreenCapitalAward

Linked In:groups/European-Green-Capital-

Award

EGCA SECRETARIAT -

SOCIAL MEDIAYOUTUBE, FLICKR

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Flickr: European Green Capital

Youtube: EGC Secretariat

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EGCA

SECRETARIAT -

WEBSITE

MANAGEMENT

Contains full

details about the

competition

process, expert

panel, jury and

workshop

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All previous Award Publications available online;

• Technical Assessment Report

• Jury Report

• Good practice & Urban Benchmarking Report

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Winning Cities applications are published!!

Available to view online….

EGCA - LIAISON

� Competition Events

� Handover Ceremony – December/January

� Award Ceremony – June

� Partner Organisations

� European Parliament

� Committee of the Regions

� Covenant of Mayors

� European Environment Agency

� European Environment Bureau

� ICLEI

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EGCA SECRETARIAT –

HOW WE CAN HELP

� Answer any queries

� Technical through liaison with experts

� Admin or logistical

� Facilitate the EGC network (closed group made up

of previous winning & shortlisted cities)

� Promotion of key news and events from all

European cities

� Interaction & promotion via Social Media

Channels

� Sharing best practices across Europe

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European Green Leaf

� Launched as a pilot initiative in December 2014

� Initially a Recognition for cities 50,000-100,000

inhab

� 2 winners of the 2015 EGL

� Torres Vedras & Mollet Del Valles

� Extended to towns and cities with a population of

20,000- 100,000 inh for the 2016 EGL Cycle.

� This call is also now open

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EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL

AWARD APPLICANT WORKSHOP

3RD JULY 2015

Introduction to the Secretariat –

We’re here to help!

European Green Capital Secretariat

RPS Group, Ireland

On behalf of DG Environment, European Commission