From 17 March to 26 April 2010 policymakers, practitioners, researchers and other interested parties in territorial development and cohesion are invited to participate at the ESPON Survey on Themes for Future Applied Research Projects. You can play an active role in mapping the demand for knowledge and evidence for future ESPON Applied Research Projects.

When methodology and instruments pay: How the ESPON targeted analysis “Spatial Scenarios: New Tools for Local-Regional Territories” can be useful to local policy makers in the interpretation of challenges and trends at the scale of specific territories – regions, provinces, cities. The Interim Report is now online.

The first Call for Proposals for 2010 will open on 3 May 2010. Two Applied Research Projects, several Targeted Analyses as well as Transnational Networking Activities by the ESPON Contact Point network will be launched. More details will soon be available at the ESPON Website.

The ESPON Coordination Unit is currently looking for a Project Expert/Cluster Coordinator to join our international team.

Barcelona, Dublin, Lyon and Manchester were important drivers of economic growth during the decade that preceded the global recession, initial results from the ESPON Project CAEE - The Case for Agglomeration Economies in Europe - confirms. Read the Interim Report as well as all background documents, at the ESPON Website.

Calls for Proposals and Expression of Interests will be launched on 16 September 2009. The available budget is 14.910.000 Euro covering up to 31 new ESPON projects. Participation of private partners is now possible. The deadline for applying is 11 November 2009. Get involved and participate!

In order to support the launch of the Calls for Proposals and Expression of Interests, the ESPON 2013 Programme invited for an Information Day on 16 September 2009 in Brussels. More than 230 participants attended the event.

The Call for Tenders Printing is now open.

The presentations given during the Open Seminar on 3 - 4 June 2009 in Prague are available here.

A second call for expression of interest for the Knowledge Support System is open. The deadline is 12 February 2009.