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CICADA TRANSNATIONAL MEETINGS



There are 8 partner meetings scheduled, comprising 4 face-to-face (F2F) transnational meetings and 4 online meetings, allover the 24 month duration. These will be the main forums for partner interaction, exchange of best practice and to facilitate reflection on activities and results at each key stages of development; additionally, through proper allocation and estimations, there will be a balance between the cost of these transnational meetings and the benefits that can be derived from the close relationships that these gatherings help to foster.



F2F Meeting 1: Nicosia, Cyprus, December 2019


The first, kick off, meeting between CICADA partners was held on 16 and 17 December, 2019. The meeting was hosted by the Center for Social Innovation-CSI in Nicosia, Cyprus. During this meeting, partners established the research quality assurance, valorization and technology frameworks for the successful project implementation. This meeting was also used to ensure that all partners clearly understand their role and function in the project and that the reporting and recording responsibilities are outlined and agreed. Partners also discussed the establishment of stakeholder forums in each partner country to support development work at a local level.


Meeting 2: Online meeting, September 2020



The second partners’ meeting took place on September 16, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting took place online, instead of the programmed face-to-face meeting in Crete. Despite the difficulties, all partners worked hard and made the best out of a difficult situation. The consortium concluded the mapping of Children's Quality of life in Cyprus, Greece and Portugal and overviewed the production of the chapters, in English, of the CICADA Curriculum and Open Resource Toolbox. Partners also discussed the next steps about the Digital Learning Environment, which will support the delivery of all online learning components. During the meeting, partners set in motion the development of the Training Adaptation and Policy Package. The Training and Policy Adaptation Guide will be developed in the form of an Interactive eBook (including multimedia content and visuals) and will provide specific guidelines to the project’s stakeholders, multipliers and policy makers



F2F MEETING 3, ESPINHO, PORTUGAL



Partners will review all development work to ensure that progress is in line with expectations andsign-off on the curriculum and the digital toolbox & resources. Discussion on the methodology and adaptation guide. Agree a pilot testing implementation schedule for the online learning platform and the other intellectual outputs.



F2F MEETING 4: NICOSIA, CYPRUS



This meeting will sign-off on the learning platform and digital tools. Review the implementation of the internal pilot testing. Discuss the project progress report and the policy book. This meeting will coincide with the Final Conference when all outputs produced will be presented to stakeholders.