2014
IFLA (International Federation for Library Association), together with ALISE, EUCLIDand the City of Torino organised, in parallel with the international summit held in Lyon, a satellite meeting on the issue of the professional identity and specific skills of operators working in museums, archives and libraries. The meeting, wit the title Theory and research on the convergence of professional identity in cultural heritage institutions (Libraries, Museums and Archives) beyond technology, was held at the GAM.
It was held at the Foyer of the Teatro Regio, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Ambassador Jan Eliasson, the Torino Leadership Forum. The initiative was originated by a project of the United Nations Staff College and the City of Torino aiming at celebrating those personalities having realised local initiatives of great global impact.
An Italian-French mixed group of 800 non professional dancers gave life to the huge parade that every two years inaugurates the "Biennale de la Danse" of Lyon. Such an important and large project involves 21 social and cultural associations from Piedmont and was born by the collaboration between Torinodanza and the "Biennale de la Dance" of Lyon.
The Urban Planning Directorate and the International Affairs Department and European Projects of the City of Torino oganised the second dissemination day of the European project Climate Neutral Urban Districts in Europe financed by the INTERREG IVC Operational Programme. The meeting took place at the Urban Centre Metropolitano and the day was introduced by speeches of the Deputy Mayor in charge of Development, Innovation, Environment, Green and Public Hygiene of the City of Torino Enzo Lavolta and the Deputy Mayor in charge of the General Masterplan, Urban Policies and Private Building Stefano Lo Russo. More info on the project are available on the CLUE website.
It was held in Torino the regional disseminatin conference of the European project PUMAS Planning sustainable regional-Urban Mobility in the Alpine Space, financed by the Operational Programme Alpine Space 2007-2013, to discuss with the stakeholders the pilot project developed by the City of Torino. During the afternoon session instead, it was the turn of the project URBELOG - URBan Electronic LOGistic in which Torino is a pilot site.
Within the framework of the European project Central Markets, financed by the Territorial Cooperation Programme Central Europe, on May 8th and 9th the Farmers' Shelter market in Repubblica Square at Porta Palazzo hosted the second edition of the fair Cinema at the Market.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino opened the Italy Angola Business Forum that took place at the Congress Centre of the Unione Industriale and was attended by a massive Angolan ministerial delegation, 50 Angolan companies, 100 Italian companies, thus resulting sellout.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino, the Vice Mayor of the City of Torino Elide Tisi, the Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture of the City of Torino Maurizio Braccialarghe and the Deputy Mayor in charge of Development, Innovation, Environment, Green and Public Hygiene of the City of Torino Enzo Lavolta, in the presence of the Ministry in charge of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and empowered for the Expo Maurizio Martina and the Unique Commissioner of the Government for the Expo Milano 2015 Giuseppe Sala, presented at the foyer of the Teatro Regio the extensive schedule of events prepared for the Universal Exposition.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino and the Deputy Mayor in charge of Development, Innovation, Environment, Green and Public Hygiene of the City of Torino Enzo Lavoltamet John Tolva, former Director of the Innovation and Technologies Office of Chicago, now President of the Positive Energy Practice company, as well as winner in 2012 of the Innovation Champion of Change award of the White House, on the occasion of an open confrontation on the Smart City issue in front of entrepreneurs, journalists and professionals dealing with such idea of city.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino and the Amb. Franco Giordano, Diplomatic Advisor of the City of Torino opened the works of the second meeting of the permanent table on Africa, recently formed with the goal of building a strategy of relations and connections with the African continent in a systematic way.
The Large Urban Projects Department and the International Affairs, European Projects and International Cooperation Department of the City of Torino welcomed the partners of the European project CITY REGIONS, financed by the Territorial Cooperation Programme Central Europe.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino and the Deputy Mayor in charge of the General Masterplan, Urban Policies and Private Building of the City of Torino Stefano Lo Russo took part, on March 24th at the City Hall, in the press conference opening the European project Social Integration Through Urban Growth Strategies - SINERGI. In the press conference and in the following two working days took part also the technical partners of the city within the project: Politecnico of Torino, Urban Center Metropolitano and Istituto Superiore sui Sistemi Territoriali per l'Innovazione.
The Mayor of the City of Torino Piero Fassino took part in the opening conference, at the Lingotto Congress Centre, of the first edition of AMIEX - Art & Museum International Exhibition Xchange: two days, during which national and international professionals in the field of the realisation of cultural events and exhibitions could meet, exchange expierences and set the basis for new collaborations. All the relevant info on the AMIEX website.
Deputy Mayor in charge of International and European Affairs of the City of LyonVice Mayor in charge of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Cultural Diversity of the City of ChamberyRegional Secretary of AICCRE Piemonte Alfonso Sabatino took part on February 28th at the City Hall at the convention "A network of cities supporting a European plan for sustainable development and employment", organised by the City of Torino with the support of the European Federalist Movement (MFE) and ANCI.
The Deputy Mayor in charge of the General Masterplan, Urban Policies and Private Building of the City of Torino Stefano Lo Russo took part at the Congress Centre Torino Incontra in the country presentation of Lithuania. The meeting, organised by the Chamber of Commerce of Torino and supported by the Lithuanian Honorary Consulate, the Italian-Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, the Industrial Association and the City of Torino, was an occasion for many entrepreneurs and investors from Torino to learn about the business opportunities in this Country of Northern Europe.