Editing E4-Networking activities

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==Description and methods employed (max. 10.000 characters)<sup>[[talk:{{PAGENAME}}|discuss]]</sup>== 

===what===
E4 Networking includes all the activities related to the networking of COWS project, in view of adding European value and widening its scope and sustainability after the EC funded period.

The connections with other relevant projects communities (LIFE, FP7, etc.) will also contribute to involve and establish durable links with the Scientific research and technology development community and reinforce COWS concept amid relevant communities. The main objectives of the action are to:
*Establish regular collaboration with existing thematic networks
*Participate to initiative organised by the EC to foster collaboration among projects. 

The link with communities working on waste and public access to environmental information is of fundamental relevance. Of course all this in addition to the communities dealing with waste, waste water, water management and environmental issues.

The project will seek to establish associations and active cooperation with national, European (eg WssTP - Water supply and sanitation Technology Platform ) and international networks ( IWA (world and Italian section);  ISWA (the Project will be presented to the 2012 ISWA congress that will be held in Florence, IT. ISWA has amongst its members an enormous amount of expertise and knowledge on different aspects of waste management); with national and international fora (eg waterwiki.net) or main events and exhibitions (eg annual European Water and Wastewater Management Conference & Exhibition, UK, IWA specialized conferences (reuse, climate change, water and energy) , etc.

This action belongs to the E - Project management and monitoring of project progress set of actions.

===how===
*Participation and/or contribution to networks, events and information platforms organised by EC;
*Establishing contacts and regular information exchange with other projects dealing with the same or similar issues;
*Sign into existing networks in the same field of action
*Exchange of results, information and best practices
*Participation to event organized by other relevant project communities
*Exchanges and visits 

Methods employed:
*Web based collaboration
*RSS feeds
*Screening of existing initiatives
*Maintaining of a registry and calendar of subscribed initiatives
*Screening of information sources
*Mail contacts
*Regular delivery of information 

===where===
Networking activities will take place in the project implementation area, i.e. Viareggio, Lucca, IT; participation to/organisation of networking activity in other European countries is also envisaged.
The main tasks that will be performed are: (A) Participation to events organized by other relevant projects; (B) Exchanges and visits.
The cost incurred by this activity (including 2 or 3 European trips for SEAMB and SEARIS the two  partners more involved in such activities) is budgeted.


===when===
01/06/2012 –12/05/2016

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