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World Food Day 2019

The World Food Day is celebrated each year on 16 October to promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and for the need to ensure food security and nutritious diets for all.

 
World Food Day - healthy diets for all

World Food Day, organised by the FAO, will take place on 16 October. This year it is all about inspiring action for healthy diets, promoting “healthy eating and zero hunger as a way of life”.

 
European Week of Regions and Cities

The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance.

 
Lunchtime conference: Showcasing the Knowledge Centre for Migration and Demography, DEVCO InfoPoint, Brussels

This showcase will highlight how the Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography contributes to providing scientific evidence for EU policymaking on migration and demography related fields. In particular, it will show how policymakers can grasp the complexities of migration through an understanding of data spanning across a broad array of themes and issues, from demography to development.

 
36th IASP World Conference on Science Parks and Areas of Innovation

The theme of IASP Nantes will be "The 4th Industrial Revolution: areas of innovation and science parks as key boosters for a successful transition". The conference will bring together experts from science and technology parks and other areas of innovation, technology-based incubators, academia, the public sector and business to discuss and debate in depth the latest trends in our industry’s increasingly complex structures for professional innovation support.