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PUBLICATIONS

Dankwart, Saskia & David Alexandra (2011): Die Rolle von Netzwerken bei der Sicherung und Gewinnung von Fachkräften, IAT Forschung Aktuell 09/2011

http://www.iat.eu/forschung-aktuell/2011/fa2011-09.pdf

CONFERENCE

Dankwart, Saskia & David Alexandra (2011): New Argonauts – A Concept for Regions?

4TH SUMMER CONFERENCE IN REGIONAL SCIENCE. ZUM THEMA: “REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND LABOR MARKET POLICIES: CONCEPTS, RESULTS, AND CHALLENGES”

http://www.iatge.de/files/new_argonauts_a_concept_for_regions_final.pdf

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BRAND CORPORATE DESIGN GUIDE

BRAND_Corporate Design

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MEDIA LINKS

Artikel_WAZ_10.8.11

idw_Forschungsprojekt untersucht Potenzial von Alumni-Netzwerken zur Bindung Hochqualifizierter

PM_2011_07_27_BRAND Start

Presseecho_Fachkräftesicherung in KMU- Regionale, überregionale und transnationale Netzwerke nutzen

Programme journée regio suisse_Veranstaltung in der Schweiz

PM_Fachhochschule Niederrhein_Start of the Projekt_idw

transfermagazin_IAT startet Alumni-Projekt

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NEWSLETTER

1st BRAND Newsletter – Launch of the sub-project

BRAND Newsletter1_Launch of the BRAND Projekt

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The first BRAND project meeting and steering group meeting was held in Gelsenkirchen at the 7^th of June, followed by an official kick-off meeting with external participants at the 8^th of June 2011. The meeting was chaired and organized by the lead partner IAT.

Aims of the first project meeting and the steering group meeting (7th June 2011) were:

1. To introduce the partner organizations and explain their interest on the BRAND topic. To get first insights into the Alumni Networks in the single border regions by reporting.
2. To establish a joint framework of the project. That means to take a closer look at the BRAND application and to discuss the understanding of single project steps.
3. To plan the project’s Phase 1 (Migration Patterns) and Phase 2 (Analyzing & Mapping Alumni Networks). To discuss the possibilities how to implement the project work within the participating border regions. To discuss which data are available in the regions with regard to Phase 1 and how these data can be compared.
4. To discuss the administrative issues of the project and to build a steering group (SG). To discuss the responsibilities among the partners and of the SG. To divide the work of Phase 1 and Phase 2 among the partners considering the work description within the project’s application.

Aims of the official kick-off meeting (8th June 2011) were:

1. To introduce the external participants (main of them alumni network representatives) to the project partners and vice versa.
2. To introduce the alumni networks into the topic of Brain Flow and BRAND. Both were done by two short presentations. To clear what are the project’s aims and objectives?
3. To present the work, activities and day-to-day business of the regional alumni networks. Comparison of the activities, what do they have in common and what are the differences?
4. To present the idea of Re gional Focus Groups and bring some activities on the way. To collect ideas about further possible members of the Regional Focuc Groups.

PRESENTATIONS

‘BRAND’ Project Presentation

‘BRAND’ AlumniUM e V_Anja Schwering

‘BRAND’ Presentation_Dana Kralova

‘BRAND’BrainFlow_Nina Kuenzer

PICTURES

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• REGIONAL FOCUS GROUPS
  

1st BRAND Regional Focus Group, Gelsenkirchen, Germany – 12th October
For further information and agenda please contact:

www.iat.eu/brand or david@iat.eu

• BRAIN FLOW CONFERENCE
  

1st Annual Conference in Marijampole (LT), 19-20 October 2011 – BRAND will present first results
For further information please contact:

brain-flow@mwebwv.nrw.de

• BRAND INTERIM MEETING COPENHAGEN
  

An Interim Meeting  BRAND meeting will take place at the 23th January in Copenhagen.
For further information and agenda please contact:

www.iat.eu/brand or david@iat.eu

• BRAND will present the inteesults at the 17th Conference of the oragnization alumni-club.net