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Save the date for the international EPSA Knowledge-Transfer Conference in Barcelona on 13-14 June 2016

10 February 2016

The dates for the next EPSA Knowledge-Transfer Conference on “Urban Development for Healthier Cities – A Cross-cutting Approach to Innovative Local Governance” have just been confirmed.

The Provincial Council of Barcelona, winner of the EPSA 2015 cross-cutting award,  and EIPA invite you to the splendid Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site (www.santpaubarcelona.org), UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most iconic Art Nouveau buildings of the City of Barcelona whose restauration was co-financed by the ERDF, in order to learn from leading-edge examples and high-level keynotes from various disciplines about the future of urban integrated development and its relation to and impact on health.

Participation in this conference will be for free!

Keep on checking http://bit.ly/1Tcyc8O or @EPSAawards for updates.

The EPSA 2015 winners are…

Supra-local and local award: Every Child Safe Forever – The Development of Relentless Family Case Management and the End of Parole and Other Court Orders, submitted by the Youth Protection Amsterdam Region (NL)
European, national and regional award: BQ-Portal – The Information Portal for Foreign Professional Qualifications, submitted by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (DE)
Cross-cutting award: Urban Environment and Health, submitted by the Barcelona Provincial Council (ES)
Read more about the EPSA 2015 final event and award ceremony

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