{"id":9831,"date":"2020-07-20T10:25:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T10:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/?p=9831"},"modified":"2020-07-20T10:25:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T10:25:57","slug":"press-release-vikos-global-geopark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/en\/anakoinoseis\/%ce%b4%ce%b5%ce%bb%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%bf-%cf%84%cf%85%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%85-%cf%80%ce%b1%ce%b3%ce%ba%ce%bf%cf%83%ce%bc%ce%b9%ce%bf-%ce%b3%ce%b5%cf%89%cf%80%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%ba%ce%bf-%ce%b2%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE UNESCO WORLD GEOPARK KAIKOS-AOOS: NETWORK OF COOPERATING BUSINESSES AND VOLUNTEERS IN ZAGORI MUNICIPALITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE <\/p>\n<p>UNESCO WORLD GEOPARK VIKOS-AOOS: NETWORK OF COOPERATING BUSINESSES<br \/>\nAND VOLUNTEERS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ZAGORI<\/p>\n<p>The Development of the Continent<br \/>\nAE-Development SA (Municipal Enterprise), in collaboration with the Municipality of Zagori, organised the<br \/>\nMonday afternoon, 13\/7\/2020, at the Monodendri Open-Air Theatre \u00abAngelos<br \/>\n\u00bbKitsos\" information event for tourism entrepreneurs, but also<br \/>\nin general all active citizens of the area with the aim of<br \/>\ncollaboration and participation in the joint promotion of<br \/>\nUNESCO Vikos-Aoos Global Geopark.\n<\/p>\n<p>At the event<br \/>\nThe Mayor of Zagori, Mr.<br \/>\nSoukivelos Georgios and Deputy Mayor Mr. Tsaparis Ioannis, the presidents and<br \/>\nmembers of the Zagori Tourism Enterprises Association, the Tourism Enterprises Association<br \/>\nMonodendri and the Papigo Association of Professionals, as well as others<br \/>\nprofessionals and residents of Zagori as well as neighbouring areas such as<br \/>\nMetsovo and Nestorio, Kastoria. Mayor Mr. Soukouvelos opened the<br \/>\nevent with a brief greeting and concisely referred to the difficulties that<br \/>\nin the efforts facing local businesses due to the pandemic<br \/>\nsupport of the Municipality towards them, as well as in the continuous cooperation with the<br \/>\nEpirus S.A. for the development and promotion of the Vikos-Aoos Geopark as well as of the<br \/>\nMunicipality of Zagori generally. <\/p>\n<p><a>From<br \/>\nthe <\/a><a>Continent<br \/>\nAE<\/a>,<br \/>\nBoard members Ms. Rokkou Eleni and Mr. Exarchou attended.<br \/>\nElsa, as well as executives Georgia Kitsaki, Aristotelis Stagikas and Charitakis<br \/>\nPapaioannou, who in collaboration with<br \/>\nLIME representative<br \/>\nTechnology<br \/>\nIKE<br \/>\nMr. Christos Bellow presented the first part of the event regarding the project<br \/>\nTHEME,<br \/>\nwhich is implemented within the framework of the INTERREG Greece-Albania Programme<br \/>\n2014-2020. One of the project's actions, which has already been completed, concerns the<br \/>\ndesign and development of three themed routes, with varied objects<br \/>\nwhich relate to culture, health-wellbeing and local produce, as well as<br \/>\ngeology, the path of which develops cyclically and includes the entire<br \/>\nthe Vikos-Aoos Geopark area. Their presentation is given with the<br \/>\nleveraging new technologies, \u00absmart tools\u00bb, such as mobile phone applications, which are<br \/>\nalready in operation. The pioneering element in this case, beyond<br \/>\nthe presentation of the area, lies also in the possibility of interaction of the<br \/>\nbusinesses and users-visitors through a game (gamification) that awards virtual<br \/>\nand physical rewards, which those interested will be able to register<br \/>\nbusinesses.<\/p>\n<p>In the second part of<br \/>\nevent, the executives of EPEIROS S.A.&nbsp;<br \/>\nthey developed the idea, as well as the way in which it can<br \/>\nachieved the active and voluntary participation of the local community in<br \/>\npromotion, advancement and development of the Vikos-Aoos Geopark. This is<br \/>\nactivation through the establishment of two Networks: the Volunteer Network and the Network<br \/>\nCo-operating Businesses of the Vikos-Aoos Geopark, whose aim is to<br \/>\nmobilisation of civil society and the business community and<br \/>\ntheir involvement in the sustainable development of the region in accordance with the principles of<br \/>\nUNESCO Global Geoparks.\n<\/p>\n<p>This particular event marked<br \/>\nthe beginning of the creation of the two Networks. Already through the website of<br \/>\nVikos-Aoos Geopark, interested parties can register with the Network.<br \/>\nVolunteers and in the Network of Cooperating Businesses. EPEIROS SA, as the body<br \/>\nmanagement of the Vikos-Aoos Geopark, will schedule further meetings with<br \/>\nthe members of the Networks during which they will be jointly drawn up<br \/>\nOperating guidelines for networks.<\/p>\n<p>Epirus S.A. intends<br \/>\nto organise corresponding events and initiatives, concerning<br \/>\nVikos-Aoos Geopark in the Konitsa region, in co-operation with the Municipality<br \/>\nKonitsa in the near future.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200713_195209-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9832 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200713_195209-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200713_195209-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200713_195209-640x320.jpg 640w, https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200713_195209-1200x600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200713_195209-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vikosaoosgeopark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_20200713_195209-500x250.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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