ROTTERDAM City Exchange 2022!

Sign up here to take part in this year's EdiCitNet City Exchange with Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Rotterdam is a city that is always on the brink of innovation and evolution. Strategically located in a delta landscape, Rotterdam is home to the largest port in Europe which connects them in more ways than one to rest of the world.

The main goals of the EdiCitNet Living Lab in Rotterdam are to set up a city-wide green initiatives network, supporting green and edible initiatives and providing access to knowledge about local business opportunities and financing models.

Main challenges include streamlining responsibilities at a municipal level and optimising processes and interactions between the municipality and the edible city initiatives.

The Groen010 team have developed a varied and interesting programme for the 3-day city exchange event - with visits to urban gardens, a meeting with the Rotterdam city administration, a speed dating event between administrators and City Team members and bike rides through the city.

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KGkS7dvmTA

21st-23rd September: Preliminary Program

Wednesday September 21: Best practices; Grass roots, Getting around in the network

• Morning: Tour on Groene Connectie, Rotterdam West, start Spoortuin. Best practices and the strength of networks.
• Lunch @ Voedseltuin 
• Afternoon: Challenges in the South of Rotterdam: Groene Oase op Zuid & Rotterdamse Munt
• Drinks: Rotterdamse Munt, Rotterdam South

Thursday September 22: Challenges; City Team, Overlooking the city

• Morning: Meeting the network at Natuurtalent, Rotterdam North
• ‘Speeddates’, short walks with two by two, with team members Cityteam Rotterdam / City administration and member visitors (involving ‘Rotterdam Loopt’ (Rotterdam Mobility Program))
• Lunch @ Natuurtalent
• Afternoon: Meet up in the towers of the Rotterdam City administration (overlooking the city from the 40th floor!), meeting the municipal Green broker and/or ‘Gezond010 (Rotterdam Health programme)/ Rotterdams Weerwoord (Rotterdam Climate programme), Rotterdam Centre
• Drinks: Gemeente Rotterdam or local stakeholder

Friday September 23: Tour of the city

Visitors can pick a tour of their choice (we can prepare different cycle routes that pass by green initiatives throughout the city)

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KGkS7dvmTA