ESFVON
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OBJECTIVE 2 BULLETIN MAY 2002

- DO YOU HAVE AN OBJECTIVE 2 PROJECT?
- ARE YOU CONSIDERING SUBMITTING ONE?
- DO YOU HAVE VIEWS ON THE PROCESS?
- THERE IS AN EVENT AIMED AT YOU WHERE YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SAY:-

ESFVON'S OBJECTIVE 2
VOLUNTARY & COMMUNITY SECTOR
REGIONAL FORUM

GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR THE NORTH EAST'S TOP EUROPEAN DIRECTOR WILL BE THERE
HE WANTS TO LISTEN, LEARN AND IMPROVE THE OBJECTIVE 2 PROCESS

TUESDAY 2nd JULY 2002 IS YOUR CHANCE.
(Please note this event has been re-organised from 23rd May 2002 due to circumstances beyond ESFVON's control)

David Slater, Director Of Europe & Competitiveness, Government Office For The North East will be one of the guest speakers at ESFVON's Objective 2 Voluntary & Community Regional Forum, on TUESDAY 2ND JULY 2002 at 9.30am. As part of continual efforts to ensure the Objective 2 Programme's administrative systems run as smoothly as possible, David along with others within the region are open to ways of improving systems. With mid-term review at the end of 2003 in mind, David is interested in gaining a greater understanding of the issues facing voluntary and community organisations engaged in the process and hearing their experiences. The views of those organisations who choose not to become involved and their reasons why are also very much of interest.

A programme and booking form have been attached at the end of this Bulletin. To reserve places, please return the booking form to ESFVON by e-mail, fax or post. The venue (the Glebe Centre, Murton), has been chosen for its central location within the region to make it as easy as possible for representatives of voluntary & community organisations from all parts of the region to attend. Don't miss out on your chance to speak up and help to improve the process. Tell other organisations you work with about this opportunity and feel free to copy the booking form.

ESF LOGO - CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS BULLETIN

Due to an administrative error when producing ESFVON's previous Bulletin (April 2002) the wrong ESF logo was printed. Below is the ESF logo that should now be used. The difference between the previous Bulletin and this is the wording should say "European Union" and not "European Community". If you still have stationery that has the old logo on then please do not throw this out as you can still use it. When that particular stock is re-ordered then please remember to use the correct logo. The new logo can be downloaded from the Government Office website (www.go-ne.gov.uk) or disk copies can be sent out by ESFVON if you are unable to download.

European Union Logo

RETROSPECTION OF OBJECTIVE 2 EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND (ESF) PROJECTS

There has been a change in the retrospection date for European Social Fund projects. Previously retrospection (i.e. when you can eligibly start spending your ESF resources) was back to the start of the financial quarter when you submitted your project (e.g. if submitted in May 2002, you could have started the project spending on the 1st April 2002).

Now the position is that retrospection for ESF projects is back to the start of the month in which Government Office for the North East (GO-NE) receive the application (not the package co-ordinator). So if you submit the application on 31st May 2002, you could eligibly start spending back to the 1st May 2002.

Please note that for ESF projects chosen in the first round of package selection the eligible retrospection date could be earlier.

EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND (ESF) PUBLICITY POSTERS

For those organisations currently running or in the process of running an Objective 2 European Social Fund project you will need to publicise the contribution of the ESF. ESFVON now has a supply of posters acknowledging the support of ESF that have been provided by Government Office for the North East. We have two sizes, 42cmx30cm and 60cmx42cm. If you will be receiving support from ESF, ESFVON strongly advises that you get one of these free posters. Please contact ESFVON for a poster.

OBJECTIVE 2
VOLUNTARY & COMMUNITY SECTOR
REGIONAL FORUM PROGRAMME

TUESDAY 2ND JULY 2002 - 9.30am-12.45pm
THE GLEBE CENTRE, MURTON, COUNTY DURHAM

9.30REGISTRATION
10.00WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
10.05OBJECTIVE 2 PROGRAMME PROGRESS
10.20DAVID SLATER, DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIVENESS AND EUROPE, GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR THE NORTH EAST
10.35PACKAGE CO-ORDINATORS PERSPECTIVE
10.45VOLUNTARY & COMMUNITY SECTOR RESPONSE
11.00BREAK
11.15WORKSHOPS
12.30DAVID SLATER'S WORKSHOP OBSERVATIONS
12.45CLOSE

THIS EVENT IS PART FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND AND THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND AND SUPPORTED BY REGIONAL PARTNERS.

OBJ2 REGIONAL FORUM

TUESDAY 2ND JULY 2002, 9.30AM-12.45PM
THE GLEBE CENTRE, MURTON, EASINGTON,
COUNTY DURHAM

This event will discuss the administration arrangements (project approval process) in view of offering improvements to the system for both the short and longer terms.

Don't miss this excellent opportunity to inform the future direction of the Objective 2 Programme. Hopefully, to reduce the bureaucracy and delays to speed up decision making throughout the Programme.

Last Updated: 12 June 2002

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