Events

As part of the Doctoral Course in Law and Human Sciences, the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures (DiDEC) and the Department of Human Sciences and Innovation for the Territory (DiSUIT) of the University of Insubria, lead partner of Spoke 3, have organized in collaboration with the Research Center on the History of Contemporary Art (Crisac) of the University of Insubria a cycle of 4 meetings on the legal profiles of art forgery entitled: "The Tuesdays of art".  The conferences, sponsored by the Civic Museums of Como, will take place from 06 February 2024 to 07 May 2024 at the Pinacoteca civica di Como, in via Armando Diaz 84. The Spoke 3 Tourism and Culture Industry aims to promote economic, social and territorial development through research and innovation actions within the tourism and culture industry. The cycle of events will offer the public and university students a reflection on the complexity and importance of art and its regulation in the legal field. The involvement of the Civic Museums of Como has the aim of improving educational processes, enriching the cultural life of citizens and creating synergies aimed at sustaining the economy of the cultural and tourism sector. One of the great problems of the art market is to guarantee the buyer the originality of the work he purchases. The difference between original and copy is often difficult to identify even in the eyes of experts, but obviously it is an aspect of decisive importance for those who decide to purchase a work of art. To shed light on these issues, the cycle of Art Tuesdays in the 2023/2024 academic year is dedicated to the topic of forgery in art and its legal implications. The meetings will answer the various questions that art forgery raises and, in particular, what are the contractual remedies in the case of purchasing a work that turns out to be fake, who and how authenticates the work, what value do the experts' declarations have? with regard to authenticity, what investigations must the buyer carry out, what are the criminal implications and, finally, who the forger is and what role he had in the history of art.  The meetings are open to citizens and can be followed by the public in mixed mode. MEETING CALENDAR I meeting: The purchased work turns out to be fake: dialogue between jurists and art historians   February 6 h. 3pm - 5.30pm  Emanuela Carpani (Superintendency of Fine Arts of Milan), Enrico Damiani (University of Macerata), Giorgia Vulpiani (University of Macerata), Barbara Pozzo (University of Insubria)  Chaired by Marta Cenini (University of Insubria)    II meeting: Authentication of the work   March 12 h. 3pm - 5.30pm   Massimiliano Ferrario (University of Insubria), Alessandra Donati (Milan Bicocca University), Giampaolo Frezza (LUMSA University)  Andrea Spiriti (University of Insubria) presides  III meeting: Due diligence and criminal aspects    April 9th ​​h. 3pm - 5.30pm  Carlotta Ippoliti Martini (University of Bologna), Benedetta Sirgiovanni (University of Rome Tor Vergata), Andrea Perruccio (University of Insubria)   Geo Magri (University of Insubria) presides  IV meeting: The forger   May 7th h. 3pm - 5.30pm   Federico Condello (University of Bologna), Laura Facchin (University of Insubria), Barbara Cortese (Roma Tre University), Domenico di Micco (University of Turin)  Andrea Spiriti (University of Insubria) presides  Scientific direction by Prof. Andrea Spiriti, Marta Cenini and Geo Magri   Iscriviti 

Spoke 3 - Tourism and Culture Industry has organized a Flagship Project Meeting open to all Spok 3 researchers on 1 February 2024.   The event will be held from 9.00 to 13.00 at the Department of Management of the University of Turin, Corso UnioneSoviet, 218 bis - Turin and will focus on the TOEP and CIRL projects.   During the morning, the progress of the projects will be illustrated and the collaboration with the universities of Southern Italy will be analysed; finally, collaborations between the research groups belonging to the various universities affiliated with Spoke 3 will be enhanced.   Iscriviti all'evento    

The Spoke 3 of the NODES Innovation Ecosystem – Digital and Sustainable North West, coordinated for the University of Eastern Piedmont by Professor Stefania Cerutti, professor of the Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition, has organized an important exhibition that explores the complex interrelationships between culture, imagination and environmental sustainability.   ''NODES on display. Images of sustainability'', the result of a collaboration between the Department for Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition (DISSTE) and the Department of Humanistic Studies (DISUM), will be hosted from 1 to 20 December 2023 in the Spazio Gioin of the Municipality of Vercelli ( via Laviny, 67) with the opening hours: 10:00 - 16:30 from Monday to Friday and 10:00 - 17:00 Saturday and Sunday (closed every Monday and 8 December).   The exhibition, which enjoys the patronage of the Municipality and the Province of Vercelli, will address issues of great relevance and current affairs, contributing to enriching the cultural, educational and tourist offer of the area and will present 32 posters from the International Poster Biennial in Mexico, an important event which, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for the Environment (UNEP), deals with issues related to environmental sustainability and the conservation of biodiversity. These posters, created by artists and graphic designers from all over the world, will be used in an innovative way to promote a reflection on the relevance of culture in the transition towards a more sustainable society.   Exhibition and catalog are curated by Annalisa D'Orsi, NODES research fellow at the Department of Humanistic Studies of the UPO. The catalog will link the displayed posters to interdisciplinary scientific contributions written by teachers and researchers members of the Spoke 3 research group of the UPO and by other experts. This interdisciplinary approach is fundamental to addressing the climate and ecological challenges of the present.   As a corollary to the exhibition, 2 conferences will also be organized by the Province and the Ecomuseo delle Terre d'Acqua focused on tourism, landscape and biodiversity protection and agriculture.   The conferences will be held at the Gioin Space on 6 and 14 December 2023, from 5pm to 7.30pm, and will have the title respectively “Tourism, agriculture and biodiversity. Sustainable and complementary actions” and “Biodiversity in rice fields. Study and protection".  

From 9 November 2023 to 12 December 2023, Spoke 3 - Tourism and Culture Industry will hold a series of seminars entitled: " Sustainable tourism".   Specifically, 6 study meetings, which can also be followed online, on the topic of sustainability analyzed in its three dimensions: environmental, social and economic. In particular, the issues of sustainability in the tourism sector and for local development will be addressed.   Topics such as Lifestyle Tourism and Marketing used to encourage creativity, improve sustainability and digital content of companies operating in the tourism sector in a broad sense, taking into account new trends, lifestyles and consumer needs.   The mission of these meetings is to integrate the skills of students of the three-year and master's degree courses and to help stimulate interest and raise awareness among high school students, sector operators and citizens on the topic of sustainable development of the territory.   The event is organized by the professors of the Department of Law, Economics and Culture: Roberta Minazzi, Sebastiano Citroni and Valentina Albanese who will have the task of acting as discussants during the guest speeches; these include several managers and experts in the sector.   The second session of the seminar cycle will be held in April-May 2024. Clicca qui per partecipare online      

On 29 and 30 November 2023, Spoke 3 - Tourism and Culture Industry, will hold an event entitled: “Climate crisis and social movements: a meeting of perspectives” at the University of Insubria in Como Sant'Abbondio ” The NODES Ecosystem - Spoke 3 dialogues with COSMO Climate Change Observatory of Social MObilization. The event, organized by Valentina Albanese, Stefano Fanetti and Roberta Minazzi (part of the Spoke 3 research staff), will be divided into three moments.   The first session of the event will emphasize the theme of active citizenship and the ability to solicit political reflection on the sustainability of environmental heritage and natural conservation (archaeological and historical places, landscape) and will try to offer an idea on how active citizenship moves to improve educational, economic and cultural life enrichment processes. The works will be opened by the lectio magistralis of Prof. Farhana Sultana of Syracuse University in New York.   The second session will focus on social movements for environmental sustainability and will have the aim of promoting their knowledge and diffusion, also keeping track of their results and the critical issues that these movements face both in legal terms and as economic and environmental consequences following of their actions. This slot of the event will host, among others, the speech by Valentina Jacometti, researcher and contact person for WP3 Research activities for Spoke 3, entitled: "The financing of climate controversies".   The third session will see the succession of different work perspectives and will host, among other reports, that of Barbara Pozzo, Insubria teacher and ressearch & innovation project manager, entitled: "New Silk Road and decarbonisation: the role of NGOs in challenge of sustainability". Furthermore, the theme of digital space as a place for the analysis and diffusion of social movements for sustainability will be explored in depth. On the occasion of the event, enriched by the reports of academics and activists, the COSMO observatory will finally be launched which aims to collect bibliographic, visual and informative material on the link between social movements and climate change in Italy, monitoring the new cognitive territories in which the movements manifest themselves and tracing the way in which they face the challenges and problems that characterize environmental sustainability in Italy.  

Spoke 3 - Tourism and Culture Industry has organized an event entitled : "Sustainable and Circular Economy - The Case of the Textile Industry".   The day will be divided into two sessions (morning and afternoon).   In the first session, researchers from the University of Insubria will discuss together with researchers from other Italian (University of Milan) and foreign (University of Edinburgh - Scotland, Rutgers University - New Jersey-US) universities on various topics including: economics circularity, consumer ethics and ethical codes in the fashion sector.   During the morning, Prof. Barbara Pozzo, scientific director of Spoke 3, will give a speech entitled: "The challenges of sustainability for companies in the textile-fashion sector: the NODES Project"; while Prof. Valentina Jacometti, head of Nodes WP3, will talk about: "Circular Economy and the Fashion Industry: the case of waste".   During the conference, in addition to the NODES Project, two projects will also be presented: "Private international law and circular economy: the case of the fast fashion industry" and "Responsible contracting".   In the afternoon session, hosted at the Como Chamber of Commerce, stakeholders and local companies will present their experiences on sustainability, circular economy, traceability and gender equality in the textile sector.   Registrations must be received no later than November 24, 2023.   See the attached program Iscriviti all'evento    

Starting from 20 November 2023 until 11 December 2023, in Vercelli (VC) and Omegna (VB), there will be a series of meetings by Spoke 3 - Tourism and Culture Industry. The training event, entitled: Spoke3Young. Students meet enterprises and territories was designed with the aim of connecting third-year students of the Environmental Management and Sustainable Development degree course at the University of Eastern Piedmont with tourism companies, businesses, cultural and research institutions. The Spoke3Young training package is aimed at spreading direct knowledge of innovative and sustainable entrepreneurial realities in digital tourism and in the management of Piedmontese destinations, such as the case of Lake Orta. Through two seminars and a meeting in the field, some issues related to the focus of Spoke 3 will be addressed and declined in terms of promotion of historical memory, knowledge of material culture, environmental context favorable to business development, transfer of innovative skills for communicative sustainability and relational, mobility and sustainable tourism, as well as digital transition projects in the cultural and artistic spheres. The first seminar, scheduled in Vercelli on November 20, 2023, will be held by experts from the Ecomuseum of Lake Orta and Mottarone CUSIUS. Founded in 1997, the Ecomuseum aims to preserve and promote the historical memory of the traditions and material culture linked to the territory. Numerous projects have been proposed and supported which involve various targets (visits to museums, itineraries and walks, lessons and workshops, editorial activities, etc.). The Cusius Ecomuseum is the promoter of the Lake Contract, an important governance tool for local development processes which involves all interested parties in the management and/or use of the water resource and related basins, and which today has 120 members, both private and public (including UPO). Students will have the opportunity to interact with experts focusing on possible career orientations in the cultural and environmental sector.   The second appointment will be an "in the field" meeting to be held in Omegna (VB) on November 27, 2023, at the Fondazione Parco delle Arti e della Cultura. It will be structured in two parts. During the morning there will be a succession of speakers who will involve the students with interventions regarding their activities and experiences; the common thread will be creativity as a driver of development. In addition to the Mayor of Omegna and the President of the Pa.R.C.O. Foundation, the Director of the Foundation, the managers of the Navigazione Lago d'Orta company, the Alessi company and the Tormet company will speak. In the afternoon, the students will be accompanied on a narrative walk in the city of Omegna through which a "territorial mediator" will introduce them to some focal points of the history and geography of this territory.   In the spaces of the multipurpose structure of the Pa.R.C.O. foundation, they will also be guided to discover the Permanent Collection of household objects coming from companies that have made Italian and world history and that were born in the Cusio area - Alessi, Calderoni, Girmi, Lagostina, La Nuova Faro, Irmel, Tracanzan and Piazza, reliving the industrial history from the 19th century to the present day. The meeting with cultural realities and active entrepreneurs who have made environmental sustainability and digitalisation their strong point will allow students to explore internship, thesis and research opportunities, to develop ideas and receive advice for the development of entrepreneurial ideas, to apply to participate in future projects. The third seminar, which will be held in Vercelli on 11 December 2023, will see the participation of experts from the Joint Research Center of the European Commission. The JRC is the EC's science and knowledge service, providing scientific and technical support to the design, development, implementation and monitoring of European Union policies; in Italy it is located in Ispra (VA). Students will have the opportunity to listen and dialogue with the Head of Events, Outreach and Youth Program and the Leader of the Smart Mobility project. They will therefore have the opportunity to learn about the centre's activities, in which sustainability and digitalisation are expressed in many ways and with particular sensitivity to the repercussions of European policies. The seminar therefore presents itself as an opportunity to explore post-graduate internship opportunities and professional collaborations in the context of European science-based sustainability policies.   The two seminars scheduled for 20.11 and 11.12 are open to students of the Spoke 3 partner universities and can be followed by connecting  qui:  

In the heart of the Monferrato hills, and more precisely in the Borgo Castello (monastic complex - old church region) of Ponti (AL), on 14 October 2023 at 3.30 pm, the fourth edition of the Prized White Truffle Day will be held. Within this event, a conference will be held organized within the Spoke 3 - Tourism and Culture Industry projects entitled: "SUSTAINABLE AND NEARBY TOURISM IN NODES: The case study of the white truffle of Monferrato" which aims to explore the importance of one of the most prized local treasures, in the context of sustainable and local tourism in the region. This conference is an important moment to reflect on the importance of preserving and promoting the white truffle as a sustainable resource for local tourism. The event will host a series of leading experts and speakers who will address crucial issues related to the world of truffles and sustainable tourism. Among the scheduled topics: • The authentication of prized white truffles: Lucia Decastelli of IZS Piedmont, Liguria and Valle D'Aosta, will share information on analytical methods to guarantee the authenticity of truffles. • Food safety and controls in the truffle sector: Domenico Monteleone of the Ministry of Health will provide an overview of the rigorous controls necessary to guarantee the quality and food safety of truffle-based products. • Post-pandemic gastronomic tourism: Stefania Cerutti of the University of Eastern Piedmont will discuss the importance of the gastronomic element in motivating tourists after the end of the pandemic and the factors that drive quality tourism. • The importance of the prized white truffle in the Monferrato area: Roberto Cerrato, Director of UNESCO wine-growing landscapes, will explore the history, traditions, biodiversity and protection of the natural landscape linked to the white truffle. • Research on the traceability of the quality White Truffle of Monferrato: Maurizio Aceto, Guido Lingua and Vito Rubino of the University of Eastern Piedmont and Raffaella Balestrini, Fabiano Sillo and Elisa Zampieri of the CNR will present updates on the ongoing research relating to the analytical traceability of the Truffle White. The day will culminate with the conclusions of Franco Novelli of the ATS Comuni del Monferrato, followed by the award ceremony of the guest of honor and 2023 testimonial of the prized white truffle of Monferrato. Finally, all participants will be able to enjoy refreshments.  

On the occasion of the Researchers' Night of the University of Eastern Piedmont, the DISIT (department of science and technological innovation) organized a round table in Alessandria entitled: “Biocultural dimension and tourism: the case of Piedmont”.   The UPO researchers of Spoke 3 - Tourism and Culture Industry, form an interdisciplinary group that collaborates to develop an integrated system of sustainable and participatory proposals for the relaunch of Piedmont's tourist destinations and the valorisation of the companies that operate there.   During the event the research group will critically present the theoretical and methodological frameworks of ongoing investigations in the following areas: study of good practices in terms of sustainable and participatory proposals for tourism and identification of thematic clusters; interaction between climate changes and production dynamics in the eastern Piedmont area (14th-21st centuries) through visualization of georeferenced data; mapping of bio-cultural heritage and sustainable tourism networks; wearable devices, cloud computing and mobile applications serving tourism; integration of the tourism supply chain with the food supply chain in the new CAP and in the From Farm to Fork strategy of the European Commission.   DISSTE professor and scientific director Stefania Cerutti will open the proceedings with a speech entitled: "multidisciplinary looks on the culture-tourism combination: nodes and NODES. Following are other interesting contributions by: Francesco Desimoni, Stefania Benetti, Annalisa D'Orsi and Marco Guidi.     Per ulteriori informazioni consulta il link    

An interesting conference entitled: The future in memory: archives, territory and digitalisation will be held on Friday 29 September, at 2.00 pm, in the Aula Magna of the University of Insubria in Como Sant'Abbondio.   During the meeting, attention will be paid to the archive as a "common good", highlighting its fundamental role as a "place of memory" and at the same time, enhancing the essential legal, political, economic, artistic, administrative and operational, which make it a tool linked to every aspect of daily life: a cultural heritage of the community that everyone has the right (and duty) to consult, from which to draw nourishment for the better construction of the future.   In this perspective, the conference will host teachers, institutional representatives and archivists, in particular, from the Insubre territory, called to share experiences, orientations, perspectives, as well as relevant projects on the subject of digitalisation.

Numerous opportunities are active or about to be opened to access financing for the development of innovation projects.   On the morning of Thursday 14 September, at 10.00 in Lomazzo at the ComoNext Innovation Hub headquarters, Spoke 3 and ComoNext together with Invitalia will present the tenders and incentives dedicated to startups and MSMEs and will give information on how to access financing. In particular: - Smart&Start Italia, the incentive that supports the birth and growth of innovative startups - Brevetti+, dedicated to enhancing the industrial property of SMEs - NODES, the innovation ecosystem for the sustainable and inclusive growth of territories   The meeting will be enriched by the testimony of Nicola Renato De Carlo, founder of the startup Tutornow, and will end with a session of 1to1 meetings for companies interested in exploring the most suitable financing for their investment projects, with an initial evaluation by the ComoNExT Innovation Financing team. Participation is free but registration is required. To book a 1to1 meeting with the Innovation Financing team write to progetti@comonext.it   Iscriviti

The Journal Economia Aziendale Online (Business and Management Science International Quarterly Review) has organized an Online Workshop entitled "Organisations: Administration, Governance, Management" on 13 September 2023 at 8.45 am. Between tradition and future" focused on the evolution of the discipline in all its fundamental areas of scientific study and professional practice to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the AIDEA accredited journal.   The event, organized by Prof. Patrizia Gazzola, Dr. Stefano Amelio and Dr. Adalberto Rangone, is sponsored by the University of Insubria, the University of Pavia and NODES Nord Ovest Digitale e Sostenibile.   As part of the Workshop there are two TRACK Nodes (one in Italian and one in English), chaired by Prof. Roberta Minazzi, in which the first results of the research conducted by the members of SPOKE 3 (Tourism and Culture Industry) will be presented ).   Business Economics Online offers a multidimensional approach to the concept of Business Economics, understood as a discipline whose object of study concerns Organizations and Businesses in all their dimensions and dynamics and processes carried out. The Journal is conceived as a meeting place for scholars whose research interests concern Business Economics. There are various topics that will be covered during the Workshop; these include: - Administration, Governance. Management, Accounting and Control in public and private organizations - profit and non-profit - and in businesses, in particular. - History, evolution, revolutions and new perspectives of organizations and organizational theories. New technologies and AI. From Industry 1.0 to Industry 4.0 and 5.0. - Internationalization of companies. - Frameworks, models and theories that explore the connections between Business Economics and other disciplines. - Alliances, networks and mergers of organizations and companies. - Evaluation of companies, business branches, brands and business in general. - Strategic thinking, systemic thinking and control systems. System dynamics in management. - Performance management. Managerial decisions and control. CSR, ethics, inclusion and sustainability. - Intercultural studies on consumers and businesses - Tourism and Culture Industry (NODES)     Iscriviti

Confindustria Varese has organized an event to present tenders and B2B meetings with companies which will be held at its headquarters in Gallarate (VA) on Wednesday 20 September at 3.30 pm.   The NODES Project - Digital and Sustainable North West aims to support digital and ecological growth and transition in Piedmont, Valle d'Aosta and in the westernmost provinces of Lombardy, namely Varese, Como and Pavia. NODES provides for the financing of experimental research and development projects (Line A) and specialist consultancy services for innovation (Line B), through cascade calls for companies, with PNRR funds.   On the occasion of the opening of the second cut-off for submitting applications (1 September - 31 October 2023), Confindustria Varese organizes a seminar for the presentation of tenders for associated companies, with the possibility of B2B meetings to evaluate the projects of interested companies.   During the meeting there will be a focus on Spoke 2 and 3, thanks to the intervention of the University of Insubria, involved in the NODES project as an affiliate partner of Spoke 2 and as leader of Spoke 3. For companies interested in booking a B2B meeting, it is necessary to send the request to luisa.minoli@confindustriavarese.it, specifying the company name and sector to which it belongs.   Iscriviti