This manual contains the indications for organizing and conducting the Study Visits of the DEPART project. It is produced by the City of Roeselare and, through the submission of individual contributions in revision format, it is open to the contribution of the partners, in all its parts; in the same way, it is continuously updated by the partners, as they have new information available.
This document is a 'Project Management Manual' that summarises the main project processes including financial issues. This document will include detailed criteria and rules for:
i. the project management procedures, roles, and responsibilities,
ii. the project baselines,
iii. the quality planning, metrics, and control,
iv. the change management plan and process,
v. internal communication management plan,
vi. the effort and cost management plan.
It will also include a risk management plan. The latter part will be a live document that will be kept updated on a regular basis.
This Good Practice Guide was prepared by FCG Finnish Consulting Group Ltd (FCG), assigned by Lapland University of Applied Sciences, under the Interreg Europe program project DEPART - Support the
DEveloPment of sustAinable spoRts Tourism in Europe. DEPART receives financial support from the European Union (Interreg Europe/ERDF). This publication reflects the author's views only and the Interreg Europe program authorities are not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
The Conditions Report serves as a foundational tool in this process, facilitating the exchange of insights and best practices among the partner regions. By sharing these reports, the project encourages
collaboration and knowledge sharing, ultimately supporting the development of sustainable sports tourism across Europe.
The DEPART Project Communication Plan is dedicated to external and internal communication, to reach the project objectives in an effective and efficient way.
This plan is focused on informing / publicity activities and dissemination of the achievements and results to the project stakeholders and a wider relevant audience at local, regional, national,
programme, and EU levels, through local dissemination events with citizens and businesses, press and media, and participation at EU events.
Sports tourism: Thematic analysis of the challenges in Vojvodina
Radenko M. Matić¹², Ivana M. Milovanović¹², Brigita Banjac¹², and Kostas Alexandris³
¹Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
²Sports Management and Sociology Lab, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
³Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
