Partners

KEN partners are important pillars of the Network who accept to convene a preparatory workshop on one of the aspects of the annual Forum. At the moment there are the following 3 Partners: Styrian Internationalisation Center (ICS); Turkish Business and Research Organisations (TuR&Bo); and the Government of Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Discussions are ongoing with several interested organisations.

The Partner status provides the respective organization with the following rights:

• Membership in the KEN Brussels Steering Committee;
• Observer status in International Advisory Board;
• Logo published at all KEN publications;
• Seat in the Forum Chair in Maribor;
• Co-hosting the dinner at KEN Forum in Maribor;
• Participation at the Forum and preparatory workshops (up to 3  invitations);
• Promotional 2 pages on electronic KEN Monthly Bulletin;
• Promotional page at KEN Website;
• Distribution of promotional publications at all KEN conferences, the Forum and preparatory workshops.

The obligations of the Partner are:

• organizing each year a preparatory KEN workshop;
• communication with regional policy makers and stakeholders (dissemination of electronic Monthly Bulletin, Forum Resolution & Recommendations);
• contributing 15,000 EUR to the annual budget of KEN.