RCE North East-2012

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Submitted by RCEcaspar.hewett on Thu, 2012-09-20 00:00
1. General Information
Contact Name(s): 
David Goodacre,
Organizational Affiliation : 
Director of the company running the Great North Festival
Role in the project: 
Convenor and leader of the project
E-Mail Address(es): 
david.goodacre29@sky.com
Project-relevant information: 


The festival plan as of today's date is attached.
2. Project Information
1. Project title: 
Great North Festival
2. Project Description: 
The festival is about celebrating inovation and rediscovering hope, about exploring where the North East is going - with particular emphasis on the needs of young people - to find new strength for the future
3. Project Status: 
In Planning
4. Key Words
Key Words: 
Biodiversity
5. Project categories
Project categories: 
Education
Awareness building
6. Expected outcomes:: 
If the events we are to organize attract the numbers we hope for it, and if it inspires young people we will deem it a success. We plan to evaluate as we proceed.
7. Duration of the Project:: 
January to November 2013
3. Project Leadership & Vision
8. Project coordination (e.g. teams): 
The project is led by a group of 4, who have formed a company to further the project. If we are able to raise the money needed, we will employ people to oversee events, notably the Expo.
9. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
4
b. Transactional: 
3
c. Transformational: 
3
4. Project results
10. Project results : 
What are the current results of the project in terms of Outcomes:
The planning stage is going well, interest is being generated and we should see in the autumn events beginning to happen.
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations: 
By showcasing innovation, and promoting education this should have good effects particularly locally. and we hope eventually more than that.
12. Unexpected / unplanned results: 
Not yet.
13.Core Partners: 
(who are the main partners of your project?) NECTER, The Great Debate, Festival of the North East, Lindisfarne Gospels, British Association Science Festival. We are negotiating with Crisis Skylight, the National Trust, Beamish Open Air Museum and exploring other possibilities.
5. Partnership and networking
14. Project Network
a. Information network: 
6
b. Knowledge network: 
2
c. Innovation network: 
2
6. Participation
15. Type of involvement: 
Our partners are helping us develop our ideas, 'The Great Debate' for example is helping us develop and run this section of the project, the Science Festival (and Newcastle University with them) is working with us in terms of the Expo, we are working with more and more groups to develop the filming side of the project.
16. Participation opportunities
a. Informational participation: 
3
b. Consultation participation: 
4
c. Decision influencing participation : 
3
7. Education & Learning
17. Educational activities: 
These are primarily in the debates to be organized, and the film to be made of the whole project - and then by attending the expo. We hope the projects listed will also be educational
19. Educational activities
a. Theory: 
2
b. Discussion: 
5
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education": 
3
8. Research Integration
20. Research & Development (R&D): 
We plan to evaluate the festival as it develops - money permitting - by engaging someone with the relevant ability to assess the success of the project. At this stage this - and the answer to 21 and 22 is an expression of hope.
21. Research partners: 
One of the North East Universities.
22. Description of research
a. Disciplinary: 
4
b. Interdisciplinary: 
3
c. Transdisciplinary: 
3
Type: 
Project Reports
Country: 
United Kingdom
Region: 
Europe
Community: 
SCP,Livelihood and Well-being
Issue: 
Transformitive Learning
Country: 
United States