In  the  frame of the conference “Copernicus - Sentinels Serving Society and the  Environment"  organized  by  the European Space Agency – ESA, the Greek Presidency and the  European  Commission  –  EC  on  12/13  May  2014  in Athens/Greece,  NEREUS  in  collaboration with the Apulian Aerospace Cluster and  the  Hellenic  Association  of Space  Industries,  organized a session focused on networking regions and debating their needs.

The  event  brought together more than 40 participants from all over Europe. Amongst the  invited  speaker  were  the Governor of Corfù Christos-Iraklis Skourtis and  Head of ESA-Copernicus  space office, Simon Jutz as well as speakers from different European regions.

By  presenting  regional  best  practices  as  well  as  cluster initiatives participants  discussed  how  regional  programs and instruments, especially structural funds can be exploited to finance space activities.