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Innovation Network of European Showcases: Support for Professionals to Attend Conferences

01 December 2017

The Innovation Network of European Showcases, or INES, is a European cooperation project initiated by eight international showcase festivals and gigmit, the European digital platform for artist booking.

INES#pro is a funding programme that supports professionals to attend all those great European showcase festivals out there, to discover bands, create personal networks, be educated and craft powerful synergies.

They offer:

  • Attendance to INES showcase festivals and conferences for free
  • Funding for travel and accommodation (limited amount of invitations)

More information and which showcases you can apply for are here.

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