WhoLoDancE: Deliverable 9.5 - First intermediate report

This Deliverable provides a brief account of the work carried out during the first twelve months (M1-M12) of the Wholodance Project. The main activities in the project agenda were following:

• Kick-off meeting
• Release of the Dissemination and exploitation strategy plan
• Preparation of the dissemination materials including:
  • The standard Project Presentation
  • Project Website
  • Graphic Identity (Logo and standard font)
  • Preparation of Posters presentation of the project
  • Preparation of 7 Videos for dissemination
  • Delivery of more 300 photos at any relevant event for the project
  • Activate social networks (Twitter, Facebook and Vimeo)
• Release of the Self-Assessment plan
• Release of the Quality Assurance Guidelines including a definition of a standard form for deliverable review process
• Release of the first Wholodance Newsletter
• Organization and participation of two general meetings
  • At M7 in Thessaloniki hosted by Athena, together with MOCO 2016
  • At M12 in Milan hosted by Politecnico of Milan
• Wholodance workshops with external participants
• First Users’ Board Session in Milan, M12
• Preparation and submission of the Intermediate Report and relevant Review
• During this twelve-month period, several meetings and telephone conferences (TCs) were held for the whole consortium and also tailored for Tech partners and Dance partners.

After a brief presentation of the project objectives in phase 1 (i.e. within the first year), the key activities for the strategic governance of the project are described and the action plans that they led to are summarised. The subsequent sections are dedicated to the description of the work progress, and all relevant information about the internal management of the project and the events that took place in the course of the year. The report ends with the final statement of the meeting in Milan, which concluded the activities of phase 1, and the general conclusions about the overall progress.