# IGCAT \- International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism: International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism

> IGCAT is a non\-profit organisation working in the fields of gastronomy, culture, arts and tourism\. Region of Gastronomy Platform Official Secretariat\.

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## Pages
- [Experts](https://igcat.org/who-we-are/global-network/experts/)
- [Photo Gallery](https://igcat.org/events/photo-gallery/)
- [Ambassadors](https://igcat.org/who-we-are/global-network/ambassadors/)
- [Home](https://igcat.org/)
- [Newsletters](https://igcat.org/igcat-news/newsletters/)

## Posts
- [From Forest to Sea: Building a Resilient Food Landscape in the Vallalta](https://igcat.org/from-forest-to-sea-building-a-resilient-food-landscape-in-the-vallalta/): The future of our food begins with the health of our landscape\. Sant Iscle de Vallalta, Sant Cebrià de Vallalta and Sant Pol de Mar form part of one interconnected landscape\. What happens to forests, farms, soils and water upstream ultimately influences what happens downstream, where the waters of the Vallalta meet the Mediterranean\.
- [2026 Food Film Menu ignites global dialogue on Youth Engagement and Food Heritage at Terra Madre](https://igcat.org/2026-food-film-menu-ignites-global-dialogue-on-youth-engagement-and-food-heritage-at-terra-madre/): The 2026 Food Film Menu, IGCAT’s acclaimed showcase of short films celebrating food culture and sustainability, took center stage at Slow Food International’s Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, aligning with this year’s summit theme of empowering youth through gastronomy\. The event sparked a vital conversation about the role of young creators, producers, and innovators in shaping a sustainable food future\.
- [Food, Land, and Money \- The case for ending the Agribusiness Financial Complex and funding the Peoples’ Food Web](https://igcat.org/food-land-and-money-the-case-for-ending-the-agribusiness-financial-complex-and-funding-the-peoples-food-web/): A new report, Food, Land \& Money, co\-published by a dozen civil society organizations, reveals how the industrial food system is not broken \- it’s working exactly as designed\. By concentrating wealth in the hands of corporate powers, it fuels planetary destruction and deepens social inequality, all while claiming to “feed the world”\.
- [IGCAT at Terra Madre 2026: Celebrating Gastronomy, Biodiversity, and Storytelling for a Fairer Food System](https://igcat.org/igcat-at-terra-madre-2026-celebrating-gastronomy-biodiversity-and-storytelling-for-a-fairer-food-system/): Carlo Petrini would be proud of this year’s Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, organized by Slow Food in the heart of Turin\. The message is clear and resonates with IGCAT: real change begins with real connections\. Slow Food brought together 1,500 delegates from 125 countries that are advocating for a good, clean, fair food system\. The growing strength of Slow Food’s movement gives us hope, as witnessed in a number of workshops, for example\.
- [Balearic Islands join European Region of Gastronomy Platform as candidate for 2030 Award](https://igcat.org/balearic-islands-join-european-region-of-gastronomy-platform-as-candidate-for-2030-award/): Building on the success of Menorca European Region of Gastronomy 2022, a cross\-island consortium of 21 stakeholders is paving the way for a future rooted in food culture, sustainability, and social inclusion\.

## Bid Books
- [VANUATU AWARDED 2027](https://igcat.org/cpt-bid-books/vanuatu-awarded-2027/)
- [DOBROGEA CANDIDATE 2029](https://igcat.org/cpt-bid-books/dobrogea-candidate-2029/)
- [SOUTH AEGEAN CANDIDATE 2028](https://igcat.org/cpt-bid-books/south-aegean-candidate-2028/)
- [NORTH EAST ENGLAND CANDIDATE 2029](https://igcat.org/cpt-bid-books/north-east-england-candidate-2029/)
- [BANAT AWARDED 2028](https://igcat.org/cpt-bid-books/banat-awarded-2028-2/)

## Team
- [Renata Vincek](https://igcat.org/team/renata-vincek-croatia/): Head of Projects Management – Kvarner Region Tourist Board Renata Vincek has worked in the\.\.\.
- [Dr\. Dora Smolčić Jurdana](https://igcat.org/team/dora-smolcic-jurdana-phd-croatia/): ora Smolčić Jurdana, PhD, Full Professor with Tenure,head of Institute of tourism at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality\.\.\.
- [Dr\. Daniela Jelincic](https://igcat.org/team/dr-daniela-jelincic-croatia/): Dr\. Daniela Angelina Jelincic is Senior Research Advisor at the Institute for Development and International Relations\.\.\.
- [Alma Harašić Bremec](https://igcat.org/team/alma-harasic-bremec/): Alma Harašić Bremec is Head of the Culinary Academy of ŠKMER, one of the leading professional chefs’\.\.\.
- [Dr\. Diane Dodd](https://igcat.org/team/diane-dodd-phd-spain/): Diane Dodd PhD is President of IGCAT \(International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism\) and founder\.\.\.

## Categories
- [World News](https://igcat.org/category/world-news/)
- [Blog](https://igcat.org/category/blog/)
- [Cities and Culture](https://igcat.org/category/world-news/publications/)
- [Regions and Gastronomy](https://igcat.org/category/world-news/regions-and-gastronomy/)
- [Experience Tourism](https://igcat.org/category/world-news/festivals-news/)

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