In the first phase of the project, relevant regional stakeholders signaled their interest in the project and their willingness to participate in the regional stakeholder network. For our first future workshop in November 08, representatives of the two new districts of Görlitz and Bautzen, representatives of business and educational associations, entrepreneurs and scientists as well as independent actors agreed to participate. Representatives of other projects within the region funded under the demography funding guideline also expressed great interest in networking the individual projects in a regional stakeholder network.