EUCARINET INFO-DAY & TRAINING on FP7 Opportunities
25th April (morning) Open to all interested researchers
9.30
Opening from the host organisation – UNA
9.45
EUCARINET project & services for researchers Caterina Buonocore, EUCARINET Coordinator, APRE – Agency for the Promotion of European Research, Italy Richenel Bulbaai, University of Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao
10.00
The International Dimension of the European Research Framework Programme Introduction to the future programme Horizon 2020 Paul Vossen, European Commission, International Cooperation Unit
10.30
Chances for International Cooperation in the FP7: future calls and tips for participation Kim Kruisinga, EL&I, National Contact Point for International Cooperation and Legal & Financial Affairs , The Netherlands
11.00
FP7 People Programme and Erasmus Mundus: opportunities for researchers mobility Daphne van de Sande, EL&I, National Contact Point for the People programme, The Netherlands Fabio Nascimbeni, MENON Network, Belgium
11.30
How to participate in FP7: turning theory into practice Keji Adunmo, APRE – Agency for the Promotion of European Research, Italy
12.00
Other opportunities in the European programmes (tbc) AIDCO programme
12.20
A concrete experience of participation in FP7 from a Caribbean perspective Local UNA researcher
12.40
The National Contact Point network at your service (tbc) Chadwick Anderson, National Contact Points’ coordinator, Scientific Research Council, Jamaica (tbc)
13.00
Questions & answers
13.30
Closure of the info-day
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EUCARINET – Private Sector workshop validation of results 25 April
(afternoon) – in parallel to Marie Curie training Participants: EUCARINET partners + Research Officers This session is intended as a validation follow-up of the deliverable elaborated after the Brussels on October 2011 on the private sector situation in the Caribbean. It targets the Research Officers and ideally also some private sector related actors as well as CARICOM. The session will be based on the learning café methodology. I.e., having two working groups discuss in parallel in two rounds our main topics: challenges and solutions stakeholders and best working practices After the first round (40’) there will be a switch of WG to discuss the findings of the other WG. We will need 10’ in between sessions and in the end to gather insights in order to discuss results with the other WG (40’). Also the need to have 1 moderator and 1 rapporteur for each WG to be effective. Questions that will frame the discussion are stated below each WG. Expected Participants : 10 RO&NCPs + 2 SME’s (eg. Chamber of Commerce form Curaçao) + 1CARICOM, 2 rapporteurs, 2 moderators
14.30
Welcome and Introduction: MENON and APRE
14.45
Presentation of the EUCARINET Position Paper on Private Sector Involvement MENON
15.00
Working groups on how to improve the Private Sector Position Paper (Learning café with rotating groups) 15.05 -15.45 - First Working group: challenges and solutions (coordinated by EL&I) -Do you experience or expect any difficulties and/or barriers on the cooperation with European parties? If so, what are these difficulties and barriers? -Would you like to perform research and to cooperate with European parties? Why not or what would you need to do this? (do you need any support and if so what kind of support do you need?)
16.00-16.45 Round 2 (switch groups) Coffee Break 15.45 -16.00 15.05 -15.45 - Second working group: stakeholders and best working practices (coordinated by MENON) 16.00-16.45 Round 2 (switch groups) -Do you cooperate with European parties on scientific or technologic research? Why not or what is the main reason for the cooperation with European partners? -Do you have any examples of SME’s on research and innovation in your country (webpage)?
17.0017.30
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16.45- 17.00 Break Reporting in plenary and general discussion
EUCARINET TRAINING on Marie Curie individual fellowships for experienced researchers
25th April (afternoon) – in parallel to Private Sector workshop Open to researchers and support staff – max 20 participants This interactive session is intended as a follow-up to the presentation in the morning session about the People programme, for those researchers who intend to submit a Marie Curie fellowship proposal and would like to know more, and for support staff of research organisations who are going to assist in this process. Please register for this session via Ms Zarja Rojer (zarja.rojer@una.an) before 10th of April 2012. Participation is free of charge. The Marie Curie individual fellowships are for researchers who, at the call deadline of 16th August 2012, have completed their PhD training or have at least 4 years of post-graduate research experience. The fellowships can last 1-2 years and should be focused on gaining or transferring research skills and expertise. A requirement of the call is that you have not lived or worked for more than 12 months during the previous 3 years in the country where you want to carry out the fellowship. If you are not a resident of a European country1, the fellowship should be carried out in Europe. Residents of countries linked to a European country can also choose to carry out the fellowship elsewhere. If you would like to know whether you are eligible to apply for a Marie Curie fellowship before registering for the workshop, please ask your local FP7 contact, or send an e-mail to daphne.vandesande@agentschapnl.nl.
15.00
Introduction. Focus on Marie Curie individual fellowships for post-docs as explained in the morning session Daphne van de Sande, EL&I, National Contact Point for the People programme, The Netherlands Proposal structure and evaluation criteria of the Marie Curie fellowship Evaluation process How to write a competitive proposal for a Marie Curie fellowship Tips and tricks Questions
18.00
Closure of the info-day
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