Köln 2007 :: FAQs
Köln 2007 At A Glance and Other FAQs
In this page:
- Aim and Structure
- Registration:
- How do I Get the Most out of it?
- Practical Details:
Aim and Structure
What is the aim of the ICT Proposers Day?
Aim:
- help researchers interested in call for proposals meet (similar or
complementary research interests)
form project consortia - understand the objectives of the work programme
- understand instruments, contracts, general rules for participation and general working of the programme
How is the ICT Proposers Day organised?
The ICT Proposers Day In Köln will be organised as follows:
- After a short opening ceremony with speeches from Dr. Annette Schavan, German Federal Minister of Education and Research and Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, the rest of the day will be organised as an information fair, with no formal agenda
- The Opening of the ICT Proposers Day will start at 9:30
- Around 11:00, a series of 'networking booths', each corresponding to part of the work programme, will be opened, staffed by the European Commission. They are meeting points allowing opportunities for networking and formation of consortia
- The Event will take place on 3 levels
- The Commission is providing LAN access
- Boulevard or “atrium” around the conference centre will be the place where the booths will stand
- No exhibition like in Helsinki (IST 2006 event) is foreseen
- 16:30 end of the ICT Proposers Day
Registration
How do I get involved, who can go, and how much does it cost?
The event is open to all and is free of charge!
Do I have to be registered to IST 2006 to register for Köln 2007?
No.
However, it's easier for everyone who registered to the IST 2006 website to register to Köln 2007, because they already have an Information Society Portal Events Account.
Simply log in using your IST 2006 username and password, and your IST 2006 Profile (address, interests, photo - see Raise Your Profile for more) will be transferred across automatically.
Note: If you cannot remember your username and/or password, the log in page provides a Forgot Your Password? function.
I didn't sign up to IST 2006 - how do I register?
To sign up to Köln 2007, register here.
Note that you will be creating your Information Society Portal Events Account, which you will be able to use to easily sign up to other events organised by DG Information Society & Media.
The registration form says that my email address or login are already registered! What's going on?
If, when you register to Köln 2007, the form recognises your login name or your email address, it's because you already have an Information Society Portal Events Account. There are two possible explanations for this:
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You registered to the IST 2006 website: in which case, simply log on using your IST 2006 username and password (see above);
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You have already registered for Köln 2007 (or a colleague registered you in on your behalf). In this case, just log in and check your registration status.
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Note: the log in page features a Forgot Your Password? function
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How do I make sure I am registered?
You registered to Köln 2007 event but you are not sure it worked? As of 9 January, your 'My Event' page displays your registration status. Just log in and check.
How do I Get the Most out of it?
Köln 2007 is essentially a networking operation, so you will get the most out of it if you:
Publish a
rich Public Profile | Add the "Email Me" feature
to it |
Actively Comment on networking sessions
Raise Your Profile
"tell site visitors about yourself, your organisation and your interests..."
When you register, you will have the option of publishing your Köln 2007 Profile. You can use the resulting Public Köln 2007 Profile to tell site visitors about yourself, your organisation and your interests in the field of European ICT research. You can upload links to your websites, some documents for visitors to download and a photo so people will be able to recognise you at the event.
More about your Public Profile:
- It does not include your email address
- It is
essential if you want to use this site's networking facilities,
which allow you:
- to contact other delegates - and be contacted by them - before the event, without publishing your email address (see What is the "Email Me" function?, below)
- to post comments on the various networking sessions (see How do I add Comments?, below)
- It will appear in the Browse People menus and alongside every comment you make on a networking page, and will automatically link to all your comments (see How do I add Comments?, below).
- You can Publish and Edit it at any time: If you chose to not publish your Profile when you registered, for example, just click on 'My Event' to log in and edit it.
What is the "Email Me" function?
"Contact each other without displaying your email address"
What is it? The "Email Me" feature went live on 10 January. All delegates who add this feature to their Public Profile will be able to contact each other before the event to - for example - suggest a meeting. You therefore cannot use this feature to contact delegates unless you activate this feature yourself, allowing them to contact you.
The following anti-spam measures are in place:
- Your email address will not be published on-line
- Instead, users will need to log in and fill in a form. You will receive their message by email, and will thus only give the sender your email address if you choose to reply
- You will be able to report unsuitable emails. If we judge a user to have mis-used this feature, we will prevent them from using it again.
- Note that the above information is included in each email, and that other anti-spam measures are being considered. If they are added, you will be informed.
How do I activate "Email Me"? Simply check the relevant box on the registration form, and make sure you have a Public Profile - both checkboxes are at the bottom of the form. If you registered before 10 January, simply log in to edit your profile and check the box.
How do I Add Comments?
"participants can see at a glance where your interests lie and what your opinions are..."
Why Comment? The 'Add a Comment' link at the bottom of each networking page allows you to suggest ideas for discussion, announce if and when you will be there, and more. We hope that the conversation which will develop online before the event will help you make the most of your time on the day. You can also tell us whether you intend to attend each networking sessions, which will help us organise the event.
What Will Happen? Your comment will appear immediately on the networking page. It will include a link to your Public Köln 2007 Profile, so people interested in your comment can find out more about you (see Raise Your Profile, above). Note that your Profile will also link to all of your comments across the site, so other participants can see at a glance where your interests lie and what your opinions are.
So how do I Add A Comment? To use the 'Intend to Attend' and 'Add a Comment' features, you need to have registered to attend the event, be logged in to the site, and you must have a Public Köln 2007 Profile. See Registration, above.
Note that:
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if you are logged in but do not have a Public Profile, you will see a "Publish my Profile" link.
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Note: if you use this link you will publish your profile, so don't forget to add some information to it (see Raise Your Profile, above), and opt in to the "Email Me" feature (see What is the "Email Me" function?, above) to maximise your networking;
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if you are logged in but have not yet registered to attend Köln 2007, you will see a "register to Köln 2007" link.
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Finally, if you haven't logged in, you'll see a link to the log in page, from which you can log in (obviously), register (if you haven't already done so) or get your password (if you've forgotten it).
Is it possible to have a stand? or to make a presentation? or to conduct a panel? or to organize a parallel event?
- A series of 'networking booths', each corresponding to part of the work programme, will be provided, staffed by the European Commission. They are meeting points allowing opportunities for networking and formation of consortia
- No specific booths will be provided to the exclusive use to the participants
- No parallel event is possible, there will be no facility at the disposal of the participants
- In addition to the networking booths, participants will be able to meet each other in large areas, snack bars and cafeterias
- Apart from meeting each other, researchers will be able to meet
Commission Staff bilaterally to discuss such issues as:
• the scope and objectives of the work programme
• the instruments
• contracts under FP 7
• rules for participation and the general working of the programme
- Booths on horizontal activities and general information: FP7-ICT info-booth, Capacities programme, CORDIS, INCO, …
- There are no structured sessions nor panels
- Project ideas will presented on the website, should they be posted in the comments section of the selected objective
- Presentations can be made using the "briefing points" facilities. One "briefing point" per challenge is available
- Proposers can request to make a presentation directly to the Commission staff onsite. This can also be requested in advance via the website, under the designated objective
Practical Details
Where is Köln 2007 being held?
Köln 2007, the FP7 ICT Proposers Day, is being held at Koelnmesse, Köln - visit their website.
Congress-Centre North Koelnmesse/KölnKongress
Messeplatz 1
50679 Köln
Germany
Contact: Ralf Nüsser, +49 (0) 221 - 821-2434
Download Map of Congress centre
The event will be accessible via the North Entrance Hall.
How do I get there?
- Car drivers
Please follow the green Koelnmesse signs. When you are close to the fair ,these will guide you directly to the provided car parking areas in way of the Congress Centre North. - Train passengers
- upon arrival at Cologne’s central station, take the subway lines 16, 17, 18 or 19 to “Neumarkt” station, then change to line 3 (towards “Thielenbruch”) or 4 (towards “Schlebusch”), which will take you to the “Koelnmesse” stop directly in front of the Congress Centre East. From there you follow the signs to the Congress Centre North.
- upon arrival at Deutzer Bahnhof you can easily walk to the Congress Centre North (about 1.000 m), simply by following the signs. - By tram
- take tram route 1 (towards Bensberg) or 9 (towards Königsforst) which stop Bahnhof Deutz/Messe near Congress Centre East. From there you can easily walk to the Congress Centre North (about 1.000 m), simply by following the signs.
- take tram route 3 (towards Thielenbruch) or 4 (towards Schlebusch) which bring you directly to the Koelnmesse stop near Congress Centre East. From there you can easily walk to the Congress Centre North (about 1.000 m), simply by following the signs.
- Passengers arriving by air
- Airport
- regional and suburban trains, for example the S-13 S-Bahn (suburban train) operate regularly from the airport and stop directly at the exhibition centre station Köln-Deutz. From there you can easily walk to the Congress Centre North (about 1.000 m), simply by following the signs.
Travel/Accommodation/VISA: will you help me?
For travel arrangements, please refer to our practical details section on this page where you will find all the necessary information on the venue and how to get there. You have to make your own travel arrangements.
For accommodation, we will not provide a hotel preference list. We are not helping you book an hotel nor giving you information on hotels around the Conference Centre.
For VISA request, we are not sending invitation letters for this event. We hope you can take the necessary arrangements to be able to come.
Agenda
Download the agenda (pdf, 31.32KB) or read it below.
Opening (Konrad Saal, Ground floor)
9:30 – 10:30
Chair: Dr. Sue Binns, European Commission, Director “Lisbon Strategy and
Policies for the Information Society”
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Vice-Prime Minister of North-Rhine Westphalia
and Minister of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology
Dr. Annette Schavan, German Federal Minister of Education and Research
Dr. Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media
Proposers Day 10:30– 16:30
Parallel events:
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“Info Areas” for each of the Challenges + Future and Emerging Technology + Research Infrastructures including:
o booths (or better “zones”) on the different “workprogramme objectives” allowing opportunities for networking and formation of consortia.
o briefing area for presentations -
Booths on horizontal activities and general information
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At 11:00 and at 14:00 (Konrad Saal, Ground floor): Plenary sessions on “How to make a proposal”, including presentations on rules of participation, instruments, submission of proposals and evaluation procedures, etc …
Spread the word
Download the new Flyer here (pdf, 145KB).
Download here the WELCOME flyer with agenda and map! (pdf, 1.39MB)
Contact
Email to: INFSO-KOLN2007@ec.europa.eu