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DAY 1 – 07.05.2009

9:30

Opening session (Congress Hall)

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Opening speech: Vlastimil RŮŽIČKA, Vice Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Czech Republic
Opening speech: Janez POTOČNIK, Commissioner for Science and Research, European Commission - read the Commissioner's speech on RAPID
Keynote speech: Jeremy RIFKIN, President, Foundation on Economic Trends, United States of America: Leading the Way to the Third Industrial Revolution

Session moderator: Conny CZYMOCH, Journalist, Germany (tbc)

11:00

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The European Research Council (ERC) and its Starting Grant Scheme (show details)
Room: Club A – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Industrial opportunities in the new era of the nuclear research (show details)
Room: Club B & C – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Building the ERA (show details)
Room: Club D & E – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Cohesion Policy and Research (Structural Funds) (show details)
Room: Panorama Hall – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Forum 1. The “MCFA Scientific Café”: meeting Marie Curie Fellows (show details)
Room: Club H - 11:00-12:00 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 2. ITKnet: Innovative and Traditional Knowledge network for the proper use of natural resources. (show details)
Room: Club H - 12:00-13:00 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

How to participate in FP7 - 1 (show details)
Room: Congress Hall – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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12:45

Lunch

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14:30

Parallel sessions

EU-funded Health research collaboration in FP7 (hide details)
Room: Club A – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Objective: To highlight current priorities and forthcoming calls in the health sector, challenges, difficulties and benefits, in particular for new Member States. New avenues to stimulate further participation of new Member States in EU research programmes.

Ruxandra DRAGHIA-AKLI, Director, DG for Research, European Commission
Jacek KUZNICKI, Director, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw, Poland
Ales STRANCAR, Managing Director, BIA Separations, Slovenia
Sabine HERLITSCHKA, Director, National Coordinating NCP - FP7, Austrian Research Promotion Agency in Vienna, Austria

Moderator: Jacek KUZNICKI, Director, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Poland

Presentations

Marie Curie Actions - 1 (show details)
Room: Club H – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Regional dimensions of FP7 (show details)
Room: Club D & E – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) (show details)
Room: Panorama Hall – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Scientific Support to EU Policies: Joint Research Centre (JRC) (show details)
Room: Club B & C – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Forum 3. Creating 2-Way Communication (show details)
Room: Terrace 2 - 14:30-15:30 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 4. Maximizing synergies of FP7, Structural Funds and Collaboration of Academia and Industry for Central European Biotech Research (show details)
Room: Terrace 2 - 15:30-16:30 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Research and Innovation for SMEs - 1 (show details)
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16:10

Coffee break

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16:30

Parallel sessions

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology (show details)
Room: Club D & E – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Information and Communication Technologies –
The EU12 can ICT RTD (show details)
Room: Club A – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Research Infrastructures: nurturing knowledge (show details)
Room: Congress Hall – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Let's embrace space (show details)
Room: Terrace 2 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Ethics Review and the FP7 Ethics Framework (show details)
Room: Club B & C – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Forum 5. Bring research to the media: hints and tips from successful projects (show details)
Room: Club H - 16:30-17:30 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 6. Managing finances and reporting in grant funded projects - Main issues and best practice (show details)
Room: Club H - 17:30-18:30 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

How to participate in CIP (show details)
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18:30

Networking Cocktail

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DAY 2 – 08.05.2009

09:00

Press briefings

09:00

Parallel sessions

Industrial Technologies - Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and Production (NMP) (show details)
Room: Club D & E – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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What role for EU Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities? (show details)
Room: Panorama Hall – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Synergies between research and regional development (show details)
Room: Congress Hall – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Marie Curie Actions - 2 (show details)
Room: Club B & C – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Forum 13. ITER - Opportunities for industry in fusion technology (show details)
Room: Terrace 2 - 09:00-10:00 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 7. Full costing and FP7 (show details)
Room: Club H - 09:00-10:00 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 8. EU RTDI Programmes for New Member States: a practical insight to opportunities for participation (show details)
Room: Club H - 10:00-11:00 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Research and Innovation for SMEs - 2 (show details)
Room: Club A – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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10:40

Coffee break

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11:00

Parallel sessions

Get involved! Your guide to going places with EU transport research projects (show details)
Room: Club H – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Science meets Society: beyond building the knowledge base (show details)
Room: Panorama Hall – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Innovation: from research to the market (show details)
Room: Congress Hall – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

The European Research Council (ERC) and its Advanced Grant Scheme (show details)
Room: Club D & E – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Forum 14. Quality in the communication of research (show details)
Room: Club B & C - 11:00-12:00 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 9. Participate in the forthcoming European R&D&I program for biotech SMEs (EurotransBio) (show details)
Room: Terrace 2 - 11:00-12:00 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 10. Your Support Network - Health National Contact Points (NCPs) for 7th Framework Programme (FP7) (show details)
Room: Terrace 2 - 12:00-13:00 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

How to participate in FP7 - 2 (show details)
Room: Club A – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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12:45

Lunch

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14:15

Press briefings

14:30

Parallel sessions

Find environmental research partners in an enlarged Europe! (show details)
Room: Club A – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Energy Research for a sustainable energy system (show details)
Room: Club D & E – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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Security research (show details)
Room: Terrace 2 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.
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International cooperation (show details)
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Forum 15. International cooperation among clusters under FP 7 (show details)
Room: Club H - 14:30-15:30 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 11. ERRIN regions bridging the gap: involving regional stakeholders in European research and innovation programmes (show details)
Room: Club B & C - 14:30-15:30 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Forum 12. The value of culture and creativity. How to build a successful and competitive European community. (show details)
Room: Club B & C - 15:30-16:30 – Click this link to view the recorded video of this session.

Opportunities for individual researchers (show details)
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16:30

Closing session (Congress Hall)

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Zoran STANČIČ, Deputy Director-General, European Commission

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