ESPON Info Day on Calls for Proposals and Partner Café

In the framework of the open Calls for Proposals, ESPON invited for an Info Day in Brussels on 13 September 2011.

Aim

The purpose of the event was to inform and assist potential beneficiaries in preparing proposals for the Calls. The event focused on the content specifications and the procedures for applying.

The European Commission and the Polish EU Presidency presented the policy demand behind the need for further ESPON results.

About 200 participants from 153 different Institutions and 26 countries attended the event, among them policy makers, scientists, experts, representatives of universities, research institutes and companies around Europe.

The ESPON Coordination Unit provided participants with a brief on the achievements and prospects on the Programme.

Participants learnt about opportunities for taking part in ESPON project activities and themes and objectives of the Calls.

The session on “How to Apply” focused on the legal framework, the eligibility criteria, the modalities for applying.

Networking at the ESPON Partner Café

The programme included an ESPON Partner Café creating a forum for dialogue between potential project partners. The Partner Café gave participants the chance to network, to find partners for their projects and get feedback.

You can find below the Programme, the list of participants, the presentations given during the day as well as the press release.

More photos on the next pages.

Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ESPON Coordination Unit atinfo@espon.eu

This event is organised within the framework of the ESPON 2013 Communication Plan
Action Plan for 2011 (Targeted activities and actions, “Annual Event - Info Day and Partner Café”)

Final Programme
Speakers CV
Participants
Policy Demands towards the ESPON 2013 Programme Philippe Monfort, European Commission DG Regio
ESPON 2013 Programme Progress and Prospects Peter Mehlbye, ESPON Coordination Unit
Applied Research Ann-Gritt Neuse, Peter Billing, Sandra Di Biaggio, ESPON Coordination Unit
Targeted Analyses Ann-Gritt Neuse, Peter Billing, Sara Ferrara, ESPON Coordination Unit
Scientific Platform and Tools Peter Billing, Sandra Di Biaggio, Marjan van Herwijnen, ESPON Coordination Unit
Transnational Networking Activities Peter Mehlbye, ESPON Coordination Unit
How to Apply - Application and Selection Procedure Sara Ferrara, ESPON Coordination Unit
How to Apply - Budget and Reporting Mélanie Donjon, ESPON Coordination Unit

source: http://www.espon.eu