Events

Title of Event: CSIR EU FP7 Workshop, Pretoria, South Africa
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - Thursday, November 19, 2009
Location: CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

Summary of Event:

The World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organisation (WAITRO) Africa Regional Focal Point (RFP),and the Science and Technology - Europe/Africa Project (ST-EAP), hosted by the CSIR, cordially invites you to attend the CSIR European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) Workshop at the CSIR, Knowledge Commons, on 18-19 November 2009.

The objectives of the Workshop are to:

- Raise awareness among African researchers to participate in FP7, as well as looking into its challenges

- Provide a basis for networking between African researchers to promote cooperation and coordination between African countries to encourage participation in FP7.

- Increase awareness of the role of the science and technology programmes.

For further information, kindly visit the workshop at http://www.st-eap.org/events/events.html for registration to participants in the event and to incrase a draft programme.

For further information, kindly contact:
Ms Yolandi Smith
Administrative Assistant
Email: ysmith@csir.co.za
Tel/Fax: +27128413282
CSIR
Pretoria, South Africa

Title of Event: Water and Energy in Africa, European meeting for partnerships with Africa
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - Friday, October 30, 2009
Location: Lyon Convention Centre, Lyon, France

Summary of Event:

Organised by the Agency for the Development of Businesses in Africa with the support of the European Commission, the Region Rhone-Alps and the Grand Lyon, this 9th edition will bring together experts and representatives from international funding bodies, political and economic decision makers, and businesses, around the issues of Water and Energy, two sectors considered to be priorities in Africa and for the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDG).

The aim of the EURAFRIC FORUM partnerships will be to promote partnerships between the EU and Africa in the sectors of Water and Energy, to improve the competitiveness of African businesses, and to reduce poverty in Africa.

The Forum is directed to European and African SME/SMI specialized in equipment manufacturing and industrial subcontracting, to large public and private companies, political decision makers, financial institutions and partners, professional associations, and to organisms which promote investment.

Financing for water and energy, transfers of technology and SME/SMI partnerships will be the major themes of this 4-day gathering between European and African businesses.

The lunchtime debate will be dedicated to 'EU - African Cooperation as part of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)'.

For this 9th edition, ADEA organizes, in partnership with HYDRO 2009, a Ministerial Meeting which will take place on October 28th, on the topic « Big Dams in Africa».

At this occasion, a review of the FAO Conference (Sirte 2008) « Water for Agriculture and Energy in Africa » will take place.

Documents Relating to Workshop:
Temporary 9th edition programme (French only) 
Registration form for European Union delegates 
Registration form for African delegates

For further information, kindly contact:
Mrs. Anne-Laure Carrier
Email: al.carrier@adeafrance.org
Tel/Fax: +33 (0)4 72 73 42 76
or
Mrs. Laurence Urrutigoïty
Email: l.urrutigoity@adeafrance.org
ADEA France
Website: http://www.adeafrance.org/

Title of Event: Brokerage Event on Environment (including Climate change)
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009 - Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Location: Yerevan, Armenia

Summary of Event:
A Brokerage event on Environment (including Climate change) will be held in Yerevan, Armenia between 19-20 October 2009. The BE will focus on topics of upcoming FP7 call for proposals in the TP Environment, i.e.:

- Climate change, pollution and risks

- Pressures on environment and climate

- Environment and Health

- Natural Hazard

- Sustainble management of resources

- Earth observations and assessment tools for sustianable development

For registration and other information, kinldy click: http://be.sci.am/

Please note that travel and accomodation expenses of certain number of selected registered participants (EU15, EE25, CA10) will be covered/reimbursed by host organisation within IncoNetEECA project.

For further information, kindly contact:
Dr Maria Antosiewicz
National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU
Email: maria.antosiewicz@kpk.gov.pl
Tel/Fax: +48228287483
National Contact Points in Poland
Website: http://www.kpk.gov.pl

Title of Event: Networking Event in the field of water management and sanitation in Europe and Africa
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - Thursday, September 17, 2009
Location: Vienna, Austria

Summary of Event:

Objective
Following the joint Africa-EU strategy (2007)[1] the Environment Directorate of DG Research plans to launch a cross thematic ‘Africa call’ (deadline approximately beginning of 2010).

The aim of the two-day event is to initiate competitive proposals for the upcoming calls of the EU Framework Programme in the field of water management, sanitation and sludge treatment and to help lift the barriers for cooperation between Europe and Africa and between research organisations and companies.

Organisation
Main organisers are the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and the Enterprise Europe Network (FFG) in cooperation with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF), the Project Management Jülich and the European projects INT-ER-LINK and ENV–NCP–TOGETHER[2].

Detailed Information and Registration
Registration until 3rd September 2009 at: http://www.b2match.com/watervienna09/

[1] Joint Africa-EU strategy 2007:
http://ec.europa.eu/development/icenter/repository/EAS2007_joint_strategy_en.pdf
http://www.africa-eu-partnership.org

[2]INT-ER-LINK - Promoting International Cooperation for Environment Research Through Dissemination and Networking Activities (http://www.interlink-fp6.com//) and ENV–NCP–TOGETHER - Environment National Contact Points cooperating to improve their effectiveness (start date: January 2009)

For further information, kindly contact:
Susanne Meissner-Dragosits
NCP for SME
Email: susanne.dragosits@ffg.at
Tel/Fax: +43 (0) 5 7755 - 4403
FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Website: http://www.ffg.at/

Title of Event: Info-Day on FP7 Environment 2010 call, Minsk, Belarus
Date: Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Location: Minsk, Belarus

Summary of Event:

An information day to discuss the areas and topics of the FP7 Environment (including Climate Change) 2010 call will be held in Minsk, Belarus on 8th September 2009.

The event will focus on topics related to the Environment Work Programme for 2010, Rules for Participation, EECA success stories, etc.

Preliminary programme attached 

All presentaions will be uploaded onto this link: http://fp7-nip.org.by/ru/nip/

For more information, click on the following documents:
Preliminary Programme

For further information, kindly contact:
Dr. Olga Meerovskaya
FP7 National Coordinator
Email: meerovskaya@fp7-nip.org
Tel/Fax: +375 17 2867630
Belarusian Institute of Systems Analysis and Information Support of S&T Sphere
Website: http://fp7-nip.org.by

Title of Event: INTERLINK Workshop on the Environment Theme of FP7 - South Africa
Date: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 - Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Summary of Event:

In November 2008, the European Commission held a dialogue with African researchers to help identify environmental research topics of a strategic nature and of a regional dimension which would attract the mutual interest of the European Union and Africa for science and technology collaboration. This dialogue was hosted under the auspices of the INTERLINK Project which has the overall objective to promote and facilitate international cooperation in the Environment theme of FP7.

The purpose of this Workshop is to provide a platform for African researchers to engage in and deliberate on these topics with EU partners and thereby prepare themselves to respond to these forthcoming Environment calls.

The Workshop will focus on the following topics:

- early warning systems to predict climate change related meteorological hazards in Europe and in Africa
- Integrated management of natural resources ( including biodiversity, water, soil, forest, landscapes and ecosystems) in Africa
- Water harvesting technologies in Africa.

Documents Relating to Workshop :

1. Overview of FP7
2. Purpose of workshop
3. Preparation for breakaway groupski
4. FP7 Requirements
5. Final INCONTACT Presentation for INTERLINK
6. CAAST Net Overview Presentation for INTERLINK
7. Sospeter Muhongo
   Presentation 1
   Presentation 2
   Presentation 3
   Presentation 4
   Presentation 5
   Presentation 6
   Presentation 7
   Presentation 8
   Presentation 9
   

For further information, kindly contact:
Ms. Renee Le Roux
Programme Director: Knowledge Fields Development Directorate of the NRF
Email: renee@nrf.ac.za
Tel/Fax: +27 12 481 4056
PO Box 2600, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
Website: http://www.nrf.ac.za

Title of Event: AquaTerra Final Project Conference
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - Friday, March 27, 2009
Location: Tubingen, Germany

Summary of Event:

The final conference of the EU-funded AquaTerra project will take place from 25 to 27 March 2009 in Tubingen, Germany. The objective of the conference is to discuss the state of knowledge gained during the five-year duration of the project, which studied the river, sediment, soil and groundwater system as a whole. The conference will also propose directions and incentives for future research. Talks and discussions will revolve around four principal subjects, namely: processes, monitoring, modeling, future scenarios.  

Title of Event: World Water Forum
Date: Monday, March 16, 2009 - Sunday, March 22, 2009
Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Summary of Event:
The Fifth World Water Forum entitled, “Bridging Divides for Water”, will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 16  to 22 March 2009. The World Water Forum is organized every three years by the World Water Council. The aims are to raise the importance of water on the political agenda and support the deepening of discussions towards the solution of international water issues in the 21st century, as well as to formulate specific proposals, raise public awareness and generate public commitment. Topics to be addressed:  global change and risk management; managing and protecting water resources; advancing human development and the Millennium Development Goals; education, knowledge and capacity building. Website: http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/

Title of Event: KBBE Brokerage Event in Kazakhstan
Date: Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Location: Hotel Rixos, Astana, Kazakhstan

Summary of Event:
The event is organized by the Independent Expert Consulting Board to Promote Scientific Research Activity in Kazakhstan (InExCB-Kz) and is in accordance to the tasks of the project "S&T International Cooperation Network for Eastern European and Central Asian Countries, (Inco-Net EECA)", which is funded under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community. The programme will include two mutually complementary activities: operating statement of the Kazakh National Centre of Biotechnology on the programme of the basic research to form the cluster in the field of biotechnology and partnering between individuals and research groups to discuss the projects that will be submitted to the forthcoming FP7 KBBE calls.

The event is supported by the Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan.

For further information, kindly contact:
Dr. Kamila Magzieva, Ph.D
Director InExCB-Kz
Email: kamila.magzieva@gmail.com

Title of Event: Africa - EC Dialogue Workshop
Date: Thursday, November 06, 2008 - Friday, November 07, 2008
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Summary of Event:
As part of the INT-ER-LINK project, the European Commission (EC) along with the INT-ER-LINK partners, are organizing an "Africa - EC Dailogue" workshop in Brussels, November 7th 2008. The Workshop’s main objective is to help include African research priorities into the next FP7 Framework Programme (FP7) Environment Work Programme (call opening 2009). 25 African experts are invited to the workshop, representing all Sub-Saharan Africa. The Workshop will address the following environmental research areas: Climate change, pollution and risks; Sustainable Management of Resources; Environmental Technologies; Earth Observation and Assessment tools. Participants attending this Workshop, should send their interests before 6th September 2008 to:

Draft agenda :
Agenda for the 6th of November : Preparation Day (09.00 -17.00)
Agenda for the 7th of November : Workshop with the European Commission (09.00 - 17.30)

Background documents :

1. ICSU Global Change Science Plan for Africa
2. AfricanNESS Global Chance Science Plan
3. NEPAD Environment Plan of Action in English and in French
4. A template for a subject proposal
5. Environment Work Programme for 2009 : downloadable on the Cordis website. Tip: the documents are in the "Information package" section; click on the [+] button to see them.
6. Background document by the European Commission
   - Annex 3
   - Annex 4
7. Consultation FAAB by the European Commission 
8. Africa-EC workshop -16 Feb 2009

Practical details:
The organization is ruled jointly from ADEME and from NRF.
For the participants covered by ADEME :
Hotel : Belmont Hotel, Brussels
Download here a map of Brussels.
Access to and from the airport is : www.brusselsairport.be

Weather in Brussels: www.weather.com

For further information, kindly contact:
Ms Nadege Austin
Email: nadege.austin@ademe.fr
Tel/Fax: 0033 (0) 1 47 65 22 55
ADEME

Title of Event: Programme for FP7 Earth Observations Workshop
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008 - Friday, October 24, 2008
Location: Pretoria, South Africa

Summary of Event:
ESASTAP (European-South African science and technology advancement programme) will be organizing a Workshop, ‘Developing Capacity Building Activities in the Domain of Earth Observations in the New EU Countries and in the Developing Countries’ , FP7 Programme, Earth Observations. The Workshop will be held between 23-24 October 2008 at the Ndlovu Lodge, Pretoria, South Africa.

The objectives of the Workshop are: to work with stakeholders in the new EU countries and developing countries to identify the actual EO capacity building groups and to set out clear specifications for viable EO capacity building initiatives. To identify possible resource providers and to bring those stakeholders with viable initiatives into contact with these providers, making use of the proposers expert knowledge of the various types of potential sources of resources, and the procedures used by these providers to allocate funds, etc.

For further information, kindly contact:
Ms. Renee le Roux
Email: Renee@nrf.ac.za

Title of Event: Info day – FP7 3rd call ‘Environment (including Climate change)’
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Location: Vienna, Austria

Summary of Event:
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency, (FFG), organized an information day on the FP7 3rd call for Theme 6 ‘Environment (including Climate change). The event was held on 25th September 2008 in Vienna, Austria. The Austrian National Contact Points for Environment presented slide presentations on the areas and topics covering the 3rd call for proposals, the participation of the ICPC in general, proposals evaluations and negotiations.

For more information, click on the following documents:
Agenda

Title of Event: Austrian Info-Day on the 3rd Environment Call
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Location: Vienna, Austria

Summary of Event:
The aim of the event is to inform all relevant actors about the new call within the FP7, Theme 6, ‘Environment (including Climate change)’. The programme will contain results of the previous call, presentation of successful AT-performers and the outlook on the topics of the 3rd Environment Call.

For further information, kindly contact:
Andrea Hoffmann
Email: andrea.hoffmann@ffg.at
Tel/Fax: +43 57755 4401
or
Susanne Meissner-Dragosits
Email: susanne-dragosits@ffg.at
Tel/Fax: +43 57755 4403

Title of Event: 5th BMBF Forum for Sustainability
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - Thursday, September 25, 2008
Location: Berlin, Germany

Summary of Event:
The 5th BMBF Forum for Sustainability "Research for Sustainability - Driver for Innovation" will take place in Berlin, between 23 - 25 September 2008. The Federal Minister for Education and Research, Dr. Annette Schavan, will open this international event aimed at the strengthening of collaboration between politics, science and industry. A central part of the programme is the "12th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (erscp2008)", which will be hosted in line with the Europe-wide networking in Germany for the first time.

For further information, kindly contact:
Dr. Gunter Reuscher
Zukunftige Technologien Consulting
Email: reuscher@vdi.de
Tel/Fax: +49 (0) 211/62 14-6 88
Website: http://idw-online.de/pages/en/news270482

Title of Event: INCONet EECA Information Day on FP7 Energy and Environment Themes 2009
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Location: Minsk, Belarus

Summary of Event:
The Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Support of Science and Technology Sphere will be organizing the ‘INCONet EECA Information Day on FP7 Energy and Environment Themes 2009’, on the 16th September 2008, in Minsk, Belarus. This event is supported by the INCONet EECA project and the local Ministry for Science and Technology. The event will include presentations on some of the following: The 7th Framework Programme and INCO opportunities for Eastern European countries; Basic rules for participation and Financial issues in FP7; Overview of FP7 Energy Theme with the emphasis on 2009 calls; Overview of FP7 Environment Theme with the emphasis on 2009 call; The role of Third Countries in Environment and Climate change research.

For more information, click on the following documents:
Agenda

For further information, kindly contact:
Ms Olga Meerovskaya
NCP National Coordinator
Email: Meerovskaya@belisa.org.by
Tel/Fax: +375 17 2867630
EU FP7 NIP Belarus
Belarusian Institute of System Analysis and Information Support of S&T Sphere
Minsk, Belarus
Website: http://fp7-nip.org.by

Title of Event: Info-Day - 3rd call FP7 'Environment'
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Location: Warsaw, Poland

Summary of Event:
The Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education will be organizing an Info-day on the 3rd call, FP7 ‘Environment’ programme, 16th September 2008, Warsaw, Poland. The event will cover areas and topics under the 3rd call ‘Environment’, environmental issues in Themes 2, 4,and 7, the role of FP6 EU project INTERLINK in the creation of the platform for the cooperation with South African and NIS countries, cooperation with Third Countries, etc..

For further information, kindly contact:
Dr. Maria Antosiewicz
Email: maria.antosiewicz@kpk.gov.pl
or
Dr. Jolanta Wolska
Email: lanta.wolska@kpk.gov.pl

Title of Event: The 7th Framework programme and opportunities for participation of Eastern European Countries
Date: Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Location: Chisinau, Moldova

Summary of Event:
The Academy of Sciences of Moldova, National Contact Point Unit, in the Republic of Moldova, organized an info-day on ‘FP7 participation and proposal preparation’ for the Eastern European countries. A number of presentations on FP7 participation and proposal preparation were given by Dr. Maria Iovu, FP7 NCP in Moldova.

For more information, click on the following documents:
Agenda

Title of Event: 4th IGBP Congress
Date: Monday, May 05, 2008 - Friday, May 09, 2008
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Summary of Event:
The 4th International Geosphere - Biosphere Programme (IGBP) Congress was held in Cape Town, South Africa, between 5 - 9 May 2008. The aim of this meeting was to develop ways for IGBP to apply Earth System science and improve IGBP relevance to civil society, the private Sector and the policy community and to address the challenges of Global Environmental Change and development in Africa (climate change as a stress factor to African development, water systems, etc). During the Congress the INTERLINK project was represented by the National Research Foundation, who also co-sponsored the congress. An INTERLINK exhibition was displayed throughout the congress - including posters and banners. Website: http://www.igbp2008.co.za/

Title of Event: EU-EU Promotion Possibilities 2007-2013 in Theme 'Environment'
Date: Friday, December 14, 2007
Location: Vienna, Austria

Summary of Event:
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) held an information day on 14th December 2007. Presentations included information about ICPC participation in general and in particular, Theme 6 ‘Environment (including Climate change). European structure promotion programmes and INTEREG programmes were also presented.

For more information, click on the following documents:
Agenda

Title of Event: Asia-Europe Scientific Cooperation Day
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Location: Vienna, Austria

Summary of Event:
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), organized a ‘Asia-Europe Scientific Cooperation Day’ on 24th October 2007, in Vienna, Austria. Presentations were given on the participation of the ICPC in general and also their participation in the Environment theme and the Interlink project. A number of FP6 Environment successful projects were presented, i.e. NISMIST, GAINS-Asia, ASSESS-HKH.

For more information, click on the following documents:
Power-point presentation