EU Research & Innovation News, Events and Courses - Europa Media Newsletter - March 2017
03-03-2017
Dear Reader,
It has now been a while since the Scoping Papers of the next (and last) Horizon 2020 Work Programme have been released. Amongst key changes we may expect, there is a larger focus on boosting impact, including through more effective dissemination and exploitation of the project results.
Are you ready for the impact-related challenges of the upcoming Work Programme?
We believe this specialisation will strongly support your efforts on the upcoming calls, but if you prefer a more conventional learning experience, registrations are already open for our traditional Horizon 2020 Proposal Development training course, which will take place in Budapest on 13-14 June, within the framework of our annual European Funding Academy.
Finally, if sustainable forest management and forest treatment of Natura 2000 sites is your thing, we will gladly welcome you to an upcoming international conference that will be held in Sopron on 21-22 March as part of the LIFEinFORESTS project, in which Europa Media is partner.
Gabor Kitley
CEO
Survey for Horizon 2020 Applicants and Beneficiaries is still on!
As participants in Horizon 2020 projects ourselves, we are interested to hear about the experiences of other Horizon 2020 applicants and beneficiaries regarding their participation in H2020 proposals and projects. We would appreciate it if you could share your feedback by filling in this 6-question survey.
By filling in the survey you can get the chance to win a free seat at one of our upcoming training courses in Brussels, Budapest or Vienna!
Commission and EIF start selecting Pan-European Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds promoters
The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have started selecting promoters of one or more private-sector led, market-driven Pan-European Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds. 17 applications were submitted by the 31 January 2017 deadline.
New EU report hints at post-Horizon 2020 research priorities
Boosting defence R&D and attracting more top companies to participate are among possible future growth opportunities identified in a pathfinder prepared for the high level group that is scoping the EU’s 2021 –2028 research programme.
Do you remember the question that was posed by Krisztina nearly three years ago, in her blog post? Is it possible to turn food waste into a resource? This question kicked off the PlasCarb project on December 1st, 2013, and since then our team, consisting of seven partner institutions from five EU Member States, has worked hard to answer this question with a well-grounded YES.
LIFEinFORESTS Conference on Sustainable Forest Management
Balazs Kozak
WWF Hungary, Europa Media and their partners in the LIFEinFORESTS project organize a professional forestry conference on forest management of Natura 2000 sites.
The LIFEinFORESTS conference will provide an extensive forum to learn and share experiences about sustainable forest management and forest treatment at Natura 2000 sites.
11 - 12 March 2017 Lincoln, UK
NACUE Student Enterprise Conference
24 - 26 April 2017 Malta
EARMA Annual Conference
19 - 25 June 2017 Brussels, Belgium
EU Sustainable Energy Week 2017
30 - 31 March 2017 Brussels, Belgium
Horizon 2020 Proposal Development - focus: Impact
31 March 2017 Brussels, Belgium
The Key Factors of Impact in Horizon 2020
4 - 5 May 2017 Vienna, Austria
Horizon 2020 Project Management and Financial Reporting