Looking for FP7 Project Partners in ICT?

Join the Malta 2012 FP7 ICT Brokerage Event in Malta, to network with research organisations from across Europe.
The Brokerage Event – organized by the Malta Council of Science and Technology in conjunction with the Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport – will be held on the 28th of June 2012 at Villa Bighi, Malta.
View the programme for this event and register for your place by completing the form and sending it to marie-claire.tonna@gov.mt. Registration closes on 4th June 2012. Click to upload useful information for travelers.

EU-FP7: Orientation Papers for 2013 Work Programme

The European Commission has published a number of 'Orientation Papers' which set out the research themes for 2013 work programmes of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP7). These can be found on http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/fp7_documentation/.
Orientation papers for the following areas have so far been released:
Space; Security; Health; Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology; Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies; Environment; Oceans of Tomorrow (cross-thematic calls) and Energy.

EURAXESS is registered as trademark

25 April 2012 - The EURAXESS is now officially registered as trademark.

Owner is the European Union represented by the European Commission.

What does this mean? All around Europe (geographically speaking) all those wishing to use the name and brand EURAXESS risk to be pursued by the EU if they do not ask for permission.

International Environmental B2B meetings at Lille, France on 12th and 13th June 2012

During 2 major environmental events in North of France from 12th to 14th June:

Environmental trade fair ENVIRONORD, www.salon-environord.com with more than 250 exhibitors and 7000 professional visitors.

European Congress on “Eco-technologies for the Future”, www.eco-technologies.org with more than 100 international speakers and 3000 participants.
Find attached the brochure and the application form.

The new calls for proposals from CORDIS

Cooperation Programme
• ICT: Identifier: FP7-ICT-2011-9
• JTI (Annex IV-SP1): Identifier: IMI-Call-2012-5
• JTI (Annex IV-SP1): Identifier: FCH-JU-2012-1

Ideas Programme
• ERC Proof of Concept: Identifier: ERC-2012-PoC

People Programme
• IOF: Identifier: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOF
• IIF: Identifier: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF
• IEF: Identifier: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF
• CIGIdentifier: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-CIG

"Technology Licensing for Developing Countries: Dos and Don'ts"- Rome, 25 June - 6 July, 2012

IDLO will be conducting the third edition of the capacity-building course in the area of intellectual property entitled “Technology Licensing for Developing Countries: Dos and Don’ts”, which will be held in Rome from the 25th June to the 6st July 2012.

Find attached a course brochure and the application form. Please note that the application form should be sent no later than May 2, 2012 as an attachment to an e-mail addressed to: cbrancaccio@idlo.int.

Republic of Moldova

A Memorandum of Understanding for the association of the Republic of Moldova to FP7 was signed on 11 October 2011.

The Republic of Moldova will become formally associated to the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7) from 1 January 2012.

On October 12th, 2011, the European Commission published the annual 2011 Progress Report for Albania.

Please find as follows the comments on Chapter 25 – Research and Science (page 58 - 59):

Albanian Progress Raport 2011

EU Progress Report 2011 - Chapter 25