Agenda for the Successful Proposal Symposium*
Day 1 - October 7th, 2010, 9:30 - 18:00Introduction of participants, speakers and objectives of the workshopThe workshop will open with an opportunity for the participants to introduce themselves and meet the speakers for the two day event. The workshop chair Univ Prof Dr Dieter Fensel (STI Innsbruck) will provide an overview of the objectives of the workshop. Funding Opportunities throughout EuropeFramework VII The European Commission's Work Programme 2011/2 (Calls 7, 8 and 9) within the 7th Framework Program once again offers a broad range of calls and funding instruments for innovative proposals. We will provide an overview of the program, highlighting key funding lines through successfully accepted projects.
Capacities - Research for the benefits of SMEs The objective is to strengthen the 'innovation capacity' of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe and their contribution to the development of new technology based products and markets. €1336 million is available in FP7 for this funding line. We will look at the structure of the funding program and the upcoming calls.
People - Marie Curie Actions Marie Curie actions support training, mobility and career development of leading researchers in Europe. A significant budget of over €4.7 billion has been allocated in FP7. The different actions which are supported by this program and the means to request funding will be outlined.
Ideas - European Research Council (ERC) ERC grants are awarded through open competition to projects headed by starting and established researchers in Europe which represent investigator-driven frontier research. We will introduce the Council and the requirements for grant requests.
Cooperation: Themes 1-7 The different themes of the FP7 Cooperation work program will be introduced. Opportunities outside of the 'typical' ICT challenge will be highlighted, in particular, we will look at Theme 7 - Transport - on the basis of two successful projects within that theme: Support, and e-Freight.
Theme 3 (ICT) The Theme 3 - Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) - will be afforded a particular focus. Even within this theme there is a broad range of funding opportunities. We will look particularly at the following:
FET-Open The call on Future and Emerging Technologies offers a funding opportunity for particular novel and risky ideas. We will outline the various objectives within this funding line.
Future Internet PPP The Future Internet is a new European initiative to fund research developing the infrastructure and technology necessary for the Internet of the future. The public-private partnership will fund efforts over 3 phases for providing use cases, a core platform, capacity building and programme management support. We will look at the structure of and opportunities in this programme.
Non-Framework VII While many look only to the EC's Framework Program for funding, there are many opportunities for funding in other European programmes which will be introduced here.
European Institute of Technology The EIT is a new independent community body which was set up to address Europe's innovation gap. The first Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) have now been set up. The ICT-KIC represents one opportunity to receive funding support for innovative ICT activities through the 'co-location centres'. The concept of the KICs will be presented.
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) The AAL JP is a joint research and development funding programme implemented by 20 European Member States and 3 Associated States. Its objective is to enhance the quality of life of older people and strengthen the industrial base in Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). We will present a successful proposal in this programme and look at upcoming calls.
Statistics from past calls and best opportunities for new proposalsTime will be taken to look at the success rate of previous calls in the different funding programs and the shifts in focus and intent of those programs, seeking to extract insight on the best opportunities for new proposals. Invited talk: Is Linked Data a hot topic for research?Following the Semantic Web's peak on the hype curve, it seems the new hype that everyone is talking about is Linked Data. Is there a place for Linked Data in the next wave of research proposals? The first day will conclude with a social dinner with all the speakers and participantsDay 2 - October 8th, 2010, 10:00 - 16:00Talks from successful funding raisersTo begin our second day, some leading names in successfully acquiring funding for their ideas will share their experiences and insights on submitting a successful proposal. Presentations of proposal ideasParticipants will have time for lightning talks (duration depending on number of ideas being presented) where they can share some of their ideas for proposals in future calls. Matchmaking (speed proposal dating)After lunch, one hour is set aside for matchmaking. In this session, participants have already browsed details of other participants using our online matchmaking tool and selected persons with whom they want to have the opportunity for a short meeting. Brief meetings will be scheduled by the tool and participants have received their schedule in the morning. In the matchmaking they have the opportunity to establish the possibility of further collaboration with their partners and exchange contact details or invite to closed meetings in the evening. How to Submit a Successful ProposalOur closing talk will return to some key aspects of proposal writing that can not be forgotten. Even the best idea may fail to receive funding if the consortium is badly chosen, or the proposal is badly written. The talk will cover the following points:
The second day will formally close at 16:00 but there will be the potential for participants to meet in small groups for closed meetings around proposal preparations.* Scheduled times and topics subject to change |