Course 1435

Getting Ready for Framework 7

in cooperation with EARTO www.earto.org

Date of course: Thursday 9th February 2006    Workshop Duration 9:30 am to 13:00

Venue of course: Hotel Leopold, 35 Rue du Luxembourg, Brussels
                                     ( Hotel Phone 0032 2 511 1828 Fax: 00 32 2 514 1939)

                    Hotel Leopold Website http://www.hotels-belgium.com/brussel-ec/leopold.htm

To book a place simply send an email to mary.mccarthy@hyperion.ie

Course Fee: This includes tuition, documentation, morning coffee and a light lunch.. Participants are responsible for their own accommodation.

250 euro per participant

Course Presenter: Dr. Sean McCarthy Hyperion Ltd, Ireland

Overview of the Course

The aim of this half-day day workshop is to train research managers and EU advisors how to prepare for Framework 7. Framework 7 is expected to be launched in January 2007 but the preparation began in 2003. This workshop describes the process used to prepare the programme and it lists the organisations and individuals involved in the process. The workshop also provides a webpage so that participants can easily follow the development of the programme.

Module 1: Overview of Framework 7 (the debate to now)

	Sources of information on Framework 7
	How to stay up to date
	The proposal for Framework 7
	What is new in Framework 7? What is gone?

Module 2: Background to Framework 7

	How Framework 7 will be prepared (formal process)
	How the background to Framework 7 was prepared
	The people and documents used in preparing Framework 7
	Key EU Policies and Framework 7
	Sources of Information on the background debate

Module 3: The Proposed Structure of the Framework 7

	The proposed structure of the programme (Cooperation, Ideas, People, Capacities)
	The Research Themes
	The Proposed Budgets

Module 4: The Instruments + Management of FP7

	Trends from Framework 6 to Framework 7
	Article 169
	Article 171 (New)
	Grant for Frontier Research

Module 5: Technology Platforms and Joint Technology Initiatives

	Background to the Technology Platforms
	Structure of the Platforms
	Joint Technology Initiatives
	Sources of Information on the Platforms

Module 6: Frontier Research

	Background debate on Frontier Research
	Who's who in Frontier Research?
	Proposed direction of Frontier Research

Module 7: CIP (Competitiveness and Innovation Programme)

	Background to CIP
	Proposed structure of CIP
	Relationship between CIP and Framework
	Sources of information on CIP

Module 8: What is your strategy for Framework 7?

	A Strategy for Research Centres and Universities
	A Strategy for Large Enterprises
	A Strategy for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
	A Researcher's Strategy for Framework 7