Greek Mobility Centres Network Ioannina , 19 April 2005

1. Greek Mobility Centres NetworkIoannina, 19April 2005 Greek Mobility Centres Network SANOPOULOS DIMITRIOS

2. PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONALMOBILITY CENTRES NETWORK • The National Mobility Centres Network is part of the Pan-European Mobility Centres Network (ERAMORE) • The National Mobility Centres Network provide information and proximity assistance to mobile researchers in matters such as, entry conditions, visas, work permits, recognition of diplomas, job opportunities, salaries, taxation, pension rights, health care, social security, accommodation, day care, schooling, language courses and access to the culture of the host country. The aim is to help any mobile researcher to overcome the problems that they phase in the mobility procedure.

3. INFORMATION FOR THE PROPOSAL FORFUNDING OF THE NATIONALMOBILITY CENTRES NETWORK • Title: The Development and the Operation of the Greek National Mobility Centres Network – “PYTHEAS” • Coordinator: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) • Scientific Responsible: D.Sanopoulos • Number of Participants: 10 • Funding Organization: EC, General Secretariat for Research and Technology • Call ID: FP6-2003-MOBILITY-CENTERS • Total Budget: 647.000 € • EC Funding: 200.000 € • Total Duration: 36 Months

4. ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING 2004 • COMPLETION OF NETWORK DEVELOPMENT • DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL MOBILITY PORTAL • OPERATION OF THE NETWORK • EVALUATION – STATISTICS • PERSONNEL TRAINING • AWARENESS ACTIVITIES FOR THE NATIONAL NETWORK AND NATIONAL MOBILITY PORTAL • COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION AND NETWORKS

5. 1. GREEK MOBILITY NETWORK • Zone 1 • CERTH, AUTH, FING • City: Thessaloniki • Zone 2 • DUTH • City: Xanthi • Zone 3 • UPAT • City: Patras • Zone 4 • UTH • City: Volos • Zone 5 • EKT, OBI • City: Athens • Zone 6 • UOC, FORTH/PRAXIS • City: Herakleion

6. NationalMobility Portal http://www.eracareers.gr

7. 3. OPERATION OF THE NETWORK • Organization of 6 Greek Mobility Center Meetings • Mapping Excercise, Quality Charters • Job postings • Working Groups • Communication • 4. EVALUATION – STATISTICS • Six Month Report • Evaluation Indicators

8. 5. PERSONNEL TRAINING • Protection of InventionsΟΒΙ, 22 March 2004, Athens • Mobility obstacles CERTH, 29 March – 1 April 2004, Thessaloniki • The Communication Portal ERA-MORE (CIRCA), ΕΙΕ, CERTH, Athens, 17.6.2004 • Training on the Researchers Mobility Portal, Univ. of Crete, FORTH, CERTH, Herakleion, 7.10.2004

9. 6. AWARENESS ACTIVITIES (NETWORK, PORTAL)Α. EVENTS • National Events: • Official Network Launching Event, Thessaloniki 5 November 2004 • Regional Thematic Events-Workshops: • Region of Attica Title: “The Mobility Obstacles”, organized by • NHRF, Athens 18 June 2004. • Region of CreteTitle: :Intersectorial Mobility, organized by FORTHand UoC

10. 6. AWARENESS ACTIVITIES (NETWORK, PORTAL)B. EVENTS 2 • Info Days • March 2000 – Lisbon European Council • Local Events (DUTH, UTH) • International Events • Presentation of the Greek Mobility Network at the conference “Early • Stage Researchers Mobility in Europe-Meeting the Challenges and Promoting • Best Practice, 25-27 February 2004, Lisbon • Presentation of the Greek Mobility Network at the 4th Annual EURODOC • Conference, 18-21 March 2004, Athens • Presentation of the European and Greek Mobility Portals in a workshop for • Euro Mediterranean co organized by the NETRIMED Network, the Italian • Embassy and the University of Cairo, 13 March 2004, Cairo, Egypt

11. 6. AWARENESS ACTIVITIES (NETWORK, PORTAL)C. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL • Leaflet for the Network • Leaflet for the Portal • Visiting Cards • Special mailings to the member enterprises (around2.500)of our host organization Federation of Industries ofNorthern Greece (FING) about the events that wereorganized by CERTH 6. AWARENESS ACTIVITIES (NETWORK, PORTAL)D. SPECIAL MAILING

12. 7. COOPERATION WITH OTHERORGANIZATION AND NETWORKS eurodoc