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WELCOME TO THE EU – U.S. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES SYMPOSIUM C.N.R. – ROME 1st Oct. 2010

WELCOME TO THE EU – U.S. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES SYMPOSIUM C.N.R. – ROME 1st Oct. 2010 BILAT-USA has been funded by the 7th EU RTD Framework Programme. Sabine Herlitschka, PhD Director Division of European & International Programmes Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)

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WELCOME TO THE EU – U.S. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES SYMPOSIUM C.N.R. – ROME 1st Oct. 2010

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  1. WELCOME TO THE EU – U.S. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES SYMPOSIUM C.N.R. – ROME 1st Oct. 2010 BILAT-USA has been funded by the 7th EU RTD Framework Programme

  2. Sabine Herlitschka, PhD Director Division of European & International Programmes Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) Coordinator of „BILAT-USA“ Project

  3. FP7: more54.000 proposalssubmittedsince2007 Inc. morethan 270.000 participations 150 callsforproposals app. 10.000 proposalsfunded The European Research Area Page 3

  4. 7th EU Framework Programme: app. 50 billion for... International Cooperation high on the Agenda! ´Cooperation´ ‘Ideas’ -Frontier Research Single Teams, Criteria Excellence, European Research Council 1. Health 2. Food, AgricultureandFisheries, and Biotechnology ‘People’ Mobility and Career Development of People 3. Information Communication Technologies 4. Nanosciences + Nanotechnologies, Materials + new Production Technologies • ‘Capacities’ • Research Infrastructure • Research for the benefit of SMEs • Regions of Knowledge Research Potential • Science in Society • Coherent development of research policies • International cooperation 5. Energy 6. Environment (incl. climate change) 7. Transport (incl. Aeronautics) 8. Socio-economic sciences + the Humanities 9. Space 10. Security www.ffg.at

  5. Participation of U.S. organizations in FP7 Cooperation Programme U.S. Participation (up to December 2009) • in proposals submitted 809 • in projects selected 190 Success rate 25% (US) 18% (non-EU / assoc. country) 21% (average - all sources) Most popular themes: • Health, Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) • Nanosciences, Materials and New Production Technologies (NMP) • Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology (FAB)

  6. Fosteringstrategic EU – US S&T Cooperation: „BILAT-USA“ BILAT-USA Trans-atlantic Dialog Platform, Information, Awareness, Cooperation, Participation of US Teams in FP7 Link2US Participation of EU Teams in US Programmes and „Link2US“

  7. Who is involved: Partners EU AT: FFG-Austrian Research Promotion Agency: Coordinator „BILAT-USA“ Project HU: Tetalap IT: APRE LU: Intrasoft U.S. AAAS: Coordinator „Link2US“

  8. Objectives + Improving the process of providing information on programs and funding designed to promote cooperation towards the FP; + Better identifying, demonstrating mutual interest and benefit in S&T cooperation between the EU and U.S.; + Sharing best practices via joint fora such as workshops and presenting state of the art & prospects for cooperation in particular fields. Link2US Project: Improve awareness by European research community of U.S. collaborative funding schemes, enhance cooperative research with American counterparts. Activities incl. overview on U.S. funding programs, surveying bilateral agreements, analysing barriers, monitoring the participation of European researchers in U.S. programs.

  9. in practical terms…. What BILAT-USA is • Platform to initiate, foster transatlantic EU-U.S. cooperation with focus on specific results/follow-up • active in fields where the BILAT-USA can add value What BILAT-USA is not • Funding programme • sole conference organizer or travel agent • Permanent organizational setting

  10. First Events • Science Policy Forum: May 2010, Washington D.C. in the context of AAAS Forum on Science & Technology Policy • Research Infrastructure Symposium: 1st Oct. 2010, Rome, back to back with RI Conference/RI NCP Project Meeting under preparation: • Innovation & TechTransfer Symposium back to back with MIT-Europe Conference

  11. Communication Platform www.EuUsScienceTechnology.eu incl. up-to-date info on EU-U.S. Cooperation, quaterly Newsletter, key documents produced eg funding overview, etc

  12. Facilitating cooperation and identifying future actions individual project-specific activities, dealing with general crosscutting issues such as governance, data processing, data access and security providing input for the upcoming FP7 work programme 2012 Follow-up available by BILAT-USA: ask Session Chairs for summaries, see template Overall summary of Symposium incl. recommendations/lessons learnt for further action to co-organising institutions If further action from BILAT-USA needed the workplan allows for some flexibility Objectives of Symposium…

  13. Berna Windischbaur, Project Manager berna.windischbaur@ffg.at Sabine Herlitschka, Coordinator sabine.herlitschka@ffg.at Division European and International Programmes FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency BILAT-USA has been funded under FP7/Capacities Programme Grant Nr. 244434 for further information

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