PROGRAMME

Day 1

 March 01, 2018

Thursday

8:30

on-site registration


9:00 – 9:15

Welcome note


9:15 – 10:45 OPEN SESSION

Nikolaos Floratos

Horizon 2020 coach & EU funding expert
Training input:
How to develop a winning Horizon 2020 grant application

10:45-11:00

mutual coffee break


11:00 – 12:45 OPEN SESSION

N. Floratos

training input, continued

12.45 – 13.30 HERALD MEMBERS ONLY

finger-food lunch on-site


13:30 – 16:00 HERALD MEMBERS SESSION

proposal clinics , supervised by N. Floratos:

provisional topics, to be adapted on site according to specific trainee interests:
  • HERALD 2.0: What steps to prepare for continuation as funded project?
  • How to formulate & assess my ideas for future grant calls?
  • How to involve my research group as partner in competitive proposals?
  • How to deal successfully with specific COST/ HORIZON 2020 evaluation criteria and sub-criteria? (e.g. one proposal clinic per criterion)
  • How to deal with any other challenge faced by participants
    (e.g. motivating researchers to exploit EU funds)?

16:00 – 17:30 HERALD MEMBERS SESSION

presentations of clinics outcomes, chaired by N. Floratos


17:30 – 18:00

Break

BARCELONA


18:00

departure from ICMAB to Barcelona


19:00 – 20:00 HERALD MEMBERS ONLY

welcome mixer & arrangement of proposal writing groups in Barcelona


20:00 – 22:30 HERALD MEMBERS ONLY

dinner in Barcelona


22:30

departure from Barcelona back to ICMAB and “La Vila”

Day 2

March 02

Friday

09:00 – 10:00 OPEN SESSION

Anjana Devi

invited ALD expert
industry perspectives
"The road to establish onself as a female researcher: Opportunities and barriers during career path"

10:00 – 10:30 OPEN SESSION

Picosun

invited ALD expert
industry perspectives
“Industry perspectives on research projects.”

10:30-11:00

Mutual Coffee Break


11:00 – 12:30 HERALD MEMBERS SESSION

proposal writing time in arranged groups


12:30 – 12:50 HERALD MEMBERS SESSION

short presentations of proposal drafts
& feedback from plenum


12:50 – 13:00 HERALD MEMBERS SESSION

closing remarks


13:00 – 14:00 HERALD MEMBERS ONLY

warm lunch in the Cafeteria of UAB


* Participants join proposal clinic(s) they wish. Each clinic will be assigned a leader who presents outcomes at plenary session. Participants are requested to bring their own laptops with WiFi for individual use when implementing necessary group actions.

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