ERAIHM 
Advancing Research and Cooperation Capacities
of IHM NASU towards ERA

FP7 INFODAY ON THEMATIC RESEARCH PRIORITIES
"ENERGY" AND "ENVIRONMENT (INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE)":
the E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of NASU (20 June, 2011)

On June 20, 2011 in the Conference Hall of the E. O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of NASU, the Information Day on the FP7 Thematic Research Priorities "Energy" and "Environment (including Climate Change)" has been conducted. The main its objective was to inform the Ukrainian researchers about the topics of the FP7 competitive calls on the above Priorities adopted for 2012.

The National Information Centre for Ukraine-EU Scientific and Technical Cooperation (NIP/Ukraine) and the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of Polish Academy of Sciences were the co-organizers of this event.

The challenging topics on the Priority "Energy" were listed by Alexandra Camilleri (Malta Council for Science and Technology), anf on the Priority "Environment" - by Viorel Vulturescu (Romania, Coordinator of the Network ENVIRONMENTAL-NCP-TOGETHER). Also, the auditory was acquainted with the statistics of participation in FP7 in the mentioned directions for EC members and affiliated countries. These data were reported by Barbara Trammer (Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of Polish Academy of Sciences). A training on increasing of chances of submitted calls was conducted on the base of experience of successful projects in FP7.

The ERAIHM team in the Infoday was represented by the Chairman of the Steering group Prof. Victor Grinchenko and Project Secretary Dr. Valery Oliynik. During the discussion, the EC officers were informed about some problems arising before the Ukrainian participants of FP7 being the Project Coordinators of in relation with specifics of implementing of the national financial laws.

Materials of presentations are available on the web-site of NIP/Ukraine: [INFODAY]