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The 6th Framework Programme Launch Event
European Research 2002: at the crossroads
From 11-13 November 2002 the European Commission has held a major conference in Brussels to mark the launch of the
EU's 6th Framework Programme for research.
More than 8000 participants joined this event.
On 11 November, the Heysel Conference Center in Brussels opened its doors for three days to the more than 8000 participants eager to hear and see the latest information about the 6th Framework Programme for Research.
The conference started with the welcome by Philippe Busquin, EC Commissioner for Research (right) followed by the opening by Guy Verhofstadt, Belgium Prime Minister (left).
The audience was very much impressed by the keynote speech "The challenges of research in the 21st century" by Hans-Olof Henkel, President of the Leibniz Association.
This and other selected speaches may be downloaded at:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2002/resources_en.html
The conference addressed all the main Thematic Priorities in plenary sessions and provided guidance how to participate in the FP6. Especially the new instruments Integrated Projects and Networks of Excellence were explained. A special session was dedicated to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Many sessions were as crowded as this "Life Sciences: Genomics and Biotechnology for Health" session.
Besides these sessions, the Participants' Forum served as a platform for researchers, organisations and other groups to present their work. During European Research 2002, 81 workshops and symposia were organised by the participants.
Additionally, more than 200 projects and organisations were present at the exhibition presenting interesting EU-sponsored research projects, European research organisations and national organisations having developed genuine European programmes for researchers.
Always crowded: the EFB booth was visited by many participants...
...to be informed about the European Federation of Biotechnology in general, the EFBIC and ASEM project...
...and to pick up some of the newer-empty bowl of sweets...
Further information is available at:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2002/index_en.html
Speaches may be downloaded at:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2002/resources_en.html
Picture Sources
Pictures 1-4 on this page were obtained from:
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/conferences/2002/
images-monday_en.html
Pictures 5-7: European Federation of Biotechnology
 General Information
A brief overview of the 6th Framework Programm.
FP6 and SMEs
FP6 - a funding opportunity for Small and Medium Enterprises.
Expressions of Interest
Prior to the official launch of FP6 the European Commission has consulted
the European research community and invited Expressions of Interest EoIs.
Get access to the published EoIs and their analysis - it may also serve as
one of the possibilities for project partner search.
List of important FP6 Links
* More about the Thematic Priorities
* More about new and traditional instruments
* Where to find the Call for Proposals and the Work Programmes
* Opportunities for project partner search
* EC call for experts for evaluating proposals
* Diverse documents
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