Day 1 - January 16, 2008
| Time | Programme item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration, coffee and networking |
| Session 1, Chair: Prof. Duc Pham, MEC, Cardiff University, UK | |
| 09:30 | Welcome and Introduction Prof. Duc T. Pham (Conference Chair), Director of MEC, Cardiff University, UK |
| 09:40 | Supporting UK Participation in FP7 Mr. Craig Sharp, National Contact Point, FP7UK, UK Miss Lisa Wheatley, Department for the Economy and Transport (DE&T), Welsh Assembly Government, Wales, UK |
| 10:00 | New Member States and FP7: Potential Realisation Dr. Liviu Jalba, Microelectronica S.A, Romania Mr. Tim Harper, MINOS European Network, Cientifica Ltd, London, UK |
| 10:40 | Coffee and networking |
| Session 2, Chair: Dr. Eldaw Eldukhri, MEC, Cardiff University, UK | |
| 11:10 | FP7 and SME’s: Aspirations vs opportunities Dr. Claudia Rainfurth, VDMA, Germany Mr. John Cleuren, Directorate G: Industrial Technologies, European Commission |
| 11:50 | Lessons from NMP Call 1 Results Mr. Andrea Gentili, Unit G2 “New generation of products”, Directorate G – Industrial Technologies, European Commission |
| 12:30 | Manufacturing in ICT: Results from Calls 1 and 2 Dr. Erastos Filos, Directorate C: Components, Subsystems, Applications, European Commission |
| 13:00 | Lunch and networking |
| Session 3, Chair: Prof. Vinesh Raja, WMG, Warwick University, UK | |
| 14:00 | Proposals evaluation: An expert perspective Prof. Vincenzo Nicolò, University of Bologna, Italy Dr. Jean Arcamone, Metalworking Machinery Group, SYMOP, France |
| 15:00 | Writing successful proposals: Innovative vs conservative Mr. Henk van Ekelenburg, Pro Support, The Netherlands Mr. David Lauder, European Research Office, University of York, UK |
| 16:00 | Tea/coffee break |
| Session 4, Chair: Prof. Teti, DIMP, University of Naples Federico II, Italy | |
| 16:20 | Manufacturing in NMP Call 2 and ICT Call 3: Highlights and Q&A Session Mr. Andrea Gentili, NMP, European Commission Mr. John Cleuren, NMP, European Commission Dr. Erastos Filos, ICT, European Commission |
| 17:30 | Important announcements and close of Day 1 |
| 18:45 | Waterbus departs to dinner at La Marina restaurant in The Custom House (For information about the pick-up point, see Conference leaflet ) |