29 March - 4 April 2001

Briefing session for Fifth Framework Programme

The Malta Council for Science and Technology is organising another briefing session on the Fifth Framework Programme(FP5). The session is being held tomorrow at the METCO Trade Centre in San Gwann. and will focus on the International Cooperation (INCO) Programme.
Malta has recently initialled an agreement to become associated to the EU FP5 and Malta-based entities are now eligible to participate in consortia that compete for funds under the EU’s Fifth Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (RTD). The Briefing Session will focus on the current open calls for proposals, providing details of the modalities for participation and basic principles applicable to FP5 funding and contracts. The briefing will focus in particular on the INCO-MED and INCO-DEV calls for proposals to be issued by the European Commission in March 2001.
This session is mainly of interest to organisations active in the fields of health, transport, linguistic diversity and multimedia linguistic inter-operability, environmental sustainability of coastal zones, ICTs in teaching and learning, sustainable settlement patterns, water and waste water treatment, agro-food and senior researchers (bursaries and fellowships).
The invited speakers include Dr Jose-Luis Araus-Ortega from the European Commission’s Directorate-General Research as well as Anat Hering, INCO Assistant National Contact Point, Israel and Dr. Jennifer Cassingena Harper, INCO National Contact Point for Malta.
The participants will also be briefed about the procedures of the Fifth Framework Programme by Malta’s National Coordinator for the Programme, Dr. Janet Mifsud.
Participation in the Briefing Session is free of charge. Please register your interest in participating in the Briefing Session by sending an e-mail to fp5@mcst.org.mt, or by contacting the MCST FP5 Unit, 36, Old Mint Street, Valletta VLT12, Tel: 241176, Fax: 241177.