4th INCO Conference

Event's Date: 
Monday, June 17, 2013 - 12:00 to Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 17:30
Venue: 

World Trade Center Marseille

 

The 4th INCO Conference and the annual NCP meeting will take place on 17-19 June 2013 in Marseille, France.This conference is being held as a part of “INCONTACT-One World” project which is the official network of the FP7 INCO NCPs. Since the beginning of the project, three conferences were held in Athens, Johannesburg and Bonn. This year, Marseille has the pleasure to host the 4th INCO conference

Topic

The main topic of the 4th INCONTACT conference will be the future of international cooperation in Research and Innovation between Europe and third countries. The conference will have a particular, but not exclusive focus on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC). The conference will present opportunities for developing and emerging countries in Horizon 2020 and other funding sources for projects of mutual interest between EU and the focused regions by the conference.

Objectives

The objectives of the INCO Conference 2013 are to:

  • Share information on international R&I cooperation
  • Examine experiences of international R&I partnerships
  • Collect the views of developing and emerging countries towards international cooperation in research and innovation
  • Discuss opportunities and challenges for third countries in Horizon 2020 and other programmes
  • Outline the frame for international cooperation in European and other programmes

Participants

The main day of the conference (18 June 2013) is open to all stakeholders interested in international scientific cooperation

  • INCO NCPs
  • Representatives of EU member states
  • EU Commission (DG RTD, DG DEVCO, EEAS)
  • FP7 project coordinators with international partners
  • Researchers involved in FP7 projects comprising partners from developing and emerging countries
Location: 
Marseille
2 Rue Henri Barbusse 13001
Marseille
France
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