2nd IM Workshop: Information service and Proposal development support

The 2nd IMS Workshop took place in Istanbul as a 2 days event dedicated to Information Multipliers (IMs). It started on Thursday afternoon and continues the next day, Friday 8th of April, till 17:00. The event covered the role of IMS in raising awareness on Horizon 2020 as well as the tools and services that help you in your role. We covered best practices on H2020 participation, methods for identifiyng information and building strong consortia, guidelines of proposal development.

DAY 1:

Session 1: Role of Multiplier Organizations

10.00-10:20 | Outcomes of the 1st IMS Workshop: Proposed training programme // Dr. Aleksander Bakowski

10:20-10:40 | Good practice guide on support services // Dr. Aleksander Bakowski

10:40-11:00 | Good examples of IMs support: Presentations from Information Multipliers

Session 2: General Information service

11:30-12:15 | How best to support researchers to get into H2020 // Dr. Thies Wittig
Understanding the structure and philosophy behind the programme: the new focus. Rules for participation and financing. Types of actions. The structure of Work Programmes. Examples and recommendations.                

12:15-13:00 | Finding information // Dr. Aleksander Bakowski
Using Participant Portal. Finding calls. Finding work programme and other relevant information. Understanding call texts.

Session 3: General Information Service

14:00-14:20 | Finding reference documents for proposal development // Dr. Aleksander Bakowski
Documents relevant for each section of proposal. Available sources of information. Proposal content vs evaluation criteria.  

14:20-15:30 | Finding relevant call: workshop // Dr. Thies Wittig
Short description of the project idea will be provided. Task will be to find relevant calls, work programmes, type of actions, budget. The importance of partners profiles           

15.30-16:00 | Presentation of available tools // Mr. Odysseas Spyroglou
CORDIS, LinkedIn, NCP network, EEN network, etc. and how to use them.

16:00-16:30 | Partner search: good practices // Mr. Odysseas Spyroglou

DAY 2:

Session 4: IMs Networking

09:00-9:30 | Role of Multiplier Organizations to support participation in H2020  // TUBITAK

09:30-10:30 | Good examples of IMs support: Presentations from Information Multipliers

10:30-11:00 | How to present IMs profile using IMS Communication Platform and to present your profile         // Mr. Odysseas Spyroglou

Session 5: Proposal development support

11:30-12:30 | Proposal structure and content // Dr. Thies Wittig
How to use Work programme to structure your proposal. Common traps in proposal design and development.          

12:30-13:30 | How to find or build up a consortium. How to prepare the budget  // Mr. Odysseas Spyroglou

14:30-15:10 | IPR / Innovation management: An introductions to IPR // Mr. Odysseas Spyroglou

15:10-15.50 | How to read proposal. Guide for proposal pre-evaluation // Dr. Thies Wittig

15:50-16:30 | Administrative forms. Participant Portal- registration of participants // Dr. Aleksander Bakowski

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