July
9
Green and Blue European Funding Partnership Day
Wednesday 9 July, 9:00 AM 2014 to 12:30 PM 2014
11 Ducie Street, Manchester, , M1 2JB (View Map)
Aim of the day:
To provide delegates with an introduction to the different sources of Euopean Funding currently available and to explore partnership opportunities for devising and developing collaborative European bids.
Audience: Key GI practitioners and partner organisations
Itinerary
9.00am Welcome - purpose of the day and round the table introductions
9.15am Brief Presentation by New Economy on the 4 main sources of EU funding relevant to the Green and Blue Thematic;
- LIFE+
- Horizon 20/20
- INTERREG
- Structural Funds ERDF/ESF
Question and answer Session
9.40am Presentation by Enterprise Europe Network - the potential for establishing business partnerships for collaborations with an environmental focus
Question and answer session
10.00am Presentation 1 on an existing or past European partner project with a GI Focus
10.10am Presentation 2 on existing or past European partner project with a GI Focus
Brief question and answer session
10.30am Break
10.45am Potential partner collaboration workshop - the aim of this session will be to encourage discussions between delegates to identify/discuss possible partner collaborations and project ideas
11.30am Feedback on collaborative proposals produced during the workshop - advice/guidance from New Economy/Enterprise European Network on how these might be developed and what source of EU funding would be the best fit
12.00 Next Steps - summary of funding day to be provided to delegates including outline of possible partnership projects and circulation of contact list so individuals can contact one another to start developing collaborative proposals
Question and answer session
12.15 - 12.45pm - Lunch/Networking