Networking OpportunitiesProjects (SSAs, ETIs, etc) aiming to boost FP6 participationProjects (SSAs, ETIs, etc) aiming to boost FP6 participation::

RURAL ETI-NETRURAL ETI-NET

INTEGRATING ACCINTEGRATING ACC

MISMECMISMEC

NAOMITECNAOMITEC

Continuing Support to the NIPs from Armenia, Continuing Support to the NIPs from Armenia, Azerbaijan & GeorgiaAzerbaijan & Georgia

RURAL ETI-NETRURAL ETI-NET

Set up and manage a European rural network:Novel CropsOn-farm processingForestry / wood chainWaste managementEco-systems

Objective: To assist the participation of at least 50 SMEs in FP6 projects

Target group: SMEs & Stakeholder Groups

RURAL ETI-NETBeta Technology Ltd UK

Bureau for International Research and Technology Co-operation A

Agenzia Per La Promozione Della Ricerca Europea I

Swedish EU/R&D Council S

The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey TR

University of National and World Economy BG

RTD Talos CY

HELP-FORWARD NETWORK EL

Food Industrial Research and Technological Development Company S.A.

EL

Rannsoknamidstod Islands IS

S.C. Temagon Romania S.R.L. RO

Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences SK

Integrating -ACCIntegrating the New Member States and Associated Integrating the New Member States and Associated Candidate Countries into the 6th Framework Candidate Countries into the 6th Framework Programme through networking activities and improved Programme through networking activities and improved NCP services in the area of NCP services in the area of Sustainable development, Sustainable development, global change and ecosystemsglobal change and ecosystems ::

Sustainable Energy Systems

Sustainable Surface Transport

Global Change and Ecosystems

Objectives:Objectives:

To improve NCP services in the ACC To improve NCP services in the ACC

To Reinforce the networking approach To Reinforce the networking approach by building bridges between the research by building bridges between the research networks across Europenetworks across Europe

Target Groups:

Research Networks, professional associations, end-user associations, Technology Transfer networks, etc

in the fields of Sustainable Energy Systems, Sustainable Surface Transport, & Global Change and Ecosystems

Integrating -ACC

Continuing Support to the NIPs from Continuing Support to the NIPs from Armenia, Azerbaijan & GeorgiaArmenia, Azerbaijan & Georgia  Objectives:Objectives:

 to open the European Research Area towards TransCaucasian countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia),

to raise the quantity and quality of participations from the TransCaucasian Countries in the 6th EU Framework Programme,

to support establishment, development and training of INTAS FP6 National Information Points (NIPs) in the TransCaucasian countries,

to set-up an Advisory Board to give continuous organisational advice and support and exchange of best practices to the NIPs on management issues related to institution building, to capacity building, and to community activities of the NIPs.

To support SMEs to take part in proposals and on-going projects of FP6

To provide information on calls, how to write a proposal, how to join a project (e.g. large IPs and NoE)

To assist SMEs to join as coordinators, research partners and end-users

Focus in projects on the Mechatronics sector – combination of Mechanics, Electronics & Informatics

MISMEC MISMEC

Objectives:Objectives:

New Methods for Involving SMEs in Mechatronics sector in FP6

To assist at least 270 SMEs leading to participation in at least 70 FP6 project proposals, of which:

• 230 SMEs will participate in 50 proposal submissions to new and on-going IPs and NoE

• 40 SMEs will participate in 20 proposal submissions under other instruments

  To develop working practices that will facilitate networking

provided by European intermediaries working with participation of SMEs in FP6

New Methods for Involving SMEs in Mechatronics sector in FP6

MISMEC MISMEC

Targets:Targets:

1.GERMANY: SEZ - Steinbeis Europa Zentrum2.WALES: WDA - Welsh Development Agency3.ITALY: CECCP - Centro Estero Camere Commercio Piemontesi4.SWEDEN: IVF - Industrial Research and Development Corporation5.GREECE: Diktyo PRAXI / HELP-FORWARD Network6.ISRAEL: MATIMOP – Israeli Industry Centre for R&D7.LITHUANIA: MSI - Institute of Lithuanian Scientific Society

7 PartnersGermany, UK, Italy, Sweden, Greece, Israel, Lithuania

New Methods for Involving SMEs in Mechatronics sector in FP6

To promote and facilitate the participation of SMEs in the new FP6 instruments : IPs and NoE

To provide information on calls, proposals, how to join a project (e.g. large IPs and NoE), search for partners

Focus on projects on Nano & Micro Technologies and their applications in the most important industrial sectors (ITC, Transportation, Health Care, Aerospace, Environment)

NAOMITENAOMITECC

Objectives:Objectives:

Targets:Targets: To assist at least 80 SMEs leading to participation in at least 40

FP6 project proposals

Nano and Micro-TEC SMEs in IPs and NoE

1.GERMANY: VDI/VDE 2.FRANCE: ARIST-CRCI 3.FRANCE: CEA 4.UK: BetaTechnology Limited 5.ITALY: AIRI 6.ITALY: APRE 7.ITALY: CNR-ISMN:GT 8.FINLAND: Eureco OY 9.AUSTRIA: BIT 10.GREECE: Diktyo PRAXI11.BELGIUM: BEA 12.ISRAEL: ISERD 13.POLAND: IFTR PAS 14.SWITZERLAND: Euresearch 15.SWITZERLAND: FSRM 16.NETHERLANDS: EG Liason

16 Partners:Germany, France, UK, Italy, Finland, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Israel, Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands

Nano and Micro-TEC SMEs in IPs and NoE

Contact detailsContact detailsEpaminondas ChristophilopoulosEpaminondas Christophilopoulos

Tel: +30 2310 552791Tel: +30 2310 552791

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