Horizon 2020 Space Information and Consortia Building Event, 5 July 2016, London, UK

Date: 

Tue, 5 Jul 2016

Address: 

Ambassadors Bloomsbury Hotel 12 Upper Woburn Place United Kingdom WC1H 0HX

Description: 

Please join us on the 5th July in London for a free event that will give details on the content of the Horizon 2020 Space 2017 Work Programme. The European Commission and the European GNSS Agency will be there to present the upcoming topics and information on the support and tools for applicants will also be explained. 

The topics that will be part of the 2017 space calls are:

Earth Observation

  • Downstream applications
  • EO Big Data Shift
  • NEW TOPIC Preparation for a European capacity to monitor CO2 anthropogenic emissions

Satellite Navigation

  • EGNSS transport applications
  • EGNSS mass market applications
  • EGNSS professional applications
  • EGNSS awareness raising and capacity building

Competitiveness of the European Space Sector

  • Technologies for European non-dependence and competitiveness
  • Competitiveness in Earth observation mission technologies
  • High speed data chain
  • Scientific data exploitation
  • Space Weather
  • Space portal
  • Technology transfer and business generators


This event is aimed at companies and research organisations that are interested in European funding for the space sector and who wish to work with European counterparts in collaborative research and innovation projects. The morning session will highlight information about the 2017 topics, which includes one new topic and updated text on others, and the afternoon will be highly participative in support of consortia building and proposal development around key topics in the calls. 

PROGRAMME

09.30 Registration
10.00 Open and introduction
10.15 European Commission presents the H2020 2017 space calls  
11.00 European GNSS Agency presents the 2017 Galileo call
11.30 Tea/Coffee
12.00 Insight into H2020 participation
12.30 Support in the UK 
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Introduction to working groups, including delegate introductions 
14.15 Working groups on project ideas and consortium preparation
16.15 Conclusions and follow up from working groups
16.30 Close

To get the most out of the day and out of Horizon 2020 as a whole, please starting thinking and talking to collaborators now to get ideas, and make use of the support and advice available. In the meantime you can view the draft topics on the Participant Portal or if you have any questions about accessing space funding in Horizon 2020, please get in touch.

To register for this event, please click:

 

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