COST OPEN CALL 2022

COST OPEN CALL

The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is fixed on the 20th of October 2022 at 12:00 AM.

The Belgian COST National Contact Points (CNCs) organise on 8 June 2022 in the Royal Library (KBR) in Brussels two information sessions:

a general session to present COST and its networking opportunities from 10:00 AM till 12:00 PM
a specialised session for Belgian researchers and innovators that are preparing a proposal as the 'main proposer' or ‘secondary proposer’ from 14:00 PM till 15:30 PM

Lunch is not included but there is a cafeteria in the Royal Library (KBR).

The meeting will be held in English, registration is mandatory .

Date:
8 June 2022: general info session from 10:00 AM till 12:00 PM and specialised info session from 14:00 PM till 15:30 PM
Registration:
Open until 30 May 2022 and via this link .

Venue:
The Royal Library of Belgium (KBR), Mont des arts 28/ Kunstberg 28, 1000 Brussels
Room Panorama on the sixth floor
Target audience:
- General session: open for researchers and innovators based in Belgium who want to know more about COST and its networking opportunities
- Specialised session: open for researchers and innovators based in Belgium preparing a COST proposal as the main proposer or secondary proposer
Belgian contacts for COST
Organisers: CIS\COST members :
BELSPO, CFWB, FWO, SPW, Innoviris and EWI

08-06-2022 AGENDA COST GENERAL INFORMATION SESSION 2022 (MORNING)
10:00‑10:05	Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO
10:05-10:20	COST: Promoting and Spreading Research Excellence in Europe and beyond - Dr Ronald de Bruin, Director, COST Association
10:20-10:35	What is COST and how to participate in a COST Action? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer COST, COST Association
10:35-10:50	How to submit an application? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association
10:50-11:20	Added value and benfits by Natalie Verbruggen, ULB and vice-chair of the COST action CA19116 Trace metal metabolism in plants
11:20-11:25	COST in Belgium - COST National Coordinator and regional representatives
11:25	Q&A
11:45	End of the session

08-06-2022 AGENDA COST SPECIALISED INFORMATION SESSION 2022 (AFTERNOON)
14:00-14:05	Welcome words by Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO
14:05-14:20	How to prepare a COST proposal by Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association
14:20-14:50	Impressions from a Working Group leader in the COST action Harmonizing clinical care and research on adrenal tumours in European countries by Thierry Vermeeren from OZ Consulting
14:50-15:20	Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action by Brecht Devleesschauwer from Sciensano, MC-Chair of COST action 'European Burden of Disease Network’
15:20-15:30	Q&A and closing of the session