The next deadline to hand in the proposals for the COST Open Call is set on the 25th of October 2023 at 12:00 PM (noon) CEST.
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The Belgian COST National Contact Points organise on 25 April 2023 in WTC III Brussels a COST Info Day that will consist of two information sessions:
The meeting will be held in English, registration is mandatory.
Seats are limited to 80.
Date: 25 April 2023: a general info session from 13:00 till 14:30 and a specialised info session from 15:00 PM till 16:45. The event will start with a networking lunch from 12:00 till 13:00.
Place: WTC III (room 2.18, Fiji), Boulevard Simon Bolivar 30, 1000 Brussels (near the Brussels North Station).
Target audience:
Registration: Open until 17 April 2023 and via this link
Belgian contacts for COST
Organisers: CIS\COST members :
BELSPO, FPS Health, FWB, EWI, FWO, INNOVIRIS and SPW
| GENERAL SESSION | |
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| 12:00-13:00 | Networking lunch |
| 13:00-13:05 | Welcome words - Arnaud Vajda, Chairman of the Board of Directors, BELSPO |
| 13:05-13:15 | COST: Promoting and Spreading Research Excellence in Europe and beyond - Ronald de Bruin, Director, COST Association |
| 13:15-13:25 | What is COST and how to participate in a COST Action? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association |
| 13:25-13:35 | How to submit an application? - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association |
| 13:35-14:05 | Added value and benefits –2 COST Action members: - Vincent Baeten, Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Science Communication Manager in COST Action CA19145 “European Network for assuring food integrity using non-destructive spectral sensors” - Marie-Catherine de Marneffe, UCLouvain, Working Group Leader in the COST Action CA21167 “Universality, diversity and idiosyncrasy in language technology” |
| 14:05-14:15 | COST in Belgium - COST National Coordinator and regional representatives - Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO |
| 14:15-14:30 | Q&A and closing |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee and networking break |
| SPECIALISED SESSION | |
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| 15:00-15:05 | Welcome words - Pascale Van Dinter, Belgian member of COST Committee of Senior Officials / COST National Coordinator, BELSPO |
| 15:05-15:25 | How to prepare a COST proposal - Bart Veys, Policy Officer, COST Association |
| 15:25-15:55 | Tips and tricks for the preparation of a COST action - Mieke Schrooten, Odisee University of Applied Sciences, COST Action Chair of CA 21143 “Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe” |
| 15:55-16:25 | Insights from the Belgian representative in the COST Scientific Committee - Min Reuchamps, UCLouvain |
| 16:25-16:45 | Q&A and closing of the session |
