Second annual MANUNET conference - Brussels, 29th April 2008
The Second MANUNET Annual Conference will debate on the opportunities for collaborative research in manufacturing, grouping top-down the main institutional actors (European Institutions, National and Regional Governments) with Technological Platforms, Industry Associations and the SME world. The conference will offer latest news in the MANUNET 2008 call, it will present successful studies and will hear from Platforms and Industry Associations' demands for R&D programmes shaping.
The conference is addressed to :
* SME Project Managers handling manufacturing technology projects who are interested in international collaborative research using well-known mechanism and programmes.
* Research centres and universities as important actors of manufacturing research.
* Policy makers managing research programmes dealing with manufacturing.
Agenda
| 09.00 | Registration opening |
| 09.30 | Session opening |
| - Mr. Sileghem, Director IWT | |
| 09.45 | Key note speaker |
| - Mr. Pinte, General Manager Agoria | |
| 10.15 | MANUNET : practical tool for SME European research |
| - Mr. Hernani, General Manager of Internationalisation Innobasque | |
| 10.45 | Coffee break |
| 11.15 | Research in Manufacturing: local research structures and opportunities for transnational cooperation |
- Mr. Derache, Director SIRRIS Vlaanderen - Mr. Engels, General Manager FMTC - Prof. Calderini, President of Finpiemonte / Polythecnic of Turin | |
| 12.10 | The role of EC in European Research |
FP7 Researh in manufacturing opportunities - Mr. Gentili, Manufacturing Research Unit, DG Research | |
ERA-NET: What is next ? - Dr. Wittke, ERA-NET Unit, DG Research | |
| 13.00 | Lunch and networking |
| 14.30 | The voice of SMEs in MANUNET project |
- Ing. Cavigliasso, NTplast srl (Piedmont) - Prof. Vojtanik, EDIS - UPJS Košice (Slovakia) - Mr. Gantar / Mr. Dobrovnik, Gazela d.o.o. (Slovenia) - Lealde (Basque Country) (to be confirmed) | |
| 15.15 | Coffee break |
| 15.30 | MANUFUTURE National Technology Platforms and MANUNET: SME opportunities |
| - Mr. Caldeira, Chairman of the National/Regional Group in MANUFUTURE | |
| 15.50 | Success stories in the sustainability of the manufacturing industry |
- Mr. Sorbi, Head Responsible of the Innovation and Research Dept. Tuscany Region - Mr. Edgar, NI Technology Centre - Mr. Caldeira, Chairman of the National/Regional Group in MANUFUTURE - Mrs. Oyón, Technological Innovation Director SPRI | |
| 16.45 | Synthesis and Conclusions |
| - Mr. Hernani, General Manager of Internationalisation Innobasque | |
| 17.00 | Session closing |
| - Mr. Sileghem, Director IWT |
English registration guide for the Second annual MANUNET conference
To register for the Second annual MANUNET conference, please click the 'registreer' button at the bottom of this web page.
You will be asked (in this order) for the following mandatory information : your
- Name (Naam);
- Company or organisation (Bedrijf of organisatie);
- Adress (Adres);
- Phone number (Telefoon);
- Fax number (Telefax) (optional);
- Email address (Email); and
- Other important information concerning your registration (Belangrijke info ivm met uw registratie). Here you can add your personal questions/requests concerning the logistics of this conference.
After clicking the 'bewaren' button at the bottom of the page, your registration will be processed. You will get a notice both on the screen and by email.
Concerning the conference itself please find following extra information : location (plaats); starting at (begint op); ending at (eindigt op); maximum number of participants (maximum aantal deelnemers).
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Belgisch Centrum voor het Beeldverhaal, Zandstraat 20, Brussel, Belgium 29-04-2008 09:00 29-04-2008 17:30 0.00 |
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