TRACS project workshop (Horizon Europe)

Europe/Zurich
Creativity Room (ESADE)

Creativity Room

ESADE

Please go to reception of the main teaching building (the building on your right as you walk down the Rambla de la Innovació, which separates the two campus buildings. Address: Avinguda de la Torre Blanca, 57, 08172 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona. Public transport from Barcelona: Take any of the S1 and S2 trains, which pass every 3 minutes at peak time. Journey time 20-25 minutes. Tickets can be purchased at the stations. Timetables: https://www.fgc.cat/en/fgc-network/l-barcelona-valles/
Roy Pennings (CERN)
Description

Workshop on preparation of a new Horizon Europe grant proposal.

Registration
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    • 09:30 10:00
      Welcome coffee 30m

      Entry from 09.00 hrs.

    • 10:00 10:10
      Welcome to ESADE and to TRACS 10m

      Welcome statement, overall planning of the meeting, HSE-rules.

      Speakers: Roy Pennings (CERN), Victoria Cochrane (ESADE)
    • 10:10 10:30
      Short intro-round by all participants 20m

      2-minute presentation:
      * name
      * affiliation
      * reason for being here/interest in the topic

      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)
    • 10:30 11:00
      Horizon Call Call assessment 30m

      Recap of the main aims and requirements of the Call; analysis of specific needs, pitfalls and opportunities within the Call.

      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)
    • 11:00 11:15
      Coffee break 15m
    • 11:15 11:35
      Presentation of the TRACS starting document 20m

      Summary presentation highlighting the draft proposal proposition and background to choices made in the document.

      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)
    • 11:35 12:25
      Discussion & alignment session 50m

      Using the presentation on the starting document as a basis, participants are invited to comment and provide input. Some of the main points for discussion should be:
      - assessment and improvement of the starting document;
      - do we cover what the EC and the Call want;
      - what are our unique selling points;
      - what is missing/should be added/modified from the proposition;
      - is the proposition credible and feasible;
      - is all needed expertise present to deliver (if not: which expertise do we need to add)?

      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)
      • Status & proposition on collaboration methodologies 15m

        Overview of relevant methodologies and approach for selecting which methodologies to map/integrate. Also: approach for turning methodology into training tools.

        Speaker: Clio Dosi
      • What is embodiment and how does it support collaborative innovation? 15m

        Brief introduction into the world of embodiment techniques used to support collaborative thinking processes.

        Speaker: Tuuli Maria Utriainen (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))
      • Overview of current collaboration methodologies & ways forward 15m
        Speaker: Clio Dosi
    • 12:25 13:25
      Lunch 1h

      Lunch will be served inside IdeaSquare.

    • 13:25 14:25
      Discussion & alignment session (continued) 1h
      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)
    • 14:25 15:10
      Turning the Call into structure 45m

      This part of the meeting is about defining:
      * the main research blocks & project outcomes/deliverables;
      * converting the research block into headline work package titles;
      * identifying inter-relationships between WP-titles;
      * clustering participant interests around individual WPs;
      * identifying WP-moderators to take intra-WP discussions forward.

      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)
    • 15:10 15:25
      Coffee break 15m
    • 15:25 16:25
      Turning the Call into structure (continued) 1h
      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)
    • 16:25 16:55
      Next steps & indicative timetable 30m
      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)
    • 16:55 17:00
      AOB & meeting close 5m
      Speaker: Roy Pennings (CERN)