Proposal meeting for HORIZON-INFRA-2026-TECH-01-01 call

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Minutes of meeting – OTELLO proposal to the HORIZON-INFRA-2026-TECH-01-01 call submission discussion

25th February 2026

Strategies for Improving the Proposal:

  • Correct all the shortcomings from the previous evaluation, especially for criteria 1 (excellence) and 3 (implementation)
  • Emphasize the importance of Otello for the FCC-ee project
  • Improve the proposal in areas related to innovation, industry, and technology transfer
  • Potentially include additional tasks/activities to strengthen synergies between different communities and work packages
  • Reduce the number of small beneficiaries and reorganize the consortium structure to address implementation concerns
  • Strengthen synergies between work packages to improve overall coherence and appeal

Key Action Items:

  • Paolo to contact the new CERN Director of Research (Gautier Hamel de Monchenault) to ensure CERN's strong support for Otello
  • Rebecca to set up an Indico link to upload materials and a central link for Otello proposal preparation documents
  • All work package coordinators to ask their team members if they are still on board by next week
  • Paolo, Daniele, and Giovanni to look into small beneficiaries that can be combined
  • Paolo to create a Doodle poll to identify the best time for a bi-weekly meeting
  • Submit OTELLO before deadline

Upcoming Dates:

  • March 10th: Horizon Infra 2026-01-01 call opens
  • Early March: Confirmation needed from all current beneficiaries on their continued participation
  • March 12th (tentative): Next meeting
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      OTELLO alternative path 1h
      Speaker: Paolo Giacomelli (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))