Austrian Science and Research Liaison office Ljubljana www.aso.zsi.at has identified project management capacity building as a key precondition for Western Balkan countries to harness the great potentials offered by European Research Area and the process of European integration and for WBC researchers to fulfill the role of a reliable, successful and sought for partner in EU projects.

Therefore ASO Ljubljana is joining efforts with European Association of Research Managers and Administrators www.earma.org on research management capacity building in WBCs by facilitating the participation of research managers and administrators (approx. 10 people) from Western Balkan countries in this year’s annual EARMA conference which will be held June 20-23 in Ljubljana  www.earma-ljubljana2010.org/.

Programme 

EARMA 2010 Conference programme will consist of plenary and keynote lectures, as well as a wide variety of parallel workshops and sessions dealing with many practical aspects of research management and administration.

The programme is divided into three subject ‘tracks’, and aims to cover the following:

-         FP7 management and Finance: 7 financial rules, full costing, certification, timesheets, and audits

-         Research Office Services – models of research office support structures, project management, and adding value to proposals

-         Research Strategy & Policy – funding strategies, industry-university collaborations, and building research capacity

Further information about the programme: www.earma-ljubljana2010.org/

In addition to the main conference workshops and sessions which will take place on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 of June,  Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office (ASO) Ljubljana (http://www.aso.zsi.at ) will organise in the late afternoon/early evening of June 20^th a special networking meeting of WBC participants in order to enhance cooperation and networking in SEE region (and Austria and Slovenia) and to present some leading European projects and initiatives in the field of S&T cooperation with the region (like e.g. The Western Balkan Countries INCO-NET www.wbc-inco.net, Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan countries etc.).

Who can apply 

Research Managers and Research Administrators, from both governmental and academic levels, from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia.

Applications for participation of female research managers are highly encouraged. Early stage career researchers who have not yet administered research projects but intend to do so as part of their career development plan can also apply.

Language: English

Organisational and contact details:

Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office (ASO) Ljubljana will cover the participation fee, travel expenses (limited travel grant by economic class public transport) and local accommodation for the 10 selected participants.

Organisers kindly ask you to fill in the online application form at http://www.investsciencesee.info/reg/  until 8^th of June 2010. The organisers will inform you about the outcome of the selection procedure by 10^th of June 2010.

For information regarding this call please contact: Dr. Miroslav Polzer, Director ASO Ljubljana (polzer@zsi.at) or. Mr. Gorazd Weiss (weiss@zsi.at), tel. 00 386-1-568 41 68

With financial support of:

-         Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research

-         Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education Science and Technology

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