era-can+ project overview era-can+ information session
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ERA-Can+ Project OverviewERA-Can+ Information Session
Overview
• Introduction to AUCC and Canada’s Public Policy Forum
• ERA-Can+ Project Objectives
• ERA-Can+ Project Partners
• ERA-Can+ Project Goals
• ERA-Can+ Project Activities
• Opportunities for Canadians
AUCC snapshot
• National voice for Canadian universities
• Representing 97 public and private not-for-profit Canadian universities and university degree-level colleges, at home and abroad
• Celebrated centennial in 2011
• Not-for-profit organization, funded by membership fees and revenue from publications, international projects and scholarship management
• NCP for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Canada’s Public Policy Forum
• We are a national, non-partisan organization dedicated to strengthening public administration and governance in Canada.
• We build bridges and transfer knowledge across the public, private, and voluntary sectors by encouraging constructive dialogue.
• We are mobilizing our network of 180+ member organizations to facilitate Canadian participation in ERA-Can+.
ERA-Can+ Project Overview
ERA-Can+: project objectives
• ERA-Can+ promotes cooperation between Canada and the EU in science, technology and innovation to support and encourage their mutual prosperity, address common societal issues and meet global challenges together
• October 2013 - September 2016 (36 month project)
ERA-Can+: project objectives
ERA-Can II
ACCESS2CANADA
New elements
ERA-Can+ : project partnersOrganization Acronym CountryAgenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea
APRE Italy
Zentrum für Soziale Innovation ZSI Austria
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
CNRS France
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
DLR Germany
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
DFATD Canada
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
AUCC Canada
The Public Policy Forum PPF Canada
ERA-Can+: project goals
1. Enriching the EU-Canada policy dialogue by identifying areas of mutual interest, targeted opportunities, and implementation plans
2. Stimulating transatlantic cooperation in research and innovation by raising awareness of opportunities
3. Enhancing coordination among Canadian federal and provincial funding bodies, sector leaders and networks and their counter parts at the EU level and in European Members States
ERA-Can+: project activities
• Holding symposia on research infrastructure and innovation
• Producing reports on science, technology and innovation collaboration between Canada and the EU
• Twinning Canadian and EU projects• Fostering program level cooperation
Opportunities for Canadians
• Guide to European programs for Canadian researchers
• Webinars on Horizon 2020, intellectual property rights and legal and financial considerations
• Roundtables on areas of mutual interest• European Brokerage Events
ERA-Can+:online presence
Website www.era-can.net
On line Helpdesk helpdesk@era-can.net
Twitter @ERA_Can#ERACAN
Facebook Group European Research Area Canada
LinkedIn Group ERA-Can
Thank you
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