The Role of ICT Infrastructures in Horizon 2020

Brussels, 20 June 2012

The FP7 OSIRIS project (Towards an Open and Sustainable ICT Research Infrastructure Strategy) is organizing a high level strategic event on "The role of ICT research infrastructures in Horizon 2020" which is hosted by Ms. Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament).

 

 

 

Speakers

• Mário Campolargo
  Director of Directorate “Emerging Technologies and Infrastructures” - DG-INFSO
• Dai Davies
  Strategic Advisor and Former Director DANTE
• Piet Demeester
  Coordinator Fed4FIRE, Director IBBT-FID
• David Harmon
  Cabinet member of Commission for Research, Innovation and Science
• Steven Newhouse
  Director EGI
• Maria Ramalho
  Director PRACE
• Janet Thornton
  Coordinator Elixir, Director EMBL-EBI
• Luc Van den hove
  President & CEO imec

The Horizon 2020 EU framework programme for research and innovation will build on 3 major pillars:

• tackling Societal Challenges,
• creating Industrial Leadership and
• establishing Excellence in Science.

An essential part of these major objectives is the provision of excellent research infrastructures. This strategic event will discuss the important question on the role of ICT research infrastructures in the Horizon 2020 framework programme:

• Where are we today?
• Where do we expect to be in 2020?
• How can we bridge this gap through the Horizon 2020 programme?

Schedule:

     13:00 Registration
     14:00 Presentations
     18:00 Reception


Registration (free but mandatory): http://www.osiris-online.eu/registration.html

The Cabinet of Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (Research, Innovation and Science) will present Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
 
We are also pleased to welcome:
Thierry Van der Pyl (current director of "Components and systems" - DG INFSO and from July 1st director of "Excellence in Science" - DG ConNECT)

More information: http://www.osiris-online.eu/registration.html