1st INCO Conference "Supporting Research Integration", Athens 9-10 June 2010
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The "1 st Conference on International Cooperation (INCO) -- Supporting Research Integration", held in Athens, June 9(10, 2010, and organized by the General Directorate Research of the European Commission and PRAXI/HELP-FORWARD Network, was successfully concluded with the participation of more than 150 research policy makers from 53 countries underlying the necessity of research cooperation at global level in order to address global challenges (societal,environmental,etc).
Theconference aimed to highlight the global dimension of the7th
Framework Programme (FP7) as well as to stimulate the exchange of views and formation of a policy stand point as regards to international
research. During the first day, the annual meeting of the European Commission (EC) with the INCO National Contact Points (NCPs) was held together with an exclusive training seminar. The second day was primarily focused on policy related issues of International Research Cooperation as well as on the views of Third Countries with regards to their involvement in the FP7. In addition, during the second day, experiences of International Cooperation projects funded by the EC under the FP7 were presented
and extensively discussed.