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Wednesday, 24 September 2014


15:00 Maria Cristina Messa, University of Milano-Bicocca
Introduction to main issues concerning planning, evaluating and sustaining RIs
15:30 John Womersley, STFC UK
European Research Infrastructures - the role of ESFRI and how it can be strengthened
16:00 Sergio Bertolucci, CERN, Geneva
European Research Infrastructures: challenges and opportunities
16:30 Richard Wade, STFC UK
Assessment and Evaluation of RI Projects
17:30 Jana Kolar, MORANA RTD
Funding RIs - synergies between national, structural and Horizon 2020 funds
18:00 Wolfgang Sandner, ERF-AISBL and ELI-DC AISBL
The egg, the larva and the butterfly: combining Framework Funds, Structural Funds and ERIC contributions to implement ELI, the world's first international laser research Infrastructure.
18:30 Antonella Calvia-Götz, European Investment Bank
How can financial sustainability for RIs be achieved, making the best use of European and National resources?
19:00 Philippe Froissard, EU DG Research & Innovation
Europe's objective to deliver on jobs and growth - the role of Research Infrastructures


Thursday, 25 September 2014


 9:30 Florian Gliksohn, ERF-AISBL and ELI-DC AISBL
Insights on the tax issues of European Research Infrastructures
10:00 Fredrik Melander, Research Ministry of Denmark
European Spallation Source - reflections on the financial challenges
11:00 Pamela Zolda, EIBIR, Vienna
Training opportunities and challenges for management of international RIs
11:30 Silke Schumacher, EMBL
HR challenges in distributed research infrastructures
12:00 Paul Jankowitsch, Technical University of Vienna
RESAVER - the European pension fund to support mobility in ERA