Presentations

Presentations given during:

• Programme Events 2010
• Programme Events 2009
• Programme Events 2008
• Programme Events 2007
• Events within the 3rd call
• Events within the 2nd call
• Events within the 1st call

Programme events 2010

Congress “Strategies for Innovation and Competitiveness in Europe”

April 2010

1st Forum: “A regions view on innovation. How to further stimulate innovation in European macro regions”

• Dimitris Karagiannis, University of Vienna, Institute of Knowledge and Business Engineering
• Daniel Zwicker-Schwarm, German Institute of Urban Affairs

2nd Forum: "Innovative Angles in transnational EU Programmes" 

• Manfred Kauer: Project FASILIS; North West Europe Programme
• Helge Neumann: Project BASIC; Baltic Sea Programme
• Ludwig Karg: Project AlpEnergy; Alpine Space Programme
• Susanne Strobel: Project ACT4PPP; Central Europe Programme
• Kirsten Wissing: Project Innotrain IT; Central Europe Programme
• Francesco Natale: Project I3SME; Central Europe Programme

Programme events 2009

Cross Fertilisation Workshops & Partner Search Forum 2009

December 2009

General:

• Announcement of the future calls (Barbara DI PIAZZA, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE)
• Project development: activities & partnership (Monika SCHÖNERKLEE-GRASSER, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE)
• Project development: financial issues (Luca FERRARESE, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE)
• Project development: communication issues (Markus STRADNER, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE)

Expert´s presentations Cross Fertilisation workshops:

• Priority 1 - Innovation (Nicola TREVISAN)
• Priority 2 - Accessibility (Udo SAUERBREY)
• Priority 3 - Environment (Rudolf ORTHOFER)
• Priority 4 - Competitiveness (Richard HUMMELBRUNENR)

Expert´s presentations Partner Search Forum workshops:

• Priority 1 - Innovation (Nicola TREVISAN) 
• Priority 2 - Accessibility (Udo SAUERBREY)
• Priority 3 - Environment (Rudolf ORTHOFER)
• Priority 4 - Competitiveness (Richard HUMMELBRUNNER)

National Info Days 2009

• National Info Day in the Slovak Republic, Žilina, 12 February 2009
• National Info Day in Poland, Katowice, 9 February 2009
• Second National Info Day in Italy, Bologna, 27 January 2009
• First National Info Day in Italy, Torino, 23 January 2009
• National Info Day in Slovenia, Maribor, 22 January 2009
• National Info Day in Austria, Vienna, 20 January 2009

Programme events 2008

Partner Search Forum 2008

December 2008

General:

• The CENTRAL EUROPE Programme: its potential and contribution to the development of the Central Europe area
• The CENTRAL EUROPE Programme: Short overview of its implications after the first call for project proposals
• Overview of the 1st call
• announcement of the second call 
• Project development: Winfried RITT, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE
• Financial Aspects: Brigitte OBILTSCHNIG, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE
• Communication: Markus STRADNER, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE
• Application Pack: Claudia PAMPERL, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE

Innovation:

• Joanna KSIĄŻEK, Innovating Regions in Europe, Luxembourg
• Jacek WALENDOWSKI, Technopolis group, Belgium
• Nadja KOBE, Member of CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Monitoring Committee, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia
• Teresa MARCINÓW, Member of CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Monitoring Committee, Ministry of Regional Development, Poland

Accessibility:

• Kurt BAUER, Railistics, Germany
• Marcin HAJDUL, Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poland
• Jens KURNOL, Member of CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Monitoring Committee, Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning, Germany

Environment:

• Igor JELINSKI, European Commission, DG Environment, Belgium
• Antonis ZORPAS, Envitech, Cyprus
• Flavia ZUCCON, Member of CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Monitoring, DG Community Programmes, Veneto Region, Italy

Competitiveness:

• Grzegorz WĘCŁAWOWICZ, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
• Annegret HAASE, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Germany
• Kamila MATOUŠKOVÁ, Member of CENTRAL EUROPE Programme Monitoring Committee, Ministry for Regional Development, Czech Republic

Workshop Innovation and Transnational Cooperation (EUREGIA 2008)

• Agenda - Euregia 2008
• CENTRAL EUROPE Programme as leverage to support innovation (Ch. Breznik)
• Analysis of the 1st call for proposals: focus on innovation (W. Ritt)

Programme events 2007

Kick off Conference 2007

July 2007

• Presentation on programme framework (Day 1)
• Presentation on programme priorities (Day 1)
• Presentation on INTERREG IIIC East project Regins (Day 2)
• Presentation on INTERREG IIIB project D4D (Day 2)
• Presentation on INTERREG IIIB project ODERREGIO (Day 2)
• Presentation on INTERREG IIIB project ADHOC (Day 2)
• Presentation on success factor innovation (Day 2)
• Presentation on success factor project management (Day 2)

National Info Days 2008

National Info Day in Italy, Venice, 4 March 2008:

• Central Europe Infoday

National Info Day in Poland, Katowice, 6 March 2008:

• Central Europe Programme - Introduction (in Polish)
• Central Europe Programme 2007-2013 (in Polish)

National Info Day in Austria, Vienna, 12 March, and  in the Slovak Republic, Bratislava, 18 March 2008:

• Project Development in the Framework of the 1st Call
• Project Budgeting & Finance Management

Events within the 3rd call

Lead Applicant Briefings 3rd call

March / April 2010

• Programme Framework and timeline
• Success Factors for Project Development: Focus on Activities and Partnership
• Success Factors for Project Development: Focus on Communication
• Success Factors for Project Development: Focus on Finances
• Application Package Third Call
• Preparation costs & Start-up phase

Events within the 2nd call

Communication Seminar

June 2010

• Introduction
• Communication Plan - Overview
• Communication Plan project Urban SMS
• Communication Plan project Transwaste
• Communication background
• Stakeholder engagement
• Media relations and non-media relations
• Organising events
• Website Online Tools

Financial Training

February 2010

• Subsidy Contract and partnership agreement
• The CENTRAL EUROPE management structure
• First level control: principles and practice
  1. Validation of expenditure: the FLC
  2. General priciples of eligibility
• First level control: principles and practice
  3. Specific eligibility rules and documentation of expenditure
  4. The FLC documents
• Reporting and Reimbursement
• Budget flexibility
• General principles of reporting within CENTRAL EUROPE

Lead Partner Seminar 2nd call

November and December 2009

• Fulfilling the requests for improvement
• Subsidy Contract and Partnership Agreement
  
• The start up phase
  
• First level control and payment
  
• Information and publicity measures

Lead Applicant Briefings 2nd call

February 2009

• Launch of the 2nd Call for Proposals
• Success Factors for Project Development: Focus on Activities and Partnership
• Success Factors for Project Development: Focus on Communication
• Success Factors for Project Development: Focus on Finances
• Application Package Second Call
• Preparation & Start-up Phase

Events within the 1st call

Communication Seminar

May 2009

• Communication background
• Making your events work
• Strategic action planning
• Media relations

Financial Training

January 2009

• Financial Training - morning session (zip-file).

Lead Partner Seminars 1st call

July 2008

• Fulfilling the requests for improvement
• Legal Framework: Subsidy Contract and Partnership Agreement
• The start up phase
• First level control, project reporting and payment
• Information and publicity measures

September 2008

• Fulfilling the requests for improvement
• Legal Framework: Subsidy Contract and Partnership Agreement
• The start up phase
• First level control, project reporting and payment
• Information and publicity measures

Lead Applicant Briefings 1st call

March and April 2008

• The programme framework
• Success factors for project development: focus on activities and partnership
• Success factors for project development: focus on finances I
• Success factors for project development: focus on finances II
• Application Pack