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Our events in a nutshell February – November
Inclusiveness target countries COST roadshow Poland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Latvia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia.
The COST ITCs roadshow addresses research communities in less research-intensive Member States to promote their participation to the COST Programme. It enables researchers to personally interact with COST representatives and to get first-hand information and guidance. It consists of a series of half-day events where national research communities are informed by personnel of the COST Association about the COST framework’s policies, activities and funding opportunities. Emphasis is placed on the open call for new COST Actions proposals, and COST Action representatives from the specific countries showcase the results of their participation in the Programme and share their experiences and best practices. Attendance is open to national and local research communities, as well as industry, SMEs, private labs, academia and other interested groups.
4 February
The role of city regions in the achievement of a low carbon economy (COST-JRC joint workshop) COST Association’s premises, Brussels. The COST Association and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) hosted a joint workshop which aimed at revisiting the importance of both bottom-up and top-down solutions in accelerating the penetration of low carbon policies into practice. The event focused on city-regions as their initiatives and contributions are crucial in the achievement of a low carbon economy: city-regions are the first to experience the negative externalities of CO2 emissions and are often front-runners charged with the implementation of innovative solutions, especially in environmental standards for buildings. Participants represented front-runner regions or cities (Wales, Karlsruhe, and Vienna) as well as the EU Institutions and other stakeholders from academia and industry. Fabio Taucer and Dr Ales Gnamus, both from the JRC, during the workshop.
COST in 2016