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Organised by the Budapest-based Geonardo Ltd., an expert in EC project development and management, a contractor and coordinator of over a dozen EU funded projects. |
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The program is designed to give a comprehensive overview of the Energy and Environmental programs of the European Commission, focusing on the practical aspects of project proposal development. The trainers are all professionals, who have developed, negotiated and managed close to a hundred environmental/energy EC projects. Their practical, day-to-day experience is the main asset of this training. |
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The program is recommended for those who wish to submit EU proposals and plan to take an active part in the development of future
energy and environmental projects in Europe. The training has been
tailored to suit the needs of small and medium sized enterprises, NGOs, and universities although we also forsee the participation of municipalities and other organisations |
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Day 1 - Overview |
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Classification of present and future funding opportunities open for companies and other organisations
from Member States and Candidate Countries. |
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» Pre-accession instruments (PHARE, ISPA, SAPARD)
» Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund
» Community Programs
» Community Initiatives
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| Introduction to relevant Community Programs providing funds for energy and environmental projects |
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The 6th Framework Programme (Sustainable Surface Transport, Sustainable Energy Systems,
Global Change and Ecosystems priority and other relevant thematic areas), |
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Intelligent Energy for Europe Framework Programme and its four sub-programmes (SAVE,
ALTENER, COOPENER, STEER), |
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LIFE III programme and its three sub-programmes (Environment, Nature and Third countries), |
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Other Community Programs with environmental thematic areas |
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Relevant Community Initiatives (INTERREG III, LEADER+) |
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General information sources about EC funding possibilities on the Internet |
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Day 2. - Practical advice for Proposal Writers |
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Administrative and financial conditions of participating in the Community Programmes
From the original idea till signing the contract - project examples |
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Presentation of funded/successful projects - Why were they accepted? |
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Practical guidance to prepare competitive proposals |
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Interactive project development |
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| Successful strategy for proposal preparation |
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Evaluation of proposals - Experiences of a Brussels evaluator expert |
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Procedure of signing the contract and the implementation of projects |
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Basic requirements for a project proposal: General principles, criteria - ideas and partners - selecting the most suitable call, setting up and managing the consortium |
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| In summary the training course will be: |
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Practical, straightforward and highly informative |
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Moderated by Europe,s leading EC project developers |
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Based on practical experiences and several years of successful EC project development |
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Ideal for those who would like to take an active role in developing future energy EC projects |
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Our training will be immediately followed by Central Eastern Europe,s most prominent Congress and
Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources, where you will be able to estabilish
long-lasting contacts for joint European Applications. |
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ABOUT THE ORGANISERS |
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Geonardo Ltd, www.geonardo.com |
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GEONARDO Ltd. is a high-tech consulting firm specialised in environmental and business consulting. Over the past few years the company has participated successfully in a variety of European environmental funded projects, laying down the basis for combining various types of project financing mechanisms, such as domestic and European grants, venture capital and bank loans. The professional competence and experience of Geonardo crew regarding EU project development is truly exceptional in Central-Eastern Europe. The present training course has attracted thousands of participants from all over Europe. In addition to its own projects the company experts have developed over a hundred EC project proposals on a consulting basis. |
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Europa Media PSC, www.eucenter.org |
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 The main objective of Europa Media Public-Service Corporation is to structure and to disseminate all available but still dispersed information about the European Union to potential stakeholders in Europe and World-wide. The founding members of the corporation have a wide-range of expertise and
knowledge of the European Union, which guarantees the achievement of
this goal. Europa Media Public Service Corporation is a non-profit organisation. |
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COSTS |
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Registration:
Corporate: EUR 690 (EUR 385*)
Academic and non-profit: EUR 475 (EUR 299*)
(* if application is made before 1 April 2005)
The price includes training materials, buffet lunch and coffee breaks. Participants shall arrange
accommodation and transportation on their own. |
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CONTACT US |
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Ms Judit Gabosy; Europa Media PSC
Phone: (+36 1) 453 38 01; Fax: (+36 1) 436 90 38;
E-mail: info@europamedia.hu
APPLICATION FORM AND MORE INFORMATION:
www.eucenter.org/training/training.php
Upon application to the international training course, participants receive a detailed thematic program. |
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During the training course different funding opportunities, their advantages and dis-
advantages will be discussed. The following EC programmes are integrated to the
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Pre-Accession Funds:
PHARE
SAPARD
ISPA |
For the period up to 2006, the Union will provide support under the three pre-accession instruments to candidate countries: PHARE, ISPA, and SAPARD, which are vitally important, as they will have an impact on the candidate countries' economies, cover so vital areas as transport, agriculture and the environment in general. Pre-accession funds will generate more money, therefore shape the future of at least two major sectors in the accession countries - transport and agriculture. |
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Structural Funds:
European Regional and Development
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Cohesion Fund |
Structural Funds are the European Union's main instruments for supporting social and economic restructuring across the Union. ERDF covers all areas: transport, communication technologies, energy, the environment, research and innovation, social infrastructure, etc. The Cohesion Fund finances projects designed to improve the environment and develop transport infrastructure in Member States whose per capita GNP is below 90% of the Community average. |
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Community Initiatives:
INTERREG III.
LEADER +
URBAN II. |
Interreg III supports cross-border, transnational and
transregional cooperation and regional developmnent.
Urban 2 Community Initative aims to support troubled
urban districts of the EU. For the period 2000-2006 the
total cost of tje programmes is euro 1.6 billion.
Leader + is designed to help rural actors consider the long-term potential of their local region. |
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Community Programmes:
EU6 Framework Programmes for
Research and Technological Development
Intelligent Energy for Europe Framework
Programme (EIE)
LIFE-III |
FP6: Sustainable Surface Transport, Sustainable
Energy Systems, Global Change and Ecosystems
EIE: Renewable Energy, Non-technological action on
energy efficiency, energy aspects of transportation,
cooperation with third countries
LIFE-III: Financial Instrument for the Environment |
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