Agenda

Wednesday 11 June 2014

• 09:00 -09:15 / Welcome and introduction
  Adrian Stanica, Miklos Bulla

• 09:15 – 10:10  / Get ready for HORIZON 2020 – potential topics where partners can   apply, area “integrated management of river-delta-sea-systems”
• 10:10 -11:00 / WPs presentations, including discussions (I)
  Presentations will be focused on activities planned at the beginning of the project, activities performed so far, achievements, deliverables, impact on other WPs, planning for net second year of the project.
  – WP 1 – Metadatabase – WCL
  – WP 2 – Understanding – GeoEcoMar (took over from BfG)
• 11:00 – 11:20 / Coffee break
• 11:20 – 13:00 / WPs presentations, including discussions (II)
  WP 3 – Design – Univ. of Stirling
  WP 4 – Dissemination – CIIRC
  WP 5 – Management – GeoEcoMar
• 13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch Break
• 14:00 – 15:00 / Financial issues. How to fill in Form C. Presentation, Q&A and discussions.  GeoEcoMar
• 15:00 – 16:00 / Next steps
  List of deliverables and milestones – second year of the project
  GeoEcoMar + WP and Task leaders
• 16:00 – 18:30 / Cultural heritage – Middle Danube. Travel to Pannonhalma
• 18:30 – 21:30 / Networking dinner

Thursday 12 June 2014

• 09:00 – 11:00 / Review of activities planned for 2014 and 2015
  Review of tasks for the Mid-Term Report for all partners.
  Planning the calendar for the following meetings
  Adrian Stănică + all
• 11:00 – 13:30 / Implementation of integrated management of river-delta-sea systems. A study case of solving potentially conflicting uses (field trip on Danube)
• 13:30 – 14:30 / Working lunch
• 14:30 / End of the meeting

Agenda

Monday 26 May 2014

• 14.00 -14.20 / Welcome addresses
  Gheorghe Oaie, General Director of GeoEcoMar
  Viorel Vulturescu, Director, Programs for European and International RDI Priorities Directorate, Ministry of National Education

Introduction of participants. Tour de table

• 14:20 – 14:35 / Introduction to the FP 7 DANCERS Project
  Adrian Stănică, GeoEcoMar, project coordinator 
• 14:35 – 14:50 / Results from DANCERS Meta Data Base of Projects, Programmes and Initiatives in the management of river-delta-sea in the Danube Region
  Mihaela Paun, NISB and Eva Feldbacher, WCL
• 14:50 – 15:00 / Introduction of DANCERS questionnaire
  Panagiotis Michalopoulos, HCMR
• 15:00 – 15:30 / Brainstorming Round 1 (Plenary)
  Guiding question: How and in which fields does research currently contribute to public water management challenges in the Danube region?
  Moderation: Martin Felix Gajdusek, ZSI
• 15:30 – 15:45 / Danube River Basin: Current activities to identify water management challenges in the region
  Martin Felix Gajdusek, ZSI
• 15:45 – 16:10 / Extending the results from Brainstorming Round 1 (plenary)
  Moderation: Martin Felix Gajdusek, ZSI and Adrian Stănică, GeoEcoMar
• 16:10 – 16:30 / Coffee break
• 16:30 – 16:45 / Sharing experiences – Improving Water Management in Moldova
  Ina Coseru, Chair of the National Environmental Center
• 16:45 – 17:40 / Interactive working session  (in 3 groups, moderation and documentation self-organised)
  Guiding questions:
  –    Information needs of public authorities
  –    Potential contribution of research in support of public authorities
• 17:40 – 18:20 / Presentation of the results from the 3 groups
  Information needs of public authorities and the potential contribution of research for solving most pressing problems
  Moderation: Martin Felix Gajdusek, ZSI and Adrian Stănică, GeoEcoMar
• 20:00 – 22:00 / Working dinner

•  09.30 – 09.45 / Concluding work on the Interactive working session from day1: Revision of the identified elements and core definitions for elements of a strategic research agenda, infrastructure needs, Education/Training agenda
• 9:45 – 10:05 / The role of research in the current PA 5 developments (EUSDR PA5:“To manage environmental risks”)
  Péter Bakonyi, Emeritus EUSDR PA5 Coordinator and ICPDR FP EG Chairman
• 10:05 – 11:15 / Interactive working session (in 2 groups, concluding with a presentation of the results from the groups in the plenary)
  Guiding questions:
  – From information sharing to active collaboration with researchers: Limits and challenges for the public authorities
  – Current strengths and weaknesses in existing co-operations
  Moderation: Martin Felix Gajdusek, ZSI and Adrian Stănică, GeoEcoMar
• 11:15 – 11:40 / Coffee break
• 11:40 – 11:55 / Overview on the current initiatives and coordination projects across the Danube – Black Sea system: The role and perspective for research
  Martin Felix Gajdusek, ZSI
• 11:55 – 12:10 / Common Strategy for Sustainable territorial Development of the cross-border area Romania-Bulgaria (CBC project SPATIA)
  Pavel Milenov, Remote Sensing Applications Center (ReSAC)Interactive working session (“Fish bowl” in both rounds)
• 12:10 – 12:35 Round 1:
  Cornerstones of a successful research agenda in the Danube – Black Sea Region
• 12:35 – 13:00 Round 2:
  Requirements for education and training plans in the field of integrated water management in the Danube – Black Sea Region
• 12:35 – 13:15 / Reflection of the results from Round 1+2 (Pinboard)
• 13:15 – 14:30 / Working lunch
• 14:30 – 16:00 / Prioritisation and possible roadmap of identified key activities
  Martin Felix Gajdusek, ZSI, Adrian Stănică, GeoEcoMar
• 16:00 – 17:00 / Summarizing Outcomes and wrap-up of the Workshop in the SWOT matrix
  All partners

Agenda

Monday 19 March 2014

• 09.30 –10.00 / Registration of participants
• 10.00 -10.10 / Welcome addresses
  Gheorghe Oaie, General Director of GeoEcoMar
  

Introduction of participants. Tour de table

• 10.10 – 10.35 / New Research and Innovation oportunities provided by the Horizon 2020 Programme in the Danube Region
  Alexandra Vancea, NCP Coordinator – Ministry of National Education – Activity of Research
• 10.35 -10.50 / Introduction to FP 7 DANCERS Project
  Adrian Stănică – project coordinator (RO)
• 10.50 -11.20 / Presentation of the DANCERS Data Base of Projects
  Mihaela Păun, NISB
• 11.20 – 11.50 / Coffee break
• 11.50 – 12.20  /  Opportunities for European Cooperation within Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenge 5 on Integrated Management of River- Delta – Sea Systems (Life Sciences, Earth Sciences,  Environmental Sciences, Water Cycle)
  Adrian Stănică, project coordinator on behalf of Christos Fragakis, EC Officer, DG Research and Innovation
• 12.20 – 12.40 / Introduction to the workshop. Methods and programme
  Moderator: Panagiotis Michalopoulos, HCMR
  Adrian Stănică – project coordinator (RO)
• 12.40 – 13.00 /  Mapping of existing projects in Danube Area (DANCERS Data Base). 

Participants will be asked to analyse:
           What is strong
           What appears to be missing
           What should be strenghtened

By taking into account: domain / geographic distribution / field of interest

• 13.00 – 14.00 / Working lunch
• 14.00 – 15.30 / Mapping of existing projects in Danube Area (DANCERS Data Base).
  (continuation)
•  15.30 – 16.00 / Coffee break
• 16.00 – 17.00 / Development of a successful research & innovation agenda in the Danube – Black Sea Region (as support for innovative businesses in this area)
  Group discussions
• 17.00 – 18.00 / Medium and long term needs on human resources (education programs) in the field of water management and research in the Danube – Black Sea Region
  Group discussions
• 19.00 – 21.30 / Working dinner. Restaurant “La Mama – Ateneu”, Str. Episcopiei nr. 9

•  09.00 – 09.10 / Welcome and agenda of the day
  Adrian Stănică, GeoEcoMar
• 09.10 – 10.10 / Ideas of a new distributed Research Infrastructure in the field of water management and research in the Danube – Black Sea Region, in support of businesses.
  Group discussions
• 10.10 – 10.40 / Coffee break
• 10.40 – 12.00 / Conclusions of the Workshop
  All partners
• 12.30 – 14.00 / Joint lunch

Agenda

Monday 17 March 2014

•  09.30 – 09.40 / Welcome and agenda of the day
  Adrian Stănică, GeoEcoMar
• 09.40 – 10.30 / Group discussion of the results from the DANCERS Data Base (continuation from Day 1)
  
• 10.30 – 11.00 / Coffee break
• 11.00 – 12.00 / New ideas for the development of a successful research and innovation agenda in the Danube – Black Sea Region
  Group discussions
• 12.00 – 13.00 / New ideas for the development of new and successful education plans in the field of water management and research in the Danube – Black Sea Region
  Group discussions
• 13.00 – 14.30 / Working lunch
• 14.30 – 15.30 / New ideas for the development of new distributed Research Infrastructure in the field of water management and research in the Danube – Black Sea Region
  Group discussions
• 15.30 – 17.00 / Outcomes and wrap-up of the Workshop
  All partners