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8:00 - 9:30 |
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Registration of participants |
9:30 - 9:40 |
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Welcome address – Prof. DSc. Ivan Minkov, Director of the Institute of
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB); Ivan Totev, Mayor of Plovdiv |
9:40 – 9:50 |
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"Significance of the Widening measures and PlantaSYST in particular for
Bulgaria" – Zlatina Karova, Director of Science Directorate, Ministry of
Education and Science, Bulgaria |
9:50 – 10:10 |
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PlantaSYST Project Overview – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsanko Gechev, Coordinator
of the Project, IMBB project leader and Director of the Center of Plant Systems
Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) |
10:10 – 10:20 |
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Presentation of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB),
Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Prof. DSc. Ivan N. Minkov, IMBB Director |
10:20 – 10:30 |
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Presentation of Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute (MVCRI), Plovdiv,Bulgaria – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivanka Tringovska-Mendeva, MVCRI Deputy
Director |
10:30 – 10:40 |
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Presentation of the laboratory of Applied Biotechnology, The Stephan Angeloff
Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences(IMicB), Plovdiv,
Bulgaria – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milen Georgiev, IMicB project leader |
10:40 – 11:00 |
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Coffee break |
11:00 – 11:10 |
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Presentation of Potsdam University (UP), Potsdam, Germany – Teresa
Rodriguez, EU Research Officer/International research cooperation, UP |
11:10 – 11:20 |
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Presentation of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology(MPG),
Potsdam-Golm, Germany – Dr. Saleh Alseekh, MPG |
11:20 – 11:40 |
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Presentation of the International Scientific Advisory Board(ISAB) and its role
in PlantaSYST – Prof. Dr. Stefan Hörtensteiner, University of Zurich,
Switzerland; Prof. Dr. Frank Van Breusegem, Flanders Institute of
Biotechnology (VIB) and University of Gent, Belgium |
11:40 - 12:00 |
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Questions and answers |
12:00 – 13:30 |
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Lunch break restaurant, 1 st floor) |
13:30 – 14:20 |
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Teaming Action within the H2020 Work Programme "Spreading Excellence and
Widening Participation". EC – Policy aspects of Teaming – Deputy Director
General, European Commission (EC) – Directorate-General for Research and
Innovation (DG RTD) (tbc); Ralitsa Atanasova, Policy Officer, Unit B.5,
European Commission (EC).
REA – Role and expectations from PlantaSYST – Federica Roffi, Deputy Head of
Unit, Unit B.5, Research Executive Agency (REA) of the European Commission
(EC). |
14:20 – 15:00 |
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REA and PlantaSYST's Implementation: Legal, Financial and Administrativea aspects – Dr. Maria Korda, PlantaSYST Project Adviser, Unit B.5, Research
Executive Agency (REA) of the European Commission (EC). |
15:20 – 16:00 |
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Round table – Representatives of the six PlantaSYST consortium beneficiaries,
the Research Executive Agency (REA) and the European Commission (EC), the
Bulgarian Government (Ministry of Education and Science), Plovdiv
Municipality, the International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) of PlantaSYST,
and other stakeholders relevant to the action. |
16:00 – 16:15 |
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Questions and answers and closing remarks of day 1 |
16:30 – 18:30 |
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Plovdiv guided tour(optional) |
18:30 |
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Dinner, Restaurant Odeon in the city entre |