The Horizon 2020 Information day was arranged on November 21 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The event was organized by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia in collaboration and with the support of the Eap PLUS project.

The information day was attended by the representatives of the Georgian scientific community, research universities and scientific centers. The event agenda included the topics related to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme, participation rules, legal and financial issues, various  opportunities for enhancing international cooperation for Georgian scientists etc. the following speakers delivered presentations:  Dr. Béla Kardon- the Chief Scientific Officer and Mr. Ádám Dávid – international expert from the Regional Centre for Information and Scientific Development (RCISD).  Dr. Teymuras Kurzchalia – research Group leader at Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics.  

The second session of the event focused on the SPIRE Calls (Sustainable Process Industry) .  Secure, clean and efficient energy (2018- 2020)  and SPIRE was presented by the Georgian National Contact Point Ms. Natalia Shatirishvili, SPIRE National Contact Point – Ms. Marita Arabidze and Dr. Jaroslaw Piekarski- National Contact Point in Poland also made a presentation through skype call.

The third session was led by the Georgian NCP panel discussing the recently published work programme and the upcoming calls in their fields: Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing (NCP Dr. Maia Okujava); Information and Communication technologies (Dr. Givi Kochoradze); Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine Maritime and inland Water research and the Bioeconomy (NCP Dr. Vladimer Elisashvili).

Useful links and materials of the Information day, including the presentations can be found here.