EU, USA: Transatlantic Methods for Handling Global Challenges

PILOT PROJECTS OUTPUTS

Each project has to comprise the following parts:
. Comparative analysis of current US and EU policy towards the problem at hand;
. Conference involving the research and the policy communities on both sides of the Atlantic; the conference findings should be made available on the internet;
. Publication of the projects' findings and recommendations in ways that are easily accessible for policy makers (both a web version and a printed version will be required).

An important part of the initiative will be a final wrap-up conference organised under the auspices of the European Commission in winter 2011 for all projects. All project leaders are expected to attend this final conference. The participation of all US and EU partners at this conference is essential because it will be the only opportunity for applicants and funding entities to meet and share ideas. It is also
intended as a forum for discussion to help the EU and US administrations make important decisions on how best to coordinate. There should be for each project at least one participant from each participating organisation. Beneficiaries will present the results/findings/ recommendations from their project in specific workshops, with a view to pulling together results, recommendations and conclusions to be compiled in a publication and presented to the EU-US Summit of 2012.

TARGET AUDIENCE FOR PROJECTS EU, US:
Conferences and publications are aimed at representatives of the academic community, the media, civil society and non-governmental organisations, the business community, legislators and policy executives at the relevant government level in both the EU and the US.

ELIGIBLE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES
. Seminars, conferences and workshops;
. Publications;
. Briefing sessions, speaking tours and study visits targeting decision-makers and opinionformers, such as federal or national/state legislators and staff; civil servants; business people, civil society organisations, NGO representatives and journalists.

PROFILE OF APPLICANTS
Subject to their meeting the eligibility criteria set out in Section 8, proposals are invited from the following kinds of organisations:
. Think tanks and other policy-oriented non-governmental organisations
. Other kinds of NGOs and civil society organisations
. Universities, research centres
. Not-for-profit business associations, Chambers of commerce
. Trade unions and labour organisations

Deadline: 2/10/2009

Contact:
Lenka STIBURKOVA
lenka.stiburkova@ ec.europa. eu
DG RELEX C1, CHAR 14/003
Avenue du Bourget n°1
1140 Evere, Brussels
http://ec.europa.eu/

Source: http://nno.ecn.cz/index.stm?apc=nF2x1--&x=2194613