The Star-Net Transport Project implemented with the participation of ARC Fund and the Enterprise Europe Network B2Europe West Poland are organizing International Conference on SMEs in Surface Transport. The conference will take place at the Poznan International Fair in Poland next 17th of June, integrated in the ITM POLAND 2009, the “largest fair of modern technologies for industry in the New Europe”.
The conference will specifically address small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the Surface Transport sector, raising their awareness to the opportunities on the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). International experts will give to SMEs an overview of the existing mechanisms to support their R&D activities under FP7 and provide guidelines on how to build a successful strategy since the generation of ideas to the submission of proposals.
Participants will have the opportunity to also attend the TRANSPORTA 2009, the Exhibition of Logistics, Transport and Shipping, and the Transnational Technology Transfer Day, co-organised by the Star-Net Transport Project and Enterprise Europe Network where the participants will have the opportunity to match their knowledge needs with solution providers from all over Europe.
Participation is free of charge!
Deadline for registration – 5 June 2009
Invitation and Conference Agenda
The Star-Net Transport is a European project with 16 partners from 14 European countries aiming to develop an effective network to support to the surface transport sector in Europe. The network is composed by institutions with different background including transport associations, consulting firms, academia and industry, to provide value-added services to the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to raise their R&D activities and increase their participation on the FP7 transport programme.
The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is the largest network of contact points providing information and advice to EU companies on EU matters, in particular small and medium enterprises (SMEs). ARC Fund is the national co-ordinator of Enterprise Europe Network in Bulgaria.
For more information:
Denitsa Marinova
tel.: +359 2 9733000
