Microbes-4-Climate Kick-off meeting
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Braga, Portugal, 20-21 March 2024
The Microbes4Climate Kickoff Meeting will take place on February 20th and 21st at the MIRRI-ERIC Headquarters, University of Minho. The meeting will cover sessions, presentations, and discussions. The opening session will include welcoming remarks and an introduction of participants, including Mr. Francesco Gatto from the European Commission. The topics include Microbes4Climate work packages, financial execution, reporting, TNA workflows, synergies with existing projects, and project management and ethics.
Agenda
20/03
21/03
20/03
9:00: Registration
Session I – Opening Session
9:30 – 9:45: Welcome by Ana Portugal Melo (MIRRI-ERIC) and Rector of University of Minho, Professor Rui Vieira de Castro
9:45 – 10:00: Project Officer Presentation by Mr. Francesco Gatto (European Commission)
10:00 – 11:00: Introduction of Participants
10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break
Session II – Introduction to Microbes4Climate
11:00 – 11:30: Overview of Microbes4Climate by Nelson Lima (UMinho)
11:30 – 12:00: Financial execution and reporting of TNAs by Mr Francesco Gatto (European Commission)
12:00 – 12:30: Q&A
12:30 – 14:30: Lunch Break
Session III – Zooming in Microbes4Climate I
14:30 – 15:00: WP1: Catalogue of services by Rosa Aznar (UVEG-CECT)
15:00 – 15:30: WP2: Microbial single-cell genomic analyses by Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse (UNIV RENNES)
15:30 – 16:00: WP3: Establishment and validation of synthetic microbial communities by Tanja Kostic (AIT)
16:00 – 16:30: Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:00: WP6: Legal, regulatory, ethical, and intellectual property affairs by Matthew Ryan (CABI)
17:00 – 17:30: WP7: Community building, training, and user engagement by Michel Boer (AnaEE ERIC)
21/03
Session IV – Zooming in Microbes4Climate II:
9:00 – 9:30: WP8: Increasing visibility and outreach by Francisco Rocha (SPI)
9:30 – 10:00: WP4: TA/VA – Transnational and Virtual Access Programme by Nelson Lima (UMinho)
10:00-10:30: WP5: Data management and access by Ana Mellado (LifeWatch ERIC)
10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break
Session V – Showcasing TNA workflows (Institution – Services and Resources – Implementation):
11:00 – 12:30: Selected 5-minutes pitches from various institutions
13:00 – 14:30: Lunch Break
15:00 – 15:45: Session VI – Synergies with existing projects: TNAs in the AGROSERV Project – the implementation process, challenges, and glories by Michel Boer (AnaEE-ERIC)
Session VII – Project Management and Report
15:45: Project Management and Ethics by Ana Portugal Melo (MIRRI-ERIC)
16:30: Closing by Ana Portugal Melo (MIRRI-ERIC) and Vice-Rector of University of Minho, Professor Eugénio Campos Ferreira