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4th Conference of the Mediterranean Neuroscience Society
30 September - 3 October 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey
Call for Abstracts

The 4th Conference of Mediterranean Neuroscience Society (MNS) is happy to launch the call for abstracts.
Deadline for the submission of an abstract is May 15, 2012.

The MNS strives to strengthen exchanges between Mediterranean neuroscientists, promote education in the neurosciences and increase public awareness of progress made. Professor Giuseppe Di Giovanni, an academic member of staff the Department of Physiology and Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, University of Malta, will have the honour of chairing a Symposium at the conference entitled 'Serotonin implication in neuropsychiatric disorders: a translational approach.'

The participation of scientists from Malta is encouraged to further collaborations with our Mediterranean neighbours.

The abstract must be sent by email.

The MNS, the N€uromed consortium, and the ISIS consortium will provide stipends for young qualified researchers.

Abstract Form
Times New Roman font style, 10 font size
Title: capitalise first letter of each word in the title
Name(s) the authors
Address(es) of the author(s)
The full postal address

Abstract
It should not exceed 300 words and should describe the scope, hypothesis or rationale for the work and the main findings. Abstract must include following sections:
Problem Statement: This section should include answers of the questions:

• Why was research needed?
• What was the context of the work?
• Introduce the problem or provide background for what you will address.

• What did you do and how did you go about solving or making progress on the problem.
• Describe the method of research, study, or analysis applied to the problem.

• What results did you get?
• State what you found and relate it to the problem.
• Summarize the major results in numbers, avoid vague, hand waving results such as 'very small' or 'significant'.

• What are the implications of your answer?
• State the relevance, implications, or significance of the results or conclusions, to the business.
• Significance of work is often implied by the recommendations or implications for future work.

ELYPSE - European League of Young and Prospective SciEntists - is a pan-european network of prospective Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral researchers who already stand out in their environment due to above-the-average accomplishments stemming from out-of-the-box thinking and acting. ELYPSE sees itself as a center of excellence and relevance of prospective Ph.D. candidates and postdoctoral researchers in Europe and an intellectual back-up for Europe, delivering high quality EU added value.

It performs scientific activities which are in nature complementary and supportive to the already existing ones in Europe and builds on the existing European structures and initiatives, augmenting the existing research and knowledge base for the benefit of Europe.

The network ELYPSE is in its initial phase. At present we are still recruiting young talents from all across Europe, sectors and disciplines to enrich our structures, intellectual resources and knowledge base. All Ph.D. candidates and researchers in a postdoctoral phase from the EU countries are welcome to join us and can apply if they meet eligibility criteria.

Contact Details:
Izabela Stanisławiszyn
Email
Website

The Malta Council for Science and Technology will be organising an information session on the Horizon 2020 Programme. Horizon 2020 will be the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The Programme will run from 2014 to 2020 with an €80 billion budget and aims to implement the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe’s global competitiveness.

The information session will be held on Wednesday 18 April between 1000hrs and 1200hrs. Mr Alan Cross, Deputy Head of Unit from the European Commission will deliver the main presentation.

Should you wish to attend this session, please send an email. 

The SG is looking for a new trainee with the Erasmus Placement or Leonardo da Vinci grants starting in June 2012. The candidate should have strong language skills in both English and Spanish.

The trainee would assist in the development of networking activities; the organisation of meetings and events; the general administrative support, follow-up of EU policies in education and training; and the management and dissemination of information. Interested candidates should send a CV and Cover Letter by email.

For the details of the position, please contact the SG Secretariat. 

The FP7 Health Partnering event co-organised by the projects HEALTH-NCP-NET and Fit for Health, is scheduled to be held on 30 May 2012, in Brussels.

The Partnering Event will offer the possibility to present participants’ project ideas or company expertise in order to extend their cooperation with international partners in the Health sector. On this same day, there will be a possibility to participate in pre-booked bilateral meetings to establish new contacts and partnerships.

In order to participate please register by clicking here. Kindly declare the participation in plenary session and flash presentation sessions only.

The brokerage event will be back to back with the Open information day, organized by the European Commission scheduled to be held on 29 May 2012 to which you are also invited to attend.

Information and registration on the Open Info Day can be found here.

In this context, you may also wish to take advantage of our Brokerage Events scheme to attend the above mentioned meeting. The Council can reimburse your flight up to €500 and a flat rate for accommodation of €100 per night.

DG Information Society and Media of the European Commission have recently launched a call for public consultation on Future Network Technologies Research and Innovation in HORIZON2020.

Future Network Technologies research in HORIZON2020 will primarily be addressed under the Industrial Leadership pillar, which will aim at making Europe a more attractive location to invest in research and innovation, by promoting activities where businesses set the agenda.

Through this consultation, the Commission is seeking advice, comments and input to address and help prioritize in a strategic manner the needs and challenges in network communications research in Europe in HORIZON2020 from researchers in the industry and the academia, providers, manufacturers, current and future users of networks communications.

The deadline for sending contributions is 15 May. The results of this consultation will be presented at an Open Workshop organised on 29 June 2012 in Brussels, where key contributions will be invited to make a presentation of their ideas for HORIZON2020 Future Networks Research.

The call is accessible via the website.

EURAMET e.V. announces the launch of the EMRP Call for Researcher Grants, jointly funded by EURAMET and the European Union.

Applications are invited for:

• Stage 3 of the Call on behalf of the JRP-Consortia for Researcher Excellence Grants (REG) and Researcher Mobility Grants (RMG)
• Open Call for Early-Stage Researcher Mobility Grants (ESRMG).

• EMRP Call 2009 - Energy
• EMRP Call 2010 - Industry & Environment
• EMRP Call 2011 - Health, SI Broader Scope & New Technologies.

Are you a post-doc or have you been working as a researcher for at least 4 years? Would you like to expand your research experience with a stay in a foreign host institution? Are you ready for a new challenge and an international career? Are you keen to learn new research skills and approaches? Do you want to broaden your network and mature as an independent researcher?

Or is your organisation or department interested in hosting an experienced researcher?

Then the Marie Curie Individual Fellowships are made for you.

Nearly 80 years after her death, Marie Curie is assisting researchers to carry out outstanding research through a funding programme which carries her name. The Marie Curie Fellowships (under the People Programme in the 7th Framework Programme), provides funding for individual researchers, allowing them to diversify and broaden their scientific knowledge and skills. These are mobility fellowships, meaning you must move to a different country.

The Marie Curie Actions are open to all disciplines and fields of research (except for nuclear research). It is important to understand that funding is awarded following a competitive process based on peer review. The Marie Curie fellowships cover the salary of the researcher and also provide additional mobility allowances to the researcher. On the other hand, the host institution will receive a contribution to cover the research and training expenses and a contribution for overheads costs.

The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST), as the National Contact Point Organisation for FP7 in Malta, assists researchers to tap into these funds.

For further information on the Marie Curie Fellowships kindly contact Ms Anthea Fabri, FP7 National Coordinator, by email.

The current call is open until 16 August 2012.