MCFA 2011 Workshops & Meetings - 03 & 04 December 2011 - Leuven - Belgium

The venue is the Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe.
The exact address is:
Janseniusstraat 1, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
The meeting will be held in the conference room n°1.

http://www.leuveninstitute.eu/asp/ contact_us/contacts.asp

As for accommodations, we have reserved a number of twin rooms at the Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe, in the Irish College:

• Single occupancy: 105 euros (VAT included)
• Double occupancy: 65 euros per person (VAT included)
  Buffet breakfast is included.
  Each room has 2 beds and free Internet Access.

If you would like to book one of these rooms, please send the following registration form (room booking registration form) to reception@leuveninstitute.eu or to their fax number + 32 16 310 431. You can phone them at the following number + 32 16 310 430. Don't forget to mention to us your stay at the Irish College by indicating it in the meeting registration form bellow.

 

Provisional Programme

Friday, 02nd of December 2011
17.00	Guided tour of Leuven (2 hours) - historical guided tour (free, offered by the MCFA to the registered participants) Meeting point: to be announced soon Activity to be confirmed as we need a minimum of 10 participants.
19.00	Ice-breaking time: meeting the other participants Meeting point: Bar "De Werf", Hogeschoolplein 5, 3000 Leuven
Saturday, 03rd of December 2011
09.45	Registrations and welcome coffee
10.15	Introduction
10.25	How to shape your professional online identity and network? Christian Prokopp - Data Mining Engineer at Mendeley - United Kingdom
10.50	How Information Technology will shape the research world? Rui Pinto Guimaraes - MCFA - Greece
11.15	Coffee break
11.25	Online open access to documentation: the debates continues Speakers to be confirmed
12.00	Round table with the speakers (Q&A)
12.30	Lunch (on site)
14.00	Become a patent officer at the European Patent Office Speakers to be confirmed
14.45	Final Conclusions of the first session
15.00	Coffee break
15.10	MCFA Annual Meeting Entrance free for the MCFA 2011 full members who are not participating to the workshops sessions Only MCFA full members are expected to participate to this meeting
16.30	End of the first session
17.30	AMUSE GUEULE – WALKING DINNER! (Partly offered by the MCFA to the registered participants, 40€ for a funny walking dinner through Leuven) A culinary and cultural exploration! We hit the town and tour alongside the most interesting and charming sights of Leuven. But there’s more! The walk is interrupted no less than four times: we’re invited by four different restaurants who each serve a part of the menu, from aperitif to dessert. While walking from one restaurant to the other our guides will tell you all about Leuven and its famous residents. Tour duration: 3h30 Meeting point : to be confirmed
Sunday, 04th of December 2011
09.45	Welcome coffee
10.15	Introduction
10.25	A career in Industry : making it happen Natalia Balcazar - CEO of ENVIRO pro - Germany Yegor Domanov - Researcher at L'OREAL - France
11.10	Coffee break
11.25	The DOCENT project: outcomes Speakers to be confirmed
12.10	Lunch (on site)
13.10	The Marie Curie event Horizon For this talk only, the entrance is free Mike Rogers - Marie Curie Actions Team - European Commission - Belgium Odissefs Panopoulos - Marie Curie Actions Team - European Commission - Belgium
13.55	Final conclusions of the second session
14.10	End of the meeting

Registration Form