Strategic workshops

Shaping Cities for the New Challenges

This TUD Workshop focused on scientific and technological novelties, highlighting under-developed scientific areas, and stimulating their strategic development, contributing to shaping cities for the new challenges.

Transport and Urban Development (TUD)

Upon invitation only

External events

'COST and European Cooperation in Basic Research' at the South Moravian Innovation Centre (JIC)

COST was invited to the monthly meeting of research grant managers and researchers organised by the South Moravian Innovation Centre in Brno, Czech Republic, to provide hands-on information on how to join COST Actions.

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Domain-specific strategic event

Young Researchers direct the way to Innovation in the Forest-based sector - COST Young Researchers' Forum at the 8th FTP Conference

Following the success of the Early-Stage Researchers’ Forum at the 7th FTP Conference, COST organised an Early-Stage Researchers' Forum at the 8th FTP Conference organised by the the Forest-based Technology Platform.

Forests, their Products and Services (FPS)

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External events

COST Info Day: Promoting New Emerging Infrastructure and Research Projects

COST has been invited to organise an Info Day at the Wroclaw Research Centre EIT+ in order to introduce the COST programme and opportunities. This effort is part of COST's commitment to increase inclusiveness in COST activities, while fostering scientific excellence throughout Europe.

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Transdisciplinary strategic event

Relationship between genome and epigenome Joint Workshop

This COST and European Commission Research & Innovation Framework Programme workshop brought together scientists from the COST Actions and from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) to discuss the link between genome and epigenome.

Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS)
Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies (CMST)
Food and Agriculture (FA)

Upon invitation only

External events

Dinner Debate: How Can Networking in Science and Technology Help SMEs Meet the Innovation Union Goals?

On 29 January 2012 COST organised a dinner debate together with the K4I (Knowledge 4 Innovation) Forum of the European Parliament on the topic of 'Enhancing SME cooperation in Science and Technology'. This debate aimed at opening a forum where the SME voice and interest in joining European programmes is heard, promoting SMEs participation in European science and technology networking, and devising opportunities for simplified access of SMEs to participate in European research programmes.

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COST Action events

'The Role of the EU in UN Human Rights Reform' - Policy Meeting: Presentation of Results to EU Policy-Makers

In the framework of COST IS0702, various human rights research centres, notably members of the Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI), carried out joint research activities related to achievements, gaps and weaknesses in the United Nations human rights protection mechanisms, as well as the contribution of the EU and its member states towards strengthening these mechanisms. COST Action IS0702 presented the results of its work to European policy-makers.

Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health (ISCH)

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Exploratory workshops

Arctic Shipping: Navigation through challenging waters

This Open Workshop was held on 25 January 2013 in the week dedicated to the Arctic Frontiers. Arctic Frontiers supports open and independent dialogue, builds partnerships, and contributes to the discussion about pan-arctic political strategies for sustainable development in the Arctic.

Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health (ISCH)

Open to public

COST Action events

Tracing Social Inequalities in Environmentally-Induced Migration

COST Action IS1001 was delighted to support 'Tracing Social Inequalities in Environmentally-Induced Migration'. The second 2012 ESF-Bielefeld University research conference, this event focused on social inequalities between world regions, countries, organisations, groups and categories of people involved in environmental and climate-induced migration.

Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health (ISCH)

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