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General European Highlights

5^th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress and the Future of Chemistry in Society
Europe´s biggest chemistry congress took place in Istanbul from 31 August to 4 September.
With topics ranging from nano-sciences to green energy and water, more than 1100 contributions were presented during this high profile event gathering chemists coming from almost 70 countries from all over the world.
The immense possibilities of chemistry presented at the 5th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress were of great relevance not only for the research community. These societal possibilities, which covered most of the EU2020 flagship initiatives, were also clearly meaningful for the environment, health, food, industry, SMEs, and energy production.
The following EuCheMS Chemistry Congress will take place in Seville, 2016.
Source: http://www.euchems.eu/

Carlos Moedas proposed as the new Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science
On his mission letter to Carlos Moedas, Jean-Claude Juncker mentions some of the priorities for Research, Innovation and Science:
• Promoting the international excellence of the EU’s research and science and strengthening research capacities and innovation strategies.
• Mobilising innovative financial instruments available under Horizon 2020, facilitating investment in education, research and innovation infrastructure while maximising synergies with other priorities such as the European Energy Union by supporting research in energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies.
• Making sure that Commission proposals and activities are based on sound scientific evidence and contribute best to our jobs and growth agenda.
• Focusing more on applied research, with a greater participation of the private sector and a special focus on SMEs.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Italian Presidency Priorities Presented at ITRE Committee
The priorities of the Italian Council Presidency were outlined by Italian ministers to the Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament on 2 and 3 September.
The key priorities for the upcoming months will be decarbonising energy in the EU, identifying specific measures to boost energy supply security and establishing stable relations with third country.
Moreover, Italian minister for education, universities and research Stefania Giannini highlighted the importance of investing in research and training, achieving true mobility for researchers in the EU and promoting the “Partnership in Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area” (PRIMA).
Source: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/

The Effect of River Nutrients on Marine Life
A recently published JRC article describes the strong link between the nutrients in European rivers and marine productivity (up to fish production) in the Mediterranean Sea from 1960 to 2012.
The article is the first ever to describe a strong and significant correlation between river nutrient loads and biological production holding over a substantial time period in the Mediterranean Sea. It also provides the first quantitative evidence of the close relationship between chemical conditions, marine productivity and fish abundance in the basin. It postulates that such abundance is due primarily to environmental factors such as nutrient concentration.
Source: https://ec.europa.eu

EU-Russia Researchers' Mobility Forum
Partnership in science through mobility is the focus of the EU-Russia Researcher's Mobility Forum which will take place in Brussels on the 25 September. The event will showcase success stories from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA), a programme set up by the European Commission to support researchers in all phases of their careers and in all scientific disciplines, to improve their working conditions and to foster mobility across borders and sectors. Fellows who have benefited from MSCA funding will present their own work at a poster session combined with elevator pitch for an even greater impact and more dynamic presentation. The event will also feature special interdisciplinary sessions dedicated to health, climate change and nanotechnology research – main EU-Russia research areas covered by the MSCA.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

European Researchers' Night events – 26 September
The European Researchers’ Night events offer a wide variety of fun-learning activities, from behind-the-scenes guided tours of research labs normally closed to the public, through interactive science shows, to hands-on experiments and workshops. You can check where the activities are taking place through this interactive map.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Funding Updates and Awards

EUROGIA2020
Deadline: 2 October 2014
Source: http://www.eurogia.com/projects/upcoming-calls.html

A selection of Horizon 2020 calls

Decentralized Hydrogen Production from Clean CO2-containing Biogas
Deadline: 6 November 2014
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Nutrient Recovery from Biobased Waste Streams and Residues
Deadline: 15 November 2014
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Converting CO2 into Chemicals
Deadline: 3 February 2015
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Response Capacities to Oil Spills and Marine Pollutions
Deadline: 3 February 2015
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Consultations and Roadmaps

Survey "Which Materials for Sustainable Construction"
The European Commission has launched a survey to develop a research and innovation roadmap and answer the challenging question: "Which Materials for Sustainable Construction?"
The aims of the survey are to 1) identify and prioritise research and innovation needs for new advanced materials meeting the challenges and the new legislations for sustainable and competitive construction; 2) propose solutions to overcome barriers to exploitation and deployment of research results in the construction industry.
Deadline: 30 September 2014
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Public Consultation on the Ratification by the EU of the Minamata Convention on Mercury
The aim of this consultation is to solicit stakeholders' input on specific issues related to the implementation of the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The results of the consultation will be used as input for the preparation of the Impact Assessment covering specific key areas where EU legislation may need to be amended.
Deadline: 14 November 2014
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Consultation on Horizon 2020 Science with and for Society Work Programme 2016-2017
The objective of the Part V of Horizon 2020 'Science with and for Society' is: "to build effective cooperation between science and society, to recruit new talent for science, and to pair scientific excellence with social awareness and responsibility.
The aim of this consultation is to obtain views and contributions from a broad constituency on the potential priorities for the 'Science with and For Society' work programme part covering the period 2016-2017.
Deadline: 30 November 2014
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Business Updates

Call for Innovation Proposals – From Lab to Market
KIC InnoEnergy, a European company for innovation, business creation and education in sustainable energy, has launched a new Call for Innovation Proposals dedicated to boosting the effectiveness and speed of the go to market process of green innovations in Europe. KIC InnoEnergy innovation projects are open to public-private consortia which currently has an innovative technology project and are looking to accelerate the deployment of their lab idea into a marketable product.
source: http://www.cvent.com/

Upcoming EuCheMS Recognised Events

Ischia Advanced School of Organic Chemistry
21 - 25 September 2014
Ischia, Italy
Website: http://www.iasoc.it

Bunsentagung 2015
14 - 16 May 2015
Bochum, Germany
Website: http://www.bunsentagung.de/

Energy Science Technology Conference 2015
20 - 22 May 2015
Karlsruhe, Germany
Website: http://www.est-conference.com/

6th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress

11 September- 15 September 2016
Seville, Spain
http://www.euchems-seville2016.eu/

Energy Science Technology 2015

20 - 22 May 2015
Karlsruhe, Germany
Website: http://www.est-conference.com/

Forthcoming Events

7th CEWEP Waste-to-Energy Congress, Brussels
24 – 25 September
Brussels, Belgium
Source: http://cewep.eu/

TECHITALY 2014 – Information on Horizon 2020: Transforming Global Challenges into Opportunities for Growth
25 September
Brussels, Belgium
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

EU-Russia Researchers' Mobility Forum
25 September
Brussels, Belgium
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

Nanoschool 2014
6 – 9 October 2014
Madeira Island, Portugal
Source: http://cqm.uma.pt/

Fourth International Conference on Food Studies
20 - 21 October 2014
Prato, Italy
Source: http://food-studies.com/

Information Days on the Research PPPs on Factories of the Future, Energy-efficient Buildings, Green Vehicles and Sustainable Process Industry
21 October 2014
Brussels, Belgium
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/

EuCheMS Newsletter September issue

Do not miss EuCheMS Newsletter latest issue with information on EuCheMS - JRC joint activities; European employment survey for chemists and chemical engineers; Expo 2015; EuCheMS annual report and much more! You can read it all here.

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