WP5 aims and goals

establish and maintain theme related co-operation / networking with partners and stakeholders for the development of sustainable crop productionpromote the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia and improve its (inter)national “visibility”improve networking and interconnectedness of KIS with the European Research Areadevelop multilateral relations

WP5: Building Networks / ERArelevant for Sustainable Crop production

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WP5: Building Networks / ERArelevant for Sustainable Crop production

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Participation in various events and clustersOrganization of various eventsCommitment and manifestation of our commitment to sustainable agricultureBuilding-upnetwork web-based CropSustaIn Portal (communication

documentory)

Build-Up Connections and Networking (1)

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8 interim visits to partners

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with 6 project partners from 4 countriessteering commitee (WP1)re-enforcing research potential: collaboration for the best (WP3)mobility visits & scientific targets (WP3)

First meeting, TODAY

for setting up programs and working topics

definition of common interests in the area of sustainable agriculture

direct / discuss ongoing collaboration projects

WP5

4 Meetings at KIS

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stakeholders & authorities

involve other existing collaborations scientific clusters

(inter)national events

should start with but go beyond the already defined 6 project partners

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2nd meeting at KIS (M12) stakeholder representatives from industryfarmer organisationsenduseretc.

- stimulate a dialogue- initiate and strengthen cooperation- new projects

Build-Up Connections and Networking (2)

4th meeting at KIS (M36) open to any new partner having joint the network

- recruited on conferences or from other clusters- national / international workshops etc.

to discuss future collaborations / projects

Build-Up Connections and Networking (2)

broadcasting agendas, events, scientific themes, news and headlines

-- PORT (M24)communication documentory for

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visualization of developing collaborations / clusters between KIS and partners, stakeholders, endusers

Example, Food Cluster Initiativehttp://www.foodclusterinitiative.eu

“building theEuropean Research Area in Food”

Participation (1) scientific clusters

Particiaption in Scientific Clusters representing CropSustaIn to a broader audience of institutes and research groups build up further connections and collaborations

embedding CropSustaIn into other networks build-up further connections and networking

Participation of a total of 8 KIS researchers at 4 international scientific conferences 18th ICVG, Internat. Council for Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Grapevine, 2015, Turkey 6th International Congress of Nematology, 2014, South Africa 29th International Horticultural Congress, August 2014, Brisbane, Australia International Mycological Conference, 2014, Thailand, or 10th International Congress of Plant Pathology, 2013, China

Participation (2) conferences

Organization / Participationworkshops in collaboration with EMBL

1. 4-day workshop on Molecular Phylogeny organized by KIS, held in Ljubljana for 30 participants from

- KIS and other Slovenian institutes (e.g., universities)- CropSustaIn partner organizations (AU-AGRO, DSMZ, JHI, JKI, INRA)

2. 5-day workshop on Bioinformatics in Agriculture organized by EMBL-EBI, held at Cambridge, GB, for up to 30 part.

- 9 researchers from KIS - CropSustaIn partners - EMBL-EBI partner institutions (e.g. Rothamsted, TGAC, John Innes Centre)

the open nature of these workshops will intensify existing collaborations (e.g., KIS – CropSustaIn Partners) facilitate establishment of new collaborations and CropSustaIN networking

Round table discussions (2, ca. 30 participants) with and for addressing the interests of stakeholders (farming industry, farming organizations, food industry) for implementing stakeholders into the CropSystaIn network and to attract them as supporters in ongoing and future projects topics of round table discussions:

- “integrated pest and disease management and organic farming in Slovenia” - “sustainable agriculture in small scale farming systems”

Participation of representatives from any CorpSustaIn partner is highly encouraged !!!

Organization (2) ROUND TABLE discussions

Seminars (3): KIS interconnectedness in the ERA with representatives from Slovenian authority bodies (ca. 50 participants) seminar topics:

- “European Research Area – priorities, exigencies, opportunities”- “New 7th FP calls: How can we become involved in EC financed projects?”- “Intellectual property rights in ERA”

Participation of representatives from CropSustaIn Partners is highly encouraged !!!

Organization (3) SEMINARS

international workshops (2) on sustainability in agriculture

for farmers, stakeholders and the general public with (ca. 100 participants)

Participation of representatives from CropSustaIn Partners is highly encouraged !!!

Organization (4) international workshops

CropSustaIn consortium / Agricultural Institute of Slovenia declares its commitment

for promoting sustainable agricultureto attract interest from other enteties in the ERAto attract incorporation of KIS and CropSustaIn also into similar other networks

A short and concise manifesto summerizes the commitmentpublished on the CropSustaIn platformKIS official “Quality Rules” for describing the mission of the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia

CommitmentThe Manifesto (M12)

Milestones & Deliverables / Reports01-03

04-06

07-09

10-12

13-15

16-18

19-21

22-24

25-27

28-30

31-33

34-36

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40-42

Meetings 1 12 24 36

Interim visits 67, 8,

910 30

31, 32

Round table 7 13

Seminars 12 22 29

Workshops 20 28

Joint Agenda & Platform

24

Participation in events

34

Organisation of events

34

Manifesto 12