NANOSTRUCTURED AND FUNCTIONAL POLYMERBASED MATERIALS AND NANOCOMPOSITES

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NANOFUN-POLY, NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE
NANOSTRUCTURED AND FUNCTIONAL POLYMER-BASED
MATERIALS AND NANOCOMPOSITES
WP14 Spreading of Excellence - Communication and
Linking to Society Leader 13. FORTH / ICE-HT,
Hellas
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Leader FORTH / ICE-HT (C. Galiotis) Responsibilit
y To develop/organize/apply communication tools
to improve the NoEs efficiency and relate to the
JPS Committee.
Table of Partitipants
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• Objectives of WP14
• To develop and apply a set of communication tools
  that will allow the Network to improve its
  efficiency in
• Integrating partner knowledge and development
  plans
• Spreading knowledge generated inside the network
• Link the Network to society to continuously
  monitor needs and regulations
• Link the Network to industries to continuously
  monitor needs and opportunities
• Link the Network to other scientific institutions
  and/or Networks to continuously monitor new
  scientific
• and technological developments.
• Main Activities in WP14
• WEB related activities
• Newsletters, creation of a scientific journal
• Interactions with the society

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Main Deliverables of WP14

• WP Progress Reports
• Periodic workshops for specific topics (in
  collaboration with WP 4-7)
• Annual Network workshop
• Assistance to international conference
  organization for young scientists
• NANOFUN-POLY website providing different
  communication functions
• Forum, discussion groups,
• Filing of reports and publications
• Public and restricted sections,
• Advertising for courses and
  conferences
• Positions available in Network
  partners,
• Virtual learning, etc.
• NANOFUN-POLY newsletter
• Edition of a scientific journal
• Communications to general public
• Input to regional, national and EU policy
  committees
• Common logo

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• WP14 Spreading of Excellence - Communication and
  Linking to Society
• First 18 months

• Tasks
• Development of a dual-use WEB-based portal
  (www.nanofun.net) at three levels
• Simplified, Advanced and Restricted.
• Advanced level will include
• Summaries of Joint Research projects and
  Transfer Technology programmes,
• Publications
• Advances in Ph.D activities,
• Conferences/ workshops proceedings
• Articles in newspapers,
• Links to other related web pages
• Online technology database available only to
  project partners.
• Major operation Establish opportunities for
  virtual distance learning
• Simplified level will include
• Multimedia presentations
• On-line articles available to the public.
• Announcements.

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• WP14 Spreading of Excellence - Communication and
  Linking to Society
• First 18 months

• Tasks (continued)
• Establish outreach staff at FORTH / ICE-HT
• Help to organise Europe-wide generic
  introductory workshops/training
• Design, construct and populate web-portal (in
  collaboration with JPI and JPR)
• Maintenance Updating of web portal with
  info-emerging techs
• Design, distribute and support outreach
  articles/releases for European media
• The core of this task will be the
  establishment of a new scientific Journal
  targeting to Nanostructured Polymers and
  Polymer-based Nanocomposites

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Activities in WP14 supported by NANOFUN (First 18
months)
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List of Deliverables in WP14 (First 18 months)