EARTO Annual Conference in Paris: presentations are now available online
The EARTO Annual Conference 2009 took place in Paris on 5th and 6th May. Presentations and pictures from the conference are now available here.
EARTO Innovation Prize
EARTO is launching an annual innovation prize in order to promote the RTO profession, both to potential customers as well as to a wider political and general public. The EARTO Innovation Prize is open only to EARTO members. A jury selected to provide a balanced representation from the worlds of research, industry, public service and innovation will make up to three awards in any one year.
The Prize will reward recent innovations achieved with a significant contribution from an EARTO member. Rewarded innovations will have the following characteristics:
· social and/or economic relevance;
· innovative originality;
· proven or at least plausibly demonstrated practical application, and
· proven or at least plausibly demonstrated viability.
For further details please see here:
Rules and Procedures
Summary
Application Form
To contact the EARTO Secretariat concerning the prize please use the e-mail address: prize[at]earto.eu
About EARTO
EARTO is the European trade association representing over 350 Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) from across Europe.
It promotes and defends their interests by monitoring European research and innovation policy and making representations.
It organises seminars, working groups, conferences and other activities to help its members to meet, exchange good professional practice and develop joint projects.
It assists its members to better employ the funding and other opportunities provided by European research and innovation policy. More...
About RTOs
Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) are specialised knowledge organisations dedicated to the development and transfer of science and technology to the benefit of the economy and society. RTOs occupy the middle ground between academic research and practical application.
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