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Public information by the SNOWMAN group

„The ERA-Net SNOWMAN“ ( S ustainable ma N agement of s O il and ground W ater under the pressure of soil pollution and soil conta M in A tio N ). Public information by the SNOWMAN group . Content. What is an ERA-Net? SNOWMAN among others The target groups of SNOWMAN SNOWMAN‘s central message

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Public information by the SNOWMAN group

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  1. „The ERA-Net SNOWMAN“(Sustainable maNagement of sOil and groundWater under the pressure of soil pollution and soil contaMinAtioN) Public information by the SNOWMAN group

  2. Content • What is an ERA-Net? • SNOWMAN among others • The target groups of SNOWMAN • SNOWMAN‘s central message • What does SNOWMAN want? • The SNOWMAN research projects • The future of SNOWMAN • The SNOWMAN partners • Contact

  3. What is an ERA-Net? • ERA-Net = European Research Area Network • Contribution to making the ERA a reality • ERA-Net = main tool for the EU‘s FP 6 to support cooperation and coordination of Research Programmes at the national or regional level in the Member States (MS) and Associated States (AS) through: • ERA-Net scheme has a long-term perspective that must also allow for • the different way that research is organised in different MS and AS. • the networking of research activities conducted at national/regional level, and • the mutual opening of national and regional Research Programmes. 1.

  4. SNOWMAN among others • > 70 ERA-Nets exist around Europe, • European Commission identified 15 Environment ERA-Nets in FP6: • 5 have not started a call yet, • 5 are planning a coordinated call, • 5 of these have completed or launched a coordinated call. • SNOWMAN is one of the 5 Environment ERA-Nets having a coordinated call lauched or completed! 2. Source: Presentation of the EC regarding ERA-Nets and FP7, 09/2007

  5. SNOWMAN‘s target groups 3.

  6. SNOWMAN’s central message • SNOWMAN is • a network of national funding organisations and administrations • providing the research platform for soil and groundwater • briding the gap between knowledge demand and supply. • SNOWMAN wants to achieve its goal within a timeframe of 5 years. 4.

  7. What does SNOWMAN want? SNOWMAN wants to encourage trans-national cooperation of research and innovation activities making the ERA for sustainable management of soil and groundwater pollution a reality. • This communication objective will be supported by • informing funding organisations about the advantages of joining SNOWMAN • a network of soil and groundwater researchers in Europe, and • the maximum use of research results due to an involvement of knowledge users in all phases of the RTD process. 5.

  8. The SNOWMAN research projects (1) Based on the results of the SNOWMAN call evaluation process, the Call Steering Committee of SNOWMAN has recommended 5 projects for funding: 6.

  9. The SNOWMAN research projects (2) 6.

  10. The future of SNOWMAN • SNOWMAN duration: 01.01.2004 – 30.06.2009 • SNOWMAN‘s pilot call: 01.12.2006 – 28.02.2007 • SNOWMAN Research Programme: December 2008 • SNOWMAN research projects start: End 2007, duration: 12 months • SNOWMAN works on an enlargement of the funders group including a funding commitment by them to the SNOWMAN Research Programme. • SNOWMAN aims to continue as an ERA-Net project: • With a broadened topic / widened group of partners countries. • By an application to the call for applications under FP 7th in 2009. 7.

  11. The SNOWMAN partners Sweden United Kingdom Flanders (Belgium) Germany The Netherlands Austria France 8.

  12. Contact SNOWMAN Secretariat SNOWMAN coordinator Arnd Wieland c/o Federal Environment Agency of Germany Woerlitzer Platz 1 D-06844 Dessau-Rosslau, Germany Phone: +49 – 340 2103 3026 E-mail: secretariat@snowman-era.net Dr. Stefan Vetter Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water EconomyStubenring 1A-1010 Vienna, Austria Phone: +43 - 1 711 00 6710 E-mail: stefan.vetter@lebensministerium.at Homepage www.snowman-era.net 9.

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