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What you are not supposed to do to have success in FP7?

Florian BERGHEA

FP7 – Multiplier

RCRD – research center

Carol Davila University of MedicineBucuresti14 februarie 2007

berghea2@gmail.com

FP6 Evaluator (several years)

Proposal writer & Project Manager of ARMS (FP6 project – app 1 MIL EURO)

One of the 4 Romanian multipliers (2 years training in Research management & FP environment – EC supported program)

Research Manager of RCRD

Florian BERGHEARCRD – research center

Carol Davila University of Medicine

berghea2@gmail.com

Ho to be successful in FP7 ?

EVALUATION

LEVEL

COUNTRY

UNIT

GROUP

AREAS

ORGANISATION

COMMUNICATION

MOTIVATION

PHASE

PREPARATION

IMPLEMENTATION

1. Be organized

2. Be informed

3. Be connected

4. Be motivated

5. Be realistic

6. Be strong

1. Be organized

•Is your organization ready for FP7?

•Does everybody know what is his/ her role in FP7 wave?

1. Be organized

•Do you have?•Leaders to build a project•Proposal writers to write your proposals•FP5,6… evaluators to refine your proposal•Translators to translate your proposals•Accountants to solve the financial issues•Lawyers to surf on EU / ROM rules & regulations•Fluent English/ French secretaries to keep you in contact

•RESEARCH MANAGERS to put all together and sell the results

1. Be organized

1. Be organizedYour researcher

1. Be organizedYour researcher

1. Be organized

RESEARCHERS

(Top class) Infrastructure

(Consistent) Publication list

(Brilliant) Ideas

(Excellent) Skills

2. Be informed

FP7 structure

FP7 funding schemes

FP7 project’s job description

FP7 “Work programs”& “Calls for proposals”

2. Be informed

FP7 structure

FP7 funding schemes

FP7 project’s job description

FP7 “Work programs”& “Calls for proposals”

3. Be connected

Internal partners

UE partners

Non-UE partners

CE officials

NCP

…..”contacts”

4. Be motivated

•Do you know how to motivate?•Your unit•Your administration•Your team•Your partners

•YOUR RESEARCHERS•YOUR FUTURE WINNERS

4. Be motivated

Do you really motivate them?

5. Be realistic

S W

O T

5. Be realistic

Do not underestimate -Yourself / What could you offer / Your assets

Do not overestimate-Your target / Your real-time troubleshooter capacities

Be prepared-For difficult negotiations (CE, partners, your unit) / MistakesEnd of road

Have a “Plan B” and Present it!

6. Be strong

People: work with the best- find them, attract them, train them, keep them

Infrastructure: renew and prepare it continuously

Vision: identify – follow !

Do you have a vision or just fishing?

What you are not supposed to do to have success in FP7?

Florian BERGHEA

FP7 – Multiplier

RCRD – research center

Carol Davila University of Medicine

berghea2@gmail.com