WP5 aims and goals establish and maintain theme related co-operation / networking with partners and stakeholders for the development of sustainable crop production promote the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia and improve its (inter)national visibility improve networking and interconnectedness of KIS with the European Research Area develop multilateral relations WP5: Building Networks / ERA relevant for Sustainable Crop production -- objectives --

WP5: Building Networks / ERA relevant for Sustainable Crop production -- how to ? -- Participation in various events and clusters Organization of various events Commitment and manifestation of our commitment to sustainable agriculture Building-up network web-based CropSustaIn Portal (communication documentory)

Build-Up Connections and Networking (1) KIS JHI 8 interim visits to partners EMBL INRA AU-AGRO DSMZ JKI with 6 project partners from 4 countries steering 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

KIS JHI EMBL INRA DSMZ JKI AU-AGRO Stakeholders Authority bodies Stakeholders Authority bodies stakeholders & authorities involve other existing collaborations scientific clusters (inter)national events should start with but go beyond the already defined 6 project partners Build-Up Connections and Networking (2) P P P P Scientific Clusters P P P P P P P P (inter)national events P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

KIS Stakeholders Authority bodies Stakeholders Authority bodies 2nd meeting at KIS (M12) stakeholder representatives from industry farmer organisations enduser etc. - 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 KIS JHI EMBL INRA DSMZ JKI AU-AGRO Stakeholders Authority bodies Stakeholders Authority bodies P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Scientific Clusters (inter)national events P P P P P P P P P P P P Europ. Research Area CropSustaIn P P P P P P P P providing data on the explored scientific themes

KIS JHI EMBL INRA DSMZ JKI AU-AGRO Stakeholders Authority bodies Stakeholders Authority bodies P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Scientific Clusters (inter)national events P P P P P P P P P P P P Europ. Research Area CropSustaIn P P P P P P P P achievements -- PORT (M24) communication documentory for visualization of developing collaborations / clusters between KIS and partners, stakeholders, endusers

Example, Food Cluster Initiative building the European 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 / Participation workshops 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 agriculture to attract interest from other enteties in the ERA to attract incorporation of KIS and CropSustaIn also into similar other networks A short and concise manifesto summerizes the commitment published on the CropSustaIn platform KIS official Quality Rules for describing the mission of the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia Commitment The Manifesto (M12)

Milestones & Deliverables / Reports Meetings Interim visits 6 7, 8, , 32 Round table 713 Seminars Workshops 2028 Joint Agenda & Platform 24 Participation in events 34 Organisation of events 34 Manifesto 12