IDARI Workshop Tartu, June 2005 Closing Address Professor Michael Cuddy National University of Ireland, Galway The IDARI project is financed under the FP5 Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources, Key Action 5

Successful Meeting See the full compliment of ongoing work Enhanced dialogue toward enhancing technical output Prepare for the future

Successful project - expected outcomes Seeing through each project presented at meeting truly successful project Dual objective wrt PhD students: FP5 - outputs and reporting - EC matter PhD degree- student/university matter

Successful project - meeting objectives Results useful to policymakers ERA strengthened Research output Networks PhD students- corp of young researchers Original data bases which should be fully exploited across research teams

Formalities Extension of project to June 2006 agree (without any additional financial implications) Technical and financial reporting and mechanisms agreed Dissemination modes to be pursued Research papers Popular version of project summary results to be prepared and disseminated Conference for policymakers in Brussels Conference on technical results when PhDs theses completed

Thanks! European Commission Mr. Sjur Baardsen Mr. Martin Greimel Partners and sub-contractors Young scientists of the future - PhD students -wish them success in PhD and careers Colleagues& partners at NUI,Galway, particularly: Ms. Áine Macken-Walsh Dr. Lorna Ryan Professor Kalev Sepp for wonderful venue and excellent organisation of Workshop in Tartu

Parting remarks Directing IDARI Not my easiest project Some frayed relationships but also forged some lasting friendships Results are what matter in the end- they promise to be outstanding Wish everyone involved in project success with Their research Their careers Their families Formally close the official part of the workshop