FP6 for women in science in Lithuania Jurgita Petrauskiene Agency for International Science and Technology Development Programmes in Lithuania

AISTDP HISTORY:  1999 – National Information Centre ‘Eureka’  2002 – Agency for International Science and Technology Development Programmes STATUS:  Governmental institution, established by the Ministry of Education and Science STAFF:  Staff administrating international programmes: 12 FP6 – 9Eureka – 2COST – 2

AISDP responsibilities  to strengthen, enhance and facilitate successful Lithuanian participation in International R&D programmes  to promote European RTD implementation in Lithuania  to encourage scientific and business collaboration in Lithuania for participation in EU projects

Cooperation  Ministry of Education and Science Programme Committee Representatives and Experts  Project Evaluators  Women scientists  Women Information Centre  ENWISE experts  Lithuanian National Committee of Women in Physics

Encouraging women participation in FP6  5 info-days organized  Presentation at national anniversary conference of physicists  Presentation at the conference in the exhibition Science 2004  Active cooperation with representatives at S&S Programme Committee  Consultations on possibilities of participation in FP6 projects: - in the field of Science and Society - solving gender issues in FP6 projects  Cooperation with Women Information Portal  Encouraging initiative to develop national strategy for supporting women-scientists

…to improve  Need for clear National policies on gender mainstreaming  Topic is not easy to present in “old boys clubs”  Need for better monitoring and coordination of activities on national and regional levels

Lithuanian women participation in FP6 projects data June, 2004 data 2004 Financed projects with Lithuanian participation Number of scientists in Lithuania

Projects to be submitted 1.Baltic states network “Women in exact sciences and high technology” 2.Invitation to participate in ERA-NET EOWIN

Comments on Chapters 4 and 5  Wonderful overview of women participation in FP5 and FP6 activities  More visibility  More good examples, best practices  Why women?  IT weakness???

NCP comments  Special call for ENWISE countries  Reimbursement of travel expenses to events for women scientists  S&S NCP forum on “women in science”  Training women on proposal writing  S&S NCP meetings separate from Priority 7  S&S NCP trainings on different S&S actions  Contact/information centers for women scientists  Up to date statistics on women participation in FP6 projects

Contact information Agency for International Science and Technology Development Programmes A. Gostauto , Vilnius LITHUANIA Tel: