1. “CRIS and the e-Infrastructure for EU-Russia benefit” euroCRIS membership meeting in Moscow October 08-12, 2008 Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of RAS

2. Workshop grant from RBRF CEMI RAS received a workshop grant from Russian Basic Research Foundation of 200 000 rubles (5500 euro) In its budget: – Russian-English translating service (about 3500 euro) – Renting a transportation service for workshop participants (about 2000 euro).

3. Personal Data for Visa Invitation – First Name – Last (Family) Name – Date of birth – Citizenship – Place and country of birth, nationality at birth – Passport (Number, Date of issue, Valid until) – Sex – Country of permanent living – Country of applying for visa – Employer and employer’s address – Position at your workplace + scanned copy of your passport main page (with photo) Using the personal data CEMI RAS will make a visa invitation and post it to you before the end of August 2008

4. Documents for Russian Consulate A printed copy of the invitation letter (dates will be from 7.10.2008 to 12.10.2008) Two passport sized photos of yourself The Russian Consulate Processing fee (see consulate for prices) Your passport

5. Hotels in Moscow Economic class hotels’ service is not so good as in Europe Typical current hotels rates: – 100-150 euro/night for a single standard room Recommendation: take a hotel near brown line of Moscow metro We can assist you with booking of a hotel

7. Arriving in Moscow There are 3 main Airports in Moscow: Domodedovo (http://www.domodedovo.ru/en/), Sheremetevo (http://www.sheremetyevo-airport.ru/), Vnukovo (http://www.vnukovo.ru/eng/) We can use our transportation budget for meeting you at airport and delivery to your hotel Typical costs of traveling by your own from airport to hotel: by train – 150 rub (about 4 euro), minibus – 50 rub (about 1.5 euro), taxi – 1500-2000 rub (about 40- 50 euro)

8. October 8, first day euroCRIS Board meeting at CEMI RAS (at what time ?) unofficial events: – excursion over Moscow, realistic picture of city and society – party at S. Parinov’s apartment, how Russian professor lives – Bolshoi Theater will be on summer vacation till October 15, 2008

9. Work Program 09.10.08 - euroCRIS day 10.10.08 - Russian day 11.10.08 - CERIF tutorial

10. October 9, CRIS and the e-Infrastructure for EU-Russia benefit euroCRIS day: keynote speaker on research e- infrastructure, e-Science and European Research Area and CERIF, two-side translating 9-12 am, workshop venue – downtown, a conference room at Federal Agency of Sciences 12am–2pm, launch and moving to a new venue 2-6 pm, continuing the workshop at a conference room at CEMI RAS Dinner at nice restaurant in historical place

11. Topics for euroCRIS day first draft Russian audience would like to get better picture on the main European CRIS development trends and expectations from it: CERIF: examples of it practical implementation and thoughts on benefits from using CERIF for Russian organizations Research e-Infrastructure: European way to create it, euroCRIS role in its development, examples from euroCRIS members of building it, visions on joint European-Russian research e-infastructure e-Science and European Research Area: how euroCRIS understand this, examples and best practice of it

12. October 10, CRIS and the e-Infrastructure for EU-Russia benefit Russian Day: a set of presentations with two- side translating from 4 main groups of CRIS developers, including RAS institutions, Universities, Scientific Foundations, Federal Ministries and Agencies, VNTIC and Innovation Centers, State Library and other 9am-6pm, workshop at CEMI RAS conference room

13. Topics for Russian day (1) first draft Projects of CRIS development in Russian Academy of Sciences – acad. V. Makarov, director of CEMI RAS – CRIS for Social e-Science – acad. G. Savin, director of Super Computer Center – about project “300 ml rub for R&D assessment system” – other (Kurchatov’s research institute, Computer Center of RAS, etc.)

14. Topics for Russian day (2) first draft CRIS projects from Russian Research Foundations – Grant-Express online system and its analytic services – ???

15. Topics for Russian day (3) first draft CRIS in Universities – Moscow State University – State University – Higher School of Economics – other

16. Topics for Russian day (4) first draft State Ministry “Sciences and Education” and its State Agencies – State’s Program for Research e-Infrastructure development – VNTIC CRIS for research and innovations – CRIS from International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information

17. October 11, CERIF tutorial Discussions and per-to-per work meeting, if any Social program: please give us your requests and suggestions ?

18. October 12, last day in Moscow