1. 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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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