1. 1 WE-Mentor preparatory meeting Stuttgart 12/2006 WE-Mentor Enterprising women in European Research mentoring India/Israel/Romania/Turkey WELCOME to the Preparatory Meeting of WE-Mentor in Stuttgart, 12th December 2006

2. 2 WE-Mentor preparatory meeting Stuttgart 12/2006 WE-Mentor Enterprising women in European Research mentoring India/Israel/Romania/Turkey Introduction 1.History of the project and its proposal 2.Main objective of WE-Mentor

3. 3 WE-Mentor preparatory meeting Stuttgart 12/2006 WE-Mentor Enterprising women in European Research mentoring India/Israel/Romania/Turkey History of the project and its proposal 10.02.2005  Application in Call FP6-2004-INNOV-5 under the Research and Innovation – Programme in FP 6; Budget: 22 Mio. Euro 03.05.2005  Evaluation Report: -> WE-Mentor on the reserve list (Score=20,5) 06.06.2006  Invitation for contract negotiations by EC  Strong cut of the initial budget Budget in the contract: 635.993 € total eligible costs 524.476,80€ EC-contribution own contribution of 20% (SEZ10%)

4. 4 WE-Mentor preparatory meeting Stuttgart 12/2006 WE-Mentor Enterprising women in European Research mentoring India/Israel/Romania/Turkey History of the project and its proposal  Actions: CPF documents by each partner Legal documents by each partner Preparation of Description of Work (Annex 1) November 2006:  Conclusion of contract negotiations / Preparation of contract by EC 1st December 2006:  fixed starting date  eligible period until 30.05.2009

5. 5 WE-Mentor preparatory meeting Stuttgart 12/2006 WE-Mentor Enterprising women in European Research mentoring India/Israel/Romania/Turkey Main Objectives  WE-Mentor as an ETI project has the focus on: enhancing the readiness of SMEs to participate in future European RTD activities and programmes  Regions in focus of WE-Mentor: India, Israel, Romania, Turkey

6. 6 WE-Mentor preparatory meeting Stuttgart 12/2006 WE-Mentor Enterprising women in European Research mentoring India/Israel/Romania/Turkey Key Points Part. No. Participant namePart. short name Country 1Steinbeis-Europa-ZentrumSEZDE 3 Brussels Enterprise Agency, IRC Brussels BEABelgium 4Beta TechnologiesBETAUK 5Innova SpAInnovaItaly 6 Interactive Technology, Software and Media Association ISTMAIndia 7 KAGIDER - Kadın Girişimciler Derneği / Women Entrepreneurs Association KAGIDERTurkey 8 Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania CCIRRomania 9 Migal-Galilee Technological CenterMIGALIsrael  Duration: 2 ½ years  Workpackages: 6  Partners:

7. 7 WE-Mentor preparatory meeting Stuttgart 12/2006 WE-Mentor Enterprising women in European Research mentoring India/Israel/Romania/Turkey Consortium Partners Germany / Stuttgart Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum/IRC (SEZ) Belgium / Brussels Brussels Enterprise Agency/IRC (Bea) Italy / Rome Innova S.p.A. (Innova) Romania / Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR) Turkey / Istanbul Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGIDER) Mentor regions Mentee regions UK / Doncaster Beta-Technology Ltd (Beta) Israel / Kiryat-Shmona Galilee Technology Center (MIGAL) India / Bangalore Interactive Technology, Software and Media Association (ITSMA)

8. 8 WE-Mentor preparatory meeting Stuttgart 12/2006 WE-Mentor Enterprising women in European Research mentoring India/Israel/Romania/Turkey Consortium Partners India / Bangalore Interactive Technology, Software and Media Association (ITSMA) Israel / Kiryat-Shmona Galilee Technology Center (MIGAL) Romania / Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR) Turkey / Istanbul Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGIDER) Germany / Stuttgart Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum/IRC (SEZ) Belgium / Brussels, Brussels Enterprise Agency/IRC (Bea) Italy / Rome Innova S.p.A. (Innova) Belgium / Brussels, Brussels Enterprise Agency (Bea) UK / Doncaster Beta-Technology Ltd (Beta) Germany / Stuttgart Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum/IRC (SEZ) Main mentor Assisting mentor Twinning of the 4 mentor and mentee regions: