1. IST-EC EUROPE-CANADA COLLABORATION CANADA-EUROPE IST project Co-financed by the European Commission and Canadian research/ and research support organisations Our goal is to foster IST R&D Projects between Canada and Europe… through –dissemination of projects profile at International events –organization of networking sessions – –Partner search: Researchers can propose a project/ an expertise and we look for partners/ projects TEWS Info Day, 31 Jan 2006, Paris

2. CANADIAN Contribution to Call 6 ? EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR GEO- PHYSICAL HAZARDS Target countries: Mediterranean countries, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri-Lanka, Japan, USA, Canada, New-Zealand WHY CHOOSE A CANADIAN PARTNER? – –World-class research centres and universities – –and technological infrastructure – –And…. Canadian partners secure their own financing

3. LOOKING FOR A CANADIAN PARTNER ? Enter your project’s profile under www.ist-ec.org (immediately distributed by our Canadian Consortium Partners to potential research partners (research organisations, universities, SME’s or industrials) Contact Sandrine Roche- IST-EC Coordinator GET TELECOM Email: sandrine.roche@get-telecom.fr Tel: +33 1 45 81 73 23 www.ist-ec.org ITCan, CRC, CRIM, NRC, NSERC