1. European Researchers' Night (NIGHT) Manel Laporta Grau B3 Unit, MSCA DGEAC
10 November 2015, INFODAY REA

2. The MSCA actions
offer international excellent research career development opportunities and training to highly talented researchers.
will award a total of € 6.16 billion for the period under Horizon 2020.
MSCA projects, which are managed by the Research Executive Agency of the European Commission, support the European Union goal to achieve one million more research jobs by 2020.
Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s intellectual capital in order to generate new skills, knowledge and innovation.
Europe needs an extra one million researchers by 2020, as businesses in particular increasingly invest in research. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions will train 65,000 researchers over the period In 2015, almost researchers will benefit from the programme

3. Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Innovative Training Networks - ITN
Individual Fellowships - IF
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange - RISE
COFUND regional, national, and international programmes
European Researchers' Night - NIGHT

4. European Researchers' Night (NIGHT) aim:
The European Researchers' Night (NIGHT) is a European wide public and media event to promote what researchers do for society and its influence on citizens' daily life, inspiring young people to take up a career on research.
Where fun meets science!
the European Researchers' Night aims at bringing researchers closer to the general public, thereby raising awareness of and interest in research careers.

5. European Researchers' Night (NIGHT) :
Goals
Raise awareness among society of the importance of research and research projects for their daily lives.
Dispel stereotypes around researchers by them personally showing their work openly and in practical terms.
Stress the importance of increasing the number of researchers in Europe for our wellbeing and prosperity in the coming decades.

6. Celebrate the event in an entertaining manner through a myriad of science dissemination activities around Europe and beyond.
Give a special focus on pupils and students.
Promote the European dimension and gender balance in research and innovation.
Involve researchers funded by Horizon 2020.

7. Expected Impact
Raise awareness of the importance of research careers and tackle the existing stereotypes.
In the long term, encourage young people to embark on scientific careers.

8. Science is wonder-ful! event 10th Anniversary of the European Researchers' Night 2015
Synergies with REA, other DGs, services
Citizens participation
Involvement of main R+I Belgian stakeholders
Openess, public engagement, network building
Internal communication
External communication
an open event in recognition of the NIGHT's achievements, creating as many synergies as possible with other EU initiatives in the frame of R&D and/or citizens' dialogue

9. Science is wonder-ful! event 10th Anniversary of the European Researchers' Night 2015
January 2015
Approval Definition of role & responsabilities
Search of premises
February/March
Launch promotional material + search of projects + 1st campaign
April
External Contract for logistics
Autum 2014 ?
June-July
Selection of researchers
an open event in recognition of the NIGHT's achievements, creating as many synergies as possible with other EU initiatives in the frame of R&D and/or citizens' dialogue
March
Premises ok Commissioner’s attendance
September
Social media
contact reinforced
December 2014
Proposal submitted
May-August
Stakeholders involvement
Publications: flyer & notebook
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CHRONOLOGICAL STEPS 9

10. ‘Chat with resear-chers’ corner Debate on research
Strong campaign on social media
Researchers stories
Photo wall
Quizz
Most successful research achieve-ments
Exhibitions from stakehol-ders
Open event including some of the best practices of the NIGHT in the past
Citizens and country's participa-tion
30 stands with hands on experi-ments
EU Corner
Science Slam Final
‘Chat with resear-chers’ corner
Debate on research

11. Science is wonder-ful! event od Ties
When fun meets science od Ties

12. Further information available at:
Participant Portal:
MSCA website: ec.europa.eu/msca
European Researchers' Night website:
MSCA FB account: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
European Researchers' NIGHT FB account:

13. Thank you!! For any question: manuel.laporta-grau@ec.europa.eu