Kick Off Meeting, 9th November 2006, London
The kick-off meeting was held on the 9 th of November, 2006 at Queen Mary, University of London . The aim of the meeting was to get together the Scientists-in-Charge (SiC) of each team, to discuss important features of the NASCENT contract and start planning the Network activities. All teams were present and were joined by Ms Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, the EU project officer assigned to NASCENT.
Most SiCs arrived on the 8 th of November and joined the Coordinator, Dr. Marina Resmini, for a nice dinner at Rama, the local Thai restaurant on the Mile End road.
The following morning the Coordinator opened the meeting with a comprehensive overview of the project, highlighting important issues relating to the contract and the budget. The representatives of each team then gave short presentations about their Institutions and their area of expertise. After a yummy and copious lunch at The Gallery restaurant, the administrative and financial issues were covered by a short presentation by Jean Smeeth, EU projects grant administrator (QMUL) followed by the presentation of Vanessa Debiais-Sainton. She provided a lot of information on RTNs and answered numerous questions from all the participants.
After a short tea break the SiCs were involved in a workshop, organised by Catherine Haines, from the Staff Development Office of QMUL, covering a variety of issues mainly relating to PhD training and supervision. The session prompted a number of exchange of views on the approaches to supervision taken in different European countries and initiated interesting discussions. These were continued during dinner at the Oasis restaurant, where everybody enjoyed a few drinks and a nice meal.
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