CO2NET EAST project presented in Research Connection Prague 2009

At the occasion of the Research Connection Prague 2009 (7th - 8th May) CO2NET EAST EU funded project was presented in front of an audience mainly formed by media and communication experts.

Dr. Vit Hladik, CO2NET EAST project coordinator, presented the results this initiative has achieved during the last two years. PRESSENSAVE invited this project to participate in this major event as an opportunity to increase its media visibility and to contribute with its experience to improve the quality of the communication activities energy projects develop.

Forum 5. Bring research to the media: hints and tips from successful projects aimed to provide research projects the key points for an effective communication strategy during the whole duration of the initiative, from the proposal stage until the project is finished.

Dr Vit Hladik exposed the communication activities CO2NET EAST has implemented for achieving proper dissemination results. Mr Hladik's presentation stressed the project achievements in this topic but also the common communication difficulties energy projects have to deal with. His presentation was followed by the journalists (from European Journalism Centre - EJC) and communication (from Minerva C & C) experts' point of view, who provided useful clues for improving the dissemination of the research results.

Forum 5 presentations are now available online:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2009/rtd-2009/index_en.cfm?pg=programme-details&show=ps21#ps21

CO2NET EAST is a project funded by the European Commission under the 6 Framework Programme (6FP) aiming to involve the new EU Member States and Associate Candidate Countries in the current European CO2 capture and storage (CSS) networking activities, focusing on the Carbon Dioxide Knowledge Transfer Network (CO2NET). CO2NET EAST has provided membership support to new CO2NET initiatives, raising the general awareness of CSS technologies in the new Member States.

Research Connection Prague 2009 was a two days conference organized under the Czech Presidency of the European Union. European scientists and researchers met together for discussing about the research and innovation initiatives funded by the European Commission and future opportunities to participate in EU programmes. A special attention was paid on the New Member States projects that could share their experiences and give/collect suggestions with other projects.

More information about the CO2NET EAST project: http://co2neteast.energnet.com/

More information about Research Connection Prague 2009:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2009/rtd-2009/