The First meeting of the MeDDiCA researchs will be in London, on the 16th of April 2010 at the London Institute of Child Health Room A, 2nd Floor


Preliminary Agenda


Thursday 15 April 2010


7.00 pm Researchers’ Welcome dinner hosted by Benjamin Bhattacharya-Ghosh and Daria Cosentino (UCL ESRs)


Friday 16th of April 2010

9.30 - 10.00 Introduction to the Network, project aims and objectives (V.Diaz)


10.00 – 11.00 Students’ presentations according to the following lab order


London, Sheffield, Cluj, Amsterdam, Polimi, Compiegne, Eindhoven, Rome

Researchers could split their 5 minute presentations with a few words both about themselves and their project


11.00 - 11.15 Coffee Break


11.15  - 12.15 Training and Career (Part 1 – Presentations by A. Narracott and N. Moeller from Naturejobs)


12.15 – 1.30 Lunch


1.30 – 2.15 Training and Career (Part 2 - Researchers’ questions)


2.15 – 2.45 Project Management Issues, Consortium Agreement, career development plan and timesheets (P. Searle)


2.45 – 3.15 Data Protection, Confidentiality and Animal Models (Paul Cross, Clinical Trial Coordinator at ICH)


3.15 – 3.30 Coffee Break


3.30 – 4.00 Meddica website, newsletters and students representatives.


4.00 – 4.15 Demo Meddica website (A. Narracott)


Evening cultural programme


Saturday 17th of April 2010


A free day to explore London!