The document provides information about an open call process for the EXPERIMEDIA project, including key dates and documents, proposal submission requirements, the selection process, and available support. The call will fund 2 experiments per venue with budgets of 70-100k Euros each and running from October/November 2012 for 7-12 months. Proposals must be submitted in English and PDF format by August 1, 2012 and will be reviewed by independent experts who will select the top proposals.

1. Open Call Process
Open Call Information Teleconference
4 July 2012
Stephen C Phillips, IT Innovation
(scp@it-innovation.soton.ac.uk)

2. Key Documents
 Call text
 goals of the project and objectives of the call
 funding
 key info
 Call text annex
 further information on venues
 suggestions for experiment schedules
 Guide for applicants
 how to go about applying
 format for the proposal
 includes work-package structure and template
 FAQ
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3. Key Information
Call identifier EXPERIMEDIA-1 New experiments
Call closes 1 August 2012 @ 1700 Brussels time
Total funding €510k
Funding per experiment €70k - €100k
Number of experiments 2 per venue
Number of partners per 1–2
experiment
Experiment timeframe Start October / November 2012
Continue for 7 to 12 months
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4. Proposal Submission
 Proposals must be:
 sent to opencall@experimedia.eu
 in English
 in PDF format
 You may submit updates to your proposal
 the last version prior to deadline is used
 the time of arrival in our email system counts
 You will receive an acknowledgement by email
after the call closes
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5. Selection Process
 The proposals will be reviewed by
independent experts
 At least 2 per proposal
 The experts must reach a consensus on the
proposal ranking and the top ranked proposals
are then chosen
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6. Further Help
 Help desk
 Michael Boniface and Stephen Phillips (IT Innovation)
 info@experimedia.eu
 Tel: +44 23 8059 8866
 LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Future-
Media-Internet-Experimentation-4158452
 National contact points
 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ncps_en.html
 IPR help desk
 http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org
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