The document outlines the agenda for a two-day project meeting held in São Paulo, Brazil from March 10-11, 2010. Day one involved opening sessions on the status and future activities of the VertebrALCUE project, as well as presentations from partners on activities and action plans for establishing ALCUE units. Day two focused on matching partners' interests to proposed thematic networks, developing initial compositions and action plans for the networks, and training on dissemination, visibility and communication. The meeting concluded with a synthesis session and closing remarks.

1. VertebrALCUE
Project Meeting 4 - São Paulo - 10th & 11th of March 2010
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Wednesday 10 of March 2010 Thursday 11th of March 2010
08:30-09:00 Welcome Coffee 09:00-09:15 Welcome Coffee
09:15-09:30 City of Knowledge PRO-Ideal / USP
9:00-9:40 Openning session USP – POLI
Thematic Networks (T.N.) Introduction Plenary Session
Partners’ interests, some criteria for members by
09:30-10:30
participation in T.N., expected results from UNIBO, Graz, FUEIB,
VertebrALCUE: Some reflections on what Plenary session
T.N. UPV
9:40-10:00 has been done and main future activities by
for year 2010 Giorgio Alberti UNIBO 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
Plenary Session
Thematic Networks matching interests of
10:00-10:30 Coffee Break the members of the Consortium
ALCUE Units Action Plan: Presentation by 11:00-13:00 UNIBO, Graz, FUEIB,
Proposal of initial compositions and first draft
each partner on the activities already realized 3 Parallel Sessions UPV
action plans for t T.N.
and to be realized for the establishment and chaired by WP4 All participants
launching of their ALCUE Units. coordinators and PCG 13:00 – 15:00 Lunch Break
10:30-12:00
10 minutes per .ppt presentation on: by
_Work done UAM, UCA, UNA, Local Evaluation and Stakeholders
15:00-16:00 UNA, Scienter
_Action plan SCIENTER, UNIBO Seminars
_Difficulties and proposed solutions
Training Session on Dissemination,
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break 16:00-17:00 SCIENTER
Visibility and Communication
3 Parallel Sessions 17:00 – 17:30 Coffee Break
chaired by WP4
ALCUE Units Action Plan:
coordinators and PCG UNIBO
13:30-15:00 Open discussion on the material presented
by 17:30-18:00 Synthesis and Closing Remarks SCIENTER
within each sub-group
UAM, UCA, UNA, UNA
SCIENTER, UNIBO
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
ALCUE Units Action Plan Plenary Session.
Reporting on the discussion of the three Rapporteurs by the chair
15:30-17:00
groups in plenary session person of each sub-group
Conclusions and next actions.
by ANUIES, ASCUN,
17:00-18:00 National ALCUE Coordination Units
IEP, PUCP
18:00-18:15 Closing session USP - POLI
CCE - Centro de Computação Eletrônica da USP
Auditório Oswaldo Fadigas Fontes Torres
Av. Professor Luciano Gualberto, travessa 3, 71
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil