This document announces a workshop for staff assisting researchers' career development that will take place on October 21-22, 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The workshop is part of a project funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme to help researchers pursue their professional ambitions. The workshop will provide guidance on helping researchers with their career development.

1. Policy into Practice:
EURAXESS Researcher Career Skills for Career Development
PIPERS
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Helping researchers to pursue their professional ambitions:
A workshop for staff assisting researchers’ development
21-22 OCTOBER 2015
SOFIA, BULGARIA
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2. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Icebreaker Task
Your group is a company who
have discovered the most
innovative product ever….

4. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Task
What is it???
How will you promote it
to an
unsuspecting world?

5. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
What are the benefits?
• It might solve a serious health issue
• It might help produce secure, clean or
efficient energy
• It might protect the environment
• It might promote more healthy food
• It might help deal with a current problem
or issue
• It might make a lot of money for you!

6. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Launching the product
• Create a prototype using the hi-teck
materials supplied
• Youtube demonstration (2 minutes)
• Tweet
• Billboard Poster

7. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
Brainstorm
• What will your product
do?
• What is your target
market?
• What price will you sell it
for?
• Appoint leader
• Allocate tasks

8. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 643330
• You have 25 minutes
• Prize for best pitch
• GO!!