 APRIL 2004
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in Aquaculture.
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Contents
1. Education
- Student Workshop 2004 Update, Glasgow, Scotland, 19-22nd May 2004
- Education Through Research - The University Concept
- New series of Educational Posters shortly available - Feedback requested
- AquaTT and partners submitted proposal for Short Training Courses, April 2004
2. Collaboration
- Come and meet AquaTT staff and directors at Aquaculture International, Glasgow,
19-21st May 2004
- More Contributions Requested - "Aquaculture for Non-Experts" Course Material
- INTA pulishes thematic and collaborative call for proposals
3. Announcements
- AFANet Workshop "Design and Implementation of Case Studies in Animal Bioethics
Teaching", Dublin, Ireland, 24th - 26th June 2004
- EUROCEAN 2004 Conference, Galway, Ireland, 10-13th May 2004
- ESSTO Traceability Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, 20th May 2004
- Ireland to host series of workshops on FP6 and the life sciences
- Proposal writing for FP6, Hamburg, Germany, 18th May 2004
- Three training courses for research managers, Brussels, 1,2,3rd June 2004
- FP6 workshop, Rome, Italy, 10-11th June 2004
4. Other
- Post your Job, Student placement and MSc/ PhD vacancies on PISCESTTJOBS
Education
Student Workshop 2004 Update, Glasgow, Scotland, 19-22nd May 2004
The Aquaculture Student Workshop is taking place alongside the Aquaculture International
Exhibition at the SECC in Glasgow, 19th-22nd May 2004.
The workshop is supported financially by the European Commission (Directorate
General Fisheries), and has been designed and organised by AquaTT in collaboration
with Fish Farming International (Heighway), Gent University and Aqualex Multimedia
Consortium (AMC) Ltd.
The event has stimulated much interest, with more than 65 applications for the
47 places available. The selected participants, predominantly MSc and PhD students,
represent 19 different nationalities and 24 different Educational Institutions.
The workshop will take place over three days incorporating keynote presentations
from leading experts in specific industry fields. Day 1 will comprise presentations
on current industry issues surrounding European policy, food safety, ethical production,
sustainability and socio-economic effects, with facilitation for debate between
speaker and participant. Day 2 presentations are themed to building up the student's
professional skills base, and include among others, excellence in scientific papers
and oral presentations, networking skills, gathering and collating information.
The innovative practical element, known as "Ithaca Island" will take place over
two days, and is intended to make the participants consider every possible aspect
of developing aquaculture businesses in harmony with other water users. It will
draw on the participants’ ability to operate in teams, to delegate and negotiate,
to gather and collate information and to make a presentation to the group of participants
and speakers and further justify their position through debate. "Ithaca Island"
will be mentored by Dr. Denis Lacroix, Ifremer, France who has extensive expertise
in running role play events at Gent University.
The third and final day, will put all previous theory and practice into context,
with a day long excursion to a number of aquaculture installations in operation
in the local catchment area.
For further information on the event click on www.piscestt.com, or visit the AquaTT stand L23 in the aquaculture exhibition hall.
We are delighted to announce that the following candidates have been selected
to participate in the Aquaculture Student Workshop:
Matthew Wright - North Atlantic Fisheries College, UK
Grant Cumming - North Atlantic Fisheries College, UK
Alan Bourhill - North Atlantic Fisheries College, UK
Gareth Butterfield - North Atlantic Fisheries College, UK
Susan Holdt - University of Southern Denmark - Odense
Jasper Van Houcke - Ghent University, Belgium
Marja Niemi - University of Kuopio, Finland
Benoit Diringer - INTECHMER, France
George Anastassiades - Ghent Univeristy, Belgium
Christos Ioakeimidis - Ghent University, Belgium
Marianne Green - GMIT, Ireland
Tony Knights - UCC, Ireland
Luca del Grammastro - Camerino University, Italy
Leila Forlini - Camerino University, Italy
Fabio Brambrilla - Universita degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy
Pietro Ceccuzzi - Universita degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy
Ricardo Costa - Universidade do Alagarve, Portugal
Diogo Rosado - Universidade do Alagarve, Portugal
Sofia Mendoca - Lisbon University, Portugal
Alexandre Pires Carvalho - Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas, Spain
Ana Navarro Guerra del Rio - Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas, Spain
Sharif Sharifuzzaman - Ghent University, Belgium
Niall Phelan - UCD, Ireland
Anders Bore - Agricultural University, Norway
Michal Stepniak - University of Agriculture Szczecin, Poland
Sawicki Wojciech - University of Agriculture Szczecin, Poland
Kinga Tylus - University of Agriculture Szczecin, Poland
Mikkel Detz Jensen - University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Marco Civitareale - University of Tuscia Viterbo, Italy
Margaret O'Toole - UCD, Ireland
Jouni Heikkinen - University of Kuopio, Finland
Benoit Serive - INTECHMER, France
Line Matthiesen - University of Southern Denmark - Odense
Angelika Prael - University of Portsmouth, UK
Ana Couto - University of Aveiro, Portugal
Vivian Paraveski Mara - University of Crete, Greece
Tibiabin Benitez-Santana - Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Gwenael Dewavrin - INTECHMER, France
Marino Marinkovic - Leiden University, The Netherlands
Basseer Codabaccus - Ghent University, Belgium
Setareh Jaafari - Ghent University, Belgium
Chaminda Walpita - Ghent University, Belgium
Gloria Yona - Ghent University, Belgium
Anne Marie Madsen - University of Bergen, Norway
Rannveig Storebo - University of Bergen, Norway
Iihan Yandi - Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Sebnem Atasaral - Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
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Education Through Research - The University Concept
A panel discussion on "Education through research - the university concept" will
take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 12 May.
The discussion is intended to illuminate the role of research in engineering
higher education, and to discuss to what extend it corresponds to the Bologna
Process. Panellists will include representatives from the Ministry of Science
and Research in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the European Commission,
research organisations and industry.
It is hoped that the discussion will enable the drafting of a roadmap for university-level
institutions, describing how they can specifically contribute to the development
of a European Higher Education Area.
The event is being organised by Aachen University and the Representation of the
State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union.
Data Source Provider : Cordis
For further information, please contact: Christoph Jansen, Aachen University
Tel: +49 241 80 90492 E-mail: euf@rwth-aachen.de
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New series of Educational Posters shortly available - Feedback requested
Deadline for feedback - 5th May 2004
As part of the AquaTT cooridnated PISCESTT project, a series of posters are currently
being developed based upon European Aquaculture. The posters are in their final stages but before going to print users are being
given an opportunity to comment.
Feedback is welcome from anyone with an interest. Note: the file size of the
posters is large and may take some time to download on a slow connection (1-2MB).
You can download the posters by going to the following address; http://www.piscestt.com/pisces/downloads/draftposters_en.asp
In return for providing valuable feedback you will be sent a free series of printed
posters. Posters will also be available to download for free on the PISCES website.
 The series has a total of 9 titles;
- Lifecycle of Atlantic SalmonÂ
- Lifecycle of European Perch
- Lifecycle of Turbot
- Lifecycle of the Seahorse
- Lifecycle of Sea Bream/Bass (1 sponsorship position still available)
- Traceability in Aquaculture (1 sponsorship position still available)
- Recirculation Systems (1 sponsorship position still available)
- Waste Management Systems (1 sponsorship position still available)
- Local Area Management Systems (1 sponsorship position still available)
Sponsorship Positions Remaining
Sponsorship is for the distribution of the posters around Europe. All sponsors
will have their logos on the associated posters and also receive copies of the
poster for their own distribution to customers. It is also hoped to continue developing
new posters if financing can be secured. There is also the possibility of having
the posters translated and re-printed.
If your company or institution wants to support the initiative please contact
David Murphy as soon as possible; david@aquatt.ie, Tel: +35316449008
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AquaTT and partners submitted proposal for Short Training Courses, April 2004
AquaTT in collaboration with Universitites around Europe submitted a Marie Curie proposal
on the 20th April 2004 for 6 Short Training Courses and 1 student conference. The proposal was intended to continue the methodology from the past series of
Aqualabs courses held in 2001.
The target audience for Marie Curie events is young researchers.
The 6 courses submitted relate to some of the current needs within the European
industry. Each course is headed by researchers at the leading edge of their field.
Each course intends to provide thorough training in specific areas that have
direct application to research and potential impact on industry. The courses have
all been succinctly designed using the proven AQUALAB methodology - consistent
structure, implementation, management and evaluation for all events. Training
will be provided using a combination of a distance learning element, traditional
lectures, practicals and field trips. Each course will consist of three overlapping
and complimentary phases.
Aqualab 1: Quality of Fish Products, University College Cork, Aquaculture Development
Centre (ADC), Ireland
Aqualab 2: Molecular Biology and Ecology in Aquaculture, University of Kuopio,
Institue of Biotechnology, Finland
Aqualab 3: Design and Operation of Recirculation Technologies, Wageningen University,
The Netherlands
Aqualab 4: Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostics, University of Stirling, Institute
of Aquaculture, UK
Aqualab 5: Aquaculture and the Environment, The Research Institute for Fisheries,
Aquaculture and Irrigation (HAKI), Hungary
Aqualab 6: Fish Welfare, University of Insubria, Department of Structural and
Functional Biology (DBSF), Aquaculture Unit, Italy
Aqualab Student Conference, to be run by AquaTT
The courses are planned to run for 5-7 days, having ~30 participants and 5-7
international experts teaching.
It is hoped to hear a result later in the year and if funded, the courses will
start in early in 2005.
The proposal will be in stiff competition with all other proposals submited.
Under the first call in 2003 there was only a 10% success rate, 31 funded out
of 316 eligible proposals exceeding the minimum threshold. AquaTT submitted a
proposal for aqualabs under the first call and obtained a very high mark of 86/100
(4 or 4.5 out of 5 on every evaluation catergory) but unfortunately was not selected
for funding. It is hoped to go one better this year.
If you are interested in developing short training courses or sponsoring courses
please contact the AquaTT secretariat: aquatt@aquatt.ie Â
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Collaboration
Come and meet AquaTT staff and directors at Aquaculture International, Glasgow,
19-21st May 2004
AquaTT have a stand at the Glasgow show next month and would love to meet and
discuss potential collaboration on a range of initiatives. The stand will exhibit
a range of products, services and initiatives that AquaTT provides for the European
Aquaculture Industry.
There will also be a prize draw where you can enter your business card and have
the chance of winning 1 of 3 prizes.
Visit us at Stand L23 at the back of the aquaculture hall. For more information
contact: Caoimhe Boylan, aquatt@aquatt.ie
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More Contributions Requested - "Aquaculture for Non-Experts" Course Material
This course is being designed as an introduction to aquaculture. It will be collated
to give "non-experts" an overview of the industry. "Non-experts" in this context
refers to those not currently working in the industry on a daily basis. It has
been specifically designed to target individuals working in support organisations
that in some way interact with the aquaculture industry in their daily dealings
(civil servants, planning officials, development agencies, NGO's, etc).
The original concept was developed due to the widely felt opinion that many of
the individuals who make decisions regarding the fate of the aquaculture industry
do not have a comprehensive overview of the industry and how it works. It is hoped
that by participating in this course individuals would gain a better insight into
how the industry is run and therefore be able to make more informed decisions
regarding its fate.
The course is intended to present a clear picture of the daily workings of the
sector in a short amount of time. This includes overviews as varied as the legislative
aspects down to the individual lifecycles of species. The course in no way attempts
to cover all issues related to the sector but it does provide a valuable overview
and sources of further information.
All material will be available online for free.
While in this course there are presentations from individuals, the "course" has
been designed so that speakers could be replaced by others where required for
any one event. Where possible alternative speakers are suggested. In addition
each group of participants will be different and thus in the context of an event
there will of course be time factored for Q & A's.
Contributions of existing material is requested.
Format: PowerPoint presentations, scientific papers, course material, graphics, diagrams,
photos etc.
Topics: Lifecycles of species, aquaculture technology, monitoring regimes, environmental
impact of farming, consumer reports, socioeconomic reports, legislation, etc.
(list is not exclusive)
All contributions will be credited to the authors. All powerpoints provided can
be viewed but will not be downloadable thus protecting copyright of the author.
The course will be developed by collecting materials and past presentations given
by experts and placing them in a structured order to convey a current overview
of the industry.
If you would like to contribute material please contact the Editor, David Murphy
(AquaTT Manager) david@aquatt.ie
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INTAS publishes thematic and collaborative call for proposals
INTAS, the international association for the promotion of cooperation with scientists
from the New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union, has published
its thematic and collaborative calls for 2004.
Particular attention has been given to scientists from NIS countries that are
poorly represented in international research programmes, such as Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Submissions are invited in the following areas:
- thematic call for proposals for research projects and networks on information
technology (indicative budget 1 million
euro) ;
- thematic call for proposals for research projects and networks on position
sensitive detectors (indicative budget 800,000
euro) ;
- thematic call for proposals for research projects and networks on transforming
societies: East and West (indicative budget
1.5 million euro) ;
- collaborative call with Airbus for proposals for research projects in the field
of aeronautics (indicative budget
1 million euro) ;
- collaborative call with Kazakhstan for proposals for research projects on management
of man-made pollution (indicative budget 1.5 million euro) ;
- collaborative call with Uzbekistan for proposals for research projects on sustainable
development through the use of
local natural resources and new technologies (indicative budget 1 million euro)
.
In parallel with these calls, the INTAS programme for young NIS scientist fellowships
(indicative budget 2.5 million
euro) fosters the mobility of researchers in Europe and enables them to either
pursue or start their career in science. Additionally, special support to promote
innovation and marketing of
innovative results derived from INTAS funded projects is available through
the INTAS innovation grants 2004 (indicative budget 500,000 euro)
Source: Cordis
For further information, please consult the following web address:http://www.intas.be/fund/announcement%20calls%202004.htm
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If you would like to discuss potential collaboration on a project proposal please
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Announcements
AFANet Workshop "Design and Implementation of Case Studies in Animal Bioethics
Teaching", Dublin, Ireland, 24th - 26th June 2004
This workshop will be centred on developing teaching methods based on problem-based
learning and
case studies, and will be interactive with many hands-on activities. Participants
will have the opportunity to build teaching material and test it. There will also
demonstrations of existing teaching materials.
The deadline for the registration of interest for this Workshop is next Friday
7 May - please send an e-mail to: animalethics@ucd.ie
Expected fees for this three day Workshop should be around 250 Euros plus accommodation
costs.
Call for Contributions and Abstracts
Contributions will be published in the Proceedings of the Workshop. They will
cover
one of three domains:
A. Teaching methods and strategies for animal bioethics: review papers
B. Experiences in developing and using teaching material for animal bioethics:
presentation of existing materials
C. Material for developing case studies on animal bioethics
Abstracts of 250 words should be submitted before 30 April 2004 to
animalethics@ucd.ie
Full papers and contributions should be sent before 31 May 2004.
Further information will be available soon at:
http://www.ensaia.inpl-nancy.fr/bioethics
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EUROCEAN 2004 Conference, Galway, Ireland, 10-13th May 2004
Registration is now progressing very well for the EurOCEAN 2004 Conference www.eurocean2004.com
(Galway: 10th - 13th May 2004) with over 350 registrations and more coming in.
The hosts are also very pleased with the number of Associated Activities and Meetings
that will take place in and around EurOCEAN including:
ESF-MB Hydrodynamic Modelling Group,
European Federation of Marine Science and Technologies (EFMS) Annual Meeting,
National Seabed Survey,
European Land Ocean Interaction Studies (ELOISE) Synthesis Meeting,
JNCC/DEFRA Irish Sea Pilot,
The European Sea Floor Observatory Network (ESONET)
Porcupine Abyssal Plain Demonstration Observatory Stakeholders Forum
National Research Council of Canada's Marine and Ocean Industry Roadmap,
Annual Meeting of Directors of European Fisheriesand Aquaculture Research Organisations
(EFARO)
Annual Meeting of European Science Foundation - Marine Board
For more information visit the Conference website: www.eurocean2004.com
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ESSTO Traceability Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, 20th May 2004
The European Seafood Safety and Traceability Organisation (ESSTO) is organising
a one day conference to coincide with Fishing 2004 and Aquaculture 2004 to be
held in the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, Scotland from 19th-22nd May.
Seafish Industry Authority and Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Irish Sea Fisheries Board)
are the main conference sponsors. The Conference will be held on Thursday 20th
May which is the first day that both exhibitions will be running. This conference
will be free and open to anyone who has resistered at either of the exhibitions.
The overall aim of the conference is to give attendees an overall view of what
is involved in traceability. The conference will have sessions dealing with the
following subjects which cover traceability from point of catch/farming to point
of sale:
Traceability at Sea
First Landing - First sale
Traceability in Aquaculture
From processor to consumer
Transparency in Traceability
The conference also hopes to give a summary of current EU research projects on
the subject. ESSTO is currently organising speakers for the conference and hopes
to have a full programme available in late February.
The European Seafood Safety and Traceability Organisation has already arranged
speakers from Seafish, BIM, SEAFOODplus, European Association of Fish Port Auctions
(EAFPA), C-Trace and Euseafood.com
Further information on this conference, the European Seafood Safety and Traceability
Organisation and its aims and objectives will be available on the organisations
website www.essto.org
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Ireland to host series of workshops on FP6 and the life sciences
Enterprise Ireland and the European Federation of Biotechnology are to hold a
series of workshops on 'Getting to grips with FP6 (the Sixth Framework Programme)
'. The workshops will take place on the last Wednesday of every month in 2004
in Dublin, Ireland.
The events are aimed primarily at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) ,
but will also be of value to academic researchers. A key aspect of the workshop
is the opportunities offered by FP6 in the context of the life sciences, and the
potential for each participant.
The workshops will focus on:
- how to approach writing a competitive FP6 proposal in a time effective way;
- understanding of areas such as project planning, proposal costing,intellectual
property and contract issues;
- how the European Commission works;
- sourcing FP6 information efficiently;
- networking and discussing specific questions.
Data Source Provider : Enterprise Ireland
For further information, please contact: Gwilym Williams
Tel: +353 1 808 2748 E-mail: gwilym.Williams@enterprise-ireland.com
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Proposal writing for FP6, Hamburg, Germany, 18th May 2004
A workshop on proposal writing for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take
place in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 May. The event will explain how to present a
proposal to the European Commission and its evaluators so that it addresses the
evaluation criteria and meets the Commission's objectives. Both Integrated Projects
and Specific Targeted Research Projects will be covered.
The workshop will comprise lectures, practical exercises and feedback sessions.
The workshop will be conducted in English
Data Source Provider : Cordis
For further information, please contact: Sue Kerr, Singleimage Ltd Tel: +44 1480
497712 http://www.singleimage.co.ukÂ
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Three training courses for research managers, Brussels, 1,2,3rd June 2004
EARTO, the European association of research and technology organisations, together
with Hyperion consulting, is organising a series of three training course for
research managers, to take place on 1, 2 and 3 June in Brussels, Belgium.
The 1 June course will cover how to write a competitive proposal for the Sixth
Framework Programme (FP6) , providing tips on how to collect information, select
strategic partners and avoid duplication in proposal writing.
The next course, on 2 June, will outline how to negotiate, manage and administer
an EU research contract under FP5 and FP6, and is based on the speaker's experiences
of involvement in over 50 EU research projects.
The final training course, on 3 June, will describe how to write technology implementation
plans (FP5) and exploitation and use plans (FP6) , also known as eTIPs. This course
describes the background and layout of the eTIP, and provides practical advice
on the information sources and method of writing.
All three courses are relevant to research managers and advisors responsible
for the preparation of FP6 proposals.
For further information, please consult the following web address: http://www.hyperion.ie/NextCourses.htm Â
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FP6 workshop, Rome, Italy, 10-11th June 2004
A workshop on the administrative and contractual aspects of the Sixth Framework
programme (FP6) will take place in Rome, Italy, on 10 and 11 June.
Organised by the Italian Agency for the Promotion of European Research (APRE)
, the event is aimed at helping FP6 participants with the administrative, accounting
and fiscal phases of project management. How to draw up a budget in the proposal
stage, how to prepare for negotiations and how to write up the final report will
also be discussed.The course will also discuss the different types of projects
funded under FP6.
Data Source Provider: Cordis
For further information, please visit: http://www.apre.it/serviziapre/forma/corsi.aspÂ
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Other
Post your Student placement and MSc/ PhD vacancies on WWW.PISCESTTJOBS.COM
PISCES TT Jobs, an exciting and valuable free online service provided by AquaTT
UETP Ltd. to employers and potential employees in aquaculture and related science
sectors. Using a secure and innovative site format, employers and job searchers
can post job vacancies and CVs, respectively, thus facilitating human resource
development in the industry.
Upon registration, companies can post and instantaneously edit job vacancies,
including permanent, temporary, MSc/PhD and student placement positions. Companies
will only receive CVs of those applicants who are qualified for the position requirements.
To ensure privacy and lessen the hassle of unsolicited calls and queries, company/organisation
contact details will not be published online.
Prospective employees can use the online registration facility to obtain a username
and password, post and edit their employee profile, upload a CV and apply online
for positions.
If you are interested in posting a job vacancy or registering for the service,
please contact aquatt@aquatt.ie
AquaTT, the European Network for Education and Training, is providing the site
as an additional service to compliment their flagship project, PISCES TT, found
on the web at www.piscestt.com and host to a comprehensive education database, occupational profiles, virtual
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About AquaTT
AquaTT through its extensive network has realised that essential information
on upcoming changes is not being effectively disseminated to all parties. Thus,
AquaTT is producing this free news service "TRAINING NEWS" specifically for the
Aquaculture industry. The newsletter is intended to keep you informed of developments
in Education & Training and related areas. Support material will be available
on the new European Education Forum website www.piscestt.com . All old Training
News will be archived on the piscestt site.
The main target audience for this newsletter is teachers, trainers and students
in the aquaculture area but will also be of interest to policy makers, companies
and associations.
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