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A SPACE event for European SMEs

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Within the framework of the European SME Week 2013, APRE on behalf of Ministry for Education, University and Research (MIUR), in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and with the support of COSMOS+, the SPACE National Contact Points network and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), is organizing the “Countdown on Horizon 2020 Space International Information and brokerage event”, which will take place in Rome on the 27th of November 2013.

The international event will provide anticipations on the first calls for proposals under the Space theme and the SME programme in Horizon 2020 as well as brokerage sessions and a Canadian SMEs delegation to Italy, thanks to the collaboration with the Canadian Embassy in Rome and co-organized by the EEN Canadian node. The event will be addressed to universities, research centres, industry, SMEs and SMEs associations, local administrations, providing new opportunities and competitive advantages for the participants offering strategic networking opportunities.

For more information and registering, visit the event page.

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