2nd Joint Stakeholder Conference of the EDULINK and the ACP Science and Technology (ACP S&T) programmes

From 26 to 28 October 2011, the 2^nd Joint Stakeholders Conference of the ACP-EU EDULINK and Science & Technology Programmes is organised in Brussels. As the 1^st Joint Stakeholders Conference in October 2010, the event is being held in the ACP House, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

The conference topics are related to the two programmes and of interest to primarily participants from granted projects of these programmes, but also to other interested parties. The event is set up in three days and covers various thematic sessions, in an interactive way, with presentations from project participants and invited speakers followed by open discussions:   

• the first day is dedicated to EDULINK themes.
• the second day addresses common themes shared by the two programmes.
• the third day focuses on specific ACP Science and Technology Programme issues.

Bilateral meetings between the Management Units of the two programmes, the European Commission and the representatives of the beneficiary projects is arranged during the whole conference. The conference allows project participants from the ACP-EU collaborative programmes EDULINK and the ACP Science and Technology Programme to meet each other and to exchange experiences and information.