Dear readers,

Welcome back to our 6th issue!

The last quarter of the year is coming to a start and we have interesting information and updates to share with you about what the BILAT team has been up to, as well as some exciting upcoming events on EU-US STI Collaboration.

We hope you enjoy reading!

BILAT USA4.0 Team

News

BILAT WIKI - PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO RESEARCHERS

BILAT USA 4.0 European and US partners have juxtaposed EU and US terminology of funding mechanisms and grants management at both sides of the Atlantic within this Terminology MediaWiki for researchers, research managers and administrators to better understand each other, the global funding landscape and to fully exploit transatlantic funding opportunities. Go and check it out here.

YOU CAN ACCESS THE RECORDINGS OF OUR H2020 WEBINAR WEEK!

During 25 - 29 June 2018 we hosted a series of webinars for the American research and innovation community as well as the partners in Europe. The webinar week provided in a concise way some basic information on four key research and innovation areas in the programme:

• Health
• Nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing
• Transport
• Marine and arctic research and technology

You can check the recordings here.

TRANSATLANTIC RESEARCH COOPERATION TO TREASURE & PROTECT THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

On June 6, 2018, during the Capitol Hill Ocean Week in Washington DC, BILAT USA 4.0 co-organized the "Transatlantic Research Cooperation to Treasure & Protect the Atlantic Ocean" held in the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to celebrate 20 years of the EU-US Science and Technology Agreement and 5 years of EU-US marine research cooperation.

This event brought together European and US representatives of industry, science and policy to identify the best ways for science to help us treasure and protect the Atlantic Ocean, to keep it healthy and productive and, to understand and tackle the issue of plastics in the ocean. You can check our special newsletter edition here.

• For more information on the conference: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/transatlantic-research-cooperation-to-treasure-and-protect-the-atlantic-ocean
• To watch live stream of the 1st panel, click here
• To watch livestream of the 2nd panel, click here
• To view pictures: click here.

The event included in the afternoon a visit of the Ocean Plastics Lab which graphically presents the problem of plastics in the Ocean by leading visitors through different sections of the exhibit to see the waste, detect its impacts, and examine potential solutions.

• To view pictures of the visit to the Plastics Lab on June 6, click here.

BILAT USA 4.0 BRAND NEW LINKEDIN GROUP UP AND RUNNING!

Our brand-new LinkedIn group is now an excellent opportunity for exchange on open topics among its members. It wonÕt only provide members with a refreshed and sustainable medium, but it will also create synergies between former applicants and ÔnewcomersÕ when it comes to H2020 and US grants application and project implementation.

Join us in our EU-USA cooperation journey for STI by simply clicking 'Request to join' and you will be given access by our admin. You can reach the group via this link.

2018 FIU WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SECURITY CONFERENCE.

During 17^th-18^th September, 2018, a two-day conference on Water and Environment Security was organized by FIU Institute of Water and Environment at Florida International University, Miami. Along these two days, university-wide centers, research programs, scientists, and engineers met at FIU to tackle regional, national and global water and environmental issues, through interdisciplinary research and cutting-edge technology.

The conference served as a platform for the formal presentation of the newly established UNESCO Sustainable Water Security Chair at Florida International University (FIU). The event brought together international experts on water and environment in an effort to address regional, national and global water and environmental security issues. It highlighted global challenges and opportunities, including special sessions dedicated to Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence Associate Director Christine I. Caly-Sanchez was proud and honored to participate and be the "Challenges and Opportunities in Europe and North America" Session Chair.

Events

USA workshop on the Main Funding Schemes of the European Union: GUIDING PRINCIPLES

From September 25th to October 1st, 2018, BILAT USA 4.O EU funded project carried out a workshop on the Main Funding Schemes of the European Union: GUIDING PRINCIPLES in Atlanta | Chicago | Tempe, USA.

The facilitators were Annika Glauner (ETH Zurich), Jennifer Ponting (Harvard University), Nicolas Schulthess (ICFO), focusing on participantsÕ gain of an understanding of H2020 and its implications participating in a project. They learnt how to engage in H2020 projects, how to read calls and build up a respective proposal.

Read more about the program here.

BILAT USA 4.0 at the 2018 Water JPI workshop

BILAT USA 4.0 activities to promote programme level cooperation among European and US American federal funding organizations were presented during the 2018 Water JPI workshop titled ÒStrategies for International CooperationÓ, which was organized in Vienna on 19 September 2018 within the IC4WATER Initiative that is a H2020 coordination and support action dedicated to the development of international cooperation in the Water area.

Around 30 participants representing JPIs, ERA-NETs and other FP7 and H2020 initiatives shared briefly their relevant international cooperation activities and discussed the challenges and opportunities for international cooperation.

http://www.waterjpi.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=686&Itemid=1159

Within the BILATUSA4.0 Project 2 Missions has been organized to Europe and to USA between 2016 and 2018. Findings and recommendations to enhance synergies and alignment of funding programmes between Europe and US will be available by November 2018.

BILAT USA 4.0 organizing a high-level mission to the EU

From the 6th to the 9th of November 2018, BILAT USA 4.0 will lead a visiting delegation of American business associations, research and innovation networks, and cluster organizations representing 8 U.S. states to the European Union (EU). Participants in the event will spend four days visiting over 15 cluster organizations in Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

You can check the full information here and keep updated in BILAT{s website and social media to find out more!

INDustrial TECHnologies 2018 - Innovative industries for smart growth

From the 29^th-31^st October, INDustrial TECHnologies 2018 will bring together industry R&D experts, SMEs, and researchers with a shared interest in nanotechnologies, advanced materials, biotechnology and advanced manufacturing & processing (NMBP).

The conference will present highlights of new industrial applications for these technologies and provide a stage for finding R&D&I partners for the upcoming NMBP-calls 2019 and 2020 in Horizon 2020. It will specifically support match-making. The conference programme focuses on 3 threads:

1. Technologies for sustainable growth
2. Innovative industry for citizens
3. Ecosystem and framework conditions

If you are interested in more details, please check our event page here.