CONCEPT PAPER "JRC SUPPORT TO THE ENLARGEMENT" 9 December 2014 (University of Novi Sad, Serbia) Context The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is playing an important role in providing scientific and technological support for the European Union enlargement and integration process. The JRC is a member of the Inter-Service Group Enlargement and cooperates with DG ELARG in the framework of the accession negotiations as well as in the preparation of the annual enlargement package. The seminar "JRC Support to Enlargement" is co-organised by the JRC and the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development within the Travel Accommodation and Conference facility (TAC) for Western Balkans and Turkey established by DG ELARG to finance logistic and venue costs of conferences organised by the Commission in the EU or the beneficiary country in connection with the enlargement process and the pre-accession strategy. The aim of the event is to present to key stakeholders from the scientific community, industry and policy making of the Enlargement area, the activities carried out by JRC to support the Enlargement process and in particular to provide specific examples of activities related to the Enlargement countries' priorities identified during the Networking activity with the Members of the Board of Governors and the National Contact Point from the Enlargement countries. Date & Venue 9th December 2014 - 9:00-14:00 Amphitheatre, Ground floor of the Central University building, University of Novi Sad Dr Zorana Đinđića 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia DRAFT AGENDA University of Novi Sad – 9 December 2014 9:00 – 14:00 9:00 – 10:00 JRC SUPPORT TO ENLARGEMENT Serbia and JRC – Prospects of Cooperation Viktor Nedović, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia Enlargement support of the JRC – Cooperation with Serbia Luciana Zanier, JRC Directorate Policy Support Coordination International, Inter-Institutional and Stakeholder Relation Unit Macro-regional Strategies, with enfaces to the Danube Strategy Miroslav Vesković, University of Novi Sad 10:00 – 10:20 COFFEE BBREAK/POSTER SESSION 10:20 – 11:00 JRC JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES Opportunities for researchers at JRC Francesco Scaffidi, JRC Directorate Resources, Recruitment and Training Unit Jobs and research cooperation opportunities - University of Novi Sad, prospects and capacities Miroslav Vesković, University of Novi Sad 11:00 – 12:20 EUROPEAN FLOOD AWARENESS SYSTEM (EFAS) The European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) Peter Salomon, JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability Activities of the BioSense Center of Boris Antić, BioSense, University of Novi Sad the Univeristy of Novi Sad Scientific support to flood and wetland management in Serbia Branko Brkljač, BioSense, University of Novi Sad Landslides Biljana Abolmasov, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Belgrade University Climate changes and fast growing woods for bio fuels Saša Orlović, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Novi Sad 12:20 – 13:00 BIOENERGY JRC Activities in the Bioenergy sector Nicolae Scarlat, Hrvoje Medarac, JRC Institute for Energy and Transport, Renewable and Energy Efficiency Unit Together towards solutions for biofuels Milan Martinov, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad Current state and perspective of bioethanol production and application in Vojvodina Zoltan Zavargo, Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad 13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH 14:00 – 16:00 Visit to the University laboratories for JRC representatives and enlargement NCPs. 2