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The event, which will include three meetings, on June 17, 22 and 24, from 14:00 to 17:00GMT, will be held by videoconference (VC) in Argentina through InnovaRed, Mexico (CUDI), Uruguay (RAU2) and the regional and European RedCLARA connection with live webcast. All the institutions who are partners of the national networks connected to RedCLARA are invited to register its VC rooms until June 16, 2015, on the event website.

In order to publicize the next European Commission funding calls, will be held the Second Virtual Cycle on Horizon 2020 for Latin America and the Caribbean, organized in the link workshops of the European Union together with Argentina and Uruguay, as part of the activities of the bi-regional project ALCUE NET and the global collaborative project MAGIC (started on May 1 2015). The activity consists of three meetings, on June 17, 22 and 24, to be held by videoconference through RedCLARA.

The meetings will include thematic sessions in the areas of Nanotechnology, Bio-Economy, Marie Curie Actions, Biodiversity, Energy, Environment, among others, in addition to a training in the presentation of proposals and key aspects of the H2020 programme. The presentation of the actual calls (2015) and information about future calls (2016-2017) that are interesting for Latin America and the Caribbean are expected during the thematic workshops.

The activity is directed to research centers, technology centers, researchers, project managers, institutional representatives, public administrations, universities and companies, associations or groups of companies related to the scientific and technological sector.

Important Dates:
• Last day to fill the registration form | Tuesday, 6/16/2015
• Single and mandatory equipment test | Tuesday, 16/06/2015, between 16:30 and 17:30 GMT (only those who completed all the fields of the registration form may attend)
• Virtual Cycle for Latin America and the Caribbean on Horizon 2020:
First Meeting: Wednesday, 06/17/2015, between 14:00 and 17:00 GMT
Second Meeting: Monday, 06/22/2015, between 14:00 and 17:00 GMT
Third Meeting: Wednesday, 06/24/2015, between 14:00 and 17:00 GMT
(Only the videoconference rooms that performed the test equipment will attend the event).

How to participate:
There are two ways to participate in the event: through physical videoconference rooms or through the Internet.

Participation by videoconference
1. Book a videoconference room in your institution for the day and the time of the event
2. Fill the registration form:
https://eventos.redclara.net/indico/event/495/registration/register#/register
3. Ask the technician in charge of the room your participation in the equipment test session.
4. Connect to the videoconference at least 15 minutes before the beginning of the event.

Participation through the Internet
1. Add to your Skype contacts the account dias.virtuales
2.Access the URL http://www.redclara.net/index.php/noticias-y-eventos/transmisiones-en-vivo

Important:
• All speakers use videoconference rooms that are connected to the advanced network, which ensures the high quality of the transmission of the event
• Only the public that connects to the event from a physical room has the possibility to directly interact with the speakers and the rest of the audience.
• Participants who follow the event through Internet can interact in the activity by sending their questions or comments to the dias.virtuales Skype account, which will be active from the start of the broadcast.

Website of the Cycle: https://eventos.redclara.net/indico/event/495/