1. NFR EU FP6 seminar på Høvik Slide 1 NFR information day Norwegian experiences from earlier calls and the new instruments By Dr. Per Olaf Brett, DNV Research Pre-contract phase Project execution Project aftermath Ideas – impulses - afterthought

2. NFR EU FP6 seminar på Høvik Slide 2 EU project experience FP 5 Call process-closing FP 6 Call process-initiation FP 7 Call process-strategising TRESHIP (FP5 Network) THEMES (FP5 Network) ERAMAR (FP5 Network) EVIMAR and ERASTAR ADVANCES (FP5 Added Value Network) INTEGRATION (FP5 Shared cost RTD and demonstration project) LOGBASED (FP 6 STREP) Several FP6 initiatives (CA’s, IP’s, STREP’s, and NoE’s)

3. NFR EU FP6 seminar på Høvik Slide 3 Pre-contract phase Is this of interest? Is it worth the hassle! Where to look? Who to talk to? Hasn't this been done before? What has already been done? What instrument to choose? Do the commission really mean what they say? What are the odds? How to leverage the application (proposal)

4. NFR EU FP6 seminar på Høvik Slide 4 Project execution Co-ordinator or partner? Many or few project partners? Small, medium and or large firms? Outsourcing the administration? Distributed production (work packages) or team work (action oriented research)? Structure – methodology – theory Documentation of findings and results Communication media and distribution channels

5. NFR EU FP6 seminar på Høvik Slide 5 Project aftermath No more energy left! Work done syndrome! Continuation – for what purpose, with whom? Get on with the next project! What have we learnt – failures and successes? What can we do different next time? Will there be a next time?