!!COST Info Session
__13:30-15:30h (CET) on 10 December, 2021.__\\
Hybrid format, partly with physical presence, partly via Zoom.
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The [COST Association|https://www.cost.eu], in collaboration with the __Academia Europaea__, the __Academia Europaea Budapest Knowledge Hub__, the [Hungarian Academy of Sciences|https://mta.hu/english] and the __National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH)__, is pleased to announce the COST Info Session which will be held in Budapest, at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, on 10 December 2021, from 13:30 hrs to 15:30 hrs CET. The event is organized in hybrid format, partly with physical presence, partly via Zoom.
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The __COST Info Session__ will offer a great opportunity for the [COST Association|https://www.cost.eu] to present its achievements to a
Hungarian audience and for Hungarian leaders of COST projects to share their experiences.
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Due to the pandemic situation, the event will be organized in a hybrid format, which means that some speakers will be present in person at the premises of the event, while other speakers might join in via __Zoom__, and similarly, physical presence of the audience will be limited and the larger audience will be requested to join online, via the Zoom link: [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81317496843?pwd=ZTNpbW4yRUtnR1dTQTdGenJtT29wdz09].\\
__Meeting ID:__ 813 1749 6843\\
__Passcode:__ 947087
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To attend in person, please register in advance and present your vaccination certificate at the entrance
of the building. Registration: [https://forms.gle/uuZ3hBGrYPxGiEzW8].\\
__Venue:__ Hungarian Academy of Sciences (address: 1051 Budapest, Széchenyi István tér 9., Nagyterem (Large Lecture Hall), 2nd floor).
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!AGENDA OF THE SESSION

__13:30 WELCOME__
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*[Prof. Sierd Cloetingh|Member/Cloetingh_Sierd], former President of the COST Association
*__Dr Ronald de Bruin__, Director of the COST Association
*__Dr István Szabó__, Vice President for Science and International Affairs, National Research, Development and Innovation Office Hungary (NKFIH)
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__14:00 - 14:30 PRESENTATION ON COST PROGRAMME - JOIN AN ACTION__
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*__Christer Halen__, Policy Administrator at COST Association
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__14:30 - 15:15 PANEL ON EXPERIENCES OF HUNGARIAN COST PARTICIPANTS__
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*3 Hungarian COST participants: __Dr Péter Ódor__, Vice-Chair of Action CA18207, __Dr Brigitta Tóth__, Vice-Chair of Action CA16219 and __Dr Csaba Fehér__, Science Communication Coordinator of Action CA18229
*Moderator: __Prof. John Bartzis__, interim-Vice President of the COST Association
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__15:15 - 15:30 Q&A AND WRAP-UP__
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Download the [invitation|COST Info Session Invitation_10 December 2021_Budapest.pdf].
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