8:45 - 9:00 Welcome coffee

Welcome comments from the Polish Embassy in Reykjavík
Mr. Maciej Duszyński, Deputy Head of Mission, Head of Political, Economic and Cultural Section

The importance of EEA cooperation with Poland
Mr. Sigurður Óli Sigurðsson, the Head of the Research and Innovation Section of the Research Council of Iceland (Rannís)

How can Poland, Iceland and Norway work together within the EEA Grants?
Julia Christiansen, special advisor within the International Division, the Research Council of Norway (RCN)

Overview of the Polish research system and the role of National Science Centre (NCN)
Marcin Liana, Deputy Director of the Polish National Science Centre (NCN) and Anna Wiktor, Head of the coordination team at NCN

Coffee break

Presentation of the calls planned under the Basic Research Programme
Marzena Oliwkiewicz-Miklasińska (Head of the EEA & Norway Grants Team, NCN and Joanna Węgrzycka (EEA & Norway Grants Team, NCN)

Presentation of match making tool – Michał Olejnik (EEA & Norway Grants Team, NCN)

Opportunities for Bilateral Cooperation in Applied Research and Innovation: the POLNORIS Call
Maciej Jędrzejek, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department, the National Centre for Research and Development in Poland (NCBR)

Q&A session - Light lunch served outside the meeting room