My first kick

My first kick is going to start. The Kick-off meeting of the CELISE project will be on Tuesday 23rd November 2021.

Who is going to manage my kick?

The University of Cantabria, more specifically the Green Engineering and Resources (GER) research group together with the European and International Project Office of the University of Cantabria, as coordinators of the project, is organising my Kick-off meeting. This will be for me an opportunity for an update on my main objectives, the drawing up of a joint venture, and the launching of initial actions.

What is my goal?

My main aim is the study of sustainable production of cellulose-based products and additives to be used in SMEs and rural areas. Furthermore, I can survive because I have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The name of the specific call is Marie Sklodowska-Curie and my grant agreement is No 101007733.

I will create a multinational partnership between European research and innovation institutions, industry, and researcher teams in third countries. My aim is related to the exchange of knowledge and experience concerning cellulose-based materials using biomass residues processing. I will work especially for small and medium enterprises and rural areas from Europe and Latin- America.

I have a structure composed of five work packages are based on research and training and the last ones are related to the management, transfer, and impact. Figure 1 shows my main tasks during my life as a project.

What about my kick?

The kick-off meeting is the inaugural event for starting my activities. The agenda of the day will be related to the following issues:

• Firstly, the introduction to the agenda.
• Then, the introduction to the project. In this case we are going to see the main objectives of the network and general planning. Presentation of the management structure.
• After that, the nomination and voting session about the different Boards and Committees during my life.
• Then, the description of the work packages of the project. We will see the main objectives and associated activities, implementation of the milestones and deliverables (schedule and work plan), partners involved in the WP, and linked secondments. In addition, it is necessary to add the communication strategy and corporate image of the project.
• After the coffee break, my Project Officer will show us a presentation about the MSCA RISE Implementation and Challenges, and the Manager of the European and International Project Office of the University of Cantabria (coordinators of the project) will talk about the administrative and financial aspects. Furthermore, he will shoe the best practices for a project implementation at consortium level
• Finally, we will have an open technical discussion between my partners and the closure of the meeting.