26-27 September, 2013, Madrid, SpainR&I Project Management and Technical ReportingGrant Agreement negotiations – road to success and things that could go wrong.Getting started – models on Consortium Agreement, advance payment, bank guarantees, and the kick-off meeting.Efficient project management systems in practice – eligible and non-eligible costs, cost statements. Upgrading your system for FP7 and for Horizon 2020.IPR issues in practice – how to protect you background and how to benefit from the foregroundTechnical reporting – what to report and how?Technical reviews – Prepare for the best and worst opinion of the EC and the reviewers.Workshop: Technical ManagementDuring the workshop participants discuss real case scenarios related to coordination, budget, dissemination, modifying the project, etc.R&I Financial Management and ReportingFinancial rules of FP7 and Horizon 2020 projects – how to harmonise EU rules with you national taxation and internal accounting principles?Eligible and non-eligible costs, cost statements – upgrading your financial admin system.Different calculation methods of Personnel costs – employees and consultantsAllocation of Travel costs, Equipment, Other costs, and Overheads based on practical examples.Subcontracting and third parties – how to avoid rejection of costs?Pragmatic approaches in reporting – point-by-point assessment of the prepared financial reports. Format, content, overall principles, possible bottlenecksUploading of reports to the Participants portal – hints and tricks to control your partners’s spending.Workshop: Financial ReportingParticipants prepare a full financial report for a virtual research project, a role-play exercise, based on "dummy" invoices, salary slips and time-sheets!