Two-day course in Vienna, 7-8 May 2015This 2-day training course will introduce the first crucial steps for getting a Horizon 2020 project started on the right foot, provide practical tips to ensure a sound technical implementation of the project, and go into the issues of financial management and reporting.Experience Europa Media's famous "learning-by-doing" approach – presentations in the morning, then practice your newly-gained knowledge during the workshops specifically designed for the particular topics:R&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.       EU 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!Further details are available at the website.