Announcement

For annual meeting of the Bulgaria Chapter of MCAA

The annual meeting of Bulgaria Chapter of the Marie Curie Alumni Association will take place on October 19^th 2018,

in the Main Conference Hall of the Faculty of chemistry and pharmacy – Sofia University, “James Bourchier” blvd. -1, Sofia-1164

Final program :

14:00 – Welcomes and Opening

Acad. Prof. Peter Kralchevsky - Dean of the Faculty of chemistry and pharmacy of Sofia University

Mrs Karina Angelieva – Deputy Minister of Education and Science

Mr Dimitar Asenov – chief expert at the “Transnational research initiatives” department of the “Science” Directorate of the Ministry of Education and Science

Mrs. Veselina Angelova - member of the European Commission Representative Unit in Bulgaria

14:30 - 15:30 Working program and Vision of MCAA-BG_Chapter

Chairperson:  Atanas Kostadinov

• 14:30 - 14:45 – Presentation of Bulgaria-Chapter of the MCAA and the Annual plan of activities – Anife Ahmedova – Chair of the Chapter
• 14:45 - 14:55 – short individual introduction of new members of the BG-Chapter
• 14:55 - 15:30 – Discussion on the implementation of the planned activities and creation of an action-plan - topics to be discussed:

1. Communication channels, logo & newsletter
2. Next midterm meeting; informal meetings & possibility to organize a conference funded by external sources
3. Constitute a Chapter Board

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 - 17:00 – Meet the members – presentation of the scientific field and experience of our members:

Chairperson :  Antoaneta Mateeva

• 16:00 – 16:15  – Velislava Terzieva  – “Harmonious immune system:  regulatory T cells” 
• 16:15 – 16:30  – Lilia Dimova – “From Marie-Curie fellowship to the membership of Bulgaria in the European Social Survey”
• 16:30 – 16:45  – Lina Gergova – “National Festivity in Post-Socialist Europe: Calendars, Rituals, Actors”
• 16:45 – 17:00  – Valya Vasileva  – “DNA methylation – an expanding horizon” 

17:00 - 18:30 – Meeting open to non-members and Invited guests, with presentations from current MSCA fellows

• 17:00 - 17:15 – Why become a member of MCAA? - Short presentation of the MCAA goals and activities – Anife Ahmedova
• 17:15 - 17:35 – Prof. Roumiana Stateva – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  – “H2020-MSCA-RISE-2017, Project 778168 – IProPBio: Integrated Process and Product Design for Sustainable Biorefineries - Some practical advices and experience sharing...”
• 17:35 - 17:55 – Assoc. Prof. Svetlana Momchilova– Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  – “H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015, grant No 691247 – Exploitation of Aromatic plaNts’ by-proDucts for the development of novel cosmeceuticAls and food Supplements (EXANDAS)”
• 17:55 - 18:25 – Roundtable Discussion and Q&A with new potential MCAA members from Bulgaria 

18:30 closing the meeting

After-meeting social event will take place in a nearby restaurant, which is cost-free for registered members of BG-Chapter of MCAA. There is a possibility to reimburse travel and accommodation costs for the MCAA members not resident in Sofia.

All members of BG-Chapter of MCAA that are currently abroad are welcome to take part in the meeting through on-line communication platforms. Please, send us a message to the BG-Chapter e-mail address with information on the type of communication platform you are using, so that we can make the needed technical arrangements.