The Lead Partner seminar is addressed at the newly approved 5th call projects. The day is intended for the Lead Partners, preferably for the project employees responsible for project management and financial management. The content of the Lead Partner seminar is focused on practical aspects of how to run your project. The programme covers issues like Lead Partner and partner responsibilities, partnership agreement, subsidy contract, eligibility of costs, payment claims, progress reports as well as control and audit.

The Lead Partner Seminar takes place on June 16, 2011.
Venue: Alvarium, Puutarhakatu 8 B, Turku, Finland
Last day for registrations is Monday, June 6, 2011.

DRAFT AGENDA

09:00 Registration and morning coffee

09:30 Introduction

09:45 Programme structures and setting up the project
Programme structure, Subsidy contract (Managing Authority)
Lead Partner and partner responsibilities, Partnership agreements, role of the Steering Group, communication with the JTS etc.

Project implementation and reporting
First level control, audit trail and overall financial issues

11:45-12.45 Lunch (not provided)

12:45 Project implementation and reporting
Project reporting: reporting procedure, the Progress Report and Payment Claim (PR/PC), activity reporting, Partner Payment claim

13:30-14:00 Coffee break

14:00 Eligibility of costs
Eligibility issues of each budget line – questions and answers

Communication issues

15:15-15.30 Closing the day

Downloadable version: Lead partner seminar agenda 110616 (67.34 kB)

If you have questions about the seminar, please contact Tiina Keinänen ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , +358 40 4846972)

Download the seminar presentations here:

01 Subsidy contract (179 kB)

02 Project management (241 kB)

03 Project progress reports (615 kB)

04 Control and audit trail (185 kB)

05 Financial implementation of the project (2.54 MB)

06 Project communication issues (218 kB)