BIOTRACER's First EC Review Meeting

Prague, Czech Republic
9-12 March 2008

Members of the Scientific Committee met in Prague, Czech Republic, between 9-12 March 2008, for BIOTRACER's first EC Review Meeting.

The first day and a half was dedicated to improving presentation skills and doing a 'dry-run' of the presentations.

The presentation to the EC began officially on 11 March. Besides our EC Scientific Officer, Judit Krommer, there were two outside reviewers at the meeting: Rohtraud Pichner from the Meat Science Institute in Kulmbach, Germany; and Roger Stephen from the University of Zurch, Switzerland.

After the presentations were finished on 12 March, the reviewers and EC Scientific Officer gave feedback to the Scientific Committee on the written report, the presentations and the plan for the next 18 months.

Overall, the report and presentations were greeted with positive feedback and strong encouragement to continue the good work.

There were a few adjustments to the report and next 18-month plan requested by the EC. These will be completed by late spring.

The Project Office is now waiting for the written comments by the reviewers and EC. In additional reporting news, the Annual Management Report has been submitted to the EC for review. This report contains mostly financial information from the partners.