ate EUROPEAN COMMISSION ‘e ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY DIRECTORATE-GENERAL, & : 32, secunty and GM Sg Space, seuty and GMES Brussels, 25 OCT. 2010 entr.h.2(2010)809444 Subject: Hearing on space research in FP8 - call for expression of interest Dear Space Research Stakeholder, As FP7 enters its final phase, the time has come to think about the future and to prepare the next steps for European space research. The Directorate-General for Enterprise & Industry will organise a "hearing" event on 8 December 2010 in Brussels to consult a representative cross-section of the European space-research community on the future of space research within the Framework Programme. Prominent members of the space research community are cordially invited to express their interest via the following link: hitp/ec.europa.eulenterprise/newsroom/ctitomiangdetall.clm?tem_id=4635&tpa_id=1004&lang=on To ensure a balanced participation, and given the limited number of places available, a selection may have to be made amongst applicants. The deadline for submitting your expression of interest is 10 November 2010. We will issue final invitations by 17 November 2010. In addition, we also welcome written contributions describing a specific challenge that you feel should be addressed as part of the FPS Space theme. We are particularly interested to hear about any new ideas to address the grand challenges faced by Europe over the next decade and which may not already have been covered under FP7, We will use the submitted material as input for the discussions at the hearing (see registration webpage for template for written contributions). When registering, participants should also indicate if they would like to make a short oral intervention at the meeting (no more than 7 minutes and 4 slides). If you have any questions concerning this event, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Gilmore (+32-2-295 3312) or Anastasia Antoniou (+32-2-299 4621) or use the functional mailbox at entr-fp8-hearing @ec.europa.eu. Participation in the event will be free of charge (although please note that the Commission will not cover travel costs). Tlook forward to receiving your ideas and a lively debate in Brussels on 8 December. ‘Yq sincerely, Paul Weissenberg Commission européenne, 8-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, 8-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 209 11 11