<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div>Cari amici,</div><div><br></div><div>vi inoltro il messaggio ricevuto da parte di Europractice.</div><div><br></div><div>Piero e io abbiamo già mandato una e-mail ai tre indirizzi indicati. Forse, più ne ricevono, meglio è.</div><div><br></div><div>Ciao.</div><div><br></div><div>Guido</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><<a href="mailto:MicroelectronicsCentre@stfc.ac.uk" target="_blank">MicroelectronicsCentre@stfc.<wbr>ac.uk</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>A37280 Europractice: Urgent request to help secure on-going EC Support</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">24 Apr 2017 16:24:20 GMT+2<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><<a href="mailto:guido.torelli@unipv.it" target="_blank">guido.torelli@unipv.it</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div lang="EN-GB" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div class="m_1568879032390150776WordSection1"><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Prof. Guido Torelli,<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We regret to inform you that our Europractice-PLUS proposal to extend the Europractice Service by a further 2 years was rejected by the European Commission.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Although the Call (ICT-04-2017) to which we made the submission had a section including the words “The goal is to support electronic components, sensors, smart objects and systems access<span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span><sup>[3]</sup><span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span>to advanced design and manufacturing for academic, research institutes and SMEs,<span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span><sup>[3]</sup><span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span>Including Europractice-type actions”, the EC has made no provision to provide continuity of support via Europractice or other service bids for the European Academic sector. We believe that the European Academic sector has an essential role in training the next generation of engineers which European industry requires in order to prevent electronics systems design jobs moving to other regions.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Consequently, without continued EC support, the Europractice Service which has been operational since 1995 (or 1989 including the Eurochip period) will either have to stop or be significantly curtailed after 30 June 2018.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If an on-going Europractice Service is important to your academic institute, please email Colette Maloney (Head of Unit, Competitive Electronics Industry)<span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:colette.maloney@ec.europa.eu" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">colette.maloney@ec.<wbr>europa.eu</a>, Khalil Rouhana (Deputy Director-General, DG Connect)<a href="mailto:Khalil.rouhana@ec.europa.eu" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">khalil.rouhana@ec.<wbr>europa.eu</a><span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span>and your National ICT-PC Representative Paola Inverardi<span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:paola.inverardi@univaq.it" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">paola.inverardi@<wbr>univaq.it</a><span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span>describing your research projects,<span> <span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>innovation and training activities that rely on an on-going Europractice Service.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">It would be helpful if you could also inform us of any action that you take by replying to this email.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thanks in advance for your help in securing this important service for Europe.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Romano Hoofman<span> <span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>John McLean<span> <wbr> <span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Thomas Drischel<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">imec<span> <wbr> <span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>STFC<span> <wbr> <span class="m_1568879032390150776Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Frau<wbr>nhofer IIS<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><img border="0" width="602" height="56" alt="cid:image003.png@01D2A236.FDD62810" id="m_1568879032390150776FFC75944-21E3-4AD7-B49E-0DD71C40BAFA" src="cid:image002.png@01D2BD0D.908C8B40"></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div><br>
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