Third
management meeting minutes for the Tempus project entitled (Building
capacity of personnel in Jordanian olive
industry) (543820 TEMPUS-1-2013-1JO-TEMPUS-JPHES (2013/001-001))
Date: June 1- 3/ 2016
Place: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
/ Greece
-Agenda:
1. Reviewing of the project achieved
activities
2. Reviewing the 2nd management
meeting decisions
3. Observations of the 2nd monitoring visit
and the bi- agreements
4. Final disseminating Work shop
5. Updating of the equipment purchasing
process
6. Reviewing the project financial file
7. Reviewing the 20 deliverables of the 6th
work packages and their distribution.
8. Extending of the project, discussing the difficulties facing the
project such as the EU student exchange
9. Planned
activities for the coming 6 months (external auditor, project quality aspects,
writing the final report and sustainability)
10. Visiting the olive oil and table olive
companies
Wednesday1st
June 2016
Opening of the
third management meeting
The opening ceremony started at the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki/ School of Chemistry (Laboratory of Food
Chemistry and Technology) on Wednesday 1/6/2015.
-The 1st session:(reviewing of the project achieved activities, Amman meeting decisions,
observations of the 2ndmonitoring visit, and final disseminating work
shop, updating of the equipment purchasing process(
Before
starting the session, Prof. Tsimidou accompanied the partners in a visiting
tour to the premises of the Laboratory
presenting the equipment and the research/training activities in the Lab..
The 1st session
started at 10:00 am in the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Technology on Wednesday 1/6/2016 with the attendance of
all Jordanian partners i.e. Prof. Al-Saed and AL-Ismail from the University of
Jordan (JU), Prof. Rababah from Jordan University of Science & Technology
(JUST), Prof. Al-Absi from Mutah University (MU), Dr. Ajo from Balqa Applied
University/Al-husn University College (BAU), Miss Daghmish from the Jordanian
Organization for Olive Products Exporting (JOPEA), Eng. Al-Momani from The
Jordanian Society for Sensory Evaluation of Food (JSSEF), as well as the EU
partners, namely Prof. Favati (UNIVR), . Dr. Chartzoulakis (ELGO), Prof.
Carretero (UGR), Prof. Tsimidou (AUTH), Prof. Nenadis, Prof. Blekas and Prof.
Mantzouridou.
1-Prof. Tsimidou welcomed the attendees.
2-Prof. Al-Saed presented Prof. AL-Ismail as the proposed new project
coordinator.
3-Prof.
Al-Saed (project coordinator) gave a presentation about the progress achieved
in the project activities during the last 7 months of the project’s duration.
Afterwards, discussions dealing with the following matters took place:
4-Discussing
the decisions taken in the second management meeting in Amman and what has been
achieved, some amendments were done followed by signing the menu of the 2nd
meeting.
5- Prof. Al-Saed
clarified the project equipment purchasing and informed the meeting that the
olive mill is now in Aqaba and the releasing process is going on while the pickling
line is being prepared for shipping.
6- Prof. Tsimidοu inquired
about the project labs and the training centers where Prof. Alsaed replied that
the labs at the main center have been completed and were provided with the
analytical instruments except the HPLC which is expected to be received during
few weeks. On the other side, Prof. Rababah, Dr. Ajo and Prof. AL-Absi clarified
that the branches are ready and their labs are being provided with the needed
equipment.
7- The
observation on the second monitoring visit by Mr. Clivio to the University of
Science and Technology where Mr. Cassali assessed on the implementation of the
disseminating process of the project such as printing leaflets, posters, bags, hats ……etc
where Prof Tsimidou pointed out that there are some difficulties to deal with
this subject at AUTH.
8. Regarding the disseminating process, Prof. Al-Saed
informed the meeting that the project has performed 6 workshops 1 day each in
2016 dealing with table olives and olive oil as well as olive production .
9- Prof. AL- Saed informed the meeting that the
project is about to sign two agreements with the National Center for
Agricultural Research and Extension and the Jordanian Association of
Agricultural Engineers. Signing such protocols were proposed from Mr. Cassali
during the 2nd monitoring visit.
10- The inquiry about olive Master program by both Prof. Tsimidou and Prof. Favati was replied by Prof. AL-Ismail who informed the meeting that the high cost of study at the Jordanian universities
specially for graduate students was proved to be the barrier for starting the
program. The Ministry of Agriculture promised
to give several grants for her employees to register in the olive program but has
not fulfilled this promise yet. We are planning to contact IOC to support this
program.
11- The final disseminating
workshop was discussed in details in this session. Prof. Chartzoulakis presented the frame of
the workshop (committees, main topics, venue, agenda information, contact
persons, etc) and inquired to choose one or two external well-kown invited speakers,
if money are available and start contacting them to see their availability. He
proposed also each partner to give at least one lecture related to his
expertise and to send ASAP the title of the presentation to the Organizing Committee
to avoid overlapping. Miss. Daghmish clarified that this process will start as
soon as possible and promised that JOPEA will invite on her account one olive
expert from the IOC. She also informed
the meeting that one olive expert will be selected from Jordan, another from
Syria, third from Palestine and the fourth from Tunisia or Algeria. Prof. Tsimidou
said that the workshop is not limited to Jordan, but it is for the Middle East
and Europe. Prof. Al-Saed informed the
meeting that the project failed to get a grant from the international Olive
Council and that the budget allocated for the workshop is 17,000 euros. Prof.
Chartzoulakis expressed his sorrow for the rejection of the proposed grant from
the IOC due to bureaucratic omissions of the submitting agency (basic documents
were not submitted) resulting to loose at least 5.000 €. Prof. Favati commented that the budget is
enough but we have to work tightly. Prof Al-Saed said that the University of
Jordan might participate with 3000 euro to the workshop. it has also been
agreed that the workshop to be for two days, one day for lectures and another
day to visit some local olive mills and pickling units. The proposed timing for
the workshop was agreed to be between 21-22 November 2016. Another two days
(23-24/11/2016) will be specified for the fourth management meeting. It was
agreed also that Prof. Al-Saed to be the
president of the workshop and Prof. AL-Ismail to be the chairman of the fourth
management meeting. Also it was agreed to prepare and send the 1st
flyer about the workshop as early as possible and to be sent to all olive
researchers and interested persons (the flyer is being attached). It was
proposed also to start establishing the organizing committee as well as the
other committees.
12- Training
courses have been discussed in details where Prof. Favati asked about the
academic level of the trainees and to be known in advance to facilitate the
designing and the preparation of the scientific material for the courses by the
lecturers. Prof. Al-Saed stated that the training courses is given to training
trainers who are agricultural engineers working in the field of olive. He also
said that 12 hours specified to the theoretical part in the training courses is
too much and that it might be reduced to 10 hours or less.
Regarding the
actual dates for the 2016 training courses, It was agreed to have the olive
pickling course by the second week of October 2016 (09- 13/10/2016) and Prof.
Tsimidou will participate in this course or she will nominate another lecturer
later on. Dr. Chartzoulakis also expressed his willingness to participate
in the farmers training trainers course which was proposed to be held by the 3rd
week of September 2016 ( 18-22 / 9/2016) and it was proposed to have the three
courses for farmers training trainers at the same time if possible. Prof.
Favati proposed that the olive mills training course to be held at the
beginning of October 2016. ( 2-6 /10/2016) and he will confirm that later on. The fourth
training course which is the training trainers for the sensory evaluation of
olive pickles and olive oil was proposed to be held by the 2nd week
of August 2016 (7-11/8/2016).
13- The 1st
session also covered discussions relating to the outstanding trainees visit where
five distinguished trainees will be selected using criteria proposed in the 2nd
management meeting in Verona. The selection process started during the training
courses of 2015 and will be completed in October 2016. It was also suggested by
Prof. Carretero that the new coordinator, Prof. AL-Ismail to take care this issue and proposed also that the
selected trainees to be familiar with English language. Furthermore, the proposed period for such a visit which
will be to Spain and last for one week is the last week of October 2016 (23-29/10/2016).
14- Prof.
Favati discussed the student exchange activity and proposed that EU students
who will visit Jordan, should do this in October 2016, but the visit should be for practical training.
17- The
meeting also discussed partly the financial file of the project and Prof
Al-Saed informed the meeting that the work of the financial expert Mr. Hisham Quddami
has ended since the University of Jordan refused to renew his contract as Mr. Cassali informed that having an external
financial expert for the project is not permittedand the cost is not eligible. There was no time to
continue discussing the financial file and it was proposed to continue the
discussions in the 2nd day of the meeting.
18- The 1st
session ended by 6:30 PM.
Thursday, 2nd
June 2016
The 2nd session
included the following tasks :(reviewing
the 20 deliverables of the 6th work packages, their distribution, Extending of the project, Discussing the difficulties facing the project such as
the EU student exchange and Planned activities for the coming 6 months
(external editor, project financial file, project quality aspects and sustainability).
The 2nd session started at 10:00 am
in the Chemistry Dept. on Thursday 2/6/2016 with the attendance of all partners.
The meeting discussed the following subjects:
19- The second
day of the meeting started with continuation of the discussion of the financial
file for the EU partners and Dr. Chartzoulakis
explained that there is difficulty in the excel file to insert new names and the same note were given by Prof. Tsimidou who
stated that she does not have a page to insert names. Prof. Al-Saed confirmed
that the files will be modified by Eng. Elayyan and will be forwarded to the EU
partners. After that each EU partner financial file was discussed separately
and Eng. Elayyan provided his observations and limitations for each partner. It
was noted that ELGO and UGR financial files were almost completed and with
minor limitations. Prof. Al-Saed informed the meeting that after the amendment
process in the financial files, he will send a message to each partner with all
financial limitations and each partner has to complete his financial file and absorbed
his share of money efficiently and 70% of the exchanged money should be
absorbed and all documents should be sent to the grant holder before exchanging
the 2nd amount of the funds.
20- The
discussion of students and staff exchange took place in this session and Prof. Carretero
stated that the first student having visited the University of Granada, was
from the University of Jordan, Eng. Rawashdeh.
The second student , from the University of Science and Technology, Eng. Mahili
visited ELGO Institute by May 2016 and Prof. Al-Saed mentioned
that another doctoral student will be sent to Aristotle University shortly.
21- Prof Tsimidou explained that students from EU
universities are planned to visit Jordan for one month. However, there are some difficulties in the selection
process, some concerns about security issues and the accommodation of the
students. Dr. Ajo mentioned that students might have a chance to stay in the student
housing at the University of Jordan to limit the expenses. Prof. Favati also
stressed that his university has developed standards for students who will
visit Jordan.
22- As for the
staff exchange, Prof. Chartzoulakis
expressed his pleasure over the visit to Jordan saying that the teaching activity
should not be for graduated students, it may also cover the under-graduated
level and proposed the staff exchange of
ELGO to take part from 17-22/09/2016, which was accepted by the
Jordanian partners. Prof. Tsimidou may also do the same thing. Prof. AL-Saed
mentioned that the major part of the staff exchange by Jordanian partners to EU
institutes has been performed; Profs Al-saed, Rababah, Al-Absi and Dr. Ajo and
Dr Tawalbeh visited Granada university by October 2015, while Miss Daghmash
visited ELGO in July 2015. Additionally Prof. Rababah visited ELGO and prof
Al-Absi visited Aristotle University in May and June 2016. Finally the
University of Verona was visited Dr. Mehyar who is from the University of
Jordan.
23- Discussions
also covered the distribution of tasks of the project and developing a plan for
the last six months of life of the project as well as the possible extension of
the project.
The first
package covered 5 deliverables relating to the training center building, labs. Disseminating
meeting and 1st management meeting and equipment purchasing. All
those deliverables were performed.
The second
package covers also 5 deliverables, seminars and visit to Spain. The major part
of the seminars has been performed. The remaining work of this package is the responsibility
of Prof. Al-Ismail, Al-Absi and Prof. Carretero.
The
distribution of the other 4 packages(3-6) are as in the Table.
Distribution of the project tasks between partners
It was
agreed to distribute the responsibilities for the activities as follows:
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W.P1
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Building the main training center
at JU and other two branches, one at
north (JUST and BAU), the second at the south ( MU)
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D.1
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Construction of main training
center & it's two branches
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D2
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Purchasing the needed equipment
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D3
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Establishing the three sensory and two chemical laboratories
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D4
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Project dissemination meeting
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D5
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Management meeting to be held in
Italy 2015
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The above package and
deliverables are the responsibility of
Prof.Alsaed and the other
Jordanian partners
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W.P2
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Seminars and workshops
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D1
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Workshops for olive farmers
trainers
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D2
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Training of table olive
personnel
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D3
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Training of olive mill
personnel
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D4
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Establishing three table olive
and sensory teams
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D5
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Visit of distinguished trainees
for one week to Spain
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The above package and
deliverables are the responsibility of Prof. AL-Ismail and Prof. Alabsi and
Prof. Segura
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W.P3
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Staff and graduate student
exchange and courses developing
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D1
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Staff exchange and courses developing
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D2
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Graduate student exchange
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D3
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Management meetings to be held in
Amman in 2015 and Thessaloniki 2016
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The above package and
deliverables are the responsibility of Prof. Al-Saed and Prof.Segura(Staff exchange
and course development) and Prof. Tsimidou ( graduate students exchange)
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W.P4
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Creating a web site and hosting an
International Congress on Olive and Olive Products
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D1
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Creation of the olive web site
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D2
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Hosting the upcoming International Congress
of Olive and Olive Products
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D3
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4th management meeting in Jordan
in 2016
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The above package and
deliverables are the responsibility of Prof.AL-Ismail, Miss. Dugmish
(website) and Dr.. Chartzoulakis
(olive congress)
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W.P5
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Management and quality control
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D1
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Having a successful management
for the project
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D2
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Having a high quality project
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The above package and
deliverables are the responsibility of Prof. AL-Ismail, and Prof. Favati
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W.P6
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Dissemination and sustainability
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D1
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Disseminating the project
activities
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D2
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Sustainability and
continuality of the project
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The above package and deliverables
are the responsibility of Prof. AL-Ismail, and Eng. Momani
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Regarding the
extending for the project, it was agreed that at this moment no need for the
extension and if in the coming few months a situation appeared dictating an
extension, the project administrative will contact Brussels for this purpose but
without the agreement of the the EU
partners.
24- Project website: The project
coordinator, Prof Al-Saed, informed the meeting that the observations mentioned
in the 2nd management meeting related to the project website were taken
into consideration. The website also was updated due to efforts given by Miss.
Daghmash and one of the students of the faculty of IT at UJ. Dr. Nenadis also proposed the
following: All the EU and Jordanian partners can provide to the person
handling the website, a list with titles of publications (journals, books) and
their links because we cannot upload the papers for free,
including useful addresses e.g. IOC, etc. So in this way we can
absorb the amount allocated for staff cost in each partner regarding the
website
25- Plan for the
last 6 months. It covers the following items:
A- Exchanging
the rest of the funds to partners after absorption of the first exchange and
providing the grant holder with the necessary documents.
B- Informing Mr. Cassali about the new coordinator.
C- Completing the process of the visit of the
trainees to Spain.
D. Continuing
the process of the external audit
E. Continuing
the process of the labs accreditation process
F. Continuing
the process of the final disseminating workshop
26- The session
finished at 6:30 PM.
Friday, 3rd
June 2016
The project
team visited the factory of Olive Pickles (LADAS FOODS S.A.) and an olive mill (Kalenderidis
S.A.Simantra) at Chalkidiki near Thessaloniki city. The visit was carried out
using three cars owned by AUTH staff (Prof. Tsimidou, Blekas and Nenadis).
During the visit a tour was made to the premises of both companies.
Furthermore, information regarding the practices of table olive and olive oil
production in Jordan and Greece were exchanged and the possibility of starting a
collaboration was discussed. Furthermore, a dissemination of the aims and
achievements of the project was given to the representatives of both companies.
Appendix 1: Letters to
Mr. Cassali and his reply
From: Othman
Elyyan <othmanelyyan@yahoo.com>
To: "Clivio.CASALI@ec.europa.eu" <Clivio.CASALI@ec.europa.eu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 5:30 AM
Subject: 543820-2013-JO-JPHES
Dear Clivio
Hoping that you are fine
Today the 1st of June 2016, we are in
Thessaloniki, Greece, University of Aristotle , attending the 3rd management
meeting for the project. All partners are represented in the meeting.
During our discussions a question arised and we would
like to have your advice.
It is about a statement that was written in your
report after the visit in Jordan last year.
Actually among other comments you wrote: "Reconsider
the financial matters of the project , since one of the main objective of
the Tempus program is to build capacity of staff of the HEIs in the Partner Countries...............".
Then could you please better clarify what do you mean with
"reconsider the financial matters of the project"?
We would appreciate to receiving your answer by tomorrow if
possible, so to be able to discuss the point while we are still all
together working in the Management meeting.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Best regards
Ali Alsaed
Dear Dr Al-Saed,
I am sorry I was away and
could not reply before to your question.
However, the sentence refer
to the fact that it seemed that a financial expert had been appointed for
the project by April 2015 and he was taking care with the financial matter of
the project. We discussed during the monitoring visit that it is not possible
to outsource the management (operational and financial) of the project to an
external person. The management must be taken care of by the staff of the
coordinating and partner institutions.
I hope this clarifies the
matter.
Best regards,
Clivio Casali
European Commission
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Managing programmes and activities on behalf of the European Commission
Erasmus+: Higher Education – International Capacity Building (Unit
A4)
Office Address: Rue Colonel
Bourg, 135-139, BOUR 02/08, B-1140 Brussels - BELGIUM
Postal Address: Avenue du Bourget, 1, BOUR 02/08, B-1049 Brussels - BELGIUM
Tel.:+32-2-296.92.23
(direct phone)
Fax: +32-2-299.45.30 (fax)
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu
From: Othman
Elyyan <othmanelyyan@yahoo.com>
To: Remove <clivio.casali@ec.europa.eu>
Cc: "Roisin.MC-CABE@ec.europa.eu" <Roisin.MC-CABE@ec.europa.eu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 8:00 AM
Subject: 543820-2013-JO-JPHES
Dear Clivio
Hoping that you are fine
During our 3rd management
meeting of our project among other points we discussed also the organization of
the final dissemination workshop that should be held in Amman in the week of
November 20th, 2016.
Regarding the budget needed
for organizing the workshop, we would like to use 3,000 Euros that will be made
available by The Jordan University and 17,000 Euros that have been allocated in
the TEMPUS project budget under point (5) “other costs”.
We would like to receive
your confirmation for spending this money for the organization of the workshop
for printing flyers, proceedings, banners, bags with project logo, coffee
breaks, advertising in the media, etc.
In this dissemination
meeting we will make available to a wide public of stakeholders and consumers
the results of the TEMPUS project and the impact of GMP and GAP in olive oil
and table olive production for Jordan people.
under the money to
cover the expenses related to the workshop, in the Project there are 17.000
Euros allocated for
under item (5) Other
coststhe Regarding the allocated buget for that workshop lits 17000 eur from
tempus and 3000 euro from the university of Jordan.
We would like to have your
confirmation about the other cost item.
For the workshop the money
that has been allocated under the other cost item
Using for the workshop the
that has been allocated with the item 5 other cost of the budget
kind Regards
Ali Al-Saed
From: "Clivio.CASALI@ec.europa.eu" <Clivio.CASALI@ec.europa.eu>
To: othmanelyyan@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2016 8:44 PM
Subject: RE: 543820-2013-JO-JPHES
Dear Dr Al-Saed,
In order to provide you with a definite
reply I would need more elements from your part. First of all, I would like to
understand if this event was already planned in the original proposal. I do see
a "OliveBioteq congress requirements" in the foreseen budget but I am
not sure if it refers to this final event or to another one that has already
taken place. If it is indeed referring to the same event, I see that it was
planned for a 15.000€, perhaps you could explain why such an increase.
In either of the two case I would appreciate that you ask for my approval.
Please consider that expenses related to dissemination they are indeed to be
accounted under Other Costs (i.e. printing flyers, proceedings, banners, bags
with project logo and other promotion material). However please bear in mind
that hospitality costs (including coffee break) are not eligible as expenses
and cannot be covered by the budget, neither as co-funding. If you plan to rent
out some premises for the conference you have to submit a specific request by
indicating also the estimate of the costs to me.
Please be recalled that under Other
Costs you are supposed to allocate funding for an external audit of your
project.
Thank you in advance for your reply.
Best regards,
Clivio Casali
European Commission
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Managing programmes and activities on behalf of the European Commission
Erasmus+: Higher Education – International Capacity Building (Unit A4)
Office Address: Rue Colonel
Bourg, 135-139, BOUR 02/08, B-1140 Brussels - BELGIUM
Postal Address: Avenue du Bourget, 1, BOUR 02/08, B-1049 Brussels - BELGIUM
Tel.:+32-2-296.92.23 (direct
phone)
Fax: +32-2-299.45.30 (fax)
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu
From: Ali K. Al-Saed
[mailto:akamil@ju.edu.jo]
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 11:39 AM
To: CASALI Clivio (EACEA)
Cc: Antonio Segura Carretero; Maria Tsimidou; Νικος Νενάδης;
CHARTZOULAKHS KOSTAS; Fabio Favati UNIVR; khalild Ismail; othman;
rubadaghmish@gmail.com
Subject: the final dissemination workshop
543820-2013-JO-JPHES
Dear Clivio
Thanks for your reply on our below email and
my reply on your inquiries are as the following:
1. Yes this event was already planned in the
original proposal
2. OliveBioteq was the old name for this
activity and we have do the change since there is another
oliveBioteq in 2016
3. The sum 15000 EUR was assigned at the
beginning and we found an extra money in the other cost
item, so we increased it to 17000 eur
4. We are considering that hospitality
costs are not eligible and can not be covered by the project
5. If we decided to hire a premises we will
write you
6. We have assigned 10000 eur for the
external auditor
Best regards
Ali Kamil Yousif Alsaed, Ph.D.
Dept. Nutrition&Food Technology
Faculty of Agriculture
The University of Jordan,
Office:00962 6 535 5000 (ext.22359)
Mobile:00962 777 499345
Fax: 00962 6 533 2536
E-mail: akamil@ju.edu.jo
Dear Dr. Al Saed,
Thank you for your reply.
Despite the minor
increase in the foreseen budget for the concerned event, you can go ahead with
the organisation of the final workshop. However, the amount of 20.000€
(17.000€+3000€) to organise a final workshop seems quite high. I would strongly
invite you to ask for different estimates (in case you haven't done it yet) and
chose the best-value-for-money offer.
Best regards,
Clivio Casali
Appendix2: The
final workshop 1st flyer
Organizing Committee
·
AL-Absi Khalid, Muta University
·
Rababaah Taha, University of Science and Technology
·
Segura-Carretero Antonio, University of Granada, Spain
·
Ajo Radwan, Al Balqa Applied University Al -Huson
·
Tsimidou Maria, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece
·
Favati Fabio, University of Verona,Italy
·
Al-Ismail Khalid, The University of Jordan
·
Chartzoulakis Kostas, Institute for olive tree &
subtropical plants, Greece
·
Daghmish Ruba, JOPEA
·
Shehadeh Nesreen, The University of Jordan
·
Elayyan Othman, The University of Jordan
·
Alrutroot Rajaa, The University of Jordan
Invitation
The workshop on
‘Ensuring sustainability of Jordanian olive sector’
will be held in Amman, Jordan in (21-22November 2016) under the frame of
TEMPUS project in collaboration with national bodies.
We organize
this workshop to promote scientists, technicians, students but also managers,
exporters and policy makers to exchange their own experiences in the olive
sector and start to cooperate for a new, sustainable and profitable olive
industry around the world.
We are
confident that the opportunity to meet together in Amman,
Jordan, a region with remarkable Middle-East civilization, long olive
history, beauty and hospitality, will facilitate to extend the results of this
exchange to the professionals to improve the environmental and economical
sustainability of the olive industry in Jordan.
Looking forward
to welcome you at Amman, Jordan
The convener
Prof. Ali
Al-Saed
Workshop Topics
The presentations
are related to olive growing and olive products and be included within the
following general topics:
• Genetic resources,
propagation
• Orchard management
with emphasis on sustainable use of agricultural practices
·
Pest and disease control
• Table olive technology
·
Olive oil technology
·
Management of olive industry by-products
• Economics, marketing
and Consumer Education
Venue Information
Workshop Center
The University
of Jordan (Name of Hotel) 35km from Queen Alia International Airport. It is
close to the city businesses and restaurants,15 minutes by car from downtown
Amman, a comfortable base for discovering the capital rich history. Step back
in time at the Roman Amphitheatre and gaze out over whitewashed houses from the
hilltop Amman Citadel
Information about Amman
Amman, the capital of
Jordan, is a fascinating city of contrasts – a unique blend of old and new,
ideally situated on a hilly area between the desert and the fertile Jordan
Valley.
In the commercial heart
of the city, ultra-modern buildings, hotels, smart restaurants, art galleries and boutiques rub shoulders comfortably with
traditional coffee shops and tiny artisans' workshops. Everywhere there is
evidence of the city's much older past.
Due to the city's
modern-day prosperity and temperate climate, almost half of Jordan's population
is concentrated in the Amman area. The residential suburbs consist of mainly
tree-lined streets and avenues flanked by elegant, almost uniformly white
houses in accordance with a municipal law, which states that all buildings must
be faced with local stone.
The Queen Alia
International Airport
Conveniently
located within 50 minutes of Amman’s downtown, Queen Alia International Airport
(QAIA) is considered to be the main airport in Jordan and is serviced by many
global airline carriers.
The normal
route however is booking a flight to Amman and then take another short flight
to Aqaba. There are several domestic flights daily by Jordanian Airlines.
Visa: Visa can
be obtained upon arrival:
For More information
visit www.visitjordan.com
Registration
There is no
registration fee for the participation in the Conference.
Participants
will receive Conference bag, informative material, coffee breaks, 1-day technical
tour.
Accommodation
The Organizing
Committee is pleased to offer to the participants the opportunity to book their
rooms Hotel at a quite competitive price.
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Hotel name
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Single room
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Double room
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Address
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Holiday Inn
(10 mins from
Workshop locations)
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106 USD
+10%service +16% tax
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120 USD
+10%service+16% tax
|
All Madina Al
Monawara St.
Amman, Jordan
Tel: +962 (6) 5528822
Fax: +962 (6) 5537917
http://www.ihg.com
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Ayass Hotel
(10 mins from
Workshop locations)
|
84 USD
+10%service +16% tax
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105
USD
+10%service+16%
tax
|
Al Madina Al Munawara St.
Amman, Jordan
Tel: +962 (6) 5502550
Fax: +962 (6) 5501177
http://www.ayasshotel.com
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Ibis Hotel
(10 mins from
Workshop locations
|
67 USD
+10%service +16% tax
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81 USD
+10%service+16% tax
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P.O. Box 4606
11953 Amman, Jordan
Tel: +962 (6) 5799090
Fax: +962 (6) 5799099
http://www.ibis.com
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The hotel booking
deadline with end of October 2016. The Organizing Committee will announce
alternative options for accommodation. Additional
information about Accommodation can be found at the tempus website
Contact Information
Organizer:
Prof. Khalid
AL-Ismail
Tel: + Fax: +
Secretariat:
Mrs. Nisreen
Shihadeh
Mr s. Hayat Abedat
For
additional information and updates please visit our website
REGISTRATION FORM