FASTER kick-off meeting was held in Brussels at REA from 15th to 16th November 2011.

After the opening words of Dr. Thomas Vögele, FASTER Project Co-ordinator, the short overview of partner organisation profiles were presented. Key rules and main questions about 7th Framework Programme were introduced by Mr. Christos Ampatzis, Scientific Officer from Research Executive Agency, European Commission. 

Short presentations of the work-packages, followed by technical discussion about the content and main objectives were made by each work-package leader.
It was agreed that the next meeting will take place after six month of project duration in Vienna.

Pictures from the kick-off meeting can be found in the FASTER GALLERY section.