After the success of our first EMiN Coffee Chat in May, we are delighted to announce that our next Coffee Chat will take place Wednesday, 7 June at 9.00-10.00am CET (due to the public holiday on Thursday). We once again invite you to an open exchange on your experiences and challenges regarding the implementation of Missions. Upon the request of an EMiN member, the next Coffee Chat will give the opportunity to discuss the potential utility of a mission tool kit. The Coffee Chat is open to all EMiN members and the TRAMI consortium. If you are interested in becoming an EMiN member click here, to subscribe to our newsletter or subscribe directly sending us an email via info@missionnetwork.eu. A link to the event will be sent out shortly to all EMiN members. Join us for a rich discussion on the Missions and their implementation - and be part of this growing Community of Practice!

As part of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union events, the 2nd European Mission Forum EMIF provided an opportunity to showcase the outcomes of nearly 2 years of activities of the TRAnsnational cooperation on the MIssion approach TRAMI project as well as other EU Mission related results and success stories.EMIF was an in-person only event that featured an update of the European Mission Network EMiN, the newly founded EU Mission Citizen Observatory and the Mission Data Platform. In addition, the EU Mission Implementation Platforms / Hubs provided updates on their activities and parallel & poster sessions and workshops offered a platform to engage more deeply, including with both traditional and "new" mission actors, i.e. governance actors, private sector and citizens. The full agenda is available here.In addition to the hosts and TRAMI partners, we are pleased to welcome the following speakers including:Joanna Drake, European Commission, Deputy Director-General in charge of Implementation, Impact & Sustainable Investment Strategies – Directorate-General Research and Innovation (RTD)Keynote: Rowan Conway, Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor of Strategic Design at UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose Panelists on "Advancing the EU Missions" were:Marnix Surgeon, Acting Head Common Missions & Partnerships Service, European Commission, European CommissionChristian Naczinsky, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and ResearchTaina Tukiainen, Research Director Vaasa University, Member Climate Adaptation BoardMatthias Weber, TRAMI Co-Coordinator, Head of Center for Innovation Systems and Policy at AIT Austrian Institute of TechnologyTRAMI and EMiN - Making Missions WorkAvailable presentations:KeynoteResults and Learnings on EU Missions - Rowan ConwayTRAMI RevueEMIN - Angela Schindler-DanielsMission Data Platform - Cornelia ReiterMission Playbook - Jonathan NylanderCitizen Engagement - Patricia Stark + Thomas PalfingerMission Implementation Platforms/HubsECHoS Cancer Missions Hubs (A Mission on Cancer) - Ian BorderMIP4Adapt (Mission Adaptation to Climate Change) - Matthias WatzakMission Ocean Implementation Platform (Mission Restore our Ocean and Water) - Nikos MaroulisMission Soil Platform (A Soil Deal for Europe) - Roxana VilcuNet Zero Cities (Mission Climate Neutral and Smart Cities) - Carine ValetteParallel Session National, regional and European Mission GovernancePatries BoekholtParallel Session Monitoring the EU MissionsErkki KaroMireille MattPhilippe Larrue

Blue Economy Baltic Forum is a new initiative that aims to strengthen the collaboration within the Baltic Sea Region. By bringing together relevant stakeholders, showcasing successful initiatives and providing relevant information on funding opportunities, Forum will support the implementation of the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters" and the creation of Baltic Ecosystem that plays a key role in achieving climate neutrality and restoring nature. Organizers: National Centre for Research and Development: National Contact Point for Horizon Europe Programme and NCBR Brussels Office, together with the Marshal's Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, the Horizontal Contact Point Northern Poland and the Industry Contact Point for Intelligent and Clean Mobility. Find the registration link and the detailed agenda here.

The first EMiN informal Coffee Chat will be held on the 11 May 2023 at 9.00-10.00am CET. Our aim is to strengthen the open exchange between the EMiN members on a regular (monthly) basis. Many of you are involved in the implementation of EU Missions at national as well as European level, therefore we would like to invite you to this open exchange about experiences, models and challenges in order to learn from each other. We are looking forward to your views, questions and suggestions. The Coffee Chat will be held without an agenda to guarantee maximum freedom of exchange. The Coffee Chat is open to all official EMiN members and the TRAMI consortium. If you are interested in becoming an EMiN member click here, to subscribe to our newsletter or subscribe directly sending us an email via info@missionnetwork.eu. A link to the event will be sent out shortly to all EMiN members. Join us for a rich discussion on the Missions and their implementation - and be part of this growing Community of Practice!