EuPA“The European Proteomics Knowledge

Network”

What can EuPA mean for you?

The “EuPA Company Club” Concept

EuPA Objectives

• To coordinate and integrate (inter)national initiatives in all areas of proteomics…

• To strengthen and promote fundamental research and applications in the field of proteomics,

• … through education and training throughout Europe

EuPA is a bottom-up, non-profit organization

20 EuPA member societies and expanding!

Poland, Iceland, Baltic states, and others are being solicited…

General Council (meets annually)President + 1 representative of each membership state

(President of national society)

Executive Committee (meets every 3 months)President + Vice-President + 5 coordinators

1EuPA-HUPO

2Education

3Congress/

Communication

4Funding

5New Developments

EuPA Structure

Current annual budget ≈ Euro 30,000

What does EuPA do? Organize 1 annual EuPA congress Journal of Proteomics (impact factor >5 and rising!) Run & maintain website: www.eupa.org Support two summer schools (50 students) Organize ≤5 basic courses yearly (100 students)

Who does EuPA (want to) ‘serve’?• All Life Science students/scientists in Europe (≥

50.000)• Particularly all Proteomics-related MSc/PhD students

(≈ 2500)

EuPA thinks it should do more,… with YOUR help!

If interested…

• Please come and talk with me…• Do leave your business card

and we will have the presentation forwarded to you

• (presentation will also appear on the EUPA website)

p.d.e.m.verhaert@tudelft.nl

Thanks for your attention!