Galileo Joint Undertaking - Contact Forum
				
				 
				This invitation as a .pdf-file. 
				This invitation addresses companies or institutions that are interested 
	in participating in the 1st call for tender issued by the Galileo Joint 
	Undertaking under the 6th Frame-work Program and are seeking for partners 
	for mutual proposals.  
				The number and diversity of attendants at the Galileo Joint Undertaking 
	Infoday held on September 4th in Brussels, showed that there is a 
	considerable interest in the call for tender. However, it became evident 
	that the parties were confronted with the problem in finding appropriate 
	partners to form a consortium with a breath of skills for a sound proposal. 
	We believe that if this matter is not addressed adequately, it is quite 
	probable that this results in a limited participation of SMEs in the 
	tendering process. This in turn would imply that a substantial amount of the 
	potential and know-how owned by SMEs and research institutions would remain 
	untapped which would mean a loss to the whole program.  
				In order to address the problem for finding potential partners or 
	subcontractors, the Technical University of Munich offers a platform in 
	terms of an internet forum that can be accessed under
    			http://www.best-in-space.com/forum. Every Activity A-E is represented by 
	a separate section, each of which contains one subsection for offering 
	know-how, one for requesting know-how and one for posting contact 
	information as well as more general statements of interest.  
				Especially large companies or consortia that may have already partially 
	formed are encouraged to offer the opportunity for SMEs to join up with 
	them. Since the success of this approach depends on the contribution of as 
	many companies and institutions as possible, we kindly ask you to post your 
	offers, requests, or statements of interest along with your contact 
	information on the site as soon as possible.  
				We wish all participants a successful tendering process.  
				Note, that you will find more information on space activities in Europe 
	under http://www.best-in-space.com
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