<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body><div style><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">Dear all, </span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); min-height: 16px;'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">Yesterday we had a meeting with the Project Officer (PO). Below I include a summary of the main points discussed. </span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">* Mid-term checking meeting:</span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">The mid-term checking will be an online meeting during two half days. All supervisors and DCs must attend the meeting; Associated partners might attend as well if they wish. Please fill in before *July 28* the following doodle with your availability: </span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;"><u style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><a href="https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dwry5yMb" style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; color: var(--link-color,#00f); text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" tabindex="-1">https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dwry5yMb</a></u></span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">* Information about the Doctoral Candidates:</span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">- The PO reminded us that all costs related to the signature of their contracts (e.g. visa-related costs), or the enrolment in a PhD program should be covered by the grant. Also, the grant should covered language courses (about the local language) if the DC wants to attend them. </span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">- In addition, the contract should be written in a language that the DC can understand (e.g. English). </span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">-</span><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Change in secondments are obviously possible, but we should inform the PO about them beforehand, justifying the reason for the change. Whenever a DC makes a secondment, please kindly let me know, as we need to report about it in the EC portal. </span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">- If the DC is eventually on sick leave for more than 30 days, we need to inform the PO.</span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">* Publications:</span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">- The publications of the DCs should include an acknowledgement to the grant, e.g.:</span><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">This work was supported by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant No. 101072637 (Project QSI). </span></p><div style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset;"><br></div><p style='outline: 0px; margin: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font: 14px "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);'><span style="outline: 0px; box-sizing: unset; font-kerning: none;">Best regards, </span></p><div style><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;" align="left"><div style><br></div><table style="border: none; border-collapse: collapse;"><colgroup style><br></colgroup></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lorena G. Curra</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(99, 206, 213); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style>Project Manager QSI</b></span></p><div style><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(99, 205, 212); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style>T </b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(11, 35, 65); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">+</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(11, 35, 65); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">34 986 130 060</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(99, 205, 212); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style>E </b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="mailto:lcurra@vqcc.uvigo.es" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style>lcurra@vqcc.uvigo.es</a></span></p><div dir="ltr" style><br></div><div dir="ltr" style><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><img style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; width: 100%; max-width: 140px; max-height: 70px;" loading="lazy" alt="OQXXjeR4TrPHJVrb4GcA" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JsskBeLd3Wo4jkRWEqEywvy732FsJ6HwM1S256F4-a1ywIfipFUHI8l49Mnx7mQ96SN6EcUEsVPhCSJHG29dsLqacR0HQ3tSCXkDEOnOAyj2HrlXFoOTTquz0C0YZ2-DyhTlIqIOK7GoY-kyQWktyAFP0ioQx6aM1WiLLXVT9nOQXXjeR4TrPHJVrb4GcA"></p><div style><br></div></div><div style><br></div></div></body></html>