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News Archive
Local dissemination in the Veluwe
June 19th 2019, the Province of Gelderland, Vitens and KWR organised a symposium dedicated to disseminating the final results for project BINGO. The event was well attended (more than 80 attendees) by policy makers from different levels of government, scientists, NGOs and local entrepreneurs. [...]
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Local dissemination in Badalona
BINGO was presented in Badalona on June 13th in Espai Betúlia to around 60 participants. [...]
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Local dissemination in Wupper
The last national stakeholder workshop for the Wupper research site took place on 11.06.2019 at the Wupper Association, where the final BINGO-Project results were successfully disseminated. First, Marc Scheibel (Wupper Association) presented an overview of the BINGO-Project and the main results of all research sites. [...]
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BINGO's Final Conference at ECCA 2019
The 4th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference – ECCA 2019, where the final conference of the project was embedded, took place at Centro Cultural de Belém, in Lisbon, Portugal, from the 28th to the 31st of May 2019 with over 1100 delegates from all over the world. [...]
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Final BINGO project meeting - Lisbon, Portugal
As we are reaching the final month of our project, the BINGO team has met once again in Lisbon, where the Kick-off meeting took place back in 2015! [...]
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Local dissemination in Tagus
In celebration of World Water Day, the BINGO project has organised the event "BINGO talks about Tagus", a day full of activities, music, talks, guided tours, games and prizes where the BINGO team interacted with the locals to share the Project messages, about how their "tap water " comes about, about the importance of the river and adaptations to climate change in the Tagus and [...]
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Wupper Research Site - BINGO vs. Real Climate
On 29.05.2018, an extreme flood event took place in the city of Wuppertal, which was caused by torrential rains of short duration during a heavy thunderstorm season. This led to the highest peak discharge recorded at the city of Wuppertal in the last 100 years. [...]
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O BINGO fala do Tejo - 23 de Março
Na comemoração do dia Mundial da Água, o projeto BINGO convida-o para “O BINGO fala do Tejo”, um dia repleto de atividades, música, conversas, visitas guiadas, jogos e prémios onde vai aprender mais sobre como é produzida a sua “água da torneira”, a importância do rio e as adaptações às alterações climáticas, no Tejo e na Europa. [...]
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Tagus Research Site - BINGO vs. Real Climate
In Portugal the last three-year period was an atypical dry one, in a sense that although only one hydrological year’s rainfall totals was considered dry, the dry sequence itself stretch over two hydrological years and its correspondent recharge periods (from December 2016 to February 2018). [...]
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Badalona Research Site - BINGO vs. Real Climate
During the year 2018 several flood events hit Badalona (Province of Barcelona) and several other areas of Catalonia. Generally, these events attract significant public and media attention. Are we experiencing more extreme rainfall events due to the effect of climate change during the last years? [...]
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A BINGO tree on 100 days to ECCA 2019
To celebrate 100 days to ECCA 2019, BINGO and other ECCA organisers went to Parque Urbano do Vale da Montanha, a brand new park in Lisbon, to plant 100 trees on the beautiful sunny morning on 16 February! [...]
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BINGO at ECCA - article from Eng. Rafaela Matos
ECCA 2019 is almost here and BINGO is taking the steps to be in the frontline, telling our story! A new feature in the ECCA 2019 website is the blog posts: every week there is a new post from key individuals from different sides of the Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction areas. [...]
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Local dissemination in Bergen
The results of the Bergen RS were disseminated at an annual national conference for water and sewerage works organized by Norwegian Water (Norsk Vann). Norwegian Water is an association of Norwegian municipalities and municipality owned companies representing the water industry in the country and 95% of the population. [...]
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European Policy Booklet on Climate Change Adaptation
In the spirit of the European Policy Booklet on Climate Change Adaptation, a report which looks at projects on the topic of Climate Change Adaptation and explores the role of Research and Innovation on finding solutions for adaptation and mitigation, BINGO considers that to add [...]
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Uncertainty and climate predictions in BINGO
Increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 from anthropogenic sources are causing global warming. The global warming signal in response to higher CO2 levels manifests itself as a long-term, gradual trend towards higher temperatures across the globe. [...]
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BINGO climate model data (CCLM)
All climate model data (CCLM) produced by WP2 have been successfully transferred to the long term climate data archive in Hamburg (CERA), Here they will remain stored for at least 10 years after the end of the BINGO project. [...]
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BINGO receives prize in PT Global Water Awards
The BINGO project has been selected as the winner of the "RDI" category of the PT Global Water Awards, awarding transnational initiatives of research, development and/or innovation. The winners were revealed yesterday in Lisbon, in the prize-giving ceremony of the 2nd edition of PT Global Water Awards within the 13th Expo Conference for Water. [...]
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ECCA 2019 Abstract submission deadline extended!
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2019 European Climate Change Adaptation (ECCA) conference is now extended until the 31st of October! [...]
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ECCA 2019 call for abstract OPEN!
The call for abstracts for both full sessions and presentations for the 2019 European Climate Change Adaptation conference is now open! ECCA 2019 will be BINGO's final conference, and now you can submit your abstract and join us in Lisbon, 28-31 May. Presentations will be available in two formats: [...]
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BINGO @Adaptation Futures 2018 - Cape Town
BINGO just came back from the conference Adaptation Futures 2018 in Cape Town, a city that has been suffering with severe water shortages. Adaptation Futures 2018 had as main focus the theme of “Dialogues for Solutions”, trying to move from the questions to the answers, from the identification of problems to the implementation of solutions. [...]
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Third Year Progress Meeting Wrap-up
The Third Year Progress Meeting took place in Nicosia, Cyprus, on the 22-24 of June 2018. After a fruitful meeting with the BINGO team in warm Nicosia, With almost 60 people attending the annual meeting, the activities of the fourth and final year of BINGO have been discussed and planned. Here are some of the outcomes to highlight: [...]
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BINGO is in Nicosia!
The whole BINGO team is, during the next days, all gathered in the warm city of Nicosia, Cyprus. With over 60 people, the BINGO family has started today the annual meeting, with the welcoming address by Prof. Jean Sciare, Director Energy, Water and Environment Research Centre of The Cyprus Institute, the host partner. [...]
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BINGO 3rd Year Progress Meeting in Cyprus
The 3rd Year Progress Meeting will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 22-24 May 2018. [...]
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BINGO was at EGU 2018, in Vienna
BINGO was present at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2018, in April 8-12 in Vienna! [...]
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BINGO at BRIGAID Workshop
The coordination of BINGO was present at the workshop of the project BRIGAID, in Mafra (Portugal) in April 20. [...]
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BINGO at the 8th World Water Forum in Brasília!
BINGO is part of the portfolio of R&I projects in display at the Portugal Pavilion! [...]
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WP3 meeting in Badalona
The BINGO partners have met in February 12-13 at the Badalona research site to discuss the modelling results for future conditions, the climate data from WP2, strategies for future deliverables and interface between WP3, 4 and 5. [...]
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Maps of IDF Curves for Extreme Precipitation
The team from WP2 has finished Deliverable 2.9. Maps of Intensity-durantion-frequency (IDF) Curves for Extreme Precipitation for the BINGO Research Sites. [...]
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Solving the Unsolvable with CoP - #4 BINGO Workshop
The #4 round of workshops is almost over and has delivered great results so far! BINGO challenged the participants of the project's fourth round of Workshops to solve the unsolvable - a problem deemed impossible to overcome which had been identified in the previous workshops. [...]
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BINGO at EGU 2018
BINGO partners from FUB and IWW will be representing the project at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in April 2018, in Vienna! This event will bring together scientists from all areas related to geosciences, to discuss their research and ideas with other experts. [...]
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BINGO Project featured on EC Success Stories
The European Commission - DG Research and Innovation published an article featuring BINGO Project in their "Success Stories" section, following up on the Euronews piece on the project. [...]
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Solving the Insolvable – Actionable Research Lab The fourth round of BINGO workshops will take place in November 2017. This time around, the local Communities of Practice will try “Solving the Insolvable” – the topic of this series of workshops. The insolvable problem that needs solutions has arisen from the previous three BINGO workshops. [...]
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BINGO at the International Workshop SWGen-Hydro
BINGO was represented at the SWGen-Hydro (Stochastic Weather Generators for Hydrological Applications), on September 18 to 20 in Berlin, a workshop focused on SWG's suitable in hydrological modelling contexts organized by BINGO WP2 leaders, Freie Universität Berlin. [...]
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EIP Water Conference in Porto – BINGO!
The EIP Water Conference 2017 and the Porto Water Innovation Week were held in Porto on 27-29 September, with over 1,200 participants from 60 countries, 118 exhibiters and over 70 speakers. [...]
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Climate predictions and downscaling to extreme weather
BINGO WP2 outcomes reveal that the space of possible climate states in uninitialized climate projections (i.e. the uncertainty) is larger than the variability in the recent observations! Initializing these simulations (i.e. turning projections into predictions) reduces this variation. [...]
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We're at the EIP Water Conference in Porto!
BINGO Partners attend the EIP Water Conference and Porto Water Innovation Week in September 2017 in Portugal. Here's where you can find us: [...]
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BINGO at ICUD 2017, Prague
BINGO partners attended the 14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage (ICUD) in Prague, Czech Republic, 10-15 September 2017. [...]
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BINGO on air - EURONEWS
The BINGO project was broadcasted by euronews from July 10 until July 15. [...]
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BINGO 2nd Year Progress Meeting
The 2nd Year Progress Meeting with all BINGO partners took place in Mülheim, Germany, 27-29 June 2017. [...]
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International Workshop SWGen-Hydro
Registrations are now open for the International Workshop on Stochastic Weather Generators for Hydrological Applications (SWGen-Hydro), which will take place in Berlin (Germany) - September 18th to 20th, 2017. Following the first three workshops "SWGEN" on stochastic weather generators (in 2012, 2014 and 2016), this workshop focuses on SWGs suitable in hydrological modeling contexts. [...]
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BINGO at ECCA 2017
The BINGO team was present at the 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA) that took place in Glasgow (Scotland) - 5th-9th June 2017. [...]
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BINGO Newsletter No. 4 is out!
Check out the BINGO Newsletter of June 2017 and find out the most recent project developments and activities. Get free access to the project outcomes, read the testimonials from our researchers, know more about BINGO partners and learn about our plans and events for the next months! [...]
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BINGO Presentation at EGU 2017
Paula Lorza from Wupperverband made a presentation about BINGO at EGU 2017. [...]
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BINGO Workshops with End Users #3
The third round of BINGO workshops with end users will take place in May/June 2017. “YES, WE ARE (PREPARED)!” this is the motto of the third round of BINGO workshops that will take place in the 6 research sites. [...]
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1st International WSSP and Extreme Weather Events Conference
Emmy Bergsma, scientific researcher from KWR, attended the first Pan-European Water and Sanitation Safety Planning and Extreme Weather Events (WSSP) conference. [...]
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BINGO will attend the 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference
BINGO will attend the 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA) that will take place in Glasgow (Scotland) - 5th-9th June 2017. [...]
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The SWGen-Hydro workshop will take place in September in Berlin
The International Workshop on Stochastic Weather Generators for Hydrological Applications (SWGen-Hydro) will take place in Berlin, September, 2017. The SWGen-Hydro workshop focuses on SWGs suitable in hydrological modeling contexts. [...]
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BINGO overview article in Water Solutions
The IWW Water Center developed a short overview article in Water Solutions, which was published in January´s edition, and is inspired in the BINGO project methodology. [...]
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Members of the BINGO project meet to establish synergies
The Cetaqua team, which participates in the BINGO project, met Erle Kristvik, a doctoral student who collaborates in the project since the development of case study of Bergen (Norway), with the aim of establishing synergis. [...]
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BINGO 2nd Year Progress Meeting
The 2nd Year Progress Meeting will take place in Mülheim, Germany, on 27-29 June 2017. [...]
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Press Release February 2017
How researchers and local actors co-develop solutions to adapt to climate change Read the following BINGO press release and find out more! [...]
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BINGO Newsletter No. 3 is out!
Check out the BINGO Newsletter of January 2017 and find out the most recent project developments and activities. Get free access to the project outcomes and learn about the BINGO plans and events for this new year! [...]
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BINGO on the radio!
BINGO Partners from Aquatec, Spain, were interviewed for Radio Badalona to present the work that is being done at their research site. The podcast with the interview in Catalan and a summary in English can be accessed here! [...]
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BINGO Partners discuss climate data in the Netherlands
A BINGO WP3 workshop will take place at the Veluwe, the Dutch BINGO research site, on 1-2 February 2017. This meeting will gather modellers from all six BINGO research sites, as well as representatives from WP2 (climate) and WP4 (risk analysis). [...]
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River Basin Adaptation Conference, 7-8 March 2017, Slovenia
River Basin Adaptation Conference – abstract deadline extended! Nova Gorica, Slovenia, 7-8 March 2017. Leading experts in climatology, water management and participatory techniques will be speaking at the River Basin Adaptation Conference in Nova Gorica on 7 – 8 March 2017. [...]
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Open Access to BINGO Scientific Publications
BINGO takes part in the H2020 initiative of Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research Data. [...]
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Climate Change Adaptation Workshop in Germany
BINGO Second Workshop with End Users [...]
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EGU2017: BINGO Scientific Session
BINGO and IMPREX (www.imprex.eu) are hosting a session on climate extremes and water services at EGU 2017 in Vienna, Austria | 23–28 April 2017. Submit your abstract here. [...]
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BINGO at World Water Week
The BINGO project was presented at the World Water Week in Stockholm on Thursday, 1 September 2016 - Building Climate Resilience of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation. [...]
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EIP Water Conference 2017 in Porto
The European Innovation Partnership on Water has announced that the 4 [...]
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BINGO Workshops with End Users #2
The second round of workshops of the BINGO project will take place in September / October 2016. [...]
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BINGO on Pan European Networks: Government
Decision makers often express frustration about the limited practical use of climate change scenarios. Can we anticipate the impacts of climate change on the water cycle for the near future? The results of the BINGO project give effective support to water management decisions. [...]
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BINGO at RESCCUE kickoff
The RESCCUE (Resilience to cope with climate change in urban areas – a multisectorial approach focusing on water) project aims to provide practical and innovative models and tools to end-users facing climate change challenges to build mor [...]
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The World needs a “Marshall Plan” for water
Call for global leaders to act on water scarcity, as water professionals and political leaders meet to discuss how water can achieve national development priorities, the Sustainable Development Goals and adapt to climate change during African Water Week (18 – 22 July 2016) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [...]
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BINGO explained in animated video
We are proud to announce that the BINGO project is now explained in a 5 minute video. Take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJCvsVfUgcg [...]
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BINGO Meeting in Bergen: results
The 1st Year Progress Meeting with all BINGO partners took place in Bergen, Norway, 7-9 June 2016. [...]
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BINGO Workshops #1 held across Europe
Engagement of end users in the project solutions [...]
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Arendalskonferansen: Municipalities for the Future 2016
The project BINGO will be presented on 9 June 2016 in Norway, at the annual conference "Arendalskonferansen". [...]
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BINGO at the University of Porto
The BINGO project was presented at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, on 9th March 2016, on the occasion of the 5th edition of the Environment Forum. With 360 participants, the forum focused on several environmental topics, from wastewater treatment to climate change. [...]
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BINGO at Adaptation Futures 2016
BINGO is organizing a scientific session together with the project IMPREX at the upcoming conference Adaptation Futures - Practices and Solutions, taking place on 10-13 May in Rotterdam, the Netherlands: “Moving towards tailored climate services in the Water Sector". [...]
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BINGO 1st Annual Meeting 2016
The 1st BINGO Annual Meeting will take place in Bergen, Norway, on 7-9 June 2016. [...]
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New EC Strategic Note on the Road to COP21: Game Changers for European Climate Strategy
The European Comission published last week its Strategic Note on the "Road to COP21: Game Changers for European Climate Strategy". Follow the link to read online or download it as a pdf file. [...]
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EGU2016: BINGO & IMPREX Scientific Session
The BINGO & IMPREX projects are organizing a scientific session at the upcoming European Geosciences Union General Assembly, taking place on 17-22 Ap [...]
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JPI Urban Europe launches Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA)
JPI Urban Europe is a joint programming initiative through which member countries can generate European solutions by means of coordinated research. The aim is to create attractive, sustainable and economically viable urban areas, in which European citizens, communities and their surroundings can thrive. [...]
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BINGO Partner publishes book on Climate Change, Water Supply and Sanitation
The book Climate Change, Water Supply and Sanitation: Risk Assessment, Management, Mitigation and Reduction (published September 2015) pulls together the final outcomes and recommendations from the PREPARED project, which was funded by the European Commission under FP7 - Environment and coordinated by KWR Water B.V. [...]
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BINGO Opening Ceremony
The BINGO Opening Ceremony took place on 10 July 2015 at LNEC in Lisbon. [...]
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BINGO Kick-Off Meeting
The BINGO project kick-off meeting took place at LNEC in Lisbon, Portugal, on 9 and 10 July 2015. [...]
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The BINGO Opening Ceremony takes place on 10 July 2015 in Lisbon
The Horizon 2020 project BINGO has just been launched! The BINGO Opening Ceremony is open to the public and will take place on Friday 10 July, 9-11:30am, at the LNEC Congress Centre in Lisbon. Please register now on http://web.spi.pt/bingo/! [...]
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