Blue Bastion Demo & Research Calls Information Session
Blue Cluster launches three Blue Bastion calls per year for innovation projects in maritime security. This year's second call opens on Wednesday 26 augustus and closes on Thursday 1 October. To help interested organisations prepare their proposals and connect with potential partners, Blue Cluster is organising an information session on Wednesday 26 August in Ostend.
During the morning session, you’ll receive an overview of the Blue Bastion Research and Demo Call, the themes and focus areas, and practical guidance on submitting project proposals. In the afternoon, we’ll highlight the previously approved Blue Bastion Demo projects. Project partners will share their experiences, results, and insights, followed by networking opportunities with researchers, companies, and other stakeholders from the blue innovation network.
Participants will be able to register for the full day or for individual parts of the program.
👉 Check out the detailed programme
| 09:30 | Check-in and registration |
| 10:00 | Welcome and introduction |
| 10:15 | Focus (and themes) of the call |
| 10:45 | BB Research call |
| 11:15 | BB Demo call |
| 11:30 | Submitting BB project proposals |
| 11:45 | Q&A and closing of the information session |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 | Results of the BB Demo 2026 May call |
| 13:30 | Project presentations |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:30 | Project presentations |
| 17:00 | Networking reception |
| 18:00 | End |
Practical information
Participation in this information session is free of charge. The working language is English.
The information session will take place exclusively in person in Ostend and cannot be attended online.
Coffee, lunch and a networking reception are included in the programme.
