ECDC will held a scoping meeting to identify key gaps in applied preparedness research in Europe, and to identify strategies to promote interactions between research and practitioner communities. The findings of the meeting will inform ECDC activities in the coming years.

Key discussion points for this Scoping Meting include:

• Current research gaps and priorities related to preparedness for infectious disease threats in Europe;
• Research needs for threat anticipation and prioritisation;
• Identifying approaches for optimising multi-sector and cross-border collaboration;
• Monitoring and evaluation of preparedness implementation in Europe can be facilitated;
• Strategies ECDC might pursue to promote productive interactions between academic and practitioner communities.