The second meeting of the Steering Committee of the LinkSCEEM-2 Project took place at the Cyprus Institute on October 5th, 2011. The meeting was attended by Steering Committee members and project participants from ten of the eleven LinkSCEEM-2 partner institutions. First year project achievements and the way forward, as well as the upcoming first year EC review of the project were some of the topics discussed. Several Work Packages held face-to-face meetings during the days immediately preceding and following the meeting of the Steering Committee.