| August/September 2009 |
| Publication of advertisements by national co-ordinators in professional press. |
| 31-10-2009 |
| Deadline for all candidates to return two copies of their application form (documents 2 AND 3) to their national co-ordinator. Information sheets on hosts (two copies) have also to be sent to the national co-ordinator before this date. |
| 15-12-2009 |
| A first list of selected professionals and hosts will be sent by HOPE to the national co-ordinators. |
| 31-01-2010 |
| The candidate must have contacted the national co-ordinator of the host country by phone to show his language knowledge. |
| 15-02-2010 |
| Deadline for selected candidates to confirm their participation in the programme (host and national co-ordinator of both sending and host country have to be informed). |
| 31-03-2010 |
| Individual programme of the professional worked out together with his host to be sent to HOPE and the national co-ordinator of the host country. |
| 30-04-2010 |
| Deadline for selected candidates to reconfirm their participation (host and national co-ordinator of both sending and host country have to be contacted again). |
| 10-05-2010 |
| HOPE will send a final list of selected professionals to the national co-ordinators. |
| 17-05 / 17-06-2010 |
| HOPE Exchange Programme 2010 |
| Monday 14-06 / Thursday 17-06-2010 |
| HOPE AGORA 2010 in Copenhagen (Denmark) on the issue "The chronic patient: a clinical and managerial challenge". |
| 31-07-2010 |
| Deadline for professionals' and hosts' final reports: to be sent to HOPE, the host and the national co-ordinators (both host and sending country) BY E-MAIL ONLY. |
| End September/mid October 2010 |
| Certificates are sent out by HOPE to the national co-ordinators of the sending countries who will disseminate them. |