aking the under-construction euroCRIS DRIS as a starting point, the session will feature an introductory presentation by a euroCRIS representative exploring the geographic distribution and the various configurations for the VIVO implementations listed in the directory. A number of case study presentations will follow featuring the two main settings for VIVO systems in Europe: as standalone Current Research Information Systems (CRIS) and as research portals on top of an underlying 'monolithic' CRIS. A round table with the presenters will close the session in which various VIVO configuration issues will be discussed. The planned structure for the session is as follows: "VIVO in the euroCRIS Directory of Research Information Systems (DRIS)" (Pablo de Castro, euroCRIS Secretary) VIVO case studies in the euroCRIS DRIS: an overview "VIVO as a standalone CRIS" (Dominik Feldschnieders, Universität Osnabrück) "VIVO as a front-end for an underlying 'monolithic' CRIS (I): the case of University of Milan" (Loredana Rollandi, Università degli Studi di Milano) "VIVO as a front-end for an underlying 'monolithic' CRIS (II): the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) approach by SIGMA Research" (Anna Guillaumet, SIGMA AIE) Round table on the various ways to use VIVO to showcase the institutional research information