Photo archive - September / October 2011
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Here in the photo archive, find photos of Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn at meetings with high-level politicians and other public figures, at events and while travelling. Click on any thumbnail image to display the full picture.
Commissioner at the IBM Colloquium 'The Science of Cities'
Dublin, 27 October 2011
Photo: © Fennels Photography, 2011
Katherine Frase, IBM Vice President of Industries Research, Commissioner, and Professor J. Owen Lewis, CEO Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
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Commissioner and Dr. John E. Kelly III, IBM Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research
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Commissioner's visit to Berlin
Berlin, 21 October 2011
Photo: © EU, 2011
Professor Matthias Kleiner, President of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Member of the Board of Science Europe, and the Commissioner at the Science Europe event
Professor Paul Boyle, Chief Executive of the Economic and Social Research Council in the United Kingdom (ESRC) and President of Science Europe and the Commissioner
Commissioner meets with a number of ERC Grantees: (l-r): Francesca M. Spagnoli, Junior Group Leader at Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) of Berlin, Peter H. Seeberger, Director at the Max-Planck Institute for Colloids, Michael Brecht, Head of the Bernstein Center and Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Commissioner, Matthew Poy, Junior Group Leader at Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) of Berlin, and Christian Oliver Paschereit, Professor at the Institute for Streaming Mechanics and Technical Acoustics of the Technische Universität Berlin.
Commissioner addresses a meeting of the bureau of the ALDE Group on Future Opportunities under Horizon 2020.
Dublin, 20 October 2011
Photo: © Sharppix, 2011
Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn
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Commissioner, pictured with Irish Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock TD, addresses the bureau of the ALDE (Liberal Democrats) group in the European Parliament
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Commissioner delivers keynote address at opening reception of the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) exhibition 'Networks of Science'.
Brussels, 18 October 2011
Photo: © COST Office, 2011
Dr Ángeles Rodríguez Peña, President, COST, Ms. Pilar del Castillo Vera, MEP, Commissioner, and Ms. Monica Dietl, Director, COST.
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Commissioner delivers keynote address at COST Exhibition
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Ms. Monica Dietl, Director, COST and Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn
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Commissioner attends 2011 Intel European Research & Innovation Conference and delivers keynote address
Leixlip, 13 October 2011
Photo: © Intel Ireland, 2011
Commissioner signs Memorandum of Understanding with Moldova
Brussels, 11 October 2011
Photo: © EU, 2011
Mr. Gheorge Duca, President of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and de facto Research Minister and the Commissioner sign the Memorandum of Understanding
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Mr. Gheorge Duca and the Commissioner
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Ms. Daniela Cujbă, Head of the Mission of Moldova to the EU, Mr. Gheorghe Duca and the Commissioner
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Group photo
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Commissioner meets with Vivienne Westwood to discuss climate change and innovation
Brussels, 11 October 2011
Photo: © EU, 2011
Vivienne Westwood and the Commissioner
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Commissioner meets with the IFA
Brussels, 07 October 2011
Photo: © EU, 2011
(l-r): Mr Michael Treacy, Head of the Brussels Office of the IFA; Commissioner; Mr John Bryan, President of the IFA; and Mr Pat Smith, General Secretary of the IFA, meeting in Brussels to discuss the forthcoming CAP reform proposals
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Commissioner's visit to Paris
Paris, 03-04 October 2011
Photo: © EU, 2011
Minister Laurent Wauquiez, French Minister for Higher Education and Research and the Commissioner
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Commissioner with Mr Afshin Ziaei, Manager of Research at Thales
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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, 2008 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Commissioner and Alice Dautry, Director of the Pasteur Institute
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Commissioner, John Bell, Head of Cabinet Geoghegan-Quinn, Dominique Pons, Director of Alcatel Thales III-V Lab, and Dominique Vernay, President of the Campus Paris-Saclay Scientific Cooperation Foundation
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Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn attends the opening of NUI Galway's Sea2Sky Event, a celebration of science in inner and outer space
Galway, 23 September 2011
Photo: © Aengus McMahon, 2011
Commissioner with primary school pupils engaging with various elements of the Event
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Dr Andy Shearer, Director of the Centre for Astronomy at NUI Galway, Commissioner, and NUI Galway President, Dr James J. Browne
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Commissioner and Professor Colin O’Dowd, Director of the Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies at NUI Galway
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Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn, together with Commissioner Damanaki visit the Marine Institute
Galway, 23 September 2011
Photo: © Andrew Downes, 2011
Mr. Peter Heffernan, Chief Executive Marine Institute, Commissioner Damanaki, Mr Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn and Mr Jim Fennell, Chairman of Marine Institute
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Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn, Peter Heffernan and Commissioner Damanaki at the Marine Institute
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Commissioner visits Dublin's Science Gallery and meets six successful Irish-based recipients of the European Research Council (ERC) 'Starting Grants'
Dublin, 22 September 2011
Photo: © Jason Clark Photography, 2011
(l-r): John Nolan (Waterford Institute of Technology); Director General of Science Foundation Ireland, John Travers; Seán O’Riain (NUI Maynooth); Commissioner; Jennifer Claire McElwain (University College Dublin); Carola Schulzke (Trinity College Dublin); and Eoin Casey (University College Dublin).
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(l-r): ERC 'Starting Grant' recipient John Nolan (Waterford Institute of Technology) and Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn at the Dublin Science Gallery.
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Commissioner meets with the Oireachtas (Irish National Parliament) EU Affairs Committee
Brussels, 20 September 2011
Photo: © EC, 2011
From l-r: Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, Commissioner, Joe Costello TD, (Chairperson of the Committee), Senator Kathryn Reilly, Pascal Donohue TD (Vice Chairperson of the Committee), and Joe O'Reilly TD.
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Commissioner and Joe Costello TD, Chairperson of the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee
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Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn meets with the Brussels branch of the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA)
Brussels, 20 September 2011
Photo: © EC, 2011
Pictured l-r: His Excellency Rory Montgomery, Irish Ambassador to the EU Institutions; Mr Frank Wall, Chairperson of the IIEA Brussels Branch; Commissioner; His Excellency Tom Hannay, Irish Ambassador to Coreper II
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Commissioner launches public consultation on the European Research Area (ERA)
Brussels, 13 September 2011
Photo: © EC, 2011
Commissioner launches public consultation on the European Research Area (ERA)
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Commissioner meets with Mr Eamon Gilmore, Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Brussels, 12 September 2011
Photo: © EC, 2011
Commissioner and Mr Eamon Gilmore, Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
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Commissioner together with pupils from Kill O'The Grange National School, Co. Dublin demonstrate their enthusiasm for the Galileo Drawing Competition (http://www.galileocontest.eu/)
Dublin, 8 September 2011
Photo: © Fennell Photography, 2011
Commissioner together with pupils from Kill O'The Grange National School, Co. Dublin
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