| Conference Programme
- Media briefing
- Participants' Forum
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Participants' Forum final programme:
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10 May
Welcome cocktail
- Autoworld Museum, Cinquantenaire Park
18:30 – 20:30 Welcome cocktail
and networking event
In the presence of Commissioner Philippe
Busquin
11 May
Conference “European
research and the media” - European Commission, Charlemagne
Building, Room S3
08:45 Registration of participants
09:30 Welcome address
Achilleas Mitsos, Director-General, DG
Research, European Commission
09:45 Introductory video
09:50 Session 1: Case studies in communication and
outreach
Challenges, successes and lessons learnt in mediatising
EU research.
The experience of FP5 projects and the role of European research
organisations
Moderator: Michel Claessens, Head of
Unit (acting), Information and communication, DG Research
- Fuelling interest and excitement in EU research:
the CarboEurope experience.
Han Dolman, Vrije Universiteit, NL
Presentation
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446kB)
- Bridging the gap from maturity to deployment –
communicating the AWIATOR project.
Jens König, Airbus Deutschland, DE
Presentation
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1083kB)
- Plastic highway bridge for Europe – a reality
(Project ASSET).
Sam Luke, Mouchel Parkman, UK
Presentation
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1062kB)
- Communicating cutting-edge research: the experience
of the Max Planck Society.
Andreas Trepte, Max Planck Society for the Advancement of
Science, DE
Presentation
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272kB)
- Astronomy: password to science.
Richard West, European Space Observatory, EUR
Presentation
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964kB)
- From genomes to molecular machines: communicating
life sciences in Europe.
Andrew Moore, European Molecular Biology Organisation, EUR
Presentation
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444kB)
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Session 2: The communication professionals' point of
view
Who is the “media”, what they need, how they
work? Meeting the real needs & expectations of science
journalists across different media
Moderator: Walter Sucher, Südwestrundfunk,
DE
- Science reporting in the economic and financial
press.
Lara Ricci, Il Sole24Ore, IT
Presentation
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- Spinning science for tech readers.
Sean Duke, Science Spin, IE
- How the Web puts the World-Wide into science journalism.
Damian Carrington, New Scientist Digital, UK
Presentation
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301kB)
- “Faire rêver et donner à comprendre”:
bringing young audiences to science.
Jean Lopez, Science et Vie Junior, FR
- Science, scientists and the spoken word.
Deborah Cohen, BBC World Service, UK
Presentation
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323kB)
- Science television in the new EU Member States:
challenges & opportunities.
Sárka Speváková, Herafilm Science Media,
CZ
Presentation
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377kB)
- Making complexity understandable: a key challenge
for the science film director.
Pierre-Oscar Levy, Science TV Director and Editor,
FR
12:45 Exhibition opening / Buffet lunch
14:00 Press conference by Philippe Busquin, European Commissioner
for Research
14:40 Session 3: Tools and resources
Matching information supply and information demand: available
sources of information on EU research, and the respective
roles of press agencies, web platforms and other sources of
information
Moderator: Maria Dimitrova, Bulgarian Public
Radio, BG
- Presenting European research excellence to the
world.
Peter Green, AlphaGalileo, UK
Presentation
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543kB)
- EurActiv.com: policy monitoring via the Internet
for EU actors.
Willy De Backer and Angelika Pullen, Euractiv.com, BE
Presentation
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859kB)
- The TV dimension: helping research organisations
achieve global exposure.
Varsha Nagda, Research TV, UK
Presentation
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457kB)
- AthenaWeb: a professional science information
portal for the European research and audiovisual communities.
Patrick Vittet-Philippe, European Commission
Presentation
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813kB)
- Building an international newswire for research
news: a US perspective.
David Irons, AScribe, USA
Presentation
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60kB)
- Communicating European research: a European challenge.
Michel Claessens, Head of Unit (acting) - Information and
communication, DG Research
Presentation
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1592kB)
15:55 Coffee break
16:25 Session 4: Thinking out of the box: innovative ideas,
projects, tie-ins
How to extend science coverage in the European research
area, reach new audiences, form new partnerships and reinforce
science communication
Moderator: Jacques-Olivier Baruch, La Recherche
and AJSPI, FR
- Engaging new communities: science centres, an
ideal meeting place for research and citizens.
Walter Staveloz, The European Collaborative for Science,
Industry and Technology Exhibitions (ECSITE), EUR
Presentation
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642kB)
- Towards a European Area for science communication.
Declan Butler, Nature, UK
Presentation
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457kB)
- Preparing scientists for dialogue and debate.
Steve Miller, European Network of Science Communication
Teachers (ENSCOT), EUR
Presentation
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112kB)
- Turning “producers of science” into
“science TV producers”: a hands-on approach.
Emmanuel Laurent, Association Science et Télévision,
FR
- How to sell science & research to a large
and “spoiled” audience.
Martin Schneider, ARD, DE
Presentation
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81kB)
- Information vs. entertainment: quality matters!
Hans Peter Peters, Jülich Research Centre, DE
Presentation
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219kB)
17:40 Conference conclusions
Embracing communication challenges and opportunities:
looking towards the future
Moderator: Rainer Gerold, Director, Science
and Society, DG Research, European Commission
18:00 - 20:00 Cocktail reception
Charlemagne building
Exhibition “Communication
strategies, tools and networks” - Charlemagne Building
The exhibition, which will run from 11 May noon until
12 May evening, will present organisations, networks or companies
that could provide research projects with assistance or services
in the field of information and communication.
Exhibition guide:
(PDF 248 KB)
12 May
Media Briefings
- Integrated Projects & Networks of Excellence - Charlemagne
Building, room S3
09:00 Tiny tools for enhanced health
Moderator: Michael H. Wappelhorst, Press
Officer DG Research
09:40 Food and health - a fundamental relationship
Moderator: Michael H. Wappelhorst, Press
Officer DG Research
- Prof. Torger Børresen, Danish Institute for Fisheries
Research,
SEAFOODPLUS Integrated Project
Presentation
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1467kB)
Project summary (
251 kB)
- Prof Paul Van Cauwenberge, Ghent University, Belgium,
GA²LEN Network of Excellence
Presentation
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1048kB)
Project summary (
668 kB)
10:20 Facing environmental challenges
Moderator: Julia Acevedo Bueno, Press Officer
DG Research
11:00 Nanotechnologies and intelligent materials - infinite
possibilities
Moderator: Patrick Vittet-Philippe, Press
Officer DG Research
11:40 New energy for Europe
Moderator: Julia Acevedo Bueno, Press Officer
DG Research
12:20 – 14.00 Buffet lunch
13:30 New and flexible production processes - a bright future
for European manufacturing
Moderator: Patrick Vittet-Philippe, Press
Officer DG Research
- Catharina Ottestam, Skogsindustrins Tekniska Forskningsinstitut
AB, Sweden,
ECOTARGET Integrated Project
Presentation
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2299kB)
Project
summary (
314 kB)
- Roeland Smets, European Confederation of the Footwear Industry, Belgium,
CEC-MADE-SHOE Integrated Project
- Kennert Johansson, Skogsindustrins Tekniska Forskningsinstitut
AB, Sweden
SUSTAINPACK Integrated Project
Presentation
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1201kB)
Project
summary (
209 kB)
14:10 Aeronautics and Space: Taking Research to new heights
Moderator: Boris Kandziora, Press Officer
DG Research
14:50 On track for clean driving
Moderator: Patrick Vittet-Philippe, Press
Officer DG Research
15:30 Looking to migration and democracy: what Europeans think,
what Europe needs
Moderator: Michel Claessens, Head of Unit
(acting), Information and communication, DG Research
Participants’
forum – Sharing best practices in communication and
project management - Charlemagne Building
The participants’ forum
features workshops which are designed and organised by the
participants themselves. The aim of the forum is to share
best practises and experiences in communicating research results
and management of research projects.
9:00-11:00 Bringing scientific information to non-specialists
Room S1 - Round Table
Proceedings
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133kB)
9:00-10:30 Research and local media. Lessons learned
from URBEST
Room S2 - Debate
11:15-12:15 Practical support for public communication
in your European health or food European project
ROOM S1 - Workshop
Presentation
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1848kB)
Flyer
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514 kB)
10:45-12:15 Technology mapping as a dissemination
and project management tool in Integrated Projects –
The example of the SustainPack project
ROOM S2 - Workshop
Lunch break
13:30-14:30 Communicating research success –
the AlphaGalileo experience
ROOM S1 - Workshop
14:45-15:45 Communicating projects results. The Adopt-IT (Good
practices in multimedia and digital content) case and its
communication tool-box
ROOM S1 - Workshop
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