Opening session – Room S3

Introductory addresses:

• Ján Figel’, European Commissioner for Education and Culture
• François Biltgen, Minister of Culture, Higher Education and Research (LU)
• Helga Nowotny, Chair of EURAB: European Research Advisory Board
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• Rainer Gerold, Director, Science and Society, European Commission

Showcases & discussion (Plenary) – Room S3

Moderated by Ranga Yogeshwar

• Popularisation of science - Vladimir de Semir, Commissioner for Scientific Culture, Barcelona City Council
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• Debates and participatory processes, Pierre-Benoît Joly, Research Director, INRA
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• Addressing groups of society, Elizabeth Rasekoala, Director, ACNST: African-Caribbean Network for Science & Technology
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Parallel sessions on specific initiatives

• EU ‘Science and Society Action Plan’ evaluation - interim results, Mariell Juhlin, Priya Goyal, The Evaluation Partnership – Room S2 [ - 55 Kb]
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• Eurobarometer: Public attitudes to Science & Technology, Michel Claessens, EC – Room S1 [ - 15 Kb]
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• NUCLEUS: a boost for science teaching in Europe, Steven Parker, EC – Room S4
• SINAPSE: Scientific INformAtion for Policy Support in Europe, Objectives and functionalities, Arthur Mettinger, President of UNICA: UNIversities from the CApitals of Europe, Yves Dumont, EC, Eric Philippart, EC – Room S3 [ - 24 Kb]

More specific initiatives

• Video projection: Femmes de tête/Women of Science/Marie Curies Erbinnen, Arte-European Commission co-production, Hervé Nisic (director), Tanya Leigh – Room S3
• ESOF : Euroscience Open Forum – Room S4
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Parallel Sessions on 'core issues'

1. Science, society and the Lisbon Strategy
Chair: Karen Siune, Director, Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy - Room S4
2. Science, technology and democracy
Chair: Zdenek Konopasek, Centre for Theoretical Study, Charles University, Prague - Room S1
3. Towards a culture of science communication
Chair: Patrice Lanoy, Journalist, Le Figaro - Room S3
4. Fostering diversity, inclusiveness and equality in science
Chair: Claudine Hermann, Professor, Ecole Polytechnique - Room S2

Core issues: enlarged discussions

1. Science, Society and the Lisbon Strategy
Chair: Karen Siune, Director, Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy - Room S4
2. Science, technology and democracy
Chair Brian Wynne, Lancaster University - Room S1
3. Towards a culture of science communication
Chair: Patrice Lanoy, Journalist, Le Figaro - Room S3
4. Fostering diversity, inclusiveness and diversity in science
Chair: Ruben Maes, Public Affairs Advisor - Room S2

Specific initiatives (parallel)

• Science on the web for the general public: best practices and challenges, [ - 13 Kb]
  Thomas Evensen, Research Council of Norway – Room S2
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• Communicating science: from films to internet based dialogue and beyond,
  Paul Péchan, researcher, Project coordinator – Room S1 [ - 15 Kb]
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• Civil society and science: an increased role of NGOs?,
  Willem Haffman, University of Twente, round table – Room S4 [ - 25 Kb]
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Closing session: the Grand Debate with Ranga Yogeshwar - Room S3

Rapporteurs from parallel sessions 1-2-3-4: Alfons Bora, Professor, Bielefeld University (DE) - Ulrike Felt, University of Vienna (AT) - Georges Gaskell, Director Methodology institute, London School of Economics (UK) - Catherine Adley, Lecturer in Microbiology - University of Ireland (IE)
Ambassadors from the mirror events: Jean-Paul Martin and Joe Wiart (Paris), Evelyn Breiteneder and Albena Yaneva (Vienna), Federico Neresini and Valeria Arzenton (Vicenza), Camilla Modéer and Georg Gezelius (Stockholm), Athanasios Tsafaris and Emmanuel Koukios (Thessaloniki), Lucija Cok and Miha Kos (Ljubljana).

Coffee break

Conclusions

• European Commissioner for Research Janez Potočnik
• Alain Pompidou, President of the EPO: European Patent Office
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• Philippe Busquin, MEP, President of STOA: Scientific and Technological Options Assessment