Get ready for two days packed with fun and engaging science activities, interactive workshops, laboratory visits and stories told by scientists Pecha Kucha style. Stay tuned for more details in next month's issue of the JRC Newsletter.
SOFAIR is an international high-level conference on air pollution, initiated by the Mayor of Sofia and organised in partnership with the JRC. Now in its second edition, the conference aims to combine efforts for a healthier urban environment.
This workshop on checks and management of agricultural land in the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) will bring together technical experts from the Member States and the European Commission to find appropriate solutions and foster innovative developments.
With the 2019 European Elections just around the corner, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre - opens the doors of its Karlsruhe site to the European citizens and local communities.
Saxony-Anhalt is facing a major challenge: demographic change is currently at its peak in this region. An aging population with increased health care service demands meets a growing shortage of medical and nursing staff, especially in the vast rural areas. Technological innovation in the health care sector is therefore becoming a priority for this region. Their innovation camp on this complex issue will involve a broad range of relevant stakeholders.
The municipality of Sofia will organise an event on the topic of energy and climate change, linking to the Smart Specialisation Strategy of the city. The innovation camp will involve a wide range of stakeholders and pursue the previous engagement of Sofia in the "Science meets Regions" initiative.
The 'Putting Science into Standards' initiative promotes closer cooperation of research, industry, and standardisation communities.
Part of the 'Putting Science into Standards' initiative, this workshop will use quantum technology as an example to explore how standardisation will benefit your work and what standardisers can do for you.
The region of Asturias is currently facing a dilemma: developing its raw materials sector or preserving the natural beauty of the region. This challenge will be adressed at the spanish SmR innovation camp, which will include the participation of stakeholders from both the scientific and the academic world.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is holding two awareness events next week,in Riga on 28 March and Vilnius on 29 March . The aim of these events is to raise awareness of the EIT Community, its activities and, in particular, of cooperation opportunities for relevant national stakeholders.
The Dutch city of Nijmegen joins forces with the Belgian city of Ghent to tackle the issue of urban development by exploring future scenarios for specific neighbourhoods in both cities, cutting across spatial planning and social policies.
As one of the main Member States directly affected by migration, Greece is actively dealing with the issue of integration and participation. With the help of local and international scientific expertise, the Hellenic Parliament will discuss and analyse during this one-day conference its current legislative and regulatory framework.
This workshop aims to enable Member States and their LPIS (Land Parcel Identification System) custodians to perform a good and effective QA analysis and plan/develop appropriate remedial actions for LPIS improvements.
The regional government of Navarra and the city of Gabrovo are joining forces and exchanging best practices on energy efficiency and water and waste management.
This conference will bring together experts from around the world to discuss the potential of genomics in the prevention, diagnostics, and therapy for cancer and the new opportunities it may bring for citizens and patients in the EU.
On 6-7 February the JRC will bring researchers and decision-makers together to the 4th edition of 'Science meets Parliaments', at the European Parliament in Brussels. And you can join us too!
This event will include lectures, art, interactive sessions, scenario exploration workshops and a new exhibition.
View the full programme and sign up here
Looking ahead to the European elections, our working theme this year is "Europe 2019 and beyond. Our destiny in our hands".
We will have a panel of colleagues from the European Parliament that will explain the ins and outs of the election process and shed some light on ongoing discussions.
The day after there will be the possibility to join the Science meets Parliament event at the European Parliament.
This conference co-organised with the Estonian Parliament will focus on how to best foster science-based policy making through various examples from concrete policy fields.
This workshop invites EU countries and regions to reflect on the institutional conditions, procedures and methods for the design and implementation of the Smart Specialisation Strategies (RIS3).
The local economy of Guadeloupe rests almost entirely on marine and agricultural activities. The organised conference will address sustainable economic growth in these fields and tech transfer from the research lab to the field.
