Join the Scientific Advice Mechanism in May for the next installment of Europe’s foremost science advice conference series — this year hosted by the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna.
This conference will be of interest to science-for-policy practitioners and researchers, policymakers at all levels, and representatives of organisations that regularly interact with policy, especially academies.
This is an in-person event, the plenary sessions will be livestreamed and recorded but to participate in debates, join parallel sessions and benefit from networking opportunities, you need to attend in person.
Times are in UTC
| Monday 26 May | Main conference day 1 |
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| 8:00 AM | Side event: Shaping the European framework for science diplomacy: What is in it for science advice? Read more and register |
| 10:00 AM | Registration and lunch |
| 11:00 AM | Welcome |
| 11:10 AM | Opening address – Eva-Maria Holzleitner, Minister for Science, Austria – Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Start-ups, Research and Innovation |
| 11:25 AM | Interactive political debate – Eva-Maria Holzleitner, Minister for Science, Austria Incoming chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission – Stefan Constantinescu, chair of the board of SAPEA Incoming chair of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies – Joanna Drake, Deputy Director-General of DG-RTD, European Commission |
| 12:35 PM | Networking break |
| 1:00 PM | Parallel sessions: – Science advice in a contested world: a case study of solar radiation modification – The great policy debate: national interests vs global goals – Why transformative economic change remains elusive: Bridging the gap between science and policy |
| 2:30 PM | Networking break |
| 2:45 PM | Plenary session: Towards a stronger science-for-policy ecosystem in Europe |
| 3:45 PM | 60-second pitches |
| 4:00 PM | Break, dinner, drinks reception and ideas market |
| Tuesday 27 May | Main conference day 2 |
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| 6:30 AM | Welcome coffee |
| 7:00 AM | Storytelling talk: – Juan Lucas Restrepo, Director General of the Alliance of Bioversity International and Global Director of Partnerships and Advocacy for CGIAR |
| 7:20 AM | Parallel sessions: – Unlocking science advice: building skills and practices for young scientists in Europe – Bridging the gap: universities and municipalities and co-producing solutions for urban transformation – Montpellier process: pooling collective intelligence for action |
| 8:50 AM | Networking break |
| 9:30 AM | Fishbowl reflections |
| 10:30 AM | Closing: – Incoming chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission – Stefan Constantinescu, chair of the board of SAPEA – Incoming chair of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch |
| 12:00 PM | Side event: Partnering for progress: Strengthening science and policy through multilateral collaboration for tomorrow Read more and register |
The detailed programme is available on the conference webpage.
Image by Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM)
