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Dear Participant,

It is of course normal for the organisers of a meeting to express their hopes at the outset that all will go well, and to make a few general statements about how significant the gathering will be.

ESOF reflects the sheer joy and fascination as well as the worries that science can bring. A meeting of this kind becomes truly great only if we all contribute to the dialogue. We hope that the debates at ESOF2006 contribute to turn Europe into something more than a politicians’ club and that being European will appear one day as more than just a mild statement about diversity of cultures.

A small step towards these aims is your participation in the Euroscience Open Forum. Your presence here is also a statement. Remember, you are also part of the story. This is your show! The success of ESOF2006 will be due to you all, and is of crucial importance to build up the new team spirit. That is the true aim of our gathering. It is the aim of all the members of Euroscience, and hopefully will one day become the aim of all Europeans.

Let our common success in Munich be a real milestone along that road.

Jean-Patrick Connerade President of Euroscience Chairman of the ESOF2006 Programme Committee 4 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Welcome 5

Welcome to the 2nd Euroscience Open Forum – Building on its outstanding success in Stockholm, ESOF is now established on the agenda of European science communication. It has entered the hearts and minds of scientists and created a novel approach for bringing cutting-edge research closer to the public. ESOF is a strong player in the process of creating the informed citizen who can follow the important decisions taken by the scientific establishment in a knowledge society.

Welcome to Munich – Munich has an excellent reputation as a city of Science. ESOF2006 Outreach Activities and the German national science week (Wissenschaftssommer) merge in Munich’s city centre to engage the public in scientific research, its processes and outcomes.

Welcome to the Deutsches Museum – For more than 100 years the Deutsches Museum serves as an independent platform for the dialogue between science and society. International exchange and openness are deeply rooted traditions. Thus, ESOF2006 and the place “where people fall in love with science and technology” fit together perfectly.

I am deeply indebted to all colleagues, partners and institutions for having accepted the tremendous task of organising and for supporting this great event.

I look forward to a stimulating, fruitful and memorable ESOF2006!

Wolfgang M. Heckl Director General of the Deutsches Museum Chairman of the ESOF2006 Steering Committee 6 Organisation ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006

ESOF2006 Committees and Team

Steering Committee Carl Johan Sundberg, Karolinska Finance Committee Institutet, Stockholm Wolfgang M. Heckl (Chair), Hans Wigzell, Karolinska Institutet, Herbert Münder (Chair), Deutsches Museum, München Stockholm Wissenschaft im Dialog gGmbH Ingrid Wünning (Vice Chair), Wolfgang M. Heckl (Secretary), Benedikt Hoffmann, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stuttgart Deutsches Museum, München Janssen-Cilag GmbH, Neuss Sir Colin Berry, QQueenueen MaryMary College,College, Gunner Leman, Swedish Research London Council, Stockholm Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, Institut Tony Mayer, Euroscience des Hautes Études Scientifi ques, Programme Committee Volker Meyer-Guckel, Stifterverband Paris für die Deutsche Wissenschaft Patricia Boya, Consejo Superior de Jean-Patrick Connerade (Chair), Investigaciones Científi cas, Madrid Euroscience, Strasbourg Jean-Patrick Connerade, Euroscience, Carl Johan Sundberg (Vice Chair), Strasbourg Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Press & Marketing Ulrike Felt, UUniversitätniversität Wien,Wien, WienWien Luigi Amodio, Fondazione IDIS-Città Working Group Marta Maczel, World Academy of della Scienza, Napoli Young Scientists, Budapest Sir Colin Berry, QQueenueen MaryMary College,College, Caroline Wichmann (Chair), Volker Meyer-Guckel, Stifterverband London Wissenschaft im Dialog gGmbH, für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Wim Blockmans, Netherlands Berlin Essen Institute for Advanced Study in the Ruth Francis, Nature, London Andrew Moore, European Molecular Humanities and Social Sciences, Sabine Hansky, DDeutscheseutsches Museum,Museum, Biology Organisation (EMBO), Wassenaar München Heidelberg Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, Institut Martine Hasler, Centre National de Raymond Seltz, Euroscience, des Hautes Études Scientifi ques, la Recherche Scientifi que, Paris Strasbourg Paris Joseph Krieg, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Rolf Tarrach, Université de Gail Cardew, RRoyaloyal IInstitution,nstitution, LLondonondon Stuttgart Luxembourg, Luxembourg Quentin Cooper, Science Broadcaster Claus Nowotny, EEuropeanuropean ScienceScience Neil Williams, European Science London Foundation, Strasbourg Foundation, Strasbourg Donald B. Dingwell, Ludwig- Istvan Palugyai, European Science Ekkehard Winter, Deutsche Telekom Maximilians-Universität, München Journalists’ Association, Budapest Stiftung, Bonn Robert Erikson, Stockholms Frank Stäudner, Stifterverband für Universitet, Stockholm die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Essen Marie Noëlle Favier, Institut de Bernd Wirsing, Max-Planck- Recherche pour le Développement, Gesellschaft, München Advisory Board Paris Laszlo Fazekas, Hungarian Student Joachim Treusch (Chair), Research Foundation, Budapest Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich Rainer Gerold, Lindau Nobel Project Team Bertil Andersson, European Science Laureates Meetings, Brussels Foundation, Strasbourg Elisabeth Jaskulke, SUEZ, Paris Siemin Beyersdorf, PProjectroject Enric Banda, Fundació Catalana per a Federico Mayor jr., Universidad Administrator, Berlin la Recerca i la Innovació, Barcelona Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid Effrosyni Chelioti, Press & Marketing Philip Campbell, Nature, London Howard Moore, formerly UNESCO Offi cer, Berlin Catherine Cesarsky, EEuropeanuropean Regional Bureau for Science Barbara Diehl, Programme Manager, Southern Observatory, Garching in Europe, Venice Berlin Ingrid Hamm, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Ortwin Renn, Universität Stuttgart, Julia Epp, AAssistantssistant EuroscienceEuroscience OffiOffi cce,e, Stuttgart Stuttgart Strasbourg Norbert Kroo, Magyar Tudományos Lewis Smith, Syngenta, Basel Andreas Gundelwein, Fundraising Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Margit Sutrop, TTartuartu ÜÜlikoollikool Coordinator, Berlin Sciences), Budapest (University of Tartu), Tartu Ulrich Kernbach, Project Coordinator Helga Nowotny, WWissenschafts-issenschafts- Frans Willekens, Interdisciplinary Deutsches Museum, München zentrum Wien, Wien Demographic Institute, The Hague Christian Kleinert, EExhibitionxhibition & Arend Oetker, Stifterverband für die Ingrid Wünning, Robert Bosch Outreach Coordinator, Berlin Deutsche Wissenschaft, Essen Stiftung, Stuttgart Cornelia Reichert, PPressress & MarketingMarketing Alain Pompidou, European Patent Assistant, Berlin Offi ce, Munich Vera Schanz, Project Administrator Deutsches Museum, München 6 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Content 7

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9 About ESOF 11 Daily Overview of the Programme

Scientific Sessions 22 Plenary Lectures 35 Combining Cultures 41 Dealing with Disasters 45 Earth and Environment 51 Particles and Planets 59 Science and Society 67 The Fabric of Science 75 The Workings of Life

81 Career Programme 87 Outreach Activities 95 Wissenschaftssommer 101 Social and Satellite Events 105 Exhibition 113 Speakers’ Index 116 General Meeting Information 118 Munich & Maps 8 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 9 8 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 About ESOF 9

About ESOF How ESOF was born For too long, Europe was lacking an independent arena for open dialogue on the role of all the sciences, including the humanities, in society. We have it now with the Euroscience Open Forum. The initiative was taken in 1999 by the researchers themselves: the Euroscience Open Forum was brought to life by Euroscience, a pan-European “grass-roots” organisation.

Euroscience recognised the need for an interdisciplinary, pan-European meeting place for open dialogue and the exchange of ideas.

ESOF’s aims are: • Presenting scientific and technolo- The ESOF concept gical developments at the cutting Science and technology are becoming edge in all their variety from natural increasingly important as they concern sciences to the social sciences and and affect everybody. The Euroscience the humanities Open Forum is not an ordinary scien- • Stimulating the European public’s tific conference, but a totally new awareness of and interest in science concept. It consists of a Forum for dis- and technology ESOF’s success depends cussion of topical issues, an embedded • Fostering a European dialogue on on you, too! conference (with an exhibition) to science and technology, society and You can contribute to this open showcase European achievements policy by offering a platform for dialogue on all the sciences and on right across the scientific and techno- cross-disciplinary interaction and their role in shaping a knowledge- logical spectrum, and an outreach communication on current trends based society. programme. and future roads for science and technology, their interaction with ESOF invites individuals and organi- The outreach programme consists society and policy and the role of sations to submit their best ideas of a large number of events and hap- the public in the form of proposals for the pro- penings throughout the ESOF host gramme. The best of these proposals city, which are targeted to the public will be selected for the Forum by a at large of all ages. At ESOF2004 in Programme Committee of interna- Stockholm, the outreach programme ESOF’s European itinerary tional standing. “Science in the City” attracted 11,000 The Euroscience Open Forum is held visitors. At ESOF2006, the outreach every other year, visiting the major You can also propose the next des- programme is linked to the “Wissen- scientific cities of Europe and bringing tination for ESOF’s travel plans. schaftssommer”. European science to the attention of Euroscience has launched a call for all citizens. bids to host ESOF2010. For further ESOF also serves as a young scientists’ information, please contact us or forum, encouraging students, PhD- The starting point of ESOF’s European visit www.euroscience.org, or the students and post-docs to share their journey was Stockholm, Sweden, in Euroscience exhibition stand at experience and participate in debates 2004. Two years later, ESOF’s itinerary ESOF2006. about such subjects as the European brought the vent to Munich, Germany. Charter for Researchers, how to moti- And, after ESOF2006, the route will vate young people to engage in scien- continue southwards : ESOF2008 will tific careers, and how the construction be held in the capital of Catalonia, of the European Research Area enhanc- Barcelona, Spain. ESOF’s exciting host es the prospects of young scientists. cities reflect Europe’s cultural diversity. Thus, you will experience that the spirit of every Euroscience Open Forum is different … 10 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 11

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Daily Overview of the Programme

Saturday 15 July 10.00 – 17.00 Interactive Exhibition: p. 90 16.00 – 18.00 Joint Opening Ceremony p. 102 Mysterix – the science truck ESOF2006/Wissenschafts- Deutsches Museum, Inner courtyard sommer 2006 Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Promenadeplatz 2-6 10.00 – 18.00 Open House Day: p. 98 Life Science Campus 18.00 – 19.00 Open Air Show with the p. 97 Martinsried, Großhadern Think Theatre Marienplatz 12.00 – 16.00 ESOF2006 Exhibition p. 105 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Ground Floor 18.00 – 24.00 Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften p. 97 (Long Night of the Sciences) 12.00 – 24.00 Interactive Exhibition and Lecture: p. 88 Marienhof New demonstrations with phosphorescence and fluorescence 19.00 – 20.00 Opening Lecture by Theodor Hänsch: p. 22 Altes Rathaus A passion for precision Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Want to know how, when or why? 20.00 – 21.00 Theatre, panel discussion: p. 90 Go on, come and give it a try! The brain in mind: explore the Marienhof human brain through science, history and art Discussion, Exhibition: p. 88 Marienhof, Tent for special events Galaxies, quarks and the shareholder value 20.00 – 22.30 Euroscience Reception p.102 Altes Rathaus Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle

Interactive exhibition: p. 88 Deep sea adVENTures without getting your feet wet Altes Rathaus

Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Expedition into the microcosm Marienhof

Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Sciences and youth: make it happen! Marienhof

12.00 – 24.00 Exhibition: p. 98 Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften (Science Fair) Marienhof and Altes Rathaus

from 16.00 Stand-up Lecture: p. 89 The Bremen Profmobile – exciting science, curious audiences, lively dialogues at the Streetlife Festival, Ludwigstraße

Scientific Sessions Career Programme Outreach Activities Wissenschaftssommer Social and Satellite Events Exhibition 12 Daily Overview ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 13

Sunday 16 July 08.30 – 11.15 Myths of science: glowing monkeys, p. 68 Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 wonder dogs and more Want to know how, when or why? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Helios Go on, come and give it a try! Marienhof European science policy: gloomy p. 68 forecast vs. bright horizons Discussion, Exhibition: p. 88 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Gaia Galaxies, quarks and the shareholder value Ageing: is it all bad news? p. 76 Altes Rathaus Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Antares Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Deep sea adVENTures without Fusion research: bringing the sun p. 52 getting your feet wet down to earth Altes Rathaus Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Galaxis Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Expedition into the microcosm Riding the storm: can science keep p. 42 Marienhof us in the saddle? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Sciences and youth: make it happen! A new look at the ocean p. 46 Marienhof Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Solaris 10.00 – 11.15 The European Research Council: p. 69 08.30 – 11.15 Peer review: the process unveiled p. 82 who are the movers and shakers? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Selene Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2

08.30 – 14.30 Student Parliament with Plenary p. 99 11.15 – 12.15 Panel Discussion: p. 60 Session What do you expect from science? Bavarian Parliament, Maximilianeum Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle

08.45 | 10.00 Puppet theatre “A Time Journey”, p. 91 from 12.00 Stand-up Lecture: p. 89 a geo-theatre for children The Bremen Profmobile – exciting Marienhof, Tent for special events science, curious audiences, lively dialogues 09.0o – 19.00 ESOF2006 Exhibition p. 105 at the Streetlife Festival, Ludwigstraße Forum am Deutschen Museum, Ground Floor 12.30 – 13.15 Lunch Break 10.00 – 17.00 Interactive Exhibition: p. 90 Mysterix – the science truck 12.30 Pretzel with the Prof p. 82 Deutsches Museum, Inner courtyard p. 20 Science Biergarten (registration required)

10.00 – 17.00 Open House Day: p. 98 13.15 – 14.15 Plenary Lecture by Robert Huber: p. 22 DLR – Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- Proteins and their structures: und Raumfahrtzentrum/German from basic science to application Aerospace Centre Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle Oberpfaffenhofen, Münchnerstraße 20 Plenary Lecture by Pierre Magistretti: p. 23 10.00 – 19.00 Exhibition: p. 98 Functional brain imaging: from Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften molecules to morals (Science Fair) Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 1 Marienhof and Altes Rathaus Plenary Lecture by Roland Schenkel: p. 24 10.00 – 19.00 Interactive Exhibition and Lecture: p. 88 Nuclear energy: a green option for New demonstrations with Europe’s energy needs? phosphorescence and fluorescence Forum am Deutschen Museum, Altes Rathaus Room Galaxis 12 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Daily Overview 13

14.00 – 19.00 Theatre, panel discussion: p. 90 Treating phobias with virtual reality p. 42 The brain in mind: explore the Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 human brain through science, history and art The future of research in Europe: p. 69 Marienhof, Tent for special events the role of private donors and foundations 14.30 – 17.00 Green chemistry: a tool for p. 46 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Luna socio-economic development and environmental protection Open Access: threat or blessing? p. 69 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Antares Room Solaris

Ludwig II.: the visionary king of p. 38 17.15 – 18.30 Bringing science to the people p. 83 Bavaria Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Selene Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 1 18.45 – 19.45 BA x-change p. 103 The story tellers of science: p. 37 Science Biergarten architects of culture? Forum am Deutschen Museum, 18.45 – 20.30 European Foundations’ Reception p. 102 Room Helios Deutsches Museum, Kraftmaschinenhalle

Clusters: from the nanoworld to p. 52 19.00 – 22.00 Lecture: p. 91 neurons and clusters of galaxies Basic research – basis of our Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 knowledge Max-Planck-Haus am Hofgarten, Scientists: objects of control or p. 60 Hofgartenstr. 8 subjects of responsibility? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 20.00 – 22.00 Synaesthetical performance: p. 102 Mind dancing – Meeting of Arts Award winning research in the p. 37 and Sciences social sciences Deutsches Museum, Ehrensaal Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Luna 20.00 – 23.00 International/National Press p. 103 Free will vs. determinism? p. 37 Reception (for Press Centre Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Solaris registrants only) Aktionsforum Praterinsel, Wurzelkeller Risk and governance: character- p. 60 izing and managing uncertainty Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Terra

14.30 – 17.00 Junior Faculty as a power in p. 83 research policy-making Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Selene

17.15 – 18.30 Regularities of evolution at the p. 76 unicellular level through the time Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Gaia

Nano-engineered artificial p. 53 membranes for a better life Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Helios

Autism: was it in Rainman’s genes? p. 77 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2

Scientific Sessions Career Programme Outreach Activities Wissenschaftssommer Social and Satellite Events Exhibition 14 Daily Overview ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 15

Monday 17 July 08.30 – 09.45 Outstanding problems in mathe- p. 39 10.00 – 19.00 Interactive Exhibition and Lecture: p. 88 matics: challenges or dead ends? New demonstrations with Forum am Deutschen Museum, phosphorescence and fluorescence Room Solaris Altes Rathaus

Setting the university free! p. 61 Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 Want to know how, when or why? Go on, come and give it a try! Success stories from China p. 61 Marienhof Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Antares Discussion, Exhibition: p. 88 Galaxies, quarks and the 08.30 – 11.15 The modern view of man: p. 39 shareholder value a challenge for philosophy and Altes Rathaus theology? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Gaia Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Deep sea adVENTures without Astroparticle physics: from quarks p. 53 getting your feet wet to cosmos Altes Rathaus Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Helios Stand-up Lecture: p. 89 Key challenges for international p. 62 The Bremen Profmobile – exciting security: how far do we go science, curious audiences, lively to protect ourselves? dialogues Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 Marienhof

08.30 – 11.15 Where have all the good brains p. 83 Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 gone? The international migration Expedition into the microcosm of scientists Marienhof Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Luna Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 08.30 – 14.30 Student Parliament with Plenary p. 99 Sciences and youth: make it happen! Session Marienhof Bavarian Parliament, Maximilianeum 10.00 | 20.00 Cinema: p. 99 08.30 – 18.30 Euroscience Day p. 70 Science Film Festival Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Terra Mathäser Filmpalast, Bayerstraße 3-5

08.45 | 10.00 Puppet theatre “A Time Journey”, p. 91 11.00 – 12.15 Nutrition Day: p. 93 a geo-theatre for children Facts and myths about “gene- Marienhof, Tent for special events technology”: a case study on “Golden Rice” and polyunsaturated 09.00 – 19.00 ESOF2006 Exhibition p. 105 fatty acids Forum am Deutschen Museum, Ground Floor Marienhof, Tent for special events

10.00 – 11.15 Drug development, communication p. 62 11.30 – 12.30 Plenary Lecture by David Reddy: p. 24 and the media Practical dispersement of antivirals Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Solaris in a pandemic Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 1 10.00 – 17.00 Interactive Exhibition: p. 90 Mysterix – the science truck Plenary Lecture by Gerry Gilmore: p. 25 Deutsches Museum, Inner courtyard The history and future of the Universe 10.00 – 19.00 Exhibition: p. 98 Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften (Science Fair) 11.30 – 13.00 Webcast: p. 93 Marienhof and Altes Rathaus Take a trip to the frontiers of science! Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 14 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Daily Overview 15

12.30 – 13.15 Lunch Break 15.30 – 16.45 Nutrition Day: p. 94 Molecular gastronomy and daily 12.30 Pretzel with the Prof p. 82 technological applications – impact Science Biergarten (registration required) on health and education Marienhof, Tent for special events 12.30 – 13.45 Nutrition Day: p. 93 How safe is your food? 17.00 Discussion: p. 94 Marienhof, Tent for special events Plug your neurones! Café of the Forum am Deutschen Museum 13.15 – 14.15 Plenary Lecture by Andrey Solov’yov: p. 26 Clustering phenomena in systems 17.15 – 18.30 Living in the fast lane: can the p. 77 of varied degrees of complexity biological clock keep up? Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Antares Plenary Lecture by Günter Stock: p. 27 Public-Private partnerships: an Towards other worlds – extrasolar p. 54 essential element for the European planets Research Area? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 1 Room Galaxis

14.00 – 15.15 Nutrition Day: p. 94 Peer review: scientific quality p. 71 Living with food allergy control or a flawed process? Marienhof, Tent for special events Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Helios

14.30 – 17.00 TAI-CHI: Tangible acoustic interfaces p. 40 Volcanism and mass extinctions: p. 42 for computer-human interaction the modus operandi of a killer Forum am Deutschen Museum, eruption Room Antares Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2

How many homes for E.T.? p. 54 Back to the future of climate change p. 47 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 Room Galaxis 18.45 – 19.45 BA x-change p. 103 Pandora’s box revisited: evolving p. 77 Science Biergarten patterns of infectious diseases Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 19.00 – 22.00 Lecture: p. 91 Basic Research – basis of our Nanomaterials: small scale p. 54 knowledge life-changers Max-Planck-Haus am Hofgarten, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 Hofgartenstr. 8

More women in university science: p. 63 20.00 – 22.30 Evening Reception p. 103 realistic target or utopian fantasy? Flugwerft Schleißheim (busses leave at 19.15) Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Luna 20.30 Theatre show: p. 91 Between business and bribery: how p. 62 Metamagicum – the magic of science independent is science journalism? (in German language) Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Solaris Theater Drehleier, Rosenheimer Straße 123

14.30 – 17.00 Fun and games with media p. 84 communication Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Gaia

Top five scientific career paths p. 84 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Helios Scientific Sessions Career Programme Outreach Activities Wissenschaftssommer Social and Satellite Events Exhibition 16 Daily Overview ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 17

Tuesday 18 July 08.30 – 09.45 The scientists’ Europe: societies and p. 72 10.00 – 19.00 Interactive Exhibition and Lecture: p. 88 professional associations – what New demonstrations with are they up to? phosphorescence and fluorescence Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 Altes Rathaus

08.30 – 11.15 From lasers to Tamiflu®: p. 71 Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 small science, big results Want to know how, when or why? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Go on, come and give it a try! Room Antares Marienhof

Biological invasions: a disaster p. 49 Discussion, Exhibition: p. 88 for biodiversity? Galaxies, quarks and the Forum am Deutschen Museum, shareholder value Room Galaxis Altes Rathaus

Digital Europe: be INSPIREd! p. 47 Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 Deep sea adVENTures without getting your feet wet Fishing from a bigger pool: p. 63 Altes Rathaus excellent science needs women Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Solaris Stand-up Lecture: p. 89 The Bremen Profmobile – exciting 08.30 – 11.15 Standing on the shoulder of giants: p. 84 science, curious audiences, lively mentor-inspired genius dialogues Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Selene Marienhof

08.30 – 14.30 Student Parliament with Plenary p. 99 Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Session Expedition into the microcosm Bavarian Parliament, Maximilianeum Marienhof

08.45 | 10.00 Puppet theatre “A Time Journey”, p. 91 Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 a geo-theatre for children Sciences and youth: make it happen! Marienhof, Tent for special events Marienhof

09.00 – 19.00 ESOF2006 Exhibition p. 105 10.00 | 20.00 Cinema: p. 99 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Ground Floor Science Film Festival Mathäser Filmpalast, Bayerstraße 3-5 10.00 – 11.15 What needs to be fixed in the p. 73 European patent system? 11.30 – 12.30 Plenary Lecture by Bob Jones: p. 28 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Helios EGEE: an e-infrastructure for science Forum am Deutschen Museum, Volcanoes of the deep sea p. 49 Room Galaxis Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 Plenary Lecture by Sadik Al-Azm: p. 29 10.00 – 17.00 Interactive Exhibition: p. 90 Islam and the science-religion Mysterix – the science truck debate in modern times Deutsches Museum, Inner courtyard Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle

10.00 – 19.00 Exhibition p. 98 Plenary Lecture by Jean-Marie Lehn: p. 28 Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften Perspectives in chemistry: (Science Fair) information, self-organization and Marienhof and Altes Rathaus adaptation in chemical systems Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 1

12.30 – 13.15 Lunch Break

12.30 Pretzel with the Prof p. 82 Science Biergarten (registration required) 16 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Daily Overview 17

13.15 – 14.15 Plenary Lecture by Franco Barberi: p. 31 The hot science of gamma ray bursts p. 55 Living with volcanic hazards Forum am Deutschen Museum, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Galaxis Room Galaxis Metaphors in science: friend or foe? p. 40 Plenary Lecture by Mary Bossis: p. 31 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Helios International terrorism and European security Science journalism under the p. 65 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 1 microscope Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 Plenary Lecture by Bengt Kasemo: p. 32 Nanotechnology: opportunities The ethics of brain research p. 80 and threats Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle The European Charter for p. 74 14.30 – 17.00 False alarm or true warning: does p. 64 Researchers: a new Magna Carta for media alarmism help? science? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Gaia Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Luna

Quality science journalism: p. 73 17.15 – 18.30 North/South, West/East divide: p. 86 is a new style needed? how to get young researchers Forum am Deutschen Museum, together Room Helios Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Selene

Life on the ridge: microbes, mining, p. 49 18.45 – 19.45 BA x-change p. 103 management and more Science Biergarten Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 19.00 – 22.00 Lecture: p. 91 Brain, mind, emotions: does gender p. 79 Basic research – basis of our matter? knowledge Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 Max-Planck-Haus am Hofgarten, Hofgartenstr. 8 Connecting brains and society: p. 64 lessons learnt and future 20.30 Theatre show: p. 91 developments Metamagicum – the magic of science Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Luna (in English language) Theater Drehleier, Rosenheimer Straße 123 Gene trees of life: evolutionary p. 79 supercomputing boosts medicine and ecology Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Solaris

14.30 – 17.00 Sponsoring international mobility p. 85 of young researchers: opportunities and orientation Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Selene

Job interview workshop p. 85 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Terra (registration required)

17.15 – 18.30 From string theory to cosmology p. 55 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Antares Scientific Sessions Career Programme Outreach Activities Wissenschaftssommer Social and Satellite Events Exhibition 18 Daily Overview ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 19

Wednesday 19 July 08.30 – 09.45 A fresh look at catastrophe p. 43 Stand-up Lecture: p. 89 management The Bremen Profmobile – exciting Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 science, curious audiences, lively dialogues 08.30 – 11.15 The latest research on cancer therapy p. 80 Marienhof Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Galaxis Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Expedition into the microcosm Life sciences governance: who are p. 65 Marienhof the experts? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 2 Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Sciences and youth: make it happen! Towards big social science: p. 66 Marienhof a transatlantic perspective Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Helios 10.00 | 20.00 Cinema: p. 99 Science Film Festival 08.45 | 10.00 Puppet theatre “A Time Journey”, p. 91 Mathäser Filmpalast, Bayerstraße 3-5 a geo-theatre for children Marienhof, Tent for special events 11.30 – 12.30 Plenary Lecture by Linda Buck: p. 33 Unravelling the sense of smell 09.00 – 11.15 Can the European dimension in the p. 74 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 1 research agenda be delivered? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Plenary Lecture by Robert Dijkgraaf: p. 33 Room Antares Strings, black holes and the end of space and time 09.00 – 14.30 ESOF2006 Exhibition p. 105 Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle Forum am Deutschen Museum, Ground Floor 12.30 – 13.15 Lunch Break 10.00 – 11.15 Thinking beyond experience: how p. 44 to prepare for mega-disasters? 12.30 Pretzel with the Prof p. 82 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 3 Science Biergarten (registration required)

10.00 – 17.00 Interactive Exhibition: p. 90 13.15 – 14.15 Plenary Lecture by Andres Metspalu: p. 34 Mysterix – the science truck Genetics and biobanks in Europe: Deutsches Museum, Inner courtyard should we care? Forum am Deutschen Museum, Kino 1 10.00 – 19.00 Exhibition: p. 98 Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften Plenary Lecture by Angela Friederici: p. 34 (Science Fair) The neural basis of auditory Marienhof and Altes Rathaus language comprehension Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle 10.00 – 19.00 Interactive Exhibition and Lecture: p. 88 New demonstrations with 14.30 – 15.30 Closing Ceremony p. 103 phosphorescence and fluorescence Science Biergarten Altes Rathaus 17.00 – 19.00 Discussion: p. 88 Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Galaxies, quarks and the Want to know how, when or why? shareholder value Go on, come and give it a try! Marienhof, Tent for special events Marienhof 19.00 – 22.00 Lecture: p. 91 Discussion, Exhibition: p. 88 Basic research – basis of our Galaxies, quarks and the knowledge shareholder value Max-Planck-Haus am Hofgarten, Altes Rathaus Hofgartenstr. 8

Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Deep sea adVENTures without getting your feet wet Altes Rathaus 18 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Daily Overview 19

Thursday 20 July Friday 21 July 08.45 | 10.00 Puppet theatre “A Time Journey”, p. 91 08.45 | 10.00 Puppet theatre “A Time Journey”, p. 91 a geo-theatre for children a geo-theatre for children Marienhof, Tent for special events Marienhof, Tent for special events

10.00 – 17.00 Interactive Exhibition: p. 90 10.00 – 17.00 Interactive Exhibition: p. 90 Mysterix – the science truck Mysterix – the science truck Deutsches Museum, Inner courtyard Deutsches Museum, Inner courtyard

10.00 – 19.00 Exhibition: p. 98 10.00 – 19.00 Exhibition: p. 98 Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften (Science Fair) (Science Fair) Marienhof and Altes Rathaus Marienhof and Altes Rathaus

10.00 – 19.00 Interactive Exhibition and Lecture: p. 88 10.00 – 19.00 Interactive Exhibition and Lecture: p. 88 New demonstrations with New demonstrations with phosphorescence and fluorescence phosphorescence and fluorescence Altes Rathaus Altes Rathaus

Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Want to know how, when or why? Want to know how, when or why? Go on, come and give it a try! Go on, come and give it a try! Marienhof Marienhof

Discussion, Exhibition: p. 88 Discussion, Exhibition: p. 88 Galaxies, quarks and the Galaxies, quarks and the shareholder value shareholder value Altes Rathaus Altes Rathaus

Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Interactive Exhibition: p. 88 Deep sea adVENTures without Deep sea adVENTures without getting your feet wet getting your feet wet Altes Rathaus Altes Rathaus

Stand-up Lecture: p. 89 Stand-up Lecture: p. 89 The Bremen Profmobile – exciting The Bremen Profmobile – exciting science, curious audiences, lively science, curious audiences, lively dialogues dialogues Marienhof Marienhof

Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Expedition into the microcosm Expedition into the microcosm Marienhof Marienhof

Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Interactive Exhibition: p. 89 Sciences and youth: make it happen! Sciences and youth: make it happen! Marienhof Marienhof

10.00 | 20.00 Cinema: p. 99 10.00 | 20.00 Cinema: p. 99 Science Film Festival Science Film Festival Mathäser Filmpalast, Bayerstraße 3-5 Mathäser Filmpalast, Bayerstraße 3-5

17.00 – 18.30 Lecture: p. 88 New demonstrations with phosphorescence and fluorescence Marienhof, Tent for special events Scientific Sessions 19.00 – 22.00 Panel Discussion: p. 91 Career Programme Outreach Activities Basic research – basis of our Wissenschaftssommer knowledge Social and Satellite Events Max-Planck-Haus am Hofgarten, Exhibition Hofgartenstr. 8 20 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 21

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The scientific programme of ESOF2006 includes over 70 seminars, symposia and workshops. Scientific Sessions

22 Plenary Lectures 35 Combining Cultures 41 Dealing with Disasters 45 Earth and Environment 51 Particles and Planets 59 Science and Society 67 The Fabric of Science 75 The Workings of Life 22 Scientific Sessions Plenary Lectures ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 23

Plenary Lectures

Theodor Hänsch Robert Huber Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik Department of Protein Crystallography Garching, Germany Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie Martinsried, Germany

Saturday 15 July | 19.00 – 20.00 Sunday 16 July | 13.15 – 14.15 Deutsches Museum, Deutsches Museum, Luftfahrthalle Luftfahrthalle

Opening Lecture: Plenary Lecture: A passion for precision Proteins and their structures: For more than three decades, the from basic science to appli- quest for ever higher precision in laser cation spectroscopy of the simple hydrogen There has been a rapid development For more than thirty years (1971-2005) atom has inspired many advances in protein crystallography method- the German biochemist Robert Huber in laser, optical, and spectroscopic ology and instrumentation in the last has been Director of the Max-Planck- techniques, culminating in femto- 20 years, allowing the determination Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, second laser optical frequency combs of very large and complex protein where his team developed methods as perhaps the most precise measuring structures, particularly when com- in the crystallography of proteins. In tools known to man. Applications bined with electron microscopy. These 1988 he received the Nobel Prize jointly range from optical atomic clocks and structures document an unlimited with Johann Deisenhofer and Hartmut tests of QED and relativity to searches versatility and adaptability of the Michel for the determination of the for time variations of fundamental proteins’ architecture, but also reveal three-dimensional structure of a photo- constants. Recent experiments are unexpected relationships. Structural synthetic reaction centre. extending frequency comb techniques determination allows us to understand into the extreme ultraviolet. Laser the proteins’ binding specificities frequency combs can also control the and catalytic properties (chemistry); electric field of ultrashort light pulses, their spectral and electron transfer creating powerful new tools for the properties (physics); and their roles emerging field of attosecond science. in physiological systems (biology and medicine). They allow design and Theodor W. Hänsch is Director of the development of specific ligands of Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum target proteins, opening novel ways Optics and Professor of Physics at the for therapeutic intervention and for Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in plant protection. Munich. He shared one half of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics with John L. Hall, for “contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique”. 22 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Plenary Lectures Scientific Sessions 23

Pierre Magistretti Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Sunday 16 July | 13.15 – 14.15 What use can be made of such infor- Forum am Deutschen Museum, mation; will it result in an intrusion Kino 1 into the life of individuals who are undergoing such examinations? There Plenary Lecture: is a clear need for a discussion on the Functional brain imaging: ethical implications. from molecules to morals Pierre J. Magistretti, is Professor of With the increasing application of Neuroscience and Co-Director of the functional brain imaging techniques Brain Mind Institute at the Federal at least two central questions have Institute of Technology. He has caught our attention. First, how are contributed significantly to the field the signals detected by functional of brain energy metabolism. He is the brain imaging produced? The signals recipient of the 1997 Theodore-Ott that are detected are related to the Prize of the Swiss Academy for Medical “work” of brain cells, manifest as Sciences. In 2002 he was awarded the increased energy substrate utilization Emil Kraepelin Professorship of the and blood flow. The question remains Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry in – which are the cellular and molecular Munich. Between 2002 and 2004, he mechanisms that are involved? served as President of the Federation Over the last decade, our group has of European Neuroscience Societies identified some of these mechanisms (FENS). which appear to involve non neuronal cells, such as glial cells, in coupling synaptic activity with glucose utilization, one of the signals detected by functional brain imaging techniques. Issues concerning the neuroethical implications of functional brain imaging are giving rise to concern. 24 Scientific Sessions Plenary Lectures ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 25

Roland Schenkel David Reddy Joint Research Centre Pharmaceuticals Division European Commission F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Brussels, Belgium Basel, Switzerland

Sunday 16 July | 13.15 – 14.15 One third of the electricity in Europe Monday 17 July | 11.30 – 12.30 Forum am Deutschen Museum, is currently produced via nuclear Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Galaxis fission and the move to innovative Kino 1 reactor systems holds great promise. Plenary Lecture: Yet, concerns about Iran’s nuclear Plenary Lecture: Nuclear Energy: a green option programme and the recent reminder Practical dispersement of of the Chernobyl disaster are adding for Europe’s energy needs? to existing public anxieties about antivirals in a pandemic The European Union currently imports the nuclear option. Vaccines are the most important 50% of its energy and, going by the medical intervention for preventing present trend, this may increase to 70% As the clock ticks down on several influenza and reducing its health con- within just 20 years. The Kyoto dead- Member States’ decision to renew sequences during a pandemic. In the lines on targets for CO2 emissions are nuclear infrastructures, this talk will past, however, vaccines have never quickly approaching while the rising address the pros and cons of nuclear been available early enough during a economies of China and India are fission reactors. Are they safe? Are they pandemic, nor in sufficient quantities, increasingly competing for limited competitive? Are they environmentally to have an impact on the levels of energy sources. Current predictions are friendly? Are they a viable energy illness or death. Advance stockpiling that fossil fuels will run out by 2050 option for Europe? of vaccines is generally not possible, and with nuclear fusion far away, can as the vaccine must closely match the we rely on developments in renew- Following several high level scientific specific strain of the pandemic virus, L ables and hydrogen technology to positions in the European Commisssion and therefore by definition must await carry us through? (Director at the Institute for Trans- its emergence. Also, under pandemic uranium Elements 2000-2002, Deputy conditions, it is anticipated that Director General of the Joint Research demand will exceed available supply. Centre JRC, 2002-2005), Dr. Roland Schenkel now is the Director General of As a consequence of these limitations, the JRC. A nuclear physicist, Dr. Schenkel anti-viral therapies are an essential has published over 100 publications on adjunct to vaccines in the effective topics such as actinide research and management of an influenza pan- nuclear safeguards. demic. Anti-viral agents would first be used in both the management of infected individuals and for geographic- ally targeted prophylaxis aimed at stemming the spread of the virus. However, should the pandemic strain spread further, anti-viral agents would be essential for the treatment of 24 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Plenary Lectures Scientific Sessions 25

Gerry Gilmore Institute of Astronomy Cambridge University United Kingdom

Monday 17 July | 11.30 – 12.30 Copernican discovery concept so far Deutsches Museum, that we know that everything that Luftfahrthalle we see in the Universe, and the very type of matter of which we are made, Plenary Lecture: is an almost insignificant perturbation The history and future of on a deeper and very different reality. Yet our present models enable us the Universe to describe much of the past history infected individuals, for post-exposure Cosmologists can now say that our of the Universe, from its origin as an prophylaxis aimed at reducing trans- Universe consists of 5 percent of imperfect fluctuation in nothing, to mission rates and for prophylaxis matter like that of which we are made, the present when gravity has lost of essential services workers. A case 25 percent some other, still unknown, control of the fate of the Universe. study of Roche’s influenza antiviral form of transparent matter, and 70 We are able to consider why the laws Tamiflu® will be presented to highlight percent of a still mysterious form of of physics allow a Universe which these issues. dark energy, which controls the fate of supports life, and to consider possible the Universe. Each step in our growing far future. David Reddy graduated in cellular and knowledge imposes a developing molecular biology from the University appreciation of the failures of our Gerry Gilmore is Professor of Experi- of Auckland. Following a three year direct and ‘common sense’ view of mental Philosophy with the Institute Lperiod at the Friedrich Miescher Insti- nature. Millennia of study by the grea- of Astronomy at the University of tute in Basel (1989-1991), he joined test minds led, by the 16th century, to Cambridge. His research is largely F. Hoffmann-La Roche in the Pharma- a Universe with Man at its head and related to stellar populations, what ceuticals Divisions’ Biotechnology its centre, with all Creation subject matter really is, and where it is. Business group. Dr. Reddy is currently to Mankind’s desires – an approach Professor Gilmore is active on numerous the Global Influenza Pandemic Task still often evident in global planning. astronomy related projects, such as Force Leader for Roche in Basel. Precision large-scale science then Gaia, which is an ambitious plan to arose, rapidly leading to Copernicus chart a three dimensional map of the and Newton, and our eventual realis- Milky Way. He is also Chair of Opticon, ation that observation and analysis which helps organize and administrate required a quite different description astronomical projects with member of reality. The ‘Copernican principle’, EU countries. essentially states that any explanation for an observation or event which requires a special role for Man or a deity is wrong. This principle has since been applied with great effect, leading to the startling practical and con- ceptual successes of modern science and its technological offspring. Astrophysics has extended this 26 Scientific Sessions Plenary Lectures ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 27

Andrey Solov’yov Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Monday 17 July | 13.15 – 14.15 Clustering occurs in diverse fields such Deutsches Museum, as astrophysics, atomic and molecular Luftfahrthalle physics, chemistry, molecular biology, solid-state physics, nuclear physics, Plenary Lecture: plasma physics and technology. Do fundamental laws govern the be- Clustering phenomena in haviour and the properties of cluster systems of varied degrees of systems at different scales? Could complexity atomic clusters become the smallest Clustering is a general physical phe- devices or be used to make the nomenon manifesting itself at very smallest devices? Could atomic cluster different levels of matter organisation isomers be manipulated to produce or self-organisation. A group of objects new materials and nanostructures? bound together by some interaction What is the difference between a can be called a cluster. Such clusters nanocluster and a virus? What are the could be groups of nucleons in a principles of self-organisation, self- nuclear matter, groups of atoms, assembly and function on the nano- molecules or nanosize droplets stuck scale? Are these principles different together on surface, or groups of from those governing clustering of galaxies in the Universe. The structure galaxies in the Universe? and properties of clusters are pre- determined by forces holding con- Following several years of research at stituents together within a system. the A. F. Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute in St. Petersburg, Andrey Solov’yov is since September 2004 Professor at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies and Head of the Group ‘Theory of atoms, (bio)molecules and clusters, nano-science’. The theory group of Prof. Dr. Andrey V. Solov’yov focuses on studies of structure formation and properties of a diversity of molecular, nano- and mesoscopic systems as well as on the processes with their involvement. L 26 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Plenary Lectures Scientific Sessions 27

Günter Stock Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften Berlin, Germany

Monday 17 July | 13.15 – 14.15 the creation of clusters which will Professor Dr. Günter Stock studied Forum am Deutschen Museum, more and more assume regional, bi- medicine at the University of Heidel- Kino 1 national, and probably also tri-national berg, where he also taught until 1983. character. Clusters in their true sense He then joined the pharmaceutical Plenary Lecture: are trying to incorporate as much as company Schering AG and became Public-Private partnerships: possible elements of value creating Member of the Board in 1989. Since chains which can only be achieved if January 2006, he is President of the an essential element for the scientific institutions with industrial Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of European Research Area? partners will co-operate within such Sciencies and Humanities. Günter The European Research Area is no a cluster. Only by these public private Stock is Professor at the Free University longer a dream but it has become our partnerships, there will be successful of Berlin. He is Member of the Board daily life reality. With the creation of product developments, application of the Schering Foundation and serves the European Research Council, a new oriented science and finally even as Vice-President of the Max-Planck- element in sponsoring research has creation of products for the market. Society and as Senator of the Deutsche come into European science policy. Co-operations between academic Forschungsgemeinschaft. Personally, I am deeply convinced that institutions of different origin work this new element will contribute to a closely together both in research but Europe-wide network of collaboration also in the process of production. between academic institutions. Hence, public private partnership on top of public public partnerships has to Together with the classical financing be elaborated more extensively not instruments of European organisa- only on a national but especially on a tions, there will also be a closer inter- regional, I mean a European level. In action with non-academic, in most order to facilitate the creation of those cases industrial enterprises. This devel- clusters, I believe that existing mental opment will hence foster and enable attitudes, legal frameworks and ad- ministrative rules have to be adapted as early as possible. In this presentation, examples will be shown how clusters of this type emerged in the United States, in Australia and in other L parts of the world. 28 Scientific Sessions Plenary Lectures ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 29

Bob Jones Jean-Marie Lehn European Organization for Nuclear Institut de Science et d’Ingénierie Research (CERN) Supramoléculaires (ISIS) Geneva, Switzerland Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, France

Tuesday 18 July | 11.30 – 12.30 Tuesday 18 July | 11.30 – 12.30 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Galaxis Kino 1

Plenary Lecture: Plenary Lecture: EGEE: an e-Infrastructure Perspectives in chemistry: for science information, self- EGEE-II is a project that integrates already using the Grid and highlight organization and adaption in national, regional and thematic how its use can be expanded to more chemical systems Grid efforts to provide a seamless fields and the potential impact in the Chemistry has developed from mole- Grid infrastructure for the support of future. cular chemistry, which has mastered scientific research. The infrastructure the combination and recombination of supports distributed research commu- In November 2005 the computer atoms into increasingly complex mole- nities, which share common Grid scientist Bob Jones took on the role of cules, to supramolecular chemistry; the computing needs and are prepared Technical Director for the EU “EGEE”- harnessing of intermolecular forces for to integrate their own computing re- project (Enabling Grids for E-sciencE). the generation of informed supramole- sources and agree on common access This follows on from previous experi- cular systems and processes through policies. Several scientific disciplines ence in the grid “arena”, including his the implementation of molecular infor- as well as industry have already ported position as Technical Co-ordinator and mation carried by electromagnetic applications on the EGEE Grid infra- later as Deputy Project Leader for the interactions. structure thus demonstrating the EU DataGrid project, the flagship grid potential of Grid technology as a project of the European 5th Framework Supramolecular chemistry is actively powerful new tool for science as well Programme. exploring systems undergoing self- as other fields. The expanse of the organization, that is to say, systems infrastructure across approximately capable of spontaneously generating 40 countries provides access to a world well-defined functional supramole- class facility for groups in remote and cular architectures by self-assembly developing areas. The talk will present from their individual components, on the status of grids via the EGEE infra- the basis of the molecular information structure and middleware, give an stored in the covalent framework of overview of the variety of applications the components. This is read at the 28 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Plenary Lectures Scientific Sessions 29

Sadik Al-Azm University of Damascus, Syria

supramolecular level through specific Tuesday 18 July | 11.30 – 12.30 molecular recognition interactional Deutsches Museum, algorithms, giving rise to programmed Luftfahrthalle chemical systems. Plenary Lecture: Supramolecular entities and molecules containing reversible bonds are able Islam and the science- to undergo a continuous change in religion debate in modern constitution by reorganization and times exchange of building blocks. This For some time now sharp debates have Sadik Al-Azm, recipient of the Leopold- capability defines a Constitutional been raging – both East and West – over Lucas-Preis and Erasmus Laureate Dynamic Chemistry (CDC) at both the such questions as: (2004) is emeritus Professor of Modern molecular and supramolecular levels. Are Islam and secularism compatible? European Philosophy at the University CDC introduces a paradigm shift with Are Islam and democracy compatible? of Damascus. Professor Al-Azm ob- respect to constitutionally static Are Islam and modernity compatible? tained his PhD in modern European chemistry. It takes advantage of Philosophy from Yale University and dynamic constitutional diversity to The purpose of my lecture is, first to has alsoL taught at the American Uni- allow variation and selection and raise the equally important question, versity of Beirut, Harvard, Princeton thus adaptation. The merging of the are Islam and modern science com- and the University of Hamburg. His features: patible? And, second, to explore the research interests focus on the history • information and programmability, historical, epistemological, cultural of Western philosophy and contempor- • dynamics and reversibility, and political issues involved in the act ary Arab society, culture and thought • constitution and structural diversity, of posing the question at a time of and its relationship to the West. points towards the emergence of an what seems like an open, tense and adaptive chemistry. dangerous confrontation between an “archaic” Islam, on the one hand, and Jean-Marie Lehn studied chemistry at a post modern West, on the other. the University of Strasbourg and gained An attempt will be made to provide his doctorate in 1963. In 1970 he was a critical analysis of the problems at appointed Professor of Chemistry at the hand and plausible answers to the Louis Pasteur University in Strasbourg. primary question itself. He was elected to the Collège de France in Paris in 1979. He presently directs the Laboratory de Chimie Supramoléculaire at ISIS in Strasbourg. In 1987 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, jointly with Donald J. Cram and Charles J. Pedersen, for the development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity. 30 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 31 ��

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Franco Barberi Mary Bossis Dipartimento di Scienze Geologiche University of Pireaus Università degli Studi Roma III Panteion University Rome, Italy Athens, Greece

Tuesday 18 July | 13.15 – 14.15 3Franco Barberi, Professor of Volcano- Tuesday 18 July | 13.15 – 14.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum, logy at the University of Rome III, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Galaxis served as secretary for Italian Civil Kino 1 Defence from 1995 to 2001. He has Plenary Lecture: received numerous awards for his Plenary Lecture: scientific, technical and political con- Living with volcanic hazards tribution to the evaluation and risk International terrorism and Although less frequent and dangerous reduction of natural hazards, among European security than earthquakes, volcanic eruptions them the United Nations Sasakawa Terrorism is not a new phenomenon periodically cause tremendous Award for Disaster Reduction (1991) and European countries are not disasters. However, scientific results and the Sergey Soloviev Medal from unaware of terrorist activity, having achieved in the last decades have the European Geophysical Society had to deal with a number of domestic increased our understanding of vol- (for 1997). organisations in the past. Left-wing canic hazards. A behavioural model can terrorism, which was a serious concern be developed for each volcano, and the during the 1970s and 1980s, has type and energy of its future eruptions mostly been neutralised and has not can be predicted. Eruptions and their re-emerged. However, the terror impact can be simulated by physical attacks in Madrid (11 March 2004) and modelling. Geophysical and geochemi- London (7 July 2005) have highlighted cal signs that lead to eruptive reactiv- a worldwide threat, bringing European ation can be recognised, and a timely security issues to the forefront. The alert for impending eruption can be recognition that internationalisation issued. At Etna in 1991-1992 a lava flow of terrorism is increasing has enhanced was successfully diverted to protect co-ordination among the European threatened villages. If Vesuvius were to institutional bodies. As the security reactivate, a great explosive eruption environment is not clearly defined, the would affect over 550,000 persons. An ‘enemy’ remains an abstract phenom- emergency plan has been established Dr. Mary Bossis, political scientist, 4 enon that at times encompasses (or so to protect the population, and a series participates in the ‘International and it is claimed by certain security forces) of actions have been undertaken to European Studies’ MA at Panteion economic refugees entering Europe. reduce the number of residents in the University in Athens and teaches the most dangerous area. course of ‘Strategy’ at the University of Pireaus, as well as ‘International Security and Terrorism’ at the Greek National Security College. She has been Special Advisor to the Minister in the Ministries of: Mercantile Marine, Justice, Interior, Public Order in Greece and is author of numerous books and Lscientific articles. 32 Scientific Sessions Plenary Lectures ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 33

Bengt Kasemo Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg, Sweden

Tuesday 18 July | 13.15 – 14.15 different, and quantum effects give Deutsches Museum, rise to new phenomena. As with any Luftfahrthalle new technology there may be adverse effects, e.g. safety and toxicity. Plenary Lecture: Continuous communication with the public and the media about these Nanotechnology: aspects is therefore an important opportunities and threats responsibility of the N&N society. Nanotechnology is a current buzz word that attracts the interest of scientists, Bengt Kasemo has been Professor of engineers, enterprisers, media and the Physics at the Department of Physics, public. Nanotechnology and nano- Chalmers University of Technology in science (N&N) deal with precise con- Gothenburg since 1983. He is a member trol of matter, often atom-by-atom, of a number of organisations and at extremely small length scales. boards, e.g. Royal Swedish Academy of Today’s transistors in microelectronics Engineering Sciences, the Swedish are already in the nano-size range Research Council for Engineering (1-100 nm). Future medical biochips Sciences and the European Science may contain tens of millions of dia- Foundation programme on Gas Surface gnostic spots on a thumb nail. N&N Dynamics. may steer stem cells into desired tissues for repairing body and brain. The long-term threatening energy crisis may find solutions from nanostructured solar cells, energy storage devices and more efficient energy systems for industrial production. The nano-size range covers sizes from a few atoms to ‘large’ nanostructures, The American biologist Linda B. Buck, 4 whose size is still only a small fraction scientific investigator at the Howard of the diameter of a hair or a living cell. Hughes Medical Institute, is best known New functionality occurs because for her work on the olfactory system. transport of electrons is faster and LTogether with Richard Axel, she won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their landmark work on olfactory receptors. Dr. Buck is also a Member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. 32 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Plenary Lectures Scientific Sessions 33

Linda Buck Robbert Dijkgraaf Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute for Theoretical Physics Center University of Amsterdam Seattle/WA, USA The Netherlands

Wednesday 19 July | 11.30 – 12.30 Wednesday 19 July | 11.30 – 12.30 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Deutsches Museum, Kino 1 Luftfahrthalle

Plenary Lecture: Plenary Lecture: Unravelling the sense Strings, black holes and the of smell end of space and time We have investigated how mammals Despite spectacular successes in under- Robbert Dijkgraaf is since 2005 Pro- detect odorant chemicals in the nose standing both the laws of elementary fessor of Mathematical Physics at the and how the brain translates those particles and the universe itself, funda- University of Amsterdam. In 2003 chemicals into odor perceptions. We mental physics is still confronted by he received the Spinoza Award for his found that odorants are detected in important unsolved questions: What research on string theory – the highest the nose by ~1000 different odorant happened at the Big Bang? What goes honour for scientific work in The receptors (ORs), which are used in on inside a black hole? What makes up Netherlands. Professor Dijkgraaf, who different combinations to encode odor the 96% of that energy in the universe also studied painting at the Gerrit identities. In the nose, different ORs that does not consist of the familiar Rietveld Academie is firmly engaged in are found on different neurons. Neu- particles and radiation? By combining enhancing the public awareness of rons with different ORs are randomly theoretical computations with new mathematics and science, and bridging interspersed in the nose, but they experiments with both particle the gap with the arts and humanities. connect to OR-specific glomeruli in the accelerators and satellites, physicists brain’s olfactory bulb, creating a stereo- struggle to find answers to these Big typed sensory map. In the olfactory Questions. Theoretically, string theory cortex, which receives signals from the seems a promising route to combine bulb, we found another stereotyped all forces and particles into a unified map, but here signals from different framework to understand the small ORs are mapped onto partially over- and the large. This ambitious and lapping clusters of neurons and each mathematically challenging theory neuron receives signals from a com- suggests that in the end even the bination of ORs. Our recent studies familiar concepts of space and time indicate that cortical neurons integrate will disappear and will be replaced by signals from an odorant’s combina- something more fundamental. L torial receptor code. This may repre- sent a first step in the reconstruction of an odor image from its decon- structed features, which are carried by signals from combinations of ORs. 34 Scientific Sessions Plenary Lectures ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 35

Angela Friederici Andres Metspalu Max-Planck-Institute for Human Estonian Biocentre Cognitive and Brain Sciences Tartu University Leipzig, Germany Estonia

Wednesday 19 July | 13.15 – 14.15 Wednesday 19 July | 13.15 – 14.15 Deutsches Museum, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Luftfahrthalle Kino 1

Plenary Lecture: Plenary Lecture: The neural basis of auditory Genetics and biobanks in language comprehension Europe: should we care? One anwer to the question “What does Our genes play a fundamental role in Professor Andres Metspalu, Director it mean to be human?” is certainly determining our health and response of the Department of Biotechnology at “The ability to process language.” I will to drugs. Common diseases are diffi- the Institute of Molecular and Cell describe the neural network support- cult to treat, but new tools in genetics, Biology, Tartu University, founded the ing language processing as well as such as the human genome sequence, Estonian Genome Project in 1999, an the interplay between different sub- haplotype map, bio-informatics and ambitious project aimed at creating a domains responsible for the processing biobanks, can help our understanding database of health, genealogy and of grammatical structure, semantic of these diseases. For example, women genome data comprising a large part meaning and sentence melody in have a 5-7% lifetime risk of breast of the Estonian population. He is the adults and in early childhood. In the cancer, but if there is a mutation in the recipient of numerous prizes, among presentation I will compare the BRCA1 gene the lifetime risk increases them the Estonian Science Prize in Med- language faculty to music processing, to 80%. The same is true for colon icine (2003) and L’Ordre des Palmes another human specific ability, and cancers and many other diseases. In Académiques, Chevalier (2004). demonstrate that these two skills are order to move from familiar cases highly related. (which cover only 3-5% of total cases) to sporadic cases we need a popul- Professor Angela Friederici studied ation-based approach using biobanks, German and Romance languages and of which there are several in Europe. literature, linguistics and psychology at the Universities of Bonn and Lausanne (Switzerland). She is the founding Director and scientific member of the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig as well as Director of the Centre of Cognitive Science at the Centre for Advanced Studies University of Leipzig. She is furthermore Honorary Professor at the University of Potsdam and the Charité University Medicine Berlin. Since January 2006, she is Vice-President of the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. L 34 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Combining Cultures Scientific Sessions 35

Combining Cultures

37 Free will vs. determinism? 37 The story tellers of science: architects of culture? 37 Award winning research in the social sciences 38 Ludwig II.: the visionary king of Bavaria 39 The modern view of man: a challenge for philoshophy and theology? 39 Outstanding problems in mathematics: challenges or dead ends? 40 TAI-CHI: Tangible acoustic interfaces for computer-human interaction 40 Metaphors in science: friend L or foe? 36 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 37

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Free will vs. determinism? The story tellers of science: architects of culture? Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Solaris Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios Free will is a focus of debate between the natural and the social sciences. Recent advances in the understanding Science transforms culture. Societies tend to see science of brain mechanisms subserving decision-making and as a source of economic wealth, rather than as a source of action-control have led neuroscientists and psychologists cultural richness. This is why we need a bridge between the to question whether free will can be considered a crucial culture of science and the wider culture, to build up a tradi- characteristic of the human mind and brain. Social scientists tion of storytelling dealing with science. Bridge-building and philosophers tend to insist on free will as a fundamental already takes place inside each country as cultural endeav- and indispensable ingredient of the human condition. Are ours that take up themes raised by scientific research. Some these two viewpoints irreconcilable or is there a mid-point? important points of discussion: Which fields of science are the most likely to fundamentally change the way we see Wolfgang Prinz (Organiser & Participant) ourselves in the near future? Which cultural issues will they Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and raise? What are appropriate ways to tell these stories to a Brain Sciences European public? The workshop will present the results of Leipzig, Germany a meeting of leading writers, scientists and artists, who The social construction of free will tell the stories of science for their living, held on the eve of ESOF2006. Martina Hahne (Co-Organiser) Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Sciences Stefan Klein (Organiser & Participant) Leipzig, Germany Berlin, Germany Leonardo’s legacy: a European perspective on the stories Nancy Mushall (Co-Organiser) of science Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Sciences Leipzig, Germany Tor Nørretranders (Co-Organiser & Participant) Hellerup, Denmark Wolf Singer (Co-Organiser & Participant) The independent voice: why general culture needs the dissi- Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research dents of science, but science seemingly doesn’t Frankfurt am Main, Germany Neurobiology and the concept free will John Casti (Participant) Technical University of Vienna Ansgar Beckermann (Participant) Austria Philosophy Department Scientific facts, scientific fictions and the storytellers of University of Bielefeld science: how should science take part in culture? Germany Neurobiological findings and free will: a Carl Djerassi (Participant) philosophical perspective Stanford University Stanford/CA, USA Tim Shallice (Participant) Science on stage: can science get attention and be part Cognitive Neuropsychology and NeuroImaging Lab of the general culture? London, United Kingdom Freedom of the will: from cognitive mechanisms to Helga Nowotny (Participant) conscious experience Wissenschaftszentrum Wien Austria The new story telling on science: how the stories of science change as science changes

Award winning research in the social sciences

Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Luna

In this session European Young Investigator Awardees (EURYI Awards) from the social sciences are presenting their prize winning research. Their fields of expertise range from linguistics to demography. They will present latest data and findings on such diverse projects as “Determinants of health inequalities in ageing populations” (Singh-Manoux) or “Psychological Relativity – Comparison Processes in 38 Scientific Sessions Combining Cultures ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 39

Judgment, Behavior, and Affect”(Mussweiler). Started in Ludwig II.: the visionary king of Bavaria 2003, the EURYI Award scheme enables outstanding young scientists in any area of scientific research, from any country Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 in the world, to create their own research teams at European Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 1 research centres. King Ludwig of Bavaria is often portrayed as having lost Wim Blockmans (Organiser) touch with reality, but is this actually true? His personal Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) interest in science and technology and other aspects of his Wassenaar, The Netherlands complex personality will be explored. He was among the first to appreciate practical applications of science, such as Sjef Barbiers (Participant) electric lighting in vehicles, telephones in the home, and to Meertens Instituut understand the architectural possibilities of steel structures. Royal Netherlands Academy of Science In politics, his opposition to militarism and nationalism and Amsterdam, The Netherlands his unsuccessful efforts to keep Bavaria out of wars, both What are the limits of language variation in Europe? local and European, were far from unwise. Literary aspects of the ‘Ludwig Legend’ will be traced through his impact on Robert B. ter Haar Romeny (Participant) European poetry (through Verlaine, Apollinaire, Cocteau and Faculty of Theology right up to contemporary works, with readings in English, Leiden University French and German and the participation of contemporary The Netherlands writers). Virtual reality will be used to evoke lost and Identity and migration: Christian minorities in the Middle destroyed gardens and palaces of his period. East and in diaspora Jean-Patrick Connerade (Organiser) Brian O’Neill (Participant) Euroscience International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Strasbourg, France Laxenburg, Austria Climate change: should we wait to learn more before Wolfgang M. Heckl (Co-Organiser) acting? Deutsches Museum Munich, Germany Thomas Mussweiler (Participant) Institut für Psychologie Chaunes (Participant) Universität zu Köln Societé des Poètes Français Germany Paris, France What’s behind psychological relativity? Ludwig in French poetry and in Western literature (cont.)

Pasquale Pistone (Participant) Sophie Daull (Participant) Department of Austrian and International Tax Law Comedie Française Vienna University of Economics and Business Adminstration Paris, France Austria Ludwig in French poetry and in Western literature: Languages and legal idioms introduction

Archana Singh-Manoux (Participant) Gerd Hirzinger (Participant) Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (INSERM) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Saint-Maurice, France Oberpfaffenhofen Can intelligence explain social inequalities in health? Wessling, Germany Virtual wonderings through vanished castles

Sylvoisal (Participant) Editions l’Age d’Homme Lausanne, Switzerland Ludwig in French poetry and in Western literature (cont.)

Nick Norwood (Participant) Faculty of English Columbus State University Columbus/GA, USA Ludwig in French poetry and in Western literature (cont.)

S.K.H. Prinz Leopold von Bayern (Participant) Munich, Germany

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The modern view of man: a challenge for Outstanding problems in mathematics: philosophy and theology? challenges or dead ends?

Monday 17 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Monday 17 July | 8.30 – 9.45 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Gaia Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Solaris

The German neurophysiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond Throughout the last two centuries, mathematics has stated that “the functioning of the human mind cannot be developed at an unprecedented pace. New territories have explained by its physical conditions and never will”. His been explored thanks to the identification of new pertinent theory held good for more than 100 years. It seemed that all concepts and to the development of new tools, some of the constituents of man – personality, consciousness, ac- which are related to the advancement of technology. Inter- ceptance of moral values, freedom, relations with mankind, actions with other sciences have brought new challenges to the world and the absolute could not be defined or ex- mathematicians, who have developed techniques that have plained by the physical sciences. Therefore philosophers and had unexpected and far-reaching impacts. This thrilling theologians moved in this field without fear of coming into adventure remains largely unknown to many professional conflict with scientists and left to them the task of explor- scientists, let alone the wider public. Key questions dis- ing nature. Coexistence of this kind has vanished. Human cussed in this session include: what are the outstanding cognitive and brain sciences challenge all notions of person- mathematical problems? Did they and do they still play ality, conscience, responsibility, freedom and ethics. Is the a key role in the development of the discipline? How can conception of man developed in the Western civilization scientsits and the public be informed of progress? Can therefore no longer valid? Can theology meet this challenge stimulations from other disciplines and society play a role in an adequate fashion? in their resolution?

Armin Riedel (Organiser) Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (Organiser) Catholic Academy in Bavaria Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques Munich, Germany Bures-sur-Yvette, France

Peter Neuner (Co-Organiser & Participant) James Carlson (Participant) Institute for Dogmatics and Ecumenical Theology Clay Mathematics Institute University of Munich Cambridge/MA, USA Germany The Poincaré conjecture: a century old puzzle about space, Does Christian theology demand a dualistic is it solved? concept of man?

Dietrich Dörner (Participant) Institute of Theoretical Psychology University of Bamberg Germany Artificial intelligence – artificial souls? Is it possible to create human-like autonomous agents?

Hans Flohr (Participant) Institute for Brain Science University of Bremen Germany Arguments for a naturalistic concept of mind

Julian Nida-Rümelin (Participant) Institute for Philosophy and Political Theory University of Munich Germany Arguments against a naturalistic concept of mind

Friedo Ricken (Participant) Munich School of Philosophy Faculty of Philosophy S.J. Germany The relationship of determination and human freedom 40 Scientific Sessions Combining Cultures ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 41

Pierre Cartier (Participant) Ming Yang (Participant) Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu Manufacturing Engineering Centre Paris, France Cardiff University Can a solved problem be reopened? United Kingdom Tai-Chi makes daily life easier Don Zagier (Participant) Max-Planck-Institute for Mathematics Bonn, Germany The conjecture of Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer: very modern Metaphors in science: friend or foe? answers to very ancient problems on numbers Tuesday 18 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios

TAI-CHI: Tangible acoustic interfaces for Metaphors seem to be useful and indispensable means computer-human interaction to express scientific ideas. They are central to scientific thinking, are at the very roots of science and establish Monday 17 July | 14.30 – 17.00 bridges to other knowledge-cultures. However, there Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Antares are also obvious pitfalls to using metaphors. For example, the ‘book of life’ metaphor in molecular biology has Following the use of vision and speech recognition for man- no obvious explanatory power. Furthermore, metaphors machine interactive interfaces, the next step is to transfer transport not only intended analogies but also unintended the human sense of touch into the computer realm.Tangible ones. How can such pitfalls be avoided? Can linguistic Acoustic Interfaces (TAI) rely on various acoustic-sensing analysis contribute to raising awareness about the use technologies to detect the position of contact of users of metaphors and may it lead to their more fruitful use? interacting with the surface of solid materials. With their ability to transform almost any physical object, flat or Marc-Denis Weitze (Organiser) curved, into an interface, acoustic sensing technologies Deutsches Museum are a promising way to bring the sense of touch into the Munich, Germany scope of computer interaction. An application of particular interest is the use of TAI for the design of novel musical Wolf-Andreas Liebert (Co-Organiser & Participant) instruments that match the feel and expressiveness of Universität Koblenz-Landau classical instruments. During the workshop, participants Koblenz, Germany will be able to create music with an installation of sound- Everything under control making objects. Manfred Laubichler (Participant) Wolfgang Rolshofen (Organiser & Participant) School of Life Science Institute for Mechanical Engineering Arizona State University Technische Universität Clausthal Tempe/AZ, USA Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany ‘Natural enemies’: metaphor or misconception? Is in solid acoustic visible? Brigitte Nerlich (Participant) Alain Crevoisier (Co-Organiser & Participant) Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks and Society cedric Bornand (Participant) University of Nottingham Arnaud Guichard (Participant) United Kingdom Centre d’Etudes et de Transferts Technologiques (CeTT) The politics and ethics of metaphors: the case of Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland Hwng Woo-Suk SenseWeb: a modular hardware platform for processing multimodal interfaces

Stefan Catheline (Co-Organiser) Laboratoire Ondes et Acoustique (LOA, ESPCI) Paris, France

Ying Sun (Participant) Lejun Xiao (Participant) Department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Birmingham United Kingdom Progress in in-air passive and active acoustic source localization 40 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Dealing with Disasters Scientific Sessions 41

42 Riding the storm: can science keep us in the saddle? 42 Treating phobias with virtual reality Dealing with Disasters 42 Volcanism and mass extinctions: the modus operandi of a killer eruption 43 A fresh look at catastrophe management 44 Thinking beyond experience: how to prepare for mega-disasters? 42 Scientific Sessions Dealing with Disasters ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 43

Riding the storm: can science keep us in the Treating phobias with virtual reality saddle? Sunday 16 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Sunday 16 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 Virtual reality experiences that evoke anxieties are used The last two years have been marked by a significant in the treatment of phobias. They are less intimidating for number of natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, the patient, quick to implement and provide the therapist earthquakes and tsunamis. Such extreme natural events can with greater control of the stimuli with which the patient change the life and economic development of countries is confronted. Patients are exposed to the stimuli they within minutes and throw them back for decades. They fear, which helps to reduce the phobia. This is particularly constitute a pending danger for vulnerable lifelines and important for populations with special needs. This session infrastructure such as water supply and reservoirs, pipelines will present a virtual earthquake scenario that was used and power plants. The larger the magnitude of the event for treatment and training of Down syndrome children in the less likely it is to happen, but the damage caused Thessalonica, Greece. increases rapidly, and so does the cost of protection against it. The symposium will discuss the origins, predictability Ioannis Tarnanas (Organiser & Participant) and consequences of extreme natural events, and analyse Peopleware – Creative Assistive Technologies Laboratory the impact of geohazards on society. Thessalonica, Greece A virtual earthquake environment Alik Ismail-Zadeh (Organiser & Participant) International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Ray Latypov (Participant) GeoRisk Commission Virtusphere Technologies and Peopleware Initiative Geophysikalisches Institut Thessalonica, Greece Universität Karlsruhe Virtusphere reality training Germany Introduction – the role of science in preventive disaster Ingegard Malmros (Participant) management of extreme natural events Department of Clinical Neuroscience Karolinska Institute Vladimir Kossobokov (Participant) Visby, Sweden International Institute of Earthquake Prediction Psychophysiological measures and virtual reality Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia Martijn Boosman (Participant) Earthquake prediction: principles, implementation, E-semble Corporation perspectives Delft, The Netherlands DiaboloVR as a crisis simulator Hormoz Modaressi (Participant) Bureau de Recherche Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) Albert Rizzo (Participant) Orléans, France Institute for Creative Technologies and Integrated global observation strategy for disaster School of Gerontology reduction University of Southern California Los Angeles/CA, USA John Paterson (Participant) A virtual classroom for all seasons School of Law University of Aberdeen Brenda Wiederhold (Participant) United Kingdom The Virtual Reality Medical Center Disaster risk management and governance San Diego/CA, USA Real-time training for stressful situations Anselm Smolka (Participant) Munich Reinsurance Company Germany Natural disasters and the challenge of extreme events – Volcanism and mass extinctions: the modus risk management from an insurance perspective operandi of a killer eruption

Friedemann Wenzel (Participant) Monday 17 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Geophysikalisches Institut Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 Universität Karlsruhe Germany Accepted wisdom is that the impact of a giant meteorite Extreme natural events: from science to preparedness killed off the dinosaurs. The Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction coincided with a meteorite impact but also with major flood volcanism in the Deccan province of India. Both events had disastrous effects on the environment and both contributed to the biological crisis. In contrast, the massive ‘die-out’ at the Permian-Triassic boundary, when 95% of all marine species became extinct, coincides precisely with 42 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Dealing with Disasters Scientific Sessions 43

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the eruption of the enormous Siberian flood basalts. But there was no meteor impact. Clearly, not all eruptions lead �� to mass extinctions. Why is this so? Why did some, but not �� all, large-volume volcanic eruptions have a major impact on the environment? What is the modus operandi of a killer eruption?

Nicholas Arndt (Organiser) Laboratoire de Géodynamique des Chaines Alpines (LGCA) Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble, France

Sverre Planke (Co-Organiser & Participant) Volcanic Basin Petroleum Research University of Oslo Norway Introduction

Alan Robock (Participant) Department of Environmental Sciences Rutgers University New Brunswick/NJ, USA Volcanic eruptions and the environment: the historic record

Andy Saunders (Participant) Department of Geology University of Leicester United Kingdom Large igneous provinces and mass extinctions: the geological record

Henrik Svensen (Participant) Physics of Geological Processes �� University of Oslo Norway Global climate change and mass extinctions caused �� by intrusive volcanism?

A fresh look at catastrophe management �� Wednesday 19 July | 8.30 – 9.45 �� Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 �� Some disasters may be preventable. Vulnerabilities to their �� effects, however, are easier to predict. This whole topic of �� disaster prevention and warning is crucial to successful �� management of a crisis and needs further examination �� and development. In particular the interplay of natural and �� man made threats with social, economic and political �� factors in a complex emergency is a challenging mixture. �� Once a catastrophe has occurred correct identification of priorities and an accurate assessment of need are both �� crucial. The early responses can be indicative of both success �� in the emergency phase but also subsequent development choices. This early assessment is the critical enabling step �� and needs to be soundly based on evidence and experience. An unfortunate consequence of disasters is increased mortality in the affected population. There has been a public emphasis on the disposal of the dead often to the immediate detriment of infrastructure repair. The risks to �� public health posed by unburied dead need to be evaluated �� and assessed allowing a better allocation of scarce �� resources to be achieved. 44 Scientific Sessions Dealing with Disasters ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 45

Kim Edmunds (Organiser) Joanne Linneroth-Bayer (Participant) Society of Apothecaries International Institute on Applied System Analysis London, United Kingdom Laxenburg, Austria Appropriate policy responses to mega-disaster risks Rowland Gill (Participant) Faculty of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine Harald Mehl (Participant) Society of Apothecaries German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) London, United Kingdom Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Disaster prediction and early warning Oberpfaffenhofen Wessling, Germany Alan Hawley (Participant) Earth observation and crisis management Faculty of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine Society of Apothecaries London, United Kingdom Immediate response to catastrophes

Tim Healing (Participant) Faculty of Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine Society of Apothecaries London, United Kingdom Dealing with the dead

Thinking beyond experience: how to prepare for mega-disasters?

Wednesday 19 July | 10.00 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3

How can we plan for disasters on a scale not previously experienced? Extreme events that have a large and long- term impact on society will show that preparations are usually inadequate. The economic and social impact of disasters is now greater because of concentration of population and assets. For example, a high-magnitude earthquake in Tokyo, would affect the world economy severely. Extreme events are critical elements in the evolution of many natural and human systems. Given the importance of mega-events and our ignorance about their causes and consequences we require more creative strategies for understanding extreme events, improved capacities in crisis management, and an open discussion in society involving scientists, decision makers and the public.

Bruno Merz (Organiser) GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam Germany

Jochen Zschau (Co-Organiser) GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam Germany

Mustafa Erdik (Participant) Department of Earthquake Engineering Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Istanbul, Turkey Megacities and earthquakes: example Istanbul 44 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Earth and Environment Scientific Sessions 45

46 A new look at the ocean 46 Green chemistry: a tool for socio- economic development and environmental protection 47 Back to the future of climate change 47 Digital Europe: be INSPIREd! 49 Biological invasions: a disaster for biodiversity? 49 Volcanoes of the deep sea 49 Life on the ridge: microbes, mining, management and more Earth and Environment 46 Scientific Sessions Earth and Environment ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 47

A new look at the ocean Peter Ehlers (Participant) Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) Sunday 16 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Hamburg, Germany Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Solaris Use of the marine environment for shipping, industry and society: approvals and regulations About 50% of the world population lives within 100 km from a coast and even more people depend on marine David Hydes (Participant) resources. The ocean plays an important role in climate National Oceanography Centre regulation and change, and its biological and geological Southampton, United Kingdom resources are important for future generations. However, How new technology and mathematics can enable us to over fishing, increasing water pollution and global climatic understand man‘s impact on the sea and the impact of variations threaten the marine environment. Marine the sea on man scientists have developed many new methods for the study of the ocean and coastal waters, including automated Jacques Legrand (Participant) instruments on ferries, buoys and floating/gliding devices Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploration de to answer various questions posed by transport, wind- la Mer (IFREMER) farms, pipelines and recreation. This workshop will focus Technopole de Brest-Iroise on the use and monitoring of the coastal zone and their Plouzane, France potential benefits for industry and society. Operational coastal oceanography: monitoring the general impact of human activities Friedhelm Schroeder (Organiser) Institute for Coastal Research Gerold Wefer (Participant) GKSS Research Centre DFG Research Center Ocean Margins Geesthacht, Germany University of Bremen Germany Wilhelm Petersen (Co-Organiser) Discovery of the deep ocean: hi-tech instruments and fasci- Institute for Coastal Research nating phenomena GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht, Germany

Karen Wiltshire (Co-Organiser) Green chemistry: a tool for socio-economic Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research development and environmental protection (AWI) Bremerhaven, Germany Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Antares Franciscus Colijn (Participant) Institute for Coastal Research Green chemistry is the design, development, and implemen- GKSS Research Centre tation of chemical products and processes to reduce or Geesthacht, Germany eliminate the use and generation of substances hazardous New methods for marine research and monitoring: a to human health and the environment. The symposium will chance for science and industry discuss the practical implementation of green chemistry. Is this scientifically viable at this stage of research develop- Hans Dahlin (Participant) ment? Are industry and its management capable of taking Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) up the challenge, both from economical and attitudinal Norrköping, Sweden points of view? Are politicians and institutions ready to Initiatives for integrating marine European research: encourage and support forward-looking but financially risky EurGoos, meeting the requirements of the users initiatives? What is the relation between green chemistry and the EU regulatory framework for chemicals (REACH)?

Pietro Tundo (Organiser & Participant) Interuniversity Consortium Chemistry for the Environment (INCA) Marghera, Italy Green chemistry world wide: a survey of recent developments

Alvise Perosa (Co-Organiser) Interuniversity Consortium Chemistry for the Environment (INCA) Marghera, Italy 46 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Earth and Environment Scientific Sessions 47

Alberto Procopio (Co-Organiser) Michael Schulz (Organiser) The International Association for the Promotion of DFG Research Center Ocean Margins Co-operation with Scientists from the New Independent University of Bremen States of the Former Soviet Union (INTAS) Germany Brussels, Belgium Eystein Jansen (Co-Organiser & Participant) Marian Mours (Participant) Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) Bergen, Norway Brussels, Belgium How can knowledge of the past improve our ability to The industry approach to foster sustainable chemistry predict the future? innovation in Europe Richard Alley (Participant) Martyn Poliakoff (Participant) Department of Geosciences and EMS Environment Institute Department of Chemistry Pennsylvania State University University of Nottingham University Park/PA, USA United Kingdom Abrupt climate change: inevitable surprises From laboratory to industry: the scale up of new green processes

Barbara Schwerdtfeger (Participant/Moderator) Digital Europe: be INSPIREd! Osnabrück, Germany Tuesday 18 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Kenneth Seddon (Participant) Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 School of Chemistry and Electrical Engineering Queen’s University Digital Earth is a multi-resolution, three-dimensional Belfast, United Kingdom representation of the planet, into which vast quantities of The International Green Network: the G8 vision geo-referenced data can be embedded. Digital Europe is for world sustainability the equivalent vision for our continent. Much progress has come through the increased availability of high resolution Leiv Sydnes (Participant) images from satellite and aerial photography which allows Department of Chemistry us to see our cities in three dimensions, fly through them, University of Bergen and locate our house at considerable speed over the inter- Norway net. This workshop focuses on the INSPIRE project and Can modern societies survive without green chemistry? its contribution to increase the availability of environment- related information across Europe. Mohamed Tawf ic (Participant) Faculty of Agriculture Alessandro Annoni (Organiser & Participant) Suez Canal University Institute for Environment and Sustainability Ismailia, Egypt Joint Research Centre Green chemistry in the Mediterranean countries: a European Commission curriculum addition and community need Ispra, Italy INSPIRE: supporting the understanding of our environment

Massimo Craglia (Participant) Back to the future of climate change Institute for Environment and Sustainability Joint Research Centre Monday 17 July | 17.15 – 18.30 European Commission Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 Ispra, Italy Key themes and discussion Tackling uncertainty is a major issue in the political debate on climate change. Better models are required to provide a Andrew Hudson-Smith (Participant) more robust scientific basis for climate policy. Paleoclimate Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis data reveal, unambiguously, that the earth’s climate is not University College London steady. Natural variations occur on timescales of a few years United Kingdom to many thousands of years. More specifically, the earth‘s Building virtual worlds climate system is capable of exhibiting abrupt changes with large amplitudes over the time span of a few decades or less. The goal of this session is to review the most recent scientific highlights in the field of paleoclimatic research and to explain their implications. A specific aim is to evaluate the potential of climate models for prediction based on hindcasting. 48 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 49 ESF AP 170x252 conf Q vec.eps 27/04/06 18:16:12

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Guido Martinotti (Participant) Petr Pyˇsek (Participant) Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale Institute of Botany Università degli Studi di Milano Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Milano, Italy Honice, Czech Republic Towards a digital society: opportunities and risks Plant invasions: past, present and future

Pirkko Saarikivi (Participant) Montserat Vilá (Participant) Foreca Ltd Centre de Recerca Ecologica i Aplicacions Forestal (CREAF) Helsinki, Finland Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Increasing access to environmental data: a boost to Spain European growth Biological factors determinig success of terrestrial invasions

Volcanoes of the deep sea Biological invasions: a disaster for biodiversity? Tuesday 18 July | 10.00 – 11.15 Tuesday 18 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Galaxis Volcanoes of the deep sea reveals the astounding sights The intentional and unintentional introduction of species that lie 12,000 feet below the surface of the ocean, while from different biogeographic regions is called a biological delivering a real-life tale of mystery as scientists search for invasion. This is considered to be a threat to global biodiver- an animal that may be one of Earth’s greatest survivors – an sity, especially on islands and in ecosystems that were not ancient species that is decorating the deep sea floor with much affected by humans. The session will address invasion its strange hexagonal trademark. The film propels audiences pathways by different groups of organisms and their effect from the dramatic sea cliffs of Spain, through two oceans, on a variety of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The into deep-sea sites dense with astounding life forms and speakers will cover research into microevolutionary adap- even into space. The submersible Alvin drops into the tive processes applying quantitative and qualitative gen- depths to a world that looks like it came from the over- etics to biogeographic patterns of invasions. heated imagination of a science fiction writer. With temperatures hot enough to melt lead, this alien world, is Ingolf Kühn (Organiser) nevertheless real. It may hold the keys to understanding the Department Community Ecology nature of life on Earth. Ocean explorers from InterRidge Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) will be on hand to answer questions after the film showing. Halle, Germany Kristen Kusek (Organiser) Stefan Klotz (Participant) Interidge Department Community Ecology Kiel, Germany and Cambridge/MA, USA Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Halle, Germany Biological invasions: a European perspective Life on the ridge: microbes, mining, Dan Minchin (Participant) management and more Marine Organism Investigations (MOI) Ballina Killaloe, Co Clare Tuesday 18 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Ireland Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 Predicting the risk on aquatic invasions: challenges for management Everyone’s life depends upon the ocean. Understanding how the earth works starts with its largest seafloor feature: Wolfgang Nentwig (Participant) 40,000 miles of ocean ridge that wind through the ocean Zoological Institute basins giving rise to the earth‘s crust. Arguably the earth‘s University of Berne last great frontier, it is a challenging place to reach and Switzerland study consistently: the water emitted from deep ocean Patterns of animal invasions volcanoes – ‘black smokers’ – is often hot enough to melt lead; the pressure is equivalent to some 50 jumbo jets sitting atop a human being; and the sulphur-rich chemicals would be toxic to life on earth, though they suit a surprising number of microbes and animals. What can we learn from these communities and the enzymes that enable them to function at such high temperatures? Are the black smokers a source of future mineral resources? How is deep sea 50 Scientific Sessions Earth and Environment ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 51

technology evolving? Ridge science is now in the political limelight as certain areas are named marine protected areas (MPAs), and scientists are now writing a code of conduct. How will ridge scientists react to this?

Kristen Kusek (Organiser) InterRidge Kiel, Germany and Cambridge/MA, USA

Edward T. Baker (Participant) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Seattle/WA, USA Unseen volcanoes: recycling on the planetary scale

Antje Boetius (Participant) Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen, Germany Life at the edge: microorganisms in extreme environments

Colin Devey (Participant) Leibniz-Institut für Meereswissenschaften Kiel, Germany Writing the code of conduct: the future of ridge research

Chuck Fisher (Participant) Department of Biology Pennsylvania State University University Park/PA, USA Life at the edge: real animals in extreme environments

Chris German (Participant) Department of Geology and Geophysics Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole/MA, USA Robots of the deep: the future of deep-ocean exploration

Steve Scott (Participant) Department of Geology University of Toronto Canada Mining deep ocean metallic sulphides is closer than you think

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Particles and Planets

52 Fusion research: bringing the sun down to earth 52 Clusters: from the nanoworld to neurons and clusters of galaxies 53 Nano-engineered artificial membranes for a better life 53 Astroparticle physics: from quarks to cosmos 54 How many homes for E.T.? 54 Nanomaterials: small scale life-changers 54 Towards other worlds – extrasolar planets 55 From string theory to cosmology 55 The hot science of gamma ray bursts 52 Scientific Sessions Particles and Planets ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 53

Fusion research: bringing the sun down Clusters: from the nanoworld to neurons to earth and clusters of galaxies

Sunday 16 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Galaxis Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2

Fusion research has advanced to a decisive point: With the Clustering manifests itself at different scales in the international tokamak experiment, ITER, whose construc- organisation of matter. A group of objects bound together tion will start in 2006, the fusion programmes of Europe, by any force can be called a cluster. It may be a group of Japan, the Russian Federation, the United States of America, nucleons in nuclear matter, a group of atoms, of molecules, China and South-Korea are approaching the first experi- or of nanosize droplets on a surface or else a group of mental reactor. ITER is intended to show that it is possible galaxies in the universe. In spite of the difference of scale to gain energy from nuclear fusion reactions, as in the sun. they are similar. A liquid drop model accounts successfully For the first time a burning and net energy-producing both for nuclear fission and for the stability of charged fusion fire will be created. Alongside ITER, the reactor nanoclusters. Clustering is important in many fields of suitability of an alternative concept will be investigated science, for example, astrophysics, atomic and molecular with the Wendelstein 7-X facility, currently being built in physics, chemistry, molecular biology, solid-state physics, Greifswald, Germany. To ignite the fusion fire, and tap into nuclear physics, plasma physics and wireless or computer an almost limitless source of energy, the fuel has to be networks. What are the fundamental laws governing the confined and thermally isolated in a magnetic cage and behaviour and the properties of cluster systems at different heated up to extremely high temperatures (more than scales? Are atomic clusters potentially the smallest devices? 100 million degrees). What is the current status of fusion Could one manipulate them to produce new materials and research? What are the challenges still to be met? What nanostructures? What is the difference between a nano- are the environmental implications? How will fusion power cluster and a virus? stations fit our future society? Andrey Solov’yov (Organiser) Alexander M. Bradshaw (Organiser) Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Garching, Germany Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Isabella Milch (Co-Organiser) Oleg Obolensky (Co-Organiser) Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies Garching, Germany Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany Nadine Baluc (Participant) Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas Catherine Bréchignac (Participant) Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Laboratoire Aimé Cotton CNRS II Switzerland Université Paris-Sud Materials: a key issue to fusion reactors Orsay, France Clusters as precursors of nano-objects Thomas Hamacher (Participant) Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics Martin Greiner (Participant) Garching, Germany Corporate Technology Information & Communications Socio-economical aspects of fusion power plants Siemens AG München, Germany Günter Janeschitz (Participant) Clustering in complex networks Nuclear Fusion Programme Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe Walter Greiner (Participant) Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies Key-technologies for fusion Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany Thomas Klinger (Participant) Cluster phenomena in subatomic world Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics Greifswald, Germany Klaus Schulten (Participant) The Wendelstein 7-X stellarator: an alternative concept Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology University of Illinois Jerome Pamela (Participant) Urbana-Champaign/IL, USA Joint European Torus (JET-EFDA) Clustering of function in biological cells Abingdon, United Kingdom On the way to a burning fusion plasma: ITER and Stephen Serjeant (Participant) tokamak research in Europe Department of Physics The Open University Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Clusters in astrophysics 52 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Particles and Planets Scientific Sessions 53

Jochen Triesch (Participant) Astroparticle physics: from quarks to cosmos Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Monday 17 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Forum am Deutschen Museum | Helios Clustering in neuroscience Astroparticle physics deals with the smallest and largest structures in the universe, connecting quarks to the cosmos. Multi-messenger observations provide surprising insights Nano-engineered artificial membranes into the universe and open new perspectives. Processes for a better life under extreme conditions challenge the validity of physical laws. New science at the intersections of astronomy, astro- Sunday 16 July | 17.15 – 18.30 physics, particle physics and cosmology is taking shape Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios around the world.

There is no life without membranes since each living cell Johannes Blümer (Organiser & Participant) is encased by a biological membrane, which regulates the Institut für Kernphysik exchange of matter with the external environment. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe Artificial membranes also play a key role both in modern Germany industry and medical therapy. Millions of people would The Pierre Auger Observatory: cosmic rays at the highest suffer from contaminated water without membrane energies in the universe filtration. Reverse osmosis is today‘s leading technology to generate drinking water from sea water. Developments in Guido Drexlin (Co-Organiser) nanotechnology may produce breakthroughs in membrane Universität Karlsruhe design such as the integration of carbon nanotubes, Germany greatly increasing their efficiency. It is possible to predict Presentation of the report “Astroparticle Physics in breakthroughs in fuel cell membranes, leading to advances Germany” in energy production. These prospects have led to an integrative activity within Europe. Georg Raffelt (Co-Organiser & Participant) Max-Planck-Institut für Physik Klaus-Viktor Peinemann (Organiser & Participant) Munich, Germany Institut für Polymerforschung Astrophysics with neutrinos: news from the ghost particles Forschungszentrum Geesthacht (GKSS) Germany Steen Hannestad (Participant) Nanostructured membranes for a sustained development Department of Physics and Astrophysics University of Aarhus Gilbert Rios (Co-Organiser) Denmark Institut Européen des Membranes Precision cosmology with neutrinos and dark matter Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier Montpellier, France Werner Hofmann (Participant) Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik Thomas Groth (Participant) Heidelberg, Germany Biomedical Materials Group The galaxy in a new light: high-energy gamma astronomy Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Josef Jochum (Participant) Germany Institute of Physics Membranes for bioartificial organs University of Tübingen Germany Yves-Marie Legrand (Participant) Searching for dark matter: can we directly detect weakly Institut Européen des Membranes interacting massive particles? Montpellier, France Mimicking biological functions of the cell membrane: Karl Mannheim (Participant) near future or utopia? Institute of Physics and Astrophysics University of Würzburg M. Wessling (Participant) Germany Faculty of Science and Technology Cosmic particle physics University of Twente Enschede, The Netherlands Christian Spiering, (Participant) Is there life without membranes? Deutsche Elektronen Synchrotion (DESY) Zeuthen, Germany Telescopes for high-energy neutrinos in water and ice 54 Scientific Sessions Particles and Planets ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 55

How many homes for E.T.? their application and their synthesis. Researchers in the field will present cutting-edge work and will be asked to imagine Monday 17 July | 14.30 – 17.00 how their discoveries and novel materials might change life Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Galaxis in the future.

Over 150 planets have now been detected outside the solar Rachel Brazil (Organiser) system. The direct detection of radiation emitted by one of Royal Society of Chemistry these planets opens up the possibility of better London, United Kingdom characterisation of the others. In addition, the geochemical composition of debris disks around young stars can be Tajinder Panesor(Co-Organiser) deduced. These disks are the birth places for new planets. The Institute of Physics The coming decade will provide information to place the London, United Kingdom solar system in context with the formation of planets and stars. The detection of life on another planet appears to be Neil Champness (Participant) within reach. Searching for biomarkers in extra-solar School of Chemistry planets is just starting. The interdisciplinary character of the University of Nottingham chemistry of life and its evolution will be discussed. Can United Kingdom many of these planets support life? Molecular architectures: using chemistry to build the nanoworld Bruno Leibundgut (Organiser) European Southern Observatory Peter Dobson (Participant) Garching, Germany Department of Engineering Science Oxford University Michel Mayor (Co-Organiser & Participant) United Kingdom Observatoire de l’Université de Genève Applications of nanoparticles Sauverny, Switzerland The quest for very low-mass-exoplanets Michael Graetzel (Participant) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Malcolm Fridlund(Co-Organiser) Lausanne, Switzerland European Space Agency (ESA) Nanomaterials for improved solar cells Noordwijk, The Netherlands Jöns Hilborn (Participant) Lisa Kaltenegger (Participant) Department of Chemistry Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astropysics Uppsala University Boston/MA, USA Sweden Possible spectral signatures of life in planetary Challenges in tissue engineering atmospheres Peter Rodgers (Participant/Chair) Anne-Marie Lagrange (Participant) Nature Nanotechnology Laboratoire d’Astrophysique London, United Kingdom Observatoire de Grenoble France Johan Ubbink (Participant) Direct detection of exoplanets Nestlé Research Centre Lausanne, Switzerland Rens Waters (Participant) Exploring foods as supramolecular materials Astronomical Institute “Anton Pannekoek” Amsterdam, The Netherlands The birth of planetary systems Towards other worlds – extrasolar planets

Monday 17 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Nanomaterials: small scale life-changers Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Galaxis

Monday 17 July | 14.30 – 17.00 The observational break-throughs in the search for planets Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 around other stars happened in the 1990s. The observational focus is now shifting towards a better characterisa- Imagine implanting biodegradable materials that can tion of these exoplanets, and towards the detection of generate or repair human organs; using flexible plastic lower-mass, earth-like planets around other stars. Ground- electronic newspapers every morning to download the daily based extremely large optical telescopes (ELTs) and optical news; and living and working in smart buildings with interferometers, and space-based missions like Corot, GAIA coatings that are able to regulate temperature and lighting or DARWIN will greatly advance our knowledge on exo- automatically. Advances in nanomaterials will provide all planets. The ultimate aim is the identification of biomarkers these things and improve energy efficiency through both (like ozone) in the atmospheres of Earth-like exoplanets, and hence the remote detection of extraterrestrial life. The speakers will describe how this might be done. 54 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Particles and Planets Scientific Sessions 55

Thomas Henning (Organiser) Ed Copeland (Participant) Max-Planck-Institute for Astronomy School of Physics and Astronomy Heidelberg, Germany University of Nottingham United Kingdom Reinhard Genzel (Co-Organiser) What happens to strings in our universe? Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Garching, Germany T. W. B. Kibble (Participant/Chair) Department of Physics Roberto Gilmozzi (Participant) Imperial College London European Southern Observatory United Kingdom Garching, Germany Extremely large telescopes for the study of exo-planet Carlo Ungarelli (Participant) systems Physics Department “Enrico Fermi” University of Pisa Michael Perryman (Participant) Italy Astrophysics Division Testing string theory: the quest for gravitational radiation European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC) Noordwijk, The Netherlands Space based detection and study of exo-planet systems The hot science of gamma ray bursts Andreas Quirrenbach (Participant) Leiden University Tuesday 18 July | 17.15 – 18.30 The Netherlands Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Galaxis Interferometic methods to study exo-planet systems Gamma ray bursts are the signatures of the most energetic explosions so far seen in the universe. For a long time their true nature was a mystery but recently spectacular progress From string theory to cosmology has been made in the difficult challenge of highly coordinated observation of very short lived events, and in the Tuesday 18 July | 17.15 – 18.30 reconciliations of competing models with those observa- Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Antares tions. The panellists will examine not only the nature of these events but also explore the way in which this particu- In contemporary theoretical physics, the leading candidate lar example of ‘hot science’ is practised: scientific competi- for a unified theory of gravity and the other fundamental tion, rapid response by observatories whose observing time forces is string theory or M-Theory. One of its predictions is much sought after, and competition between theorists. is the possible existence of macroscopically extended These aspects all add to the colourful character of this objects, cosmic strings, that can arise through a variety of discipline. The audience will be invited to question the panel mechanisms, or higher-dimensional “branes”. One of these about the science, the research culture and the issues of mechanisms involves the Brane World concept, the idea communication of ‘hot’ scientific results. that our observable universe is confined to a surface of three spatial dimensions in a higher dimensional space. Philip Campbell (Organiser) (String theory is naturally formulated in a space-time of Nature 10 or 11 dimensions.) Another involves the suggestion that London, United Kingdom some of the extra dimensions predicted by string theory may be compactified, that is to say, wound up into very Ralph Wijers (Participant) small size. Cosmological strings may offer the best chance Astronomy Institute of finding observational support for string theory. Although University of Amsterdam recent observations with the Hubble space telescope have The Netherlands ruled out the exciting suggestion that cosmic strings have already been seen, there are several ways in which they Julian Osborne (Participant) might be detected in the near future, notably by observing Department of Physics and Astronomy the gravitational waves they emit. University of Leicester United Kingdom Jean-Patrick Connerade (Organiser) Euroscience Strasbourg, France

Ana Achucarro (Participant) Institute Lorentz for Theoretical Physics Leiden University The Netherlands University of the Basque Country Bilbao, Spain Cosmology with strings attached ��

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60 What do you expect from science? 60 Risk and governance: characterizing and managing uncertainty 60 Scientists: objects of control or subjects of responsibility? 61 Setting the university free! 61 Success stories from China 62 Key challenges for international security: how far do we go to protect Science and Society ourselves? 62 Drug development, communication and the media 62 Between business and bribery: how independent is science journalism? 63 More women in university science: realistic target or utopian fantasy? 63 Fishing from a bigger pool: excellent science needs women 64 False alarm or true warning: does media alarmism help? 64 Connecting brains and society: lessons learnt and future developments 65 Science journalism under the microscope 65 Life sciences governance: who are the experts? 66 Towards big social science: a transatlantic perspective 60 Scientific Sessions Science and Society ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 61

What do you expect from science? Ortwin Renn (Organiser & Participant) Abteilung für Technik- und Umweltsoziologie Sunday 16 July | 11.15 – 12.15 Institut für Sozialwissenschaften Deutsches Museum | Luftfahrthalle Universität Stuttgart Germany This is your chance to find out what leading European policy A new approach to managing risks in a globalised, inter- makers and scientists expect from science. We asked them connected and plural world to tell us their personal views about what science should deliver and how scientists can support their work better. Lutz Cleemann (Participant) Will you agree with their views? What role do you think Allianz Center for Technology science should play in public policy? Would you like to hear Ismaning, Germany how they can support your work better? Join them for a Managing technological risks and the role of international lively discussion on what science means to all of us. insurance companies

Salvador Barberá Sández (Participant) Christopher Bunting (Participant) formerly Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia International Risk Governance Council Madrid, Spain Geneva, Switzerland Application to the real world: from nanotech to Listerine® Frieder Meyer-Krahmer (Participant) Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung Hans-Peter Meister (Participant) Bonn, Germany Institut für Organisationskommunikation Bensheim, Germany José Manuel Silva Rodriguez (Participant) The role of civil society: stakeholder involvement and Directorate-General for Research participation European Commission Brussels, Belgium Eskil Ullberg (Participant) IKU Hans Wigzell (Participant) Uppsala, Sweden Karolinska Institute Corporate social responsibility and public-private partner- Stockholm, Sweden ships

Quentin Cooper (Participant/Moderator) Bucks, United Kingdom Scientists: objects of control or subjects of responsibility?

Risk and governance: characterizing and Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 managing uncertainty Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3

Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Scientists play an important role in resolving ethical and Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Terra legal issues associated with modern scientific research and its applications. Only when scientists take these responsi- Modern societies are faced with the challenge of assessing bilities seriously will researchers gain the necessary trust the potential impacts of human interventions into the from society. The speakers will discuss whether the existing natural, social and cultural environment under condition of codes and standards will suffice, to what extent scientists complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity. Those interventions are subjected to external control and how the responsibility include new technologies, new diets, new consumer of scientists for their own actions relates to the decision- products, changes in landuse or other types of innovations. making competence of political and legal instances. These assessments are the basis for policy decisions concerning regulatory actions, support, modifications or Ludger Honnefelder (Organiser & Participant/Moderator) retrieval. Science has the task to provide knowledge about ALLEA in co-operation with Academia Europaea the risk and opportunities that can be linked to these Council of Swiss Academies of Science activities; this knowledge should be framed in a way that Deutsches Referenzzentrum für Ethik in den policy makers can make prudent judgements about policy Biowissenschaften (DRZE) making needs. What kind of science advice is needed to Bonn, Germany meet this challenge? How can we deal with uncertainties and ambiguities inherent in all risk assessments? How can Jürgen Mittelstrass (Co-Organiser & Participant) we include social and cultural consequences in the portfolio Academia Europaea/Forum für Philosophie und of assessments? These issues will be addressed by Wissenschaftstheorie prominent risk researchers and risk managers. Konstanz, Germany The dilemma of experts 60 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Science and Society Scientific Sessions 61

Ruth Chadwick (Participant) Hans Wigzell (Participant) Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics Karolinska Institute (CESAGen) Stockholm, Sweden Lancaster and Cardiff University Modern universities in a complex world United Kingdom Political advice and scientific responsibility

Jens Erik Fenstad (Participant) Success stories from China Department of Mathematics University of Oslo Monday 17 July | 8.30 – 9.45 Norway Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Antares The tasks of scientists in regulatory ethical bodies After the scientific and educational deadlock of the Cultural Dagfinn Føllesdal (Participant) Revolution, China is now experiencing a true revolution in Institute of Philosophy the field of science. The country is developing the sciences University of Oslo in the same remarkable and rapid way that it overhauled its Norway economy. The Chinese government is investing heavily in Professional obligations and standards: self-binding of everything from agricultural and transportation research scientists by ethical codes to its ambitious space programme. China’s national science and technology congress has approved a new boost in research funding and a blueprint for science and technology development for the next 15 years. In Europe these develop- Setting the university free! ments are only now being realised. The session will exemp- lify the achievements – and difficulties – of the current and Monday 17 July | 8.30 – 9.45 future Chinese situation using three short case studies Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 presented by leading scientists from China.

The tasks and overall mission for research-intensive Rainer Höll (Organiser) universities have become more diverse and competitive, Robert Bosch Stiftung with increased expectations to apply knowledge to meet Stuttgart, Germany relevant societal needs. In this highly complex context, rapid and bold decisions are often needed. Few European Hu Gengxi (Participant) universities have the constitution and management Shanghai Institute of Biotechnology and Cell Biology philosophy to meet such demands. Politicians and China governmental agencies cannot do this and are too slow. Protein biochips and the revolution in tumor diagnosis Simply put, there is no such thing as “central wisdom” or intelligence collected at any specific government level. Liu Ming (Participant) To define relevant and appropriate goals and serve their Sichuan University mission European universities must become much more China autonomous in order to be able to in the future control The state of evidence based medicine in China: evaluating their destiny. Yet the format and function of European acupuncture in a Cochrane systematic review universities are largely governed and restricted by the political system. This was understandable when fixed Zhan Mingsheng (Participant) governmental support completely dominated funding; but, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics in the future, increases will come from other university- China initiated sources. Should universities therefore The road to quantum computing become more autonomous?

Carl Johan Sundberg (Organiser) Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Luc Weber (Participant) Université de Genève Switzerland Steering Committee for Higher Education and Research (CDESR), Council of Europe Strasbourg, France University autonomy: a necessary, but not sufficient condition for excellence 62 Scientific Sessions Science and Society ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 63

Key challenges for international security: Drug development, communication and how far do we go to protect ourselves? the media

Monday 18 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Monday 17 July | 10.00 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Solaris

Following the events of September 2001 and March 2004 The process of developing new drugs is extremely com- in the US and Spain, security concerns have been at the plicated, time consuming and expensive. There is a fierce forefront of European and international agendas. Several competition among scientists to develop the next success- initiatives are in progress confirming the international ful drug and companies all try to be the first to put it on commitment to address security concerns in general, and the market. The media have a hard time trying to keep up in particular direct threats ranging from terrorist attacks with all different aspects of this complicated process. They to the potential use of weapons of mass destruction. In keep a close watch on patient safety issues and there’s a parallel, there has been fast increasing commitment from vast amount of information that needs to be processed. the scientific, technological and industrial communities But there is also competition among journalists in turning to assist the world to meet this challenge. This session this constant flow of information into news. Furthermore, will present perspectives on the challenge of preserving secrecy and transparency are always important issues individual rights and freedoms whilst embracing security. – remember the recent debate on scientific publications concerning clinical data. Do the media get the big picture? Delilah Al Khudhairy (Organiser) In what ways can we improve interaction between pharma Institute for Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC) industry and media? Joint Research Centre European Commission Frederik Wittock (Organiser) Ispra, Italy Gobal Pharmaceutical R&D Communications Europe Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Yael Shahar (Co-Organiser & Participant) & Development Interdisciplinary Center Herzlia Beerse, Belgium International Policy Institute for International Terrorism Herzlia, Israel Seema Kumar (Participant) Science and security: new challenges, new actors and Global R&D Communications Division new responses Johnson & Johnson, Pharmaceutical Research & Development Clive Best (Co-Organiser) Raritan/NJ, USA Institute for Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC) Getting across is more difficult than it should be Joint Research Centre European Commission Vivienne Parry (Participant) Ispra, Italy London, United Kingdom Pharma bashing: an irresistible sport for the media? Julian Ashburn (Participant) International Biometric Foundation Carl Johan Sundberg (Participant) London, United Kingdom Karolinska Institute The societal implications of the wide scale introduction Stockholm, Sweden of biometrics and identity management The role of the scientist in science communication

Joaquim Nunes de Almeida (Participant) Peter J. Tüll (Participant) Directorate General for Freedom, Justice and Security Visby, Sweden European Commission What are the interests of different stakeholders in drug Brussels, Belgium development, communication and media? Terrorism: the economics of security

Deniz Beten (Participant) NATO Science Programme Between business and bribery: how Brussels, Belgium independent is science journalism? Environmental terrorism: the new frontier? Monday 17 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Solaris

A weekend in a luxury hotel, financed by a car company. A printable article, with the compliments of a pharmaceutical company. Expensive video material, free of charge, showing brand-new products made by a computer chip manufacturer: commercial enterprises try to use the media for their PR work in many ways. At the same time, increasing 62 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Science and Society Scientific Sessions 63

numbers of journalists are not exclusively employed by Sean McWhinnie (Organiser & Participant) newspapers, magazines or in broadcasting. Free-lancers, Royal Society of Chemistry in particular, have to supplement their income by working London, United Kingdom for companies and science organisations. This frequently Womens’ representation in European academic chemistry leads to conflicts of interest. Typical conflict situations for journalists were described in a survey carried out by the Caroline Fox (Co-Organiser) German Science Journalists’ Association (WPK): how do Athena Project colleagues deal with tempting offers? Where do they draw London, United Kindom the line between journalism and PR? And is there a code of conduct for independent journalism? Julia Higgins (Participant) Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Lynda Lich-Knight (Organiser) Technology German Science Journalists’ Association/ Imperial College London Wissenschafts-Pressekonferenz (WPK) United Kingdom Bonn, Germany Factors affecting the career choices of female chemists

Volker Stollorz (Co-Organiser) Petra Mischick (Participant) German Science Journalists‘ Association/ Institute of Food Chemistry Wissenschafts-Pressekonferenz (WPK) Technical University Braunschweig Cologne, Germany Germany Gender equality in German science Peter Green (Participant) AlphaGalileo Foundation Flora de Pablo (Participant) London, United Kingdom Centro de Investigaciónes Biológicas, CSIC Madrid, Spain Michael Lange (Participant/Moderator) Gender equality in Spanish science Cologne, Germany Lesley Yellowlees (Participant) Oliver Stohlmann (Participant) Department of Chemistry Division of Corporate Media Relations University of Edinburgh Europe-Africa-Middle East United Kingdom Pfizer Inc. Good practice in UK university chemistry departments Vienna, Austria

This Wachter (Participant) Bern, Switzerland Fishing from a bigger pool: excellent science needs women Holger Wormer (Participant) Department of Journalism Tuesday 18 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Dortmund University Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Solaris Germany Attracting and retaining more women is vital for the future of European research. Nevertheless, European female students are still significantly underrepresented in More women in university science: realistic engineering studies (less than 25%). Women all too rarely target or utopian fantasy? occupy posts of full professors in Europe. In this symposium some examples of positive actions will be illustrated and Monday 17 July | 14.30 – 17.00 the subsequent debate will focus on their sufficiency/ Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Luna fairness. Are positive actions really positive in reality? Do positive actions for women discriminate against men? Does The proportion of women studying science subjects is rising. gender mainstreaming reinforce the position of women or However women are far less likely to stay in research than would positive actions be more efficient? their male colleagues. Work by the Athena Project and the Royal Society Chemistry over the last five years has Johannes Klumpers (Organiser) examined reasons why women do not stay in UK academic Directorate-General for Research chemistry. This session will review the current gender – Women and Science Unit balance in the European academic science and in particular European Commission academic chemistry, present data on why women leave Brussels, Belgium chemistry in the UK and present examples of good practice and good working environments in UK universities. The André Beraud (Participant) session will also examine examples of good practice and Instituts Nationaux des Science Appliquées (INSA) actions aimed at increasing the participation of women Centre des Humanités science in Germany and Spain. Villeurbanne, France 64 Scientific Sessions Science and Society ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 65

Barbara Hartung (Participant/Moderator) Volker Stollorz (Co-Organiser & Participant/Moderator) Gender Equality Department German Science Journalists’ Association/ Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture Wissenschafts-Pressekonferenz (WPK) Hannover, Germany Cologne, Germany Cycles of hysteria – why, when and how journalists push Kari Melby (Participant) the panic button Faculty of Arts National Committee for Promoting Gender Mainstreaming Allan Mazur (Participant) in Higher Education and Research (NTNU) Maxwell Centre for Demography and Ecomonics of Aging Trondheim, Norway Syracuse University A debated case of positive actions Syracuse/NY, USA Bird flu: flight of the Condor or Chicken Little? Dalia Satkovskiene (Participant) Faculty of Physics Erik Millstone (Participant) Vilnius University Science and Technology Policy Research Lithuania University of Sussex Women in exact sciences and high tech in the Baltic States United Kingdom The media are tricky, but not always alarmist Roberta Schaller-Steidl (Participant) Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture Hans Peter Peters (Participant) Vienna, Austria Forschungszentrum Jülich The programme Germany Journalistic risk construction: the difference between risks Maria Stratigaki (Participant) that concern and risks that kill Centre for Social Morphology and Social Science Panteion University Dick Thompson (Participant) Athens, Greece World Health Organisation Introduction Geneva, Switzerland Global warning – dos and don’ts of sounding the alarm Annette Williams (Participant) UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering Michael H. Wappelhorst (Participant) Technology (UKRC) Directorate-General for Research Bradford, United Kingdom European Commission Why a resource centre for women in science, engineering Brussels, Belgium and technology in UK? Pandemic planning – do the media influence research policy

False alarm or true warning: does media Connecting brains and society: lessons alarmism help? learnt and future developments

Tuesday 18 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Tuesday July 18 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Gaia Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Luna

Scientists often admit that political leaders’ awareness of At the first ESOF conference in 2004 The King Baudouin certain risks only develops after public interest has been Foundation convened a workshop on the objectives and awakened by the media. Society’s perception of the media method concept of the European Citizens’ Deliberation on can be compared to the immune system which sounds the Brain Science; two years later, July 2006, we can present the alarm when it detects anything new or unexpected. Even outcomes of this innovative public deliberation experiment, though the media do not identify the foreign or unexpected supported by the European Commission, in terms of policy in every single detail they can differentiate roughly be- and method impact. tween known and unknown types of risk. Can the media’s notorious alarmism be helpful? What risks are involved? Tinne Vandensande (Organiser & Participant) The workshop will present three case studies on media King Baudouin Foundation treatment of warnings. BSE, the ‘pill panic’ or the warning Brussels, Belgium about a flu pandemic, are they successful or failed examples Outcome of “Meeting of Minds”: the citizens’ findings, of a warning culture in the media? recommendations and their policy impact

Lynda Lich-Knight (Organiser) Inez de Beaufort (Participant) German Science Journalists’ Association/ Department of Medical Ethics Wissenschafts-Pressekonferenz (WPK) Erasmus University Rotterdam Bonn, Germany The Netherlands “Meeting of Minds” and ethics 64 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Science and Society Scientific Sessions 65

Tamara Franke (Participant) Science journalism under the microscope Darmstadt, Germany Why “Meeting of Minds” matters to a member of the Tuesday 18 July | 17.15 – 18.30 European citizens’ panel? Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2

Rainer Gerold (Participant) What kind of research results are newsworthy? Are journal- Council of Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting ists the most rigorous peer-reviewers? Do journalists really Brussels, Belgium get the point? Do they have any role in scientific contro- “Meeting of Minds” and EU governance of science versy? What are the constraints journalists are working under? How can the relationship between scientists and Balázs Gulyás (Participant) journalists be enhanced? This EUSJA-seminar (organised by Department of Neurology TELI) will give some insight into the thinking and working Karolinska Institute conditions of science journalists, how they try to approach Stockholm, Sweden the ethics of independent and balanced reporting while Why “Meeting of Minds” findings matter to neuroscience writing thrilling stories.

Tom Huigen (Participant) Hans-Joachim Neubert (Organiser) Amsterdam, The Netherlands European Union of Science Journalists’ Associations (EUSJA) Why “Meeting of Minds” matters to a member of the Hamburg, Germany European citizens’ panel? Bill O’Neill (Participant) Raluca Nica (Participant) United Kingdom Romanian League of Mental Health Turning the rocks of science: what’s underneath? Bucharest, Romania Why “Meeting of Minds” matters to a European patient Hans Peter Peters (Participant) organisation Forschungszentrum Jülich Germany Ortwin Renn (Participant) Deciphering science Abteilung für Technik- und Umweltsoziologie Institut für Sozialwissenschaften Kaianders Sempler (Participant) Universität Stuttgart Stockholm, Sweden Germany Opening the doors to the labs The EDC method and public participation in science and technology issues Peter Weingart (Participant) Institute for Science and Technology Studies (IWT) Michael Rogers (Participant/Chair) University of Bielefeld formerly European Group on Ethics in Science and New Germany Technologies (EGE) Unfrocking the scientific clergy European Commission Brussels, Belgium

Stef Steyaert (Participant) Life sciences governance: who are the experts? Flemish Institute for Science and Technology Assessment Brussels, Belgium Wednesday 19 July | 8.30 – 11.15 The ECD method: a powerful public tool Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Kino 2

Rinie Van Est (Participant) Modern biology affects our understanding of life and poses The Rathenau Institute moral and ethical questions. Does the promise of a cure Den Haag, The Netherlands justify any form of research? Who decides which research “Meeting of Minds”: lines of development and design paths should be pursued, and which should not? In tackling uncertainties these questions, parliaments and governments have habit- ually relied on scientific and professional experts. Who else is being consulted and what is their impact? Is there a ‘democratic void’? Who has expertise on social questions about life?

Barbara Prainsack (Organiser) Department of Political Science University of Vienna, in co-operation with the Austrian Federal Pedagogical Institute in Vienna Austria 66 Scientific Sessions Science and Society ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 67

Alexander Goersdorf (Co-Organiser) Nikos Kastrinos (Organiser) Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung (IWT) Directorate-General for Research University of Bielefeld Directorate Social Sciences, Humanities and Foresight Germany European Commission Brussels, Belgium Ulrike Felt (Participant) Institut für Wissenschaftstheorie Wanda Ward (Co-Organiser) Universität Wien Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Austria National Science Foundation Scientific citizenship and the geneticized body: what to do Arlington/VA, USA with biomedical information? Roger Jowell (Participant) Frank Fischer (Participant) Centre for Comparative Social Surveys Faculty of Political Science City University Rutgers University London, United Kingdom Newark/NJ, USA Do nations see differently? Large scale social-science Citizen and expert knowledge in biotechnological policy and the problem of equivalence disputes Arthur Lupia (Participant) Yael Hashiloni-Dolev (Participant) Department of Political Science Department of Sociology and Anthropology University of Michigan The Hebrew University Ann Arbor/MI, USA Jerusalem, Israel How evolving communication technologies expand the What is a life (un)worthy of living? Professional attitudes potential for large-scale international collaborations towards reproductive genetics in Israel and Germany Nonna Mayer (Participant/Moderator) Wolfgang Krohn (Participant) Institut d’Etudes Politique de Paris (CEVIPOF-CNRS) Institute of Science and Technology Studies (IWT) Paris, France University of Bielefeld Germany Ekkehard Mochmann (Participant) The tension between experiencing ‘life’ and experimenting Gesellschaft Sozialwissenschaftlicher Infrastruktur- with ‘life’ einrichtungen e.V. (GESIS) Zentralarchiv für Empirische Sozialforschung (ZA) Carlos Novas (Participant) Cologne, Germany BIOS Centre E-Social science – but does it move? London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom Tom Smith (Participant) Making biological citizens: the interface between illness National Opinion Research Center experience and scientific knowledge University of Chicago Chicago/IL, USA Advancing cross-national research in the social sciences: collaboration and methodological innovation Towards big social science: a transatlantic perspective

Wednesday 19 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios

Social science research depends on the collection and analysis of large arrays of data. Although the accumulation of social science data promises increasingly valid and reliable analyses and research findings, it also raises issues of privacy, confidentiality, trust and research ethics. Internationalisation requires databases to be shared, which exacerbates the problems. These issues concern both EU and U.S. researchers in domestic contexts and will pose both familiar and new problems as large scale international data bases containing individual or organisational micro- data, are established. This first EU-U.S. symposium will focus on two interrelated themes, the prospects for comparative empirical research at a global scale and the technologies that create such possibilities. 66 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 The Fabric of Science Scientific Sessions 67

The Fabric of Science

68 Myths of science: glowing monkeys, wonder dogs and more 68 European science policy: gloomy forecast vs. bright horizons 69 The European Research Council: who are the movers and shakers? 69 Open Access: threat or blessing? 69 The future of research in Europe: the role of private donors and foundations 70 Euroscience Day 71 Peer review: scientific quality control or a flawed process? 71 From lasers to Tamiflu®: small science, big results 72 The scientists’ Europe: societies and professional associations – what are they up to? 73 What needs to be fixed in the European patent system? 73 Quality science journalism: is a new style needed? 74 The European Charter for Researchers: a new Magna Carta for science? 74 Can the European dimension in the research agenda be delivered? 68 Scientific Sessions The Fabric of Science ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 69

Myths of science: glowing monkeys, European science policy: wonder dogs and more gloomy forecast vs. bright horizons

Sunday 16 July | 08.30 – 11.15 Sunday 16 July | 08.30 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Gaia

What myths of science have emerged as a result of good It is often argued that Europe faces an ‘innovation gap’ – a science goes bad during the process of science communica- mismatch between scientific performance and innovation tions? How do such foibles affect public trust? What tips as measured by patent outputs or industrial R&D. Is the can scientists offer to reporters who may want to interview situation better than is generally assumed? This seminar them, or to their peers in the scientific community? What will explore the assumptions on which these claims rest, in tips can reporters offer to scientists, or to their peers in particular concerning links between science and innovation, journalism? What challenges do reporters face, and what and the empirical evidence across industries. European lessons have they learned? How is communication between scientific publication has overtaken that of the US in terms scientists and the media handled differently in the United of numbers, and is growing rapidly in terms of impact. How States versus Europe, and how do challenges to reporters does this relate to changes in the governance of European and scientists vary in each region? science?

Ginger Pinholster (Organiser & Participant/Moderator) Patrice Laget (Organiser & Participant) American Association for the Advancement of Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) Science (AAAS) Joint Research Centre Washington DC, USA European Commission Sevilla, Spain Andreas Trepte (Co-Organiser) Mapping research policy in Europe Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Munich, Germany Keith Smith (Co-Organiser & Participant/Chair) Centre for Innovation and Governance Cathy O’Malley (Co-Organiser) School of Management American Association for the Advancement of University of Tasmania Science (AAAS) Australia Washington DC, USA Paul Desruelle (Co-Organiser) Clive Cookson (Participant) Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) The Financial Times Joint Research Centre London, United Kingdom European Commission From the Financial Times to the Los Angeles Times: a global Sevilla, Spain view of the media Stefan Kuhlmann (Participant) Julia Fischer (Participant) Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research University of Göttingen Karlsruhe, Germany Germany The organisation of frontier science in Europe Working with the media: lessons learned from Rico the wonder dog Patrick Llerena (Participant) Université Louis Pasteur Gerd Gigerenzer (Participant) Strasbourg, France Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition The European science-innovation gap Max-Planck-Institute for Human Development Berlin, Germany Rikard Stankiewicz (Participant) The scientist‘s role in accurate news coverage Robert Schumann Centre European University Institute Patrick Illinger (Participant) Florence, Italy Süddeutsche Zeitung The changing governance and organisation Munich, Germany of European science Good science gone bad

Rick Weiss (Participant) The Washington Post Washington DC, USA Science communications: tricks of the trade 68 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 The Fabric of Science Scientific Sessions 69

The European Research Council: who are the Open Access: threat or blessing? movers and shakers? Sunday 16 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Sunday 16 July | 10.00 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Solaris Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 Should traditional publishing be combined with open The establishment of the European Research Council (ERC) access (OA)? What are the issues facing institutions and to fund basic research at the European level has dramat- researchers in implementing OA? At this symposium, ically gained pace in recent months: The ERC concept and experts and institutions committed to encouraging their the EC proposal to create a specialized, autonomous agency researchers to provide OA to their research output will funded through the EU Framework Programme have been discuss: self-archiving as a supplement to rather than endorsed by the EU member states, and 22 prominent a substitute for publishing in traditional peer-reviewed scientists who will compose the ERC Scientific Council have journals; how self-archiving increases research impact; been nominated. The role of this body will be to “determine and the role of scientific institutions and funders and the ERC’s scientific strategy and ensure that its operations their policies in creating and filling the OA archives. are conducted according to the requirements of scientific excellence”. If these first concrete steps are welcomed by Hélène Bosc (Organiser) the scientific community, a series of issues still remain to be Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) addressed which will determine the success, or otherwise, Nouzilly, France of the ERC. The recent agreement on the EU financial perspectives does not allow for a significant increase of Pierre Baruch (Co-Organiser) research funds, which may restrict the budget available for Université Paris VII the ERC and, hence, its scope and impact. The legal struc- France ture of the ERC, which will notably determine its level of autonomy with respect to the European Institutions, is still Eberhard R. Hilf (Co-Organiser & Participant) being debated among the Commission, the EU Member Institute for Science Networking states and the European Parliament. But the major Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg challenge lies on the shoulders of the members of the Germany Scientific Council who will have to decide on the scientific Open Access self-archiving in physics: boosting science and policies, programmes and procedures so that the ERC industry becomes operational in January 2007. Stevan Harnad (Participant/Chair) Luc van Dyck (Organiser) Centre de Neuroscience de la Cognition (CNC) Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) Université du Québec à Montreal Heidelberg, Germany Canada The research impact rewards of Open Access self-archiving Jean-David Malo (Participant) Directorate-General for Research Eloy Rodrigues (Participant) European Commission University of Minho Brussels, Belgium Braga, Portugal Institutional Open Access self-archiving mandate and Frank Gannon (Participant/Chair) incentives at Universidade do Minho, Portugal European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Heidelberg, Germany Alma Swan (Participant) Key Perspectives Ltd. Fotis Kafatos (Participant) Truro, United Kingdom Division of Cell and Molecular Biology The global picture of self-archiving: what is working, what Imperial College London is not, and what is needed for progress United Kingdom

Wilhelm Krull (Participant) VolkswagenStiftung The future of research in Europe: the role of Hannover, Germany private donors and foundations

Helga Nowotny (Participant) Sunday 16 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Wissenschaftszentrum Wien Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Luna Austria In a rapidly globalising and interdependent world new challenges and opportunities are arising for Europe. In order to successfully build the future European knowledge-based society it is essential to enhance the quality of the science base, to strengthen the structural dynamics of the respective research and innovation systems, and to support 70 Scientific Sessions The Fabric of Science ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 71

frontier research in carefully selected areas. By combining Jean-Patrick Connerade (Organiser) risk-taking with a high degree of flexibility and a proven Euroscience track record in quality assurance foundations can inspire, Strasbourg, France support, and encourage institutions as well as individuals to build or reconfigure their research environment, and 09.00 – 10.30 to break new ground. It is against this background that Frédéric Sgard (Participant) the panelists will address new opportunities, e.g. in cross- Euroscience Ile-de-France Section border grant-making and long term capacity-building, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development major challenges involved in encouraging and implement- (OECD) ing change, as well as some of the most relevant limits and Paris, France limitations for foundations when it comes to achieving Motivating youngsters for science leveraging effects, or even lasting impacts on the future development of the respective research area. Didier Raboud (Participant) Euroscience Léman Section Wilhelm Krull (Organiser & Participant/Chair) Université de Genève Volkswagen Stiftung Genève, Switzerland Hannover, Germany Hands on science: the Swiss experience

Dan Brändström (Participant) Stevan Jokic (Participant) Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Euroscience Serbia and Montenegro Section Stockholm, Sweden Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences Belgrade, Serbia Aldo Fasolo (Participant) Hands on science: The South-Eastern Europe experience Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e dell’Uomo Università di Torino 10.30 – 11.00 Italy Irina Eliseeva (Participant) Euroscience Russian Section Stefan von Holtzbrinck (Participant) Sociological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck St. Petersburg, Russia Stuttgart, Germany Benchmarking Russian science and technology productivity

Manuel Nunes da Ponte (Participant) 11.30 – 13.00 The Portuguese Centre for Excellence for Green Chemistry Vsevolod Borissov (Participant) (REQUIMITE) Euroscience Russian Section Universidade Nova de Lisboa Research Institute of Economics, Policy and Law in Science Portugal & Technology Moscow, Russia The Bologna Process and its impact on European university research Euroscience Day Radu Damian (Participant) Monday 17 July | 08.30-18.30 Euroscience Romanian Section Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Terra Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania This day is dedicated to the ‘grass roots’ activities of the The Bologna Process and its impact on European university regional sections of Euroscience. The intention is to provide research concrete examples of how the objectives of Euroscience can be realised by individual sections in their own respective Alexandre Tiedtke Quintanilha (Participant) regions. In particular, we have selected for presentation Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas “Abel Salazar” “hands on” science projects, which are currently under way University of Porto in several regional sections with quite different socio-eco- Portugal nomic backgrounds. We will also address issues such as the How the Lisbon-Barcelona process affects the Marie Curie Bologna Process and the implementation of the European programme Research Area, which are common to much of Europe, and we will consider how Euroscience can best influence 14.00 – 14.50 European science policy on behalf of ordinary researchers. Enric Banda (Participant) This session is open to all participants of ESOF, whether they Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació are members of Euroscience or not. After the session, the Barcelona, Spain General Assembly of Euroscience will take place. Is Euroscience actually building the European Research Area ? 70 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 The Fabric of Science Scientific Sessions 71

14.50 – 15.00 From lasers to Tamiflu®: small science, Nelly Didenko (Participant) big results Euroscience Russian Section St. Petersburg Research Centre of the Russian Academy Tuesday 18 July | 08.30 – 11.15 of Sciences Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Antares Russia A ten minute tour of the activities of the Euroscience Small-scale fundamental research has advanced science Russian Section and innovation enormously. Examples include lasers, restriction enzymes, RNAi and the structure of DNA. Much 15.00 – 16.30 has been achieved by small groups driven by curiosity. Robert Klapisch (Participant) However, are we in danger of rejecting this approach in Euroscience Léman Section favour of externally driven collaborative groups?s Is large- Switzerland scale applied research over-funded by governments when Structuring the Euroscience Prize for Young Scientists compared with fundamental research? Can fundamental research be identified by policy makers? Should we differentiate between fundamental and applied research? How can fundamental research be protected from political volatility and change? How does the public view basic research, Peer review: scientific quality control or a which can seem too blue sky to be useful? What can we flawed process? learn from previous examples of succesfull applications derived from basic research? Monday 17 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios Andrew Moore (Organiser) European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) The peer review process is acknowledged by the scientific Heidelberg, Germany community as the most effective way to ensure quality control in the publication of research findings. Without it, Sandra Bendiscioli (Co-Organiser) the publishing process would be arbitrary and perhaps be European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) susceptible to influence. The onus would then be on the Heidelberg, Germany scientific community to distinguish meaningful results from background noise. Whilst it is accepted that peers are best André Goffeau (Participant) qualified to detect mistakes in research methodology and Unité de Biochimie Physiologique also judge whether a unique advance in knowledge in the Université Catholique de Louvain field has been made, the current system is far from perfect Belgium and some would argue that it can make or break your Is the curiosity-driven researcher a dying breed? career. Do referees exploit the system to pursue personal agendas? How do referees judge quality? Do rival groups Helga Nowotny (Participant) use it to gain access to privileged information and an Wissenschaftszentrum Wien unfair research advantage? Is so-called maverick science Austria overlooked and do editors give undue preference to news- If it is research, the result will be knowledge: on current worthy research findings? Are editors too powerful? Is paradigm shifts, or selling them there a valid alternative model? Rino Rappuoli (Participant) Seema Sharma (Organiser & Participant/Chair) Chiron Vaccines ScienceCareers.org (Next Wave) Siena, Italy Science Magazine Science to apply: what industry needs and where it comes Cambridge, United Kingdom from

Tracey Brown (Participant) Jacques Remacle (Participant) Sense about Science Unit F4 Fundamental Genomics London, United Kingdom Directorate-General for Research Separating good science from bad science European Commission Brussels, Belgium Andrew Sugden (Participant) One size does not fit all: the need for a good balance bet- Science Magazine ween small and large research projects in basic research Cambridge, United Kingdom Peer review: keeping it simple Andrew Webster (Participant) Science and Technology Studies Unit Chris Surridge (Participant) University of York Public Library of Science (PLoS) United Kingdom San Francisco/CA, USA Grasping the intangible: how basic research gives birth to The oligarchy of science economic value 72 Scientific Sessions The Fabric of Science ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 73

The scientists’ Europe: societies and profes- Jean-Patrick Connerade (Organiser & Participant/Chair) sional associations – what are they up to? Euroscience Strasbourg, France Tuesday 18 July | 08.30 – 09.45 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 Dave Garner (Participant) School of Chemistry The role of professional associations of scientists in deter- Nottingham University mining Europe’s strategy needs to be thought through. United Kingdom National associations and societies such as the RSC, the IOP, The development of a UK European Science Policy Forum the DPG, the SFP, the BA, AFAS and very many others group and the formation of EuCheMS thousands of members and take an active interest in national policies for science and education. Some are Raffaele Liberali (Participant) federated by subject to form groupings such as EuCheMS, Directorate-General for Research the EPS, etc in which European strategy in a particular area European Commission of science is addressed. Recently, in the UK, a league of Brussels, Belgium national societies from different areas of science was Why European scientists should federate their profession formed to develop a common European strategy. Mean- while, Euroscience pursues European scientific issues at Gérard Toulouse (Participant) the European level. How do all the pieces of the puzzle fit Physics Laboratory together? Where are the blockages in science policy? Ecole Normale Supérieure Where should pressure for change be applied? What is Paris, France the definition of a researcher anyway? Is the profession Ethical and cultural issues in Europe: Andrei Sakharov under threat in Europe? What common human rights and his legacy issues do scientists face in their work?

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What needs to be fixed in the European Quality science journalism: is a new style patent system? needed?

Tuesday 18 July | 10.00 – 11.15 Tuesday 18 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios

Patenting began over 200 years ago with the intention to We are becoming more dependent on science and tech- create financial incentives to inventors, which in turn would nology, yet quality science journalism is losing space improve innovation for the benefit of society. The patent and time to trivial, trite and sensational news. World- system has undergone a marked development since and has wide market pressures reinforce this trend; it is far more overall served the industrial world well. However, there are cost-effective to use news agency accounts of lurid and signs of malaise due to several less optimal mechanisms transitory events than to support staff reportage of and uncertainties concerning the interpretation and appli- serious and complex subjects. Is science coverage now cation of patent law both within and between countries. reduced to simple headlines? Is science criticism becoming This causes problems and sometimes insurmountable nonexistent? The demand for science information is in- challenges to inventors and companies, especially for those creasingly satisfied by non-traditional media, such as web- with limited financial resources. This session intends to sites, blogs and targeted publications. Do these trends identify the problems, diagnose the underlying causes and threaten the survival of traditional science journalism? proposes a number of measures to fix the system. Issues Or is the public now faster and more reliably informed? and questions that will be brought up include the over- Do we need a new style of science journalism to revitalise whelmingly strong case for a European patent due to vary- the craft and recapture popular audiences? ing infringement doctrines between European countries. Do patent law differences between EU & US drive companies James Cornell (Organiser & Participant) to patent and possibly move operations to the US? Is the International Science Writers Association compulsory licensing only for the rich and powerful? Tucson/AZ, USA Bad news: the crisis in modern journalism Carl Johan Sundberg (Organiser) Karolinska Institute Deborah Blum (Co-Organiser) Stockholm, Sweden Department of Journalism University of Wisconsin Sven Bostyn (Participant) Madison/WI, USA Institute for Information Law University of Amsterdam Wolfgang Goede (Co-Organiser & Participant) The Netherlands PM Magazine De Clercq, Brants & Partners Munich, Germany Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium Bridging the gap: pictures and stories, blogs and The unbearable pleasures of non-harmonisation communities to make the public scientifically literate

Joseph Straus (Participant) Rick Borchelt (Participant) Max-Planck-Institut für Geistiges Eigentum, Wettbewerbs- Genetics and Public Policy Center und Steuerrecht Washington/DC, USA Munich, Germany The “frame game”: narratives of humility and the The impact of a non-harmonised approach towards management of public trust research and patenting in the area of stem cell technology Wilson da Silva (Participant) Li Westerlund (Participant) Cosmos Magazine Bavarian Nordic A/S World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) Kvistgård Denmark Sydney, Australia Linköping University Bucking the trend: science as culture in magazines Sweden Access and competitiveness Wolfgang M. Heckl (Participant) Deutsches Museum Munich, Germany Is it all bad news? A scientist’s view of the popular press

Holger Wormer (Participant) Journalism Department Dortmund University Germany Modern science journalism: distinguishing between story-telling and telling fairy tales 74 Scientific Sessions The Fabric of Science ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 75

The European Charter for Researchers: Can the European dimension in the research a new Magna Carta for science? agenda be delivered?

Tuesday 18 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Wednesday 19 July | 09.00 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Luna Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Antares

The adoption of the European Charter for Researchers and A European dimension is today essential at both European the Code of Conduct for their Recruitment are key mile- and national levels for the development of new directions in stones in addressing the issues around the retention of basic research. Governments and research funding agencies researchers. In acknowledging the potential of the Charter no longer expect to take their decisions based on a purely and Code to inspire this cultural change, this session will national basis. In addition to the global nature of scientific look into the actual process of applying the principles of the endeavour, many research priorities span national and Charter/Code and discuss whether or not this process has regional boundaries and an increasing number require generated an impact on national legislation frameworks, coordinated approaches to funding. Using real examples on funding mechanisms, on institutional practices. Will the from a range of disciplines, this session will develop from a adoption of this charter have the desired effect of raising view of the way in which science agendas are set by means the status of research as a career? Will it increase the profile of foresight or forward looking activities through to some of science amongst the public, and affect pupils taking of the ways in which these agendas can be achieved. Two critical career decisions? methods of achievement will be presented; firstly the creation of collaborative research programmes, taking an Sieglinde Gruber (Organiser) example from the EUROCORES scheme to show scientific Directorate-General for Research impact from a collaborative project and secondly the European Commission creation of a collaboration between organisations which Brussels, Belgium enables outstanding young researchers to establish research teams working at the forefront of European Jean-Patrick Connerade (Participant) science. Euroscience Strasbourg, France Neil Williams (Organiser & Participant) The European Charter and its potential to empower Euro- European Science Foundation pean researchers Strasbourg, France The EURYI scheme: a template for the future of Raffaele Liberali (Participant) transnational funding collaboration? Directorate-General for Research European Commission Svetlana Berdyugina (Participant) Brussels, Belgium Institut für Astronomie Will the Charter help to make researchers free-movers in Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule the European labour market? Zürich, Switzerland Excellence in Europe: solar and stellar magnetism Alexandre Tiedtke Quintanilha (Participant) Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas “Abel Salazar” Antje Boetius (Participant) University of Porto Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Portugal Bremen, Germany How do we make sure the Charter really does shape the Achieving results in European science collaboration: European research environment? biodiversity at ocean margins

Ruth Duncan (Participant) Welsh School of Pharmacy University of Cardiff United Kingdom Plotting the future: the nano-medicine forward look

Ian Halliday (Participant & Chair) The Scottish Universities Physics Alliance Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Svenje Mehlert (Participant) European Science Foundation Strasbourg, France Establishing trans-national research programmes: the EUROCORES scheme experience 74 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 The Workings of Life Scientific Sessions 75

76 Ageing: is it all bad news? 76 Regularities of evolution at the unicellular level through the time 77 Autism: was it in Rainman’s genes? 77 Pandora’s box revisited: evolving patterns of infectious diseases The Workings of Life

77 Living in the fast lane: can the biological clock keep up? 79 Gene trees of life: evolutionary supercomputing boosts medicine and ecology 79 Brain, mind, emotions – does gender matter? 80 The ethics of brain research 80 The latest research on cancer therapy 76 Scientific Sessions The Workings of Life ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 77

Ageing: is it all bad news? Regularities of evolution at the unicellular level through the time Sunday 16 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Antares Sunday 16 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Gaia The ageing of the European population presents an important, immediate and unavoidable socio-economic Evolutionary processes can be studied in unicellular challenge: by 2050 approximately one-third of the Union’s organisms (Protists) as well as in more complex living population will be over the age of sixty. Increasing numbers things. Within the protists there are examples of conver- of older people are a testament to Europe’s social stability gent and parallel change, and of divergent evolution and advances in science and engineering. Great opportun- such as the separation of somatic and generative nuclei. ities for social progress are created by this growing pro- Examinations of these beautiful examples of living thing portion of society possessing a wealth of experience and can inform us of larger scale changes. Micropaleontology free time, yet there remain many barriers to such progress, has a part to play in our understanding of alternative including frailty, ill health and societal attitudes. The pos- evolutionary paths. The session is devoted to protists’ sibility of more healthy and independent lives for older unique nuclear characteristics, their unusual skeleton and people has been enhanced by recent scientific advances in the way in which these have changed with time. understanding the ageing process. Accordingly, the Royal Society of Chemistry will hold a special symposium that will Valeria Mikhalevich (Organiser & Participant) bring together leading experts from Europe and the United Zoological Institute States to address questions such as, what are the social Russian Academy of Sciences implications of our new understanding of ageing? What is St. Petersburg, Russia the latest biochemical ageing research telling us about how The main trends in the evolution of Foraminifera and why our bodies age? How can the chemical sciences contribute to tackling problems associated with the ageing Mike Kaminski (Co-Organiser & Participant) population? Do public perceptions of ageing research differ Department of Geological Sciences from those of scientists and, if so, how and why? University College London United Kingdom Katherine Green (Organiser) The evolution of the agglutinated foraminifera Royal Society of Chemistry London, United Kingdom Vladimir Nikolaev (Co-Organiser & Participant) Botanical Institute Richard Faragher (Co-Organiser) Russian Academy of Sciences School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences St. Petersburg, Russia University of Brighton The origin and the early evolution of the diatom algae United Kingdom Marina Afanasieva (Participant) Claudio Franceschi (Participant) Paleontological Institute Department of Experimental Pathology Russian Academy of Sciences University of Bologna Moscow, Russia Italy Main directions of the evolution of the Radiolarian Human ageing and longevity: commonalities and skeleton peculiarities Eduard Amon (Participant) David Kipling (Participant) Institute of Geology and Geochemistry Department of Pathology School of Medicine Ural Department Cardiff University Russian Academy of Sciences United Kingdom Ekatarinenburg, Russia Towards treatment of a human accelerated ageing disease The nature of time: Radiolarian ecology and evolution stages Gordon Lithgow (Participant) Buck Institute for Age Research Claudia G. Cetean (Participant) Novato/CA, USA Department of Geology The new science of ageing: the hype and the hope Babes-Bolyai University Napoca, Romania Mone Spindler (Participant) The evolution ot the agglutinated foraminifera anthony Warnes (Participant) Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing University of Sheffield Elmfield United Kingdom The diversity of anti-ageing therapies, their proponents and users 76 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 The Workings of Life Scientific Sessions 77

Autism: was it in Rainman’s genes? Eva-Maria Streier (Co-Organiser) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Sunday 16 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Bonn, Germany Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 Elisabeth Carniel (Participant) Autism is a debilitating mental disorder that is still stigma- Institut Pasteur tised in today’s society. It typically appears during the first Paris, France three years of life and affects about 0.15% of all children. Yersinia pestis, a recently evolved pathogen Autism is characterised by social detachment, abnormal language development, abnormal and often repetitive Juan Ortin-Monton (Participant) behaviours, and in many cases also by mental retardation. C.N. Biotecnologia In rare cases, patients have savant skills in mathematics, Madrid, Spain music or the arts. Twin studies show that autism is one of The development of new influenza pathogens the most heritable mental disorders known. This indicates that autism is largely genetic in origin and that a relatively John Ziebuhr (Participant) small number of genes may be involved in causing the Institute for Virology and Immunology disease. The symposium will define the frontier of autism University of Würzburg research at the clinical, genetic and molecular levels. It will Germany suggest that autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder Rapid evolution of SARS viruses caused mainly by the dysfunction of genes regulating the formation and function of nerve cell networks in the brain, rather than by social factors. Living in the fast lane: can the biological Kerstin Mauth (Organiser) clock keep up? DFG Research Centre Molecular Physiology of the Brain Göttingen, Germany Monday 17 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Antares Nils Brose (Participant) Department of Molecular Neurobiology Our biological clocks divide us into early birds or night- Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine clubbing ‘owls’. The symposium will address the genetic Göttingen, Germany basis of this clock, what happens to us when the clock goes Nerve cell dysfunction in autism wrong in disease, and the implications of biological rhythm in a society that rushes around the globe and stays open Thomas Bourgeron (Participant) all hours. Institut Pasteur Paris, France Alison Abbott (Organiser) The genetics of autism Nature Munich, Germany Christopher Gillberg (Participant) Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Russell Foster (Participant) University of Gothenburg Division Neuroscience Sweden Imperial College School of Medicine, Charing Cross Hospital Clinical characteristics and treatment of autism United Kingdom The biological clocks in schizophrenics

Martha Merrow (Participant/Chair) Pandora’s box revisited: evolving patterns of Department of Behavioural Biology infectious diseases Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Haren, The Netherlands Monday 17 July | 14.30 – 17.00 The genetics of our biological clock Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 Till Roenneberg (Participant) Infectious disease is the major cause of death worldwide Department of Medical Psychology and each year new infectious agents appear. What University of Munich mechanisms lead to the development of new infectious Germany agents? Genetic mechanisms and human behaviour Social jetleg: the mismatch of our social and biological strongly influence the development of new pathogenic clocks variants. What are the basic mechanisms leading to resistant microbes? Eus van Someren (Participant) Netherlands Institute for Brain Research Jörg Hacker (Organiser & Participant) Amsterdam, The Netherlands Institute for Molecular Infection Biology Disturbed biological clocks in the demented elderly University of Würzburg Germany Evolution of pathogens causing infections in the hospital 78 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 79

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Gene trees of life: evolutionary Michael Wagner (Participant) supercomputing boosts medicine and ecology Department of Microbial Ecology, Wiener Ökozentrum Universität Wien Tuesday 18 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Austria Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Solaris Exploring the invisible: an parallel universe of bacteria

The inference of evolutionary relationships between organisms is of fundamental importance for understanding biology, and recent years have witnessed a dramatic in- Brain, mind, emotions: does gender matter? crease of data and methods in this field. However, inferred relationships apparently vary depending on the characteris- Tuesday 18 July | 14.30 – 17.00 tic selected for comparison. Large collections of gene and Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 protein sequences now exist, representing many organisms. Several methods and models are available for reconstruc- The public interest in neurosciences presently focuses ting phylogenetic trees from gene sequences. How does on the conscious workings of the brain. A substantial part this work, which methods should be used? Major computer of the human brain, however, is concerned with the un- resources are necessary to construct a gene tree of life in conscious where emotions, instincts and predispositions acceptable time. Which problems do exist? How far can we are embedded. Scientists have recently become aware that go with today’s hard- and software technology? Apart from gender is relevant to this kind of research. The symposium explaining organism’s phylogenetic relationship a gene tree explores the area between social and biological condition- enables the grouping of organisms defined by its branching ing of emotions. By contrasting positive (joy, lust) and points. Are gene trees useful in deriving good classification negative feelings (fear, anxiety, trauma) the relevance of systems of contemporary organisms? What is the impact gender can be established. These results advanced scientific of a well founded gene tree on diagnosis and therapy for understanding a may provide a basis for the treatment of microbial disease, what on exploring diversity and function certain mental illnesses. of microorganisms in nature? Answers and major breakthroughs in evolutionary science, supercomputing, medical Doris Janshen (Organiser & Participant) and ecological microbiology will be presented. Essener Kolleg für Geschlechterforschung University of Duisburg-Essen Harald Meier (Organiser & Participant) Germany Lehrstuhl für Rechnertechnik und Rechnerorganisation/ Negative emotions in the context of social-medical gender Parallelrechnerarchitektur studies Technische Universität München, Informatik Garching, Germany Dieter Bingmann (Co-Organiser & Participant/Chair) Gene trees of life: an introduction Institut für Physiologie Universitätsklinikum Essen / University of Duisburg-Essen Michael Ott (Co-Organiser & Participant) Germany Institut für Rechnertechnik und Rechnerorganisation/ Parallelrechnerarchitektur Michael Forsting (Participant) Technische Universität München, Informatik Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie Garching, Germany und Neurologie Unleashing supercomputing power for reconstructing University of Duisburg-Essen huge phylogenetic trees Germany Positive emotions in the functional MRT: are they Arndt von Haeseler (Participant) gendered? Center for Integrative Bioinformatics Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) Arlie Hochschild (Participant) Vienna, Austria Sociology Department Phylogenies from genes: an overview University of California at Berkeley Berkeley/CA, USA Wolfgang Ludwig (Participant) Culture, gender and positive emotions Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie Technische Universität München Gert Holstege (Participant) Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany Department of Anatomy and Embryology Phylogeny inference: the conserved core of the genome University of Groningen The Netherlands Karlheinz Trebesius (Participant) The representation of orgasm in the brain of men and University of Applied Sciences Munich women Germany Proceedings in medical microbiology by gene tree related Jaak Panksepp (Participant) techniques Department of Psychiatry Bowling Green State University Toledo/OH, USA Conclusions from the point of view of the affective neurosciences 80 Scientific Sessions The Workings of Life ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 81

Mark Solms (Participant) Pierre Magistretti (Co-Organiser) Department of Neuropsychology Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience University of Cape Town University of Lausanne South Africa Switzerland Men and women with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the view of neuroscience Colin Blakemore (Participant/Chair) Medical Research Council London, United Kingdom

The ethics of brain research Helmut Kettenmann (Participant) Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Neuroscience Tuesday 18 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Berlin, Germany Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 3 Understanding cells helps doctors treat brain disease

Current developments in neuroscience hold great promise Stephen Minger (Participant) for improving our understanding of how the brain works in King’s College relation to behaviour, consciousness and brain diseases and London, United Kingdom will eventually help to reduce human suffering. Scientists Stem cells: prospects and challenges and the public need to be aware of the potential consequences of advances in brain research that may have the Roland Pochet (Participant) capacity to alter the brain and mind. These concerns have Université Libre de Bruxelles generated the concept of ‘neuroethics’ – the ethics of brain Belgium research. This symposium will outline cutting-edge science Life and death decisions: dilemmas for doctors and and ask how scientists, policy makers and the public can patients best exploit brain research.

Elaine Snell (Organiser) European Dana Alliance for the Brain (EDAB) The latest research on cancer therapy London, United Kingdom �� Wednesday 18 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Galaxis

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death. According to the WHO more than 11 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year. Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy have long been the dominant treatments. Substantial technological progress is driving a new era of cancer-related diagnostics and therapy. Considerable research effort is being put into the development of new anticancer drugs, aimed at having specific and predictable effects on tumour cells and fewer side-effects. In this seminar, the latest progress in cancer research is highlighted. Prospects, challenges and the boundaries of new developments are described. An emphasis is put on targeted molecular therapies, anticancer vaccines and the role of pharma-cogenomics in cancer research.

Michael Schwarz (Organiser) Robert Bosch Stiftung Stuttgart, Germany

�� Walter E. Aulitzky (Participant) Robert Bosch Krankenhaus �� Stuttgart, Germany �� Genetic instability: where are the Achilles’ heels of tumors? �� Justus Duyster (Participant) �� Klinikum rechts der Isar/ �� Technische Universität München �� Germany �� Small molecule inhibitors

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The Career Programme is targeted to young scientists, journalists and students, and features educational seminars, skill- development workshops and special networking events. Career Programme

82 Peer review: the process unveiled 82 Pretzel with the Prof 83 Junior Faculty as a power in research policy-making 83 Bringing science to the people 83 Where have all the good brains gone? The international migration of scientists 84 Top five scientific career paths 84 Fun and games with media communication 84 Standing on the shoulder of giants: mentor-inspired genius 85 Sponsoring international mobility of young researchers: opportunities and orientation 85 Job interview workshop 86 North/South, West/East divide: how to get young researchers together 82 Career Programme ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 83

Peer review: the process unveiled Pretzel with the Prof

Sunday 16 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Sunday 16 July – Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Selene Wednesday 19 July 12.30 – open end This introductory seminar on peer review is targeted at Science Biergarten scientists in the earliest stages of their career (mainly doctoral and postdoc level) and will provide them with Pretzel with the Prof is valuable insights: the perspectives of both the reviewer and a unique opportunity for the reviewed in manuscript and grant proposal evaluation young scientists and stu- will be presented. The first half will be of a more general dents attending ESOF2006 nature, discussing why peer review has become the stand- to meet renowned scientists ard quality check mechanism in scientific publishing and in a casual atmosphere. In the research funding and how the quality of a paper, proposal Science Biergarten, during lunch or review can be assessed. The second part will deal with break and around a basket of typical specific aspects including different models of peer review, Bavarian pretzels, some of the ESOF2006 differences between disciplines, research programmes and plenary lecturers will be happy to answer all journal scope. In order to make the seminar as interactive questions young people might have about their as possible, some material on the seminar will be made personal experience in science, job history, science careers, available online some time prior to ESOF2006 via the web- or follow up hot themes of the ESOF2006 lectures and site of the seminar organiser www.waysnet.org. sessions. Pretzel with the Prof will take place daily during the scientific programme of ESOF2006, with different Daniel Mietchen (Organiser) participants. The number of attendees is limited to 10 per World Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS) Prof. Pre-registration on-site at the conference office (Room Budapest, Hungary Aurora, Ground Floor) is required.

Gaell Mainguy (Co-Organiser) Additions or changes to the schedule will be posted on the World Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS) message board in the Young Scientists’ Corner located on the Budapest, Hungary Ground Floor next to the elevators.

Guntram Bauer (Participant) Sunday 16 July | 12.30 – open end Human Frontier Science Program Organization Science Biergarten Strasbourg, France David Reddy Review of grant proposals for international collaborations Andrey Solov’yov

Jean-Patrick Connerade (Participant/Moderator) Monday 17 July | 12.30 – open end Euroscience Science Biergarten Strasbourg, France Gerry Gilmore Bengt Kasemo Michael B. Jackson (Participant) School of Biological Sciences Tuesday 18 July | 12.30 – open end University of Bristol Science Biergarten United Kingdom Mary Bossis Peer review – what is it and why should you get involved? Robbert Dijkgraaf Bob Jones Ulrich Poeschl (Participant) Jean-Marie Lehn Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry Andres Metspalu Mainz, Germany Collaborative peer review Wednesday 19 July | 12.30 – open end Science Biergarten Karl Ziemelis (Participant) Sadik Al-Azm Nature London, United Kingdom Review of scientific manuscripts 82 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Career Programme 83

Junior Faculty as a power in research advanced students about these career opportunities, policy-making provide insight in the practical aspect, and define skills and prerequisites. Additional information is given regarding Sunday 16 July | 14.30 – 17.00 training opportunities and the situation of the job market Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Selene in Europe.

Karolinska Institute has developed a Junior Faculty Hans-Joachim Neubert (Organiser & Participant) Programme that offers career development for junior European Union of Science Journalists’ Associations (EUSJA) researchers who hold a PhD but not yet a tenure position. Hamburg, Germany This programme has proven to be a successful tool in If you want to be a science journalist or a science commu- strengthening junior researchers as a group and influencing nicator: the jobs and their perspectives decision makers. This session will describe how the programme influenced policy making at the university as well Sophie Coisne (Participant) as governmental level. It will also discuss a report from the La Recherche League of European Research Universities on the number Paris, France of post-docs, their conditions and the career resources In the editorial office: freedom and restrictions for post-docs at universities across Europe. Additionally, an EU perspective on policy-making will be discussed. Axel Fischer (Participant) Journalistenvereinigung für technisch-wissenschaftliche Anna Persson (Organiser) Publizistik (TELI) Career and Recruitment Unit Munich, Germany Department of Research and Postgraduate Education How to: language and styles in print and TV-documen- Karolinska Institute taries Stockholm, Sweden Margarete Pauls (Participant) Elisabet Akesson (Participant) Alfred Wegner Institute for Polar and Marine Research Neurotec Bremerhaven, Germany Karolinska Institute In the press office: journalist and communicator Stockholm, Sweden Junior Faculty as an added power in research policy- making Where have all the good brains gone? Georges Bingen (Participant) The international migration of scientists Directorate-General Research European Commission Monday 17 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Brussels, Belgium Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Luna Human resource policy in research: an EU perspective International co-operation and exchange of ideas are Katarina Bjelke (Participant) necessary for the advancement of science. However, there Department of Research and Postgraduate Education have always been countries who benefit from an influx of Karolinska Institute scientists (brain gain) and others who lose (brain drain). Stockholm, Sweden The most frequent migrational patterns are those from Post-doc careers in Europe: a League of European Research developing to developed countries, and also from the latter Universities (LERU) report to the United States. However, in recent years new patterns of brain drain have emerged. Factors that have influenced Judit Wefer (Participant/Chair) migration include: the fall of the Iron Curtain; the enlarge- Career and Recruitment Unit ment of the European Union; the emergence of new players Department of Research and Postgraduate Education like China and India; and entry restrictions in the US in the Karolinska Institute aftermath of 9/11. The discussion will address the question Stockholm, Sweden of brain drain (or rather brain exchange?), the numbers of researchers involved, the factors influencing their move- ments and different approaches to (re)gain scientists.

Bringing science to the people Anjana Buckow (Organiser) Research Training Groups and Research Careers Division Sunday 16 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Selene Bonn, Germany

Science journalism and science communication are alternative careers for young scientists. TELI (a member of the European Union of Science Journalists’ Associations) organises a workshop to inform young scientists and 84 Career Programme ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 85

Beate Scholz (Co-Organiser) Fun and games with media communication Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Bonn, Germany Monday 17 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Gaia Georges Bingen (Participant) Directorate-General Research Ever wondered how the headlines of newspaper articles European Commission are generated, why you should never say ‘no’ to a journalist, Brussels, Belgium or why scientists and journalists are more similar than we International mobility in the European Research Area think? In this workshop, scientists will get more than a glimpse into the world of media and public communication: Mario Cervantes (Participant) they will re-create it themselves. Following introductory Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry presentations and role-playing demonstrations, the hosts Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will engage the audience in interactive exercises that simu- (OECD) late situations such as: an interview with a tabloid journal- Paris, France ist, writing for a tabloid or other newspaper, appearing on International labour migration of highly qualified people a radio/TV programme, communicating with the general public. As well as on-the-spot interviews by the hosts, Ingrid Krüssmann (Participant) participants will be asked to interview each other as if for Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) a broadcast programme, and for a short piece written in Bonn, Germany tabloid style. The workshop does not require that all par- Brain exchange between Asia and the West: chances ticipants are actively involved in the interactive exercises: and challenges it will be revealing and educational merely to observe.

Brian O’Neill (Participant) Andrew Moore (Organiser & Participant) International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Laxenburg, Austria Heidelberg, Germany International mobility of highly qualified young The media: strange, but not strangers researchers: a personal view Frank Burnet (Participant) Alexis-Michel Mugabushaka (Participant) Faculty of Applied Sciences Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) University of the West of England Bonn, Germany United Kingdom International mobility in research careers: threats or Taking science to people opportunities?

Jeanne Rubner (Participant/Moderator) Süddeutsche Zeitung Standing on the shoulder of giants: München, Germany mentor-inspired genius

Tuesday 18 July | 8.30 – 11.15 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Selene Top five scientific career paths Over 20 organizations sponsoring innovative research Monday 17 July | 14.30 – 17.00 programs for scientists under the age of 21 established Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Helios the Network of Youth Excellence in 2005. The Network advances collaboration, facilitates student research Earning a PhD marks an end to academic training, but a conferences and exchanges, shares information, and starting point for a career in science. In this session, supports establishment of new student research programs. attendees will learn about five different popular pathways This symposium will present several exemplary Network including Pharma, Biotech, Entrepeneurship, Law and mentorship programs and projects from Croatia, Germany, Finance. Panelists who have taken different roads will share Hungary, Korea, Romania, Serbia, USA, and other countries, how they got to their current destination, lessons they have focusing primarily on those requiring more imagination than learnt along the way and they will offer a map for young resources. Some of the world’s most exciting mentoring scientists interested in following their footsteps. Attendees programs developed in the midst of war, poverty, and other to this session will also receive a free six-month subscrip- environments seemingly too treacherous to nurture young tion to the online version of Nature. scientists. Ongoing initiatives and future plans will be discussed, and information to establish student research Patrick Phelan (Organiser) Nature Munich, Germany 84 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Career Programme 85

programs provided. Encouraging talented young researchers Barbara Sheldon (Organiser & Participant) will ensure scientists for the future. International co-oper- Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung ation among young scientists will create global solutions Bonn, Germany to shared problems, promote equitable use of knowledge, Sponsorship opportunities offered by the Alexander and develop synergy among countries. von Humboldt Foundation How to find the suitable funding scheme and other Peggy Connolly (Organiser & Participant) useful information – the German Mobility Centre at Network of Youth Excellence the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Illinois, USA Gisela Janetzke (Participant/Chair) Mentoring: wisdom of the ancients, odyssey to the future Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Hungary’s glorious decade of young scientists Bonn, Germany Finding suitable funding schemes – introduction Myoung Hwan Kim (Participant) Kim Institute for the Korean Gifted Christiane Schmeken (Participant) Kyungwon University Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) South Korea Bonn, Germany Mentorship programme and science gifted education Sponsorship opportunities offered by the German in Korea Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Vigor Majic (Participant) Beate Scholz (Participant) Petnica Science Centre Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Serbia and Montenegro Bonn, Germany Students as teachers: how to include all generations Sponsorship opportunities offered by the Deutsche in gifted education Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

Eva-Maria Neher (Participant) Shin Tanaka (Participant) XLAB-Göttinger Experimentallabor für junge Leute e. V. Center for International Research and Education Göttingen, Germany Chiba University Mentoring: wisdom of the ancients, odyssey to the future Japan Sharing mobility experience Dan Sporea (Participant) National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics Bucharest, Romania Guiding school students in the framework of “hands-on Job interview workshop science”: the Comenius project Tuesday 18 July | 14.30 – 17.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Terra

Sponsoring international mobility of young Do job interviews give you the creeps? Have you never researchers: opportunities and orientation been interviewed for a job? Do you have bad experiences from past interviews? We would like to offer junior Tuesday 18 July | 14.30 – 17.00 researchers the chance to step into the shoes of the Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Selene applicant and employer. In this interactive workshop we give them practical training that will help them under- Mobility is an inherent part of any career in research. stand the small print of communication in job interview Young researchers need to get into contact with colleagues situations. The participants will watch, prepare and take from other countries, spend research time abroad and part of four different role plays: Interview in Academia, establish networks. At national and at EU level, many Pharmaceutical Industry, Generic Industry and Alternative funding schemes are available for highly qualified young careers. Contributors are professionals with experience researchers. The problem is more how to find one’s way from industry and alternative careers as well as from through the jungle of existing programmes. What instru- academia. The number of participants is limited to 50. ments exist for finding orientation and what programmes Pre-registration on-site at the conference office (Room are available? What do you have to know before applying? Aurora, Ground Floor) is required. And what are the experiences mobile researchers have made? Anna Persson (Organiser) Career and Recruitment Unit Department of Research and Postgraduate Education Karolinska Institute Stockholm, Sweden

Seema Sharma (Co-Organiser) ScienceCareers.org (Next Wave) Science Magazine Cambridge, United Kingdom 86 Career Programme ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 87

robert M. Metzke (Participant) McKinsey & Company Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Sara Shinton (Participant/Chair) Shinton Consulting Ltd. Cambridge, United Kingdom Demystifying the interview process

North/South, West/East divide: how to get young researchers together

Tuesday 18 July | 17.15 – 18.30 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Room Selene

The workshop will focus on setting the common framework for co-operation between young researchers worldwide. Such co-operation should be established to face such problems as how to: influence research policies on a global scale; foster research co-operation; facilitate careers in science for young scientists; encourage international mobility; and facilitate the emergence and sharing of scientific knowledge to reduce the gap between developed and less developed countries. The workshop will also be an opportunity to discuss running a survey on young researchers worldwide to learn more about their current status, working conditions, career prospects and career barriers.

Agnieszka Majcher-Teleon (Organiser & Participant) World Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS) Warsaw, Poland Young researchers world-wide: challenges for the future

Victoria Mendizabal (Co-Organiser) World Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS) Buenos Aires, Argentina

Olivier da Costa (Participant) Institute for Prospective and Technological Studies Joint Research Centre European Commission Sevilla, Spain A European monitoring on researchers and research personnel

Maria Harsanyi (Participant) World Academy of Young Scientists (WAYS) Budapest, Hungary The situation and career prospects of young Hungarian scientists

Dunja Potocnik (Participant) Institute of Social Research Zagreb, Croatia PhD candidates world-wide: challenges for the future

Max Reinhardt (Participant) Interdisziplinäres Netzwerk THESIS für Promovierende und Promovierte e. V. Hannover, Germany PhD candidates Europe-wide: challenges for the future 86 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Outreach Activities 87

Outreach Activities address the general public and especially the younger generation through interactive exhibits, live experiments, ‘hands-on’ demonstrations, games and science cafés. The ESOF2006 Outreach programme jointly takes place with the Wissenschafts- sommer, the German National Science Week.

Outreach Activities

88 New demonstrations with phosphorescence and fluorescence 88 Want to know how, when or why? Go on, come and give it a try! 88 Galaxies, quarks and the shareholder value 88 Deep sea adVENTures without getting your feet wet 89 The Bremen Profmobile – exciting science, curious audiences, lively dialogues 89 Expedition into the microcosm 89 Sciences and youth: make it happen! 90 Mysterix – the science truck 90 The brain in mind: explore the human brain through science, history and art 91 Puppet theatre “A Time Journey”, a geo-theatre for children 91 Metamagicum – the magic of science 91 Basic research – basis of our knowledge 93 Take a trip to the frontiers of science! 93 Facts and myths about “gene-technology”: a case study on “Golden Rice” and polyunsaturated fatty acids 93 How safe is your food? 94 Plug your neurones! 94 Living with food allergy 94 Molecular gastronomy and daily technological applications – impact on health and education 88 Outreach Activities ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 89

Interactive Exhibition and Lecture: Gunthard Metzig (Participant) New demonstrations with phosphorescence Karlsruhe Research Centre and fluorescence Germany Iris Eisenbeiser (Participant) Saturday 15 July | 12.00 – 24.00 Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 19.00 Braunschweig, Germany Altes Rathaus, Munich

Lecture: Thursday 20 July | 17.00 – 18.30 Tent for special events, Marienhof, Munich Interactive Exhibition and Discussion: Galaxies, quarks and the shareholder value There are several methods to demonstrate the law of acceleration of a free falling body. One of them is very Saturday 15 July | 12.00 – 24.00 spectacular and suitable for public performances. The body Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 19.00 in question which contains a ring of periodically flashing Altes Rathaus, Munich lights, is held by an electromagnet at the ceiling. The process is initiated by pushing a button. While falling the Lecture: Wednesday 19 July | 17.00 – 19.00 flashing lights produce dots on the wall behind, which is Tent for special events, Marienhof, Munich coated with phosphorescent material. Due to its special quality the surface captures the increasing distances of Why is the Universe flat? Why does the Universe contain the dots thereby demonstrating the law of acceleration in almost entirely matter, and almost no antimatter? Over a very graphic manner. The experiment is complemented the last decades the field of particle physics has achieved by a lecture on the phenomenon of phosphorescence. astonishing insights into the simplicity that belies the complexity of the microworld. Forces that govern the Otto Luehrs (Organiser) atomic and subatomic world have been measured, and the Phäno building blocks of matter, quarks and leptons have been Wolfsburg, Germany discovered. Naturally, such research is costly and requires the joint use of laboratories and facilities. Our exhibition will show how limited resources of individual countries are joined in Europe and worldwide to tackle the most Interactive Exhibition: pressing questions in basic research. Want to know how, when and why? Go on, come and give it a try! Ties Behnke (Organiser) DESY Hamburg Saturday 15 July | 12.00 – 24.00 Germany Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 19.00 Marienhof, Munich

So, what exactly happens when you put a chocolate marsh- Interactive Exhibition: mallow into a vacuum? Why is everybody unique? How Deep sea adVENTures without getting your accurately can you hear where a sound comes from? Ever feet wet wanted to experience science first hand? Well, then visit the Saturday 15 July | 12.00 – 24.00 school labs of the Helmholtz Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 19.00 Association at the Marienhof Altes Rathaus, Munich in Munich’s centre between July 15th – 21st. Most of the ocean ridge – 60,000 kilometres of deep sea mountain range that form Earth’s largest physical feature Ellen Peerenboom (Organiser) – remains unexplored. Scientists know more about outer Helmholtz Association space than they do about the ‘inner space’ of the deep Berlin, Germany ocean. It’s a wet and wild world packed with mystery. Kerstin Berthold (Participant) Earth’s crust is born in this sunless place, the site of black Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin smokers – chimney-like volcanic structures – billowing a Germany mineral-laden brew almost four times as hot as boiling Ulrike Behrens (Participant) water. In and around many ridge spots are gutless, buttless, DESY Berlin Zeuthen bloody tubeworms stretching high like giant lipsticks. Germany What’s more, this scientific frontier could hold answers to Susanne Strempel (Participant) questions about the origin of life on earth and the possi- DLR Göttingen bility of life on other planets – not to mention discoveries Germany that could improve the ways we clean up the environment, Andrea Fournier (Participant) advance medicine and improve industry. How do scientists Forschungszentrum Jülich get to this place, and how do they work together in teams Germany to understand the complex ecosystem? What do they hope to learn? The exhibition will feature real vent samples, including one from a site called “Lost City”; a half hour 88 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Outreach Activities 89

educational video called “Voyage into the abyss”; an inter- Interactive Exhibition: active website; a powerpoint show; an aquarium model Expedition into the microcosm with toy remote control subs to show how scientists study the ocean floor; and 1-2 of the world’s best ridge scientists Saturday 15 July | 12.00 – 24.00 on hand. Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 19.00 Marienhof, Munich Kristen Kusek (Organiser) InterRidge Kiel, Germany & Cambridge/MA, USA Gretchen Früh-Green (Participant) Institute for Mineralogy and Petrography ETH-Zürich Switzerland Monika Bright (Participant) Marine Biology Zoological Institute University of Vienna Austria

Take a trip into the microcosm! A group of zoological and geological scientists will present living microscopic animals and thin-sections of rock. Seeing these animals close up is completely different from the every-day experience of most people and fascinates the public of all age groups. Both young and old are almost magically “drawn to the microscopes” as soon as they see them. An exhibition of about Stand-up Lecture: 15 posters around the microscopes will introduce visitors to The Bremen Profmobile – exciting science, important questions, related to research at a natural history curious audiences, lively dialogues museum such as: Who collects specimens, and for what purpose? Why is it important to discover and describe new Saturday 15 July | from 16.00 animal species? How is a new species described? What Sunday 16 July | from 12.00 impact did meteorites have on the extinction and evolution at the Streetlife Festival, Ludwigstrasse, Munich of animal life over geological time? Where do meteorites come from? Want to know more? Drop by! Monday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 19.00 Marienhof, Munich Birger Neuhaus & Lutz Hecht (Organiser) Museum of Natural History of the Humboldt University Berlin Go, tell it to the mountains….the “Amazing Profmobile” is in Germany town! This mobile science rickshaw is a scientific speakers’ corner offering scientists a platform for 15-20min stand-up presentations. For ESOF2006 the Profmobile will be posi- tioned at various public places in Munich. Talks will be given Interactive Exhibition: by scientists from prominent German as well as international Sciences and youth: make it happen! research institutions. Saturday 15 July | 12.00 – 24.00 Albert Gerdes (Organiser) Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 19.00 DFG Research Center Ocean Margins Marienhof, Munich Bremen, Germany Want to start a rocket project? Want to build and programme a robot from scratch? Want to discover and understand what radioactivity is? We invite you to a journey through earth and space! Three exhibitions await you! The first is dedicated to rocket building. Together, we will draw, calculate, build and finally launch your rocket (water rocket). The second exhibition will allow you to conceive and construct a small robot from scratch, while the third will help you to understand and measure radioactivity. Methods are very 90 Outreach Activities ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 91

important for our association Planète Sciences, for each Join artist Bobby Baker for a performance of “How to activity we focus on expertimenal process, project manage- Live”, a live demonstration of the effectiveness of her new ment and teamwork. therapy with one of her patients – a frozen pea.

Valérie Collin (Organiser) A panel of high-profile scientists and historians will lead Planète Sciences a lively and interactive discussion on their fascinating Ris Orangis, France research.

Plus there will be a chance to see acclaimed short films on science and the arts, and an art installation by Andrew Carnie.

A final performance of “How to Live” will close the event.

Philomena Gibbons (Organiser) Wellcome Trust London, United Kingdom

Lisa Jamieson (Co-Organiser) Wellcome Trust London, United Kingdom Interactive Exhibition: Mysterix – the science truck Bobby Baker (Participant) London, United Kingdom Saturday 15 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 17.00 Inner courtyard, Deutsches Museum, Munich Geraint Rees (Participant) University College London On the road again…! Technopolis, the Flemish Science United Kingdom Centre in Belgium brings its Mysterix science truck to Munich. Young and old are invited to perform different Kai Alter (Participant) experiments from physics, mechanics, biology, music and School of Neurology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry language. Save our world from the spread of a dangerous University of Newcastle virus while unravelling the mysteries of science! United Kingdom

Steven Vols (Organiser) Mike Jay (Participant) Technopolis, the Flemish Science Center United Kingdom Mechelen, Belgium Wolfram Schultz (Participant) Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience University of Cambridge Theatre, panel discussion: United Kingdom The brain in mind: explore the human brain through science, history and art Michael Neve (Participant) Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine Saturday 15 July | 20.00 – 21.00 (Theater) University College London Sunday 16 July | 14.00 – 19.00 United Kingdom Tent for special events, Marienhof, Munich Andrew Carnie (Participant) How do we recognise emotion? How is laughter processed? United Kingdom Why do we respond to rewards? What is the science behind mind-altering drugs?

This multidisciplinary event brings together scientists, historians and artists to discuss such themes plus the far- reaching scientific and social consequences of advances in neuroscience. 90 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Outreach Activities 91

Theatre: masterful conjuring, surreal gadgetry and professional Puppet theatre “A Time Journey”, nonsense into a full-evening extravaganza. (Free tickets a geo-theatre for children for both shows are available at the ESOF2006 conference office, Room Aurora, Ground Floor). Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 8.45 and 10.00 Tent for special events, Marienhof, Munich Thomas Fraps & Pit Hartling (Organisers) Trick 17 magic concepts Imagine … a little ice bear girl named Ursl stumbles between Munich, Germany huge dinosaurs, a time worm creeps across the stage and a mammoth looks for something to eat in the middle of nowhere. Definitely an odd situation, right? Did someone perhaps fumble on some lever switches in a time machine? Lecture: Mammoth Helmut and Ursl buzz through different epochs Basic research – basis of our knowledge of Earth’s history with a time machine of the time worm Temporum. Steaming and whistling, this obstinate machine Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 19.00 – 22.00 takes actors and audience on a journey through the history Max-Planck-Haus am Hofgarten, Hofgartenstraße 8, of our earth. Munich

Franz Ossing (Organiser) Covering a wide variety of topics, ESOF provides the GeoForschungsZentrum ideal opportunity to demonstrate the fascination of basic Potsdam, Germany research to the public. Our series will therefore feature a different speaker every night who will address a specific topic based on key themes from the ESOF programme. Further lectures will take place in the mornings, specifically Theatre: addressing students from Munich schools. These lectures Metamagicum – the magic of science are also generally open to ESOF participants. For more information on both lecture series please consult the pro- Monday 17 July | 20.30 (in German language) gramme of the Wissenschaftssommer. (Please note that Tuesday 18 July | 20.30 (in English language) all lectures, with the exception of Prof. Vaupel’s, will be held Theater Drehleier, Rosenheimer Straße 123, Munich in German.)

Is gravity dispensable? Is there a free will? What does a Andrea Wegener (Organiser) dancing top quark look like? Adn wyh cna yuo raed tihs Max-Planck-Gesellschaft snecetne wuothit ayn plrebom? Science has many ques- Munich, Germany tions. A quote from Einstein perfectly captures the underlying motif for the show: “The most beautiful thing we Sunday 16 July can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Wolf Singer (Participant) art and science.” In ‘Metamagicum’, Thomas Fraps and Pit Max Planck Institute for Brain Research Hartling fantasise their way through the worlds of science Frankfurt, Germany and conjuring. From the paradoxes of quantum physics to Hirnforschung – Brücke zwischen Natur und Human- an IQ-scan of the audience and a group-travel into a parallel wissenschaften universe - Metamagicum is a tantalizing mix of fact and fiction. Where else would you experience optical illusions Monday 17 July and world-class sleight of hand magic back to back with Karsten Danzmann (Participant) movie projections and Bach’s well-tempered piano? And in Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics case you ever wondered what happened to those missing Hannover, Germany socks or how the special theory of relativity relates to Der Klang des Universums – auf der Suche nach Einsteins the traditional Munich brewery “Spaten”: Metamagicum Gravitationswellen has the answers! Metamagicum blends scientific facts, Tuesday 18 July James W. Vaupel (Participant) Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Rostock, Germany Aging – Prospects and Challenges for Individuals and Societies

Wednesday 19 July Stefan H. E. Kaufmann (Participant) Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany In 80 Tagen um die Welt – die Globalisierung der Infektionskrankheiten 92 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 93

“Research in Europe – From History to the Future” is the title of a thematic module of the Euroscience Open Forum taking place on July the 16th and 17th in the “Deutsches Museum” in Munich. It aims at presenting recent research results and initiating discussions on the future goals of European research policy. The main focus will be on a section dealing with the role of foundations in European research.

It is organised by the VolkswagenFoundation/Germany, the Compagnia di San Paolo/Italy, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation/Portugal.

These three European foundations all Founded as a charitable brotherhood The statutory aims of the Calouste have programmes and initiatives in in the 16th century the Compagnia di Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon are the research sector. However, the San Paolo in Turin is today one of the in the fields of science and education, VolkswagenFoundation in Hannover largest private-law foundations in arts and charity. It also promotes is the only foundation which solely Europe. It continues with the civic and Portuguese culture abroad and sup- funds research projects. It is an philanthropic traditions of the Istituto ports Armenian communities world- independent non-profit foundation Bancario San Paolo from which it wide. The founder, Calouste Sarkis established under private law and developed. The focus of its activities Gulbenkian, was a Turkish-British not affiliated to the car manufacturer is on the sectors scientific, economic businessman and philanthropist of of the same name. In 1961, the and juridical research, education, Armenian ancestry. Created by a Governments of the Federal Republic health, art, culture, and welfare. In clause in his will, the Foundation‘s of Germany and the State of Lower addition, it supports philanthropic statutes were approved in 1956. Its Saxony set up the Foundation, which and cultural projects. In the field of scientific grantmaking activities settled a controversy over the owner- science, the Compagnia focuses on focus on the stimulation of creativity ship of the Volkswagen factories support for basic research and the and scientific research, the promo- after the war. Its purpose is to popularisation of science, experiment- tion of links between science and support the humanities and social ation of new technologies, especially culture and the interaction between sciences as well as science and in the biomedical field, as well as science and society. The Instituto technology in higher education and studies on new diagnostic and thera- Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) research. Main objectives are the peutic applications. The Compagnia represents the operative unit in the furtherance of interdisciplinary operates both by giving grants to scientific funding section: currently research and communication, sup- organisations for projects in line with focused on biomedical sciences, the port for young academics and the its multi-annual and annual IGC actively contributes to the reinforcement of international programmes, and by means of its own renewal of scientific research in scientific cooperation. Concentrating “operating units” which work directly Portugal through the running of a on relatively few initiatives the in various sectors of the foundation’s competitive PhD Program and Foundation ensures that the funds activities. operating as a “host institution”, which it provides are used where young scientists are provided effectively. In addition, it devotes with progressive technology for attention to the improvement of conducting their own research training and research structures in projects. Germany. 92 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Outreach Activities 93

Nutrition Day: Facts and myths about “gene-technology”: a case study on “Golden Rice” and polyunsaturated fatty acids

Monday 17 July | 11.00 – 12.15 Tent for special events, Marienhof, Munich

Why do people in Europe seem more sceptical about biotechnology compared to other parts of the world? What Thursday 20 July motivates people to campaign against specific areas of Annette schavan (Participant) scientific research? How has our risk perception changed German Federal Minister of Education and Research over time? The workshop aims to discuss these changes and Jürgen Zöllner (Participant) what brought them about by focusing on case studies of Minister of Science, Education, Research, and Culture of “Golden Rice”, a biotechnological invention with seemingly Rhineland-Palatinate big potential which has nearly been stopped as a result Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker (Participant) of modern scepticism, and the development of healthy President of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft polyunsaturated fatty acids in genetically modified plants. Peter Gruss (Participant) President of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Thomas Deichmann (Organiser) Panel discussion: “Vorfahrt für Forschung?!” Novo Magazin Frankfurt, Germany Friday 21 July Ingo Potrykus (Participant) Rolf Emmermann Golden Rice Humanitarian Board GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Magden, Switzerland Germany Klaus-Dieter Jany (Participant) Bun- Das Tsunami-Frühwarnsystem im Indischen Ozean desforschungsanstalt für Ernährung Karlsruhe, Gemany Jörg Bauer (Participant) Webcast: BASF Plant Science BPH, Take a trip to the frontiers of science! Limburgerhof, Germany

Monday 17 July | 11.30 – 13.00 Forum am Deutschen Museum | Kino 2 Nutrition Day: Are Europeans feeling more and more disconnected with How safe is your food? science and technology? We propose an interactive webcast directly connecting an audience of students in Munich with Monday 17 July | 12.30 – 13.45 young scientists working at the cutting edge of research. Tent for special events, Marienhof, Munich The scientists will be working on some of the most exciting large-scale experiments and they will be able to outline the Some experts believe that the European food chain is one of cutting edge research they are doing (from particle physics the safest in the world. Paradoxically, most consumers have to fusion research, space exploration to molecular biology, little confidence in the safety of their food supply. Do you astronomy to probing the very heart of matter). Students trust the institutions and procedures that are responsible will have the opportunity to discuss with researchers what for the safety of the food you are eating? What do experts some of their daily tasks are, how they got to work at one mean when they talk about ‘an acceptable risk’? Is organic of the world largest research organisations and what made food actually any ‘different’ or safer than food produced them choose a scientific career thus enabling them to catch by intensive agriculture? SAFE FOODS, a large European an exciting glimpse of science in practice. project addressing ‘hot potatoes’ in the current food safety discussion, organises an interactive seminar complemented Chris Warrick (Organiser) by an exhibition. Social and natural scientists will engage UKAEA Culham Division (on behalf of the European Fusion with the audience and talk about the mistakes of the past Development Agreement – EFDA) and how to prevent food safety crises in the future. Abingdon, United Kingdom Filip Cnudde (Organiser) SAFE FOODS project Wageningen University The Netherlands Clara Hermoso Sanchez (Participant) Wageningen University The Netherlands 94 Outreach Activities ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 95

Ortwin Renn (Participant) Nutrition Day: Institut für Sozialwissenschaften Molecular gastronomy and daily technological Universität Stuttgart applications – impact on health and education Germany Richard Röhlig (Participant) Monday 17 July | 15.30 – 16.45 Technical University Tent for special events, Marienhof, Munich Munich, Germany Ever thought of cooking as a scientific process? Interested to know what molecular gastronomy might be? Our workshop Nutrition Day: will introduce the participants to the nature of chemical Living with food allergy reactions during cooking and explain their effects on the pleasure of eating and our health. We will show that cook- Monday 17 July | 14.00 – 15.15 ing bears many similarities to a scientific experiment. In Tent for special events, Marienhof, Munich the workshop the award winning Chef Pascal Barbot from restaurant L’Astrance in Paris, a food chemistry expert Young people (16-24 years) are more likely to experience a Professor Peter Schieberle from the German Research Centre severe allergic reaction. Away from the protective action of for Food Chemistry and Professor Hervé This of the Collège their parents and needing to fit in with their peers, all teen- de France in Paris will demonstrate how knowledge about agers take risks. How can scientists, health professionals molecular gastronomy helps to better understand the and the food industry communicate and manage food process of food preparation. allergy risk without overprotecting young people but still reassuring parents? We would like to encourage discussion Evelyn McEwan& Reto Battaglia (Organisers) among food allergic young people in Germany about their European Association for Chemical and Molecular condition, the advice they are given, and Sciences (EuCheMS) how food allergy experts might London, United Kindom better present essential infor- Pascal Barbot (Participant) mation enabling them to Restaurant l’Astrance deal with their condition Paris, France responsibly. Peter Schieberle(Participant) German Research Centre for Food Chemistry Sian Astley (Organiser) Munich, Germany Institute of Food Research Hervé This (Participant) Norwich, United Kingdom Collège de France Paris, France

Science Café: Plug your neurones!

Monday 17 July | 17.00 Café of the Forum am Deutschen Museum

Voulez-vous neuroner avec nous? Neuro and cognitive sciences appear as the great challenge and scientific revolution at the beginning of the 21st century. The aim of our science café is to discuss how to increase awareness of brain research, the medical applications in the field and the ethical aspects connected to these developments. The activity is modelled on the project “Neuronez-vous” (Plug your neurones!) conceived by Scité network in collaboration with the Belgian Brain Council and the King Baudouin Founda- tion.

Marie Jose Gama (Organiser) Réseau Scité – Scité network Brussels, Belgium 94 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Wissenschaftssommer 95

Wissenschaftssommer

Wissenschaftssommer 2006 in Munich – A Trip Into the World of Bits and Bytes Saturday 15 July to Friday 21 July.

96 Wissenschaftssommer 2006 97 Opening Show Wissenschaftssommer 97 Long Night of the Sciences 98 Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften (Science Fair) 98 Open House Days 99 Student Parliament with Plenary Session 99 Science Film Festival 100 Wissenschaft im Dialog

During the “Year of Informatics” (Science Year 2006), the Wissenschaftssommer, the German National Science Week, will be taking visitors in Munich on a journey through the world of bits and bytes. More than 100 individual events will offer visitors opportunities to increase their familiarity with the science of computers and its manifold applications, whether in science or in everyday life. The Wissenschafts- sommer jointly takes place with the outreach activities of ESOF2006. 96 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 97

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Opening Show “Wissenschaftssommer 2006”: Open Air Show with the Think Theatre

Saturday 15 July | 18.00 – 19.00 The German National Science Week Marienplatz, Munich Wissenschaftssommer 2006 Opening the Science Festival on Saturday evening is a per- Saturday 15 July – Friday 21 July formance on “smart laughter”. Body artists, a backwards speaker, and a possible world record holder in mental The activities, undertaken by the largest German science computation with a virtually incalculable IQ offer scientific organisations, and designed to bring science and research stimulus and entertainment. Jointly with Dr. Annette to the general public, are being bundled together and pre- Schavan, Germany’s Federal Minister for Education and sented by Wissenschaft im Dialog (“Science in Dialogue”) Research, Munich Mayor Christian Ude and Professor as community initiatives. The focus of attention is the Dr. Joachim Treusch, Chair of Wissenschaft im Dialog, Wissenschaftssommer, Germany’s weeklong “Summer of the Brain Entertainers of the Think Theatre open the Science” which is since 2000 held every year in a different Wissenschaftssommer 2006 with a binary countdown. city in a different German state. This federal direction aims to anchor the Wissenschaft im Dialog idea regionally throughout Germany.

The intention of the Wissenschaftssommer is to achieve a mix of different event formats, presenting knowledge and research experiments in the public domain. Current cientific topics are therefore introduced and discussed in the form of exhibitions, films, symposia and lectures. Entertaining presentations and artistic aspects are as much a part of the initiative as experiments and interactive workshops. The variety of event formats is guaranteed to appeal to the interests of as broad range of individuals from different age groups. Hands-on participation is important, providing young and old alike with access to in some cases very complicated sciences. This is why the Wissenschaftssommer is oriented primarily toward the kind of interactive exhibits, workshops and experiments visitors can take part in. Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (Long Night of the Sciences) In 2006, the Wissenschaftssommer invites you to the following events, among many others. The complete pro- Saturday 15 July | 19.00 – 24.00 gramme is available at www.wissenschaftsommer2006.de Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften (Science Fair) and at the ESOF registration desk. Marienhof and Altes Rathaus, Munich

Get together with friends on the “Lange Nacht” for a science cocktail. Stroll through the “Jahrmarkt der Wissen- schaften” and experience at close hand just how instruc- tive, entertaining and exciting research can be. Around 40 scientific and experimental booths await you with stimulating mental acrobatics continuing right up until midnight. 98 Wissenschaftssommer ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 99

Open House Day: Life Sciences Campus, Martinsried | Großhadern

Saturday 15 July | 10.00 – 18.00 Martinsried | Großhadern, Munich

• Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie, Martinsried Jahrmarkt der Wissenschaften • Max-Planck-Institut für Neurobiologie, Martinsried (Science Fair) • Genzentrum, Großhadern • Forschungspavillion Neurologische Klinik, Großhadern Saturday 15 July | 12.00 – 24.00 • Biozentrum, Martinsried Sunday 16 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 – 19.00 Marienhof and Altes Rathaus, Munich Engage scientists in discussions about the mechanisms that generate diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, The main attraction of the Summer of Science is a large tent or learn more about the development and functioning of exhibition in Munich’s inner city. For one week, the Marien- our nervous systems and our brains (memory, vision, spatial hof and the Alter Rathaussaal will be transformed into a orientation). In the visitor’s laboratory, researchers both Science Fair. Circa 40 exhibits, experiments, and booths will large and small can conduct experiments in gene technology display the latest research and invite visitors to join in and and cell biology, or test themselves to learn more about take part. Scientists will be arriving not just from Bavaria, the functioning of the five senses. but from all over Germany, and even throughout Europe, in order to inform us about computer science. Computers and computer games from three decades show how gaming has made elite computer technology accessible for use by the Open House Day: everyman. By interacting with a variety of original com- DLR – Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und puters from different periods, visitors will come to realize Raumfahrt / German Aerospace Centre just how quickly the technology has evolved. Those who wish to engage in experimentation directly can do so in the Sunday 16 July | 10.00 – 17.00 larger school laboratory, trying their own hands at research. Münchnerstraße 20, Oberpfaffenhofen There, visitors will learn, among other things, exactly how a chocolate cream cake behaves in a vacuum. Visit the eight institutes of the DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen and experience for yourself just how thrilling and illumi- nating scientific research can be. Learn more about preparations for both scientific and manned space missions. Listen to explanations of how a fleet of research aircraft investigates the Earth’s atmosphere, and how ultra-light arms and hands are developed for robots. 98 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Wissenschaftssommer 99

Cinema: Science Film Festival

Monday 17 July – Friday 21 July | 10.00 and 20.00 Mathäser Filmpalast, Bayerstraße 3-5, Munich

At the Science Film Festival in Mathäser Filmpalast, young viewers will learn just how much scientific truth is con- tained in popular American Hollywood productions. Is it really possible to hook up a human brain to a computer, as in Minority Report? Can robots really develop personalities, as depicted in I, Robot? Could the future really turn out this way, or is all of this sheer fantasy? A different specialist will introduce each film topic and answer questions after- wards.

Student Parliament with Plenary Session Monday 17 July | 10.00 and 20.00 23 – Nichts ist so wie es scheint Sunday 16 July – Tuesday 18 July | 8.30 – 14.30 Bavarian Parliament Tuesday 18 July | 10.00 and 20.00 Maximilianeum, Munich The Day After Tomorrow

The plenary session taking place on Tuesday 18 July Wednesday 19 July | 10.00 and 20.00 from 8.30 to 14.30 will be open to the public Minority Report

During the current “Year of Informatics”, approximately Thursday 20 July | 10.00 and 20.00 100 students from Munich and vicinity will contend in par- I, Robot liamentarian debate about pressing questions regarding the Internet and data protection measures, as well as about Friday 21 July | 10.00 and 20.00 policies concerning education and science. Students will Pi also attend lectures and pose questions to scientists. At the conclusion, they will discuss their political demands and adopt resolutions in simulated parliamentarian procedures. 100 Wissenschaftssommer ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 101

Wissenschaft im Dialog

In May 1999, the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissen- schaft held a symposium entitled, “Public Understanding of the Sciences and Humanities (PUSH) – International and German Perspectives”. That was the beginning of an initiative designed to promote greater understanding of science in the general population.

As an intermediary between researchers and laypeople, Contact Wissenschaftssommer: science and the public, Wissenschaft im Dialog also Wissenschaft im Dialog initiates, supports, coordinates and organizes the science transfer process in Germany, and is also available as an Project Leader: international partner. Hella Grenzebach Press and Marketing: Wissenschaft im Dialog is an initiative of the largest Caroline Wichmann German science organisations. It is supported by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research and by the Stifter- Markgrafenstraße 37 verband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft. D - 10117 Berlin Tel.: +49.30.20649200 • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Fax: +249.30.20649205 • Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der [email protected] angewandten Forschung www.wissenschaft-im-dialog.de • Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren • Hochschulrektorenkonferenz • Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften • Leibniz-Gemeinschaft • Wissenschaftsrat • Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungs- vereinigungen Otto von Guericke e.V. • Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften • Deutscher Verband Technisch-Wissenschaftlicher Vereine • Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte 100 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Social & Satellite Events 101

Social and Satellite Events Social events such as a theatrical performance, evening receptions (including one at the “Flugwerft Schleißheim”), the BA x-change, the Science Biergarten and a poetry competition complement the scientific programme.

102 Joint Opening Ceremony ESOF2006/Wissenschaftssommer 2006 102 Euroscience Reception 102 European Foundations’ Reception 102 Mind dancing – Meeting of Arts and Science 103 International/National Press Reception 103 Evening Reception at the “Flugwerft Schleißheim” 103 The BA x-change 103 ESOF2006 Closing Ceremony 103 ESOF2006 Poetry Competition 102 Social & Satellite Events ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 103

European Foundations’ Reception

Sunday 16 July 2006 | 18.45 – 20.30 Kraftmaschinenhalle, Deutsches Museum

Following the session “The future of research in Europe: the role of private donors and foundations” the organisers of ESOF2006 and the partner foundations invite the session participants and interested journalists to a reception. The reception encourages the exchange among corporate and private donors as well as foundations, researchers and science journalists. The organisers of ESOF2006 as well as representatives of the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Compagnia di San Paolo, Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft and the VolkswagenStiftung would like to welcome you on this occasion. The reception is highlighted by the European Science Writers Award through the Euro- science Foundation. The prize acknowledges European science journalists who promote public understanding of science and humanities in Europe and help to build a bridge between the scientific communities and the wider public. Joint Opening Ceremony The Euroscience Foundation was established in 2000 for ESOF2006/Wissenschaftssommer 2006 the promotion of the European science and culture. It awards prizes and gives financial support to scientific workshops Saturday 15 July | 16.00 – 18.00 and also collects money for the Euroscience Association. Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Promenadeplatz 2-6

ESOF2006 will be opened with the Wissenschaftsommer 2006 (German National Science Week) in a joint ceremony. Mind dancing – Meeting of Arts and Sciences The organisers are happy to confirm that the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Horst Köhler, will be Sunday 16 July 2006 | 20.00 – 22.00 participating in this event. The ceremony will be followed Ehrensaal, Deutsches Museum by a reception at the hotel “Bayerischer Hof” located in the heart of Munich. Only participants who have registered in Mind Dancing is a performance which – in synaesthetical advance may attend. Due to the participation of the Federal ping-pong between international well-known scientists President all guests must be seated by 15.45. Please show and artists – illuminates the mobility of the human mind. your ticket at the entrance. The dancing mind accomplishes the transactions of sound, image, thought, speech, and body. Artists as well as scientists have taken part in neuroscientifical experiments Euroscience Reception which results are aesthetically visualised by multimedia installation. Saturday 15 July 2006 | 20.00 – 22.30 Luftfahrthalle, Deutsches Museum Pieces of work by the synaesthetical composers Eric Satie, John Cage, Luciano Berio and Roman Haubenstock-Ramati All ESOF2006 participants are warmly welcome to attend are part of the synaesthetical interaction on stage as well the Euroscience President’s Reception in the aviation hall as the scientific commentations (humanities and neuro- (Luftfahrthalle) of the Deutsches Museum. The reception sciences) of this experiment performed in real-time. Again follows the opening lecture of Nobel laureate Theodor and again the body is the medium of the dancing mind. Hänsch which heralds the beginning of the scientific pro- All participants of the performance are in motion. The gramme. performance is based on an aerial choreography of sound, image, body, and thought. Thus scientific and artistic disciplines are integrated and contrasted.

All participants in this performance are internationally highly recognised artists and scientists. 102 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Social & Satellite Events 103

The BA x-change

Sunday 16 July – Tuesday 18 July | 18.45 – 19.45 Science Biergarten

The x-change is a wonderfully entertaining “round up” of each day’s sessions at ESOF2006. Together with Quentin Cooper, BBC radio journalist and freelance science writer, we invite you to enjoy this informal event while relaxing International/National Press Reception over a “beer” and “bratwurst” in the Science Biergarten. Don’t miss it! Sunday 16 July | 20.00 – 23.00 Aktionsforum Praterinsel, Wurzelkeller Quentin Cooper (Moderator) Bucks, United Kingdom ESOF2006 invites members of the national and international press to the Praterinsel, a little romantic island in the river Isar for an evening of casual entertainment and socialising. (Note: event restricted to press badge holders) ESOF2006 Closing Ceremony

Wednesday 19 July | 14.30 – 15.30 Science Biergarten Evening Reception at the “Flugwerft Schleißheim” All good things have to end … we invite you to an informal closing ceremony and wrap-up of ESOF2006. Let us know Monday 17 July | 20.00 – 22.30 what you thought about the programme and meet the Deutsches Museum, Flugwerft Schleißheim hosts of ESOF2008!

One of the most attractive branches of the Deutsches Museum is the “Flugwerft Schleißheim” (aerodrome). This is the site of the historic airfield which was built between ESOF2006 Poetry Competition 1912 and 1919. In the early nineties it was restored and enlarged with a new exhibition hall. Today the Flugwerft Submission deadline: Monday 17 July | 14.30 hosts one of the largest aerospace exhibitions in Germany with more than 50 historical aeroplanes, helicopters and The competition for poems in German, French or English gliders. ESOF2006 is very proud to be able to take you on is one of the most original features of ESOF2006. Just a trip back to the first hours of manned aviation by wel- 14 lines are enough to enter the competition and perhaps coming you to a reception in these historical surroundings. even win one of the three prizes of €300 (one for every Registration is necessary. Participation will be charged language). Poems can be dropped off until noon on with €20,00 per person incl. VAT. (Busses leave between Monday, 17 July at the registration desk. The winners will 19.15-19.45 from the “Boschbrücke”, see maps.) be announced during the closing ceremony (see above). 104 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 105 ��

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The ESOF2006 Exhibition provides commercial, scientific and academic partners with a platform to present themselves and their work. It takes place on the Ground Floor of the Forum am Deutschen Museum and is open and free of charge for participants and visitors.

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1 BW International 11 Ellinogermaniki Agogi/CONNECT 25 CORDIS 2 Institut für Plasmaphysik 12 COST 26 EU DG Research 3 Forschungszentrum Jülich 13 EUREKA 27 Joint Research Centre 4 BASF 14 Technology Review 28 DAAD – Secretariat of the 5 Medical Information 15 WONDERS/Wissenschaft im Joint Initiative “International Centre for European Dialog/EUSJA/EUSCEA Marketing for the Promotion Projects (MICEP) 16 Körber Stiftung of Study, Research and 6 kompetenznetze.de 17 Nationales Genom- Training in Germany” 7 The Swedish Research Councils forschungsnetzwerk 29 Euroscience 8 Stifterverband für die 18 AlphaGalileo 30 ESOF 2008/Fundació Catalana Deutsche Wissenschaft 19 EurekAlert! per a la Recerca i la Innovació 9 Science International 20 ScienceClub BMW 10 European Science 21 Eiroforum Foundation 22 Xplora 23 Robert Bosch Stiftung 24 Nature 106 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Exhibition 107

employees and posted sales of more project results ready for take-up. EU Schedule Exhibition: than €42.7 billion. Further information Bookshop online service provides a on BASF is available on the internet at single access point to EU publications. Saturday 15 July 12.00 – 16.00 www.basf.com. | Booth 4 The official journal of the European Sunday 16 July 9.00 – 19.00 Union including public procurement Monday 17 July 9.00 – 19.00 notices is published in TED and EUR- Tuesday 18 July 9.00 – 19.00 Lex online environment. | Booth 25 Wednesday 19 July 9.00 – 14.30 BW International

Georg Overbeck Willi-Bleicher-Straße 17 COST AlphaGalileo 70174 Stuttgart | Germany www.bw-i.de Martin Grabert Peter Green Avenue Louise 149 175-185 Greys Inn Road Our formula for success: R+D = B-W 1050 Brussels | Belgium London, WC1X 8UE | UK The Federal State of Baden-Württem- www.cost.esf.org www.alphagalileo.org berg occupies a world leading position in R+D, spending almost four per cent COST is an intergovernmental Euro- The AlphaGalileo service is Europe’s of its GDP for this purpose. Research pean framework for international co- Internet press centre for research institutes and companies in our state operation between nationally founded in science and the arts. The service are technologically in a front posi- research activities. COST creates scien- is provided by AlphaGalileo Founda- tion, with their numerous projects tific networks and enables scientists tion an independent not-for-profit anticipating and designing the future. to collaborate in a wide spectrum of company limited by guarantee. Activities cover the whole range from activities in research and technology. AlphaGalileo promotes European basic to applied research, combined COST comprises 34 member states research by providing a one-stop shop with a successful system of technology throughout Europe and one coopera- for the world’s media covering all transfer. Cluster strategies and the ting state. | Booth 12 aspects of research. The service takes enhancement of an interdisciplinary press releases, event details, announce- approach result in fruitful synergies. ments of new books from Europe’s You are invited to visit the Baden- research institutions and makes them Württemberg booth to learn more DAAD – Secretariat of the available to the world’s press and about this system of excellence which Joint Initiative “International broadcasting media via email alerts, enjoys an outstanding reputation Marketing for the Promotion of RSS feed and web site. | Booth 18 in academic teaching and scientific Study, Research and Training research. | Booth 1 in Germany”

Cornelia Keller BASF Kennedyallee 50 CORDIS 53175 Bonn | Germany Klaus Goedert www.daad.de Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 Barbara Bergamasco www.avh.de 67056 Ludwigshafen | Germany Skockova, Martina www.dfg.de www.basf.com 2, Rue Mercier www.fraunhofer.de 2985 Luxembourg | Luxembourg www.helmholtz.de BASF is the world’s leading chemical cordis.europa.eu www.mpg.de company: The Chemical Company. www.wgl.de Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, The Office for Official Publications of plastics, performance products, agri- the European Communities is the pub- The German Academic Exchange cultural products and fine chemicals lishing house of the European Union. It Service (DAAD) and other leading to crude oil and natural gas. As a produces and disseminates the pub- German funding and research reliable partner to virtually all lications and information material of organisations will be presented at industries, BASF’s intelligent system the European institutions, agencies this Euroscience Open Forum. Other solutions and high-value products help and other bodies. The Publication organisations that will be presented its customers to be more successful. Office manages online services such include the Alexander von Humboldt BASF develops new technologies as CORDIS, the Community Research Foundation (AvH), the Deutsche and uses them to open up additional and Development Information Service. Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), market opportunities. It combines It facilitates access to European Union the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FhG), economic success with environmental research & development funding the Helmholtz Gemeinschaft, the protection and social responsibility, programmes by providing information Leibniz Association and the Max- thus contributing to a better future. In on calls for project proposals, potential Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG). Experts 2005, BASF had approximately 81,000 partners, on-going projects and will inform about opportunities for researchers interested in enhancing their scientific experience in Germany or in getting involved in cooper- ative research projects with German 108 Exhibition ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 109

scientists. They will also indicate fund- Ellinogermaniki Agogi/ EU DG Research ing instruments and exchange pro- CONNECT grammes designed to facilitate Regine Prunzel co-operations or to support scientists Sofoklis Sotiriou European Commission during a research stay in Germany. D. Panagea 1049 Brussels | Belgium | Booth 28 153 51 Pallini | Greece ec.europa.eu/research/ www.connect-project.net www.ellinogermaniki.gr Europe has a long-standing tradition of excellence in research and innova- Eiroforum Ellinogermaniki Agogi (E.A.) is an tion, and European teams continue to educational organization of private lead progress in many fields of science Ray Lewis law. Its Research and Development and technology. Research and know- 1211 Genève 23 | Switzerland Department, established in 1995, ledge are keys to our future and will www.eiroforum.org focuses on the design, development deliver solutions to the problems we and implementation of research encounter every day. We are engaged EIROforum is a partnership between activities in education, as it provides in building Europe’s tomorrow, inter- the seven European intergovernmental a fruitful test bed for research. The preting the concept of integration in a research organisations, operating research group has participated in positive and forward-looking way in some of the world’s largest research many European and National projects, order to extend and strengthen the infrastructures: CERN, EFDA, EMBL, a number of which communicates basis for European research. Moving ESA, ESO, ESRF, ILL. As world leaders science to students and the wider towards the integration of the within their respective fields of public. Among other activities, the European Research Area, a broad vision science, they constitute the vanguard research group participates in the for better research in Europe, aimed at of European science, enabling Euro- CONNECT project to design the better co-ordination, more co-opera- pean scientists to engage in cutting- classroom of tomorrow by using tion and improved complementarily edge research and be competitive advanced technologies to connect the of policies, programmes and financial on a global scale. EIROforum plays field trip activities carried out in a contributions of all relevant actors and an active and constructive role in science centre to the science school institutions is our focus. The EU’s final promoting the quality and impact of curriculum. | Booth 11 objective is to contribute to the com- European research. In particular the petitiveness of European industry and group mobilises its combined expertise to improve the quality of life of its in research and in the management citizens. One of the instruments used of large international infrastructures, ESOF2008/Fundació Catalana for the implementation of this policy facilities and programmes. Working in per a laRecerca i la Innovació is the multi-annual Framework Pro- close dialogue both with the European gramme which helps to organise and Commission and national research Mas Jordi financially support co-operation institutions, the EIROforum organisa- Pg. Lluís Companys, 23 between universities, research centres tions play a vital role in forging Euro- 08010 Barcelona | Spain and industries – including small and pean collaboration in science and www.fcr.es medium-sized enterprises. An import- supporting the creation of the Euro- www.esof2008.org ant corner stone is the forthcoming pean Research Area. | Booth 21 7th Framework Programme that is Barcelona is proud to host ESOF2008 currently in the process of decision. in July 2008. We invite Europe to ex- | Booth 26 perience cutting-edge science in one of the world‘s most dynamic cities, boasting exceptional scientific infrastructure and exciting people dedi- EUREKA cated to research and development. The vision of ESOF2008 is to make Stefano Mason science an integral part of European Rue Neerveld 107 culture, bringing together researchers, 1200 Brussels | Belgium children, Nobel Prize winners, business- www.eureka.be people, politicians, NGOs, families, students and officials to hear about The EUREKA Initiative – 20 years of and discuss the achievements of world-class innovation. The EUREKA leading European research and its Initiative is committed to enhancing relevance for our lives. Experience how the competitiveness of European science enriches life in Europe. industry through the promotion of Experience ESOF2008. | Booth 30 high-quality collaborative, market-led innovation. Its unrivalled network enables industry, research centres, universities and national administrations to join forces in near-market research and development through 108 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Exhibition 109

trans-national collaborative projects, European Science Foundation facing society: supplying energy, and to refine and exploit the tech- protecting the environment, handling nologies essential for European com- Amy Stockton information and preserving human petitiveness, job creation and a better 1 Quai Lezay-Marnésia BP 90015 health. Its mission includes long-term, quality of life. The EUREKA Network 67080 Strasbourg | France theory-oriented and cross-disciplinary is making a substantial contribution www.esf.org contributions for science and techno- to boosting Europe’s competitive logy as well as concrete technological edge and technological advantage by The European Science Foundation applications for industry. It is character- helping ensure the success of European (ESF) is the European association of istic of Jülich that the researchers industry – particularly through its 78 national research organisations in exploit two central key competences: support for small and medium-sized 30 countries, with offices in Strasbourg that of physics and of scientific com- enterprises (SMEs) and its market and Brussels, devoted to scientific puting with supercomputers. Research closeness. Since 1985, around 24 billion research. The ESF covers all research Centre Jülich, founded in 1956, is a Euro of European public and private areas: physical and engineering member of the Helmholtz Gemein- funding have been deployed through sciences; life, earth and environmental schaft (HGF), a group of 16 national the EUREKA Initiative and more than sciences; medical sciences; humanities; research centres that each receive 11,000 partners from industry as well social sciences; space science; marine 90 % of their funds from the Federal as research centres, universities and science; and polar science. The mission Government and 10 % from the federal national administrations have been of the European Science Foundation state in which they are located. involved in some 2,700 projects. is to provide a common European plat- | Booth 3 | Booth 13 form for its Member Organisations in order to advance research and explore new directions for research at the European level. | Booth 10 Institut für Plasmaphysik EurekAlert! Isabella Milch Jill Grigg Bolzmannstraße 2 1200 New Your Avenue Euroscience 85748 Garching | Germany Washington DC, 20005 | USA www.ipp.mpg.de www.EurekAlert.org Julia Epp 8, rue des Ecrivains Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik EurekAlert! (www.EurekAlert.org) is 67000 Strasbourg | France (IPP) in Garching and Greifswald is the premier global news service www.euroscience.org investigating the physical basis of a focused on science , medicine and fusion power plant. Like the sun, such a technology. EurekAlert! offers press Euroscience is a pan-European ‘grass- plant is to generate energy from fusion release distribution, an experts data- roots’ association of individuals who of atomic nuclei. For this purpose IPP base, a multimedia gallery and other aim to construct scientific Europe at Garching is conducting the ASDEX services aimed at connecting the ‘bottom-up’. We are open to research Upgrade tokamak experiment. The scientific and medical community with professionals, science administrators, stellarator WENDELSTEIN 7-X is being reporters. More than 5.000 reporters policy-makers, teachers, PhD-students, built at the Greifswald Branch of IPP. worldwide rely on EurekAlert! for story post-docs, engineers, industrialists, With its workforce of approx. 1.000 IPP ideas and resources. | Booth 19 and generally to any citizen interested is one of the largest fusion research in science and technology and its centres in Europe. The European Fusion links with society. Our members and Development Agreement EFDA incor- regional section representatives will porates the technology activities of be happy to explain their activities to the European Fusion Programme, the everybody interested in joining us or JET facility and the European contri- simply to learn more about us. butions to ITER. | Booth 2 | Booth 29

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Angela Lindner Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße 52425 Jülich | Germany www.fz-juelich.de

With a staff of about 4300, Research Centre Jülich is the largest multidisciplinary research centre in Europe. Its topics reflect the grand challenges 110 Exhibition ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 111

Joint Research Centre research project. Two international Nationales Genomforschungs- search committees suggest prize netzwerk Barbara Krippl candidates to the trustee committee Square de Meeûs 8 of the award. | Booth 16 Gesa Westermann 1049 Brussels | Belgium Heinrich-Konen-Straße 1 www.jrc.cec.eu.int 53227 Bonn | Germany www.ngfn.de As a Directorate General of the Euro- kompetenznetze.de pean Commission, the Joint Research The National Genome Research Centre comprises about 2650 scientific Sabine Wiltsch Network (NGFN) is organized around and support staff located across seven Arabellastraße 17 five disease – oriented genome net- Institutes in five member states – 81925 München | Germany works which focus on the most com- Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Nether- www.kompetenznetze.de monly occurring diseases in Germany, lands and Spain. Its role is to provide namely cancer, cardiovascular diseases, other DGs and European institutions Kompetenznetze.de is an initiative of diseases of the nervous system, such as the Council or Parliament the German Federal Ministry of Eco- infection and inflammation, and with the research they need for policy- nomics and Technology, representing diseases due to environmental factors. making in areas such as food safety, Germany’s most successful innovation The main objective of these research chemical products and health; re- clusters in different fields of innova- groups is to elucidate the role played ference materials and measurements; tion, such as Life Science. ICT, Mecha- by genetic factors in the onset of these public security and antifraud. It serves tronics and Microsystems Engineering, diseases and thereby to substantially the common interests of the member Nanotechnology, Optical and Laser improve the diagnosis, prevention and states, while being independent of Technology, Power Engineering etc. treatment of common ailments. The special interests, whether private or FAST is the management office of outstanding feature of the National national. | Booth 27 kompetenznetze.de. | Booth 6 Genome Research Network is the tight cross-linking of medical research projects combined with access to excellent technological resources. Körber Stiftung Medical Information Centre | Booth 17 for European Projects (MICEP) Nikolaus Besch Kehrwieder 12 Miloslav Spunda 20457 Hamburg | Germany Karlovo namesti Nature www.koerber-stiftung.de 12800 Prague | Czech Republic www.micep.cuni.cz Philippa Warby The Körber Stiftung in Hamburg seeks 4 Crinan Street The Macmillan Building with its projects to engage citizens MICEP was established on January 1st, London, N1 9XW | UK actively in social discourses. In this 2005 thanks to the support of the www.nature.com sense it sees itself as a forum for new Charles University and its First Faculty initiatives, providing opportunities of Medicine. Financial support for the Nature Publishing Group (NPG) brings for involvement in politics, education, beginning is poured into by the you leading scientific and medical science and international communica- Ministry of Education and Sport of research to your desk top. The NPG tion in particular. The Körber Prize, Czech Republic and the First Faculty of portfolio combines the continued endowed with €750,000, is awarded Medicine. The expected result will be excellence of Nature and its associated alternately in the fields of technical that a medical and other research research and review journals and sciences and life sciences to a scientist centres will obtain better knowledge over 30 leading academic and society working in Europe for a concrete about their possibilities to participate journals. Visit the NPG stand to pick in European projects. Due to inform- up copies of Nature and other titles. ation provided by MICEP to potential | Booth 24 participants from the Czech Republic and other EU countries and due to MICEPs’ other activities, total participation of the Czech Republic in Frame- work Programmes will improve. | Booth 5 110 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Exhibition 111

Robert Bosch Stiftung Science International from all over Europe. Dr. Volker Meyer- Guckel, Dr. Frank Stäudner and Moritz Michael Schwarz Wendy Sturley Kralemann are looking forward to Heidehofstraße 31 Bateman House 82-88 Hills Road getting to know you and answer all 70184 Stuttgart | Germany Cambridge, CB2 1LQ | UK your questions about our work and our www.bosch-stiftung.de www.sciencemag.org reform ideas for the science system in www.aaas.org Germany. | Booth 8 We at the Robert Bosch Stiftung co-initiated ESOF2006 because we Science magazine is published by the consider science to be the most signi- American Association for the Advance- ficant resource available to help us ment of Science (AAAS), the world’s Technology Review build Europe’s future. At our lounge largest general scientific society. in the Exhibition area we will present Founded in 1880 by Thomas Edison, Annemarie Scharl-Send our foundation and our science pro- Science ranks as the world’s leading Kichfeldstraße 9 grammes. Check out our programmes scientific journal, with over 130,000 82284 Grafrath | Germany for science journalists. Learn more subscribers. Each week, Science www.technologyreview.com about our programmes NaT-Working provides the best in peer-reviewed and Denkwerk that bring together original research, scientific research Questions about Germany’s capacity schools and research institutes. articles and reports, commentaries for innovation and technological Outstanding Chinese scientists will on recent news and events – a unique expertise play a particularly important present China’s strong research com- perspective on what’s happening in role in the current discussion about the munity. Cutting-edge international the world of science, across all disci- country’s future viability as a business researchers will be available for dis- plines. Since its founding in 1848, location. Decision-makers in the fields cussions on the latest news on cancer AAAS has become the world’s largest of business and science and opinion therapy. We are looking forward to multidisciplinary society and the leaders in politics and society are the meeting you at our lounge! | Booth 23 leading international voice for the individuals who drive technological advancement of science. Its mission is developments, shaping our society’s to “advance science and innovation future in the process. They need throughout the world for the benefit dependable interdisciplinary informa- ScienceClub BMW of all people”. AAAS programs in such tion that bridges the gap between areas as science, education, policy, science and business. And that is Gudrun Herrmann and international co-operation have precisely what Technology Review Infanteriestraße 19 gained worldwide recognition. provides. How important are auto- 80797 München | Germany | Booth 9 mobile technology and mechanical www.bmwgroup.com/scienceclub engineering for Germany’s economy? Where will the energy of tomorrow For the BMW Group, research and come from? Are biotechnology and science are vitally important – since Stifterverband für die nanotechnology worth investing in? Is technology is essential to sustainable Deutsche Wissenschaft there a future for genetic engineering progress in the automotive industry. in Germany? How are information With the BMW Group Research and Frank Stäudner technology and telecommunications Technology Division, the BMW Group Barkhoveallee 1 changing the economy and society? has everything it takes for leader- 45239 Essen | Germany Technology Review uncovers technolo- ship in technology. In its orientation www.stifterverband.de gical trends, providing background on and activities, it is split up into five everything from initial trials through areas of research: Vehicle Technology, Since 1920, Stifterverband is the busi- to the marketable product. Instead of Clean Energy, Efficient Dynamics, ness community’s innovation agency presenting abstract technologies, the ConnectedDrive, and IT Drive. The for the German science system. magazine illustrates opportunities for BMW Group ScienceClub offers Representing 3000 companies, busi- economic growth – a unique concept insights into the exciting world of ness associations and individuals, its in the German magazine market. vehicle research, and present solutions sole source of funding is charitable | Booth 14 that ensure you will continue to be giving. Stifterverband’s goal is to mobile in the future. | Booth 20 improve the quality of the science system. Through its programmes, it wants to ensure that the sciences retain their reputation and high quality for the long term. In this spirit, Stifterverband has – together with the Robert Bosch Foundation – initiated the ESOF 2006 Conference in Munich and is very proud to welcome scientists 112 Exhibition ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 113

The Swedish Research Councils hands-on science demonstrations. They are also looking for the “Best” Gabriella Norlin of these methods. Every science event 10378 Stockholm | Sweden will select the local “best” of these www.vr.se sent presentations, which will go to the Finals in Finland in December, The Four Swedish Research Councils: where the “Best of the Best” will be FAS – Swedish Council for Working Life chosen. One of the Carousel partners and Social Research – initiates and is “Wissenschaft im Dialog”, who will supports basic and applied research receive presentations from Belgium about working life, public health, and from France – and will send welfare, caring services and social its events to Portugal. Additionally relations. Formas – Swedish Research science cafés will discuss more Council for Environment, Agricultural thoroughly issues of science, under the Sciences and Spatial Planning – is a moderation of renowned science government agency promoting excel- journalists, nominated by members of lence in basic and applied research EUSJA, the European Union of Science related to sustainable development. Journalists’ Associations, a project Vetenskapsrådet –Swedish Research participant. The project’s acronym is Council – is a government agency WONDERS (Welcome to Observations, funding basic research of the highest News and Demonstrations of Euro- scientific quality in all disciplines. The pean Research and Science) and it is Council has a national responsibility to “powered” by the European Union. The support and develop basic research coordinator is EUSCEA, the European and promote research innovation and Science Events Association. The third research communication. VINNOVA’s participant is ECSITE, the union of – Swedish Governmental Agency for science centres and science museums. Innovation Systems – tasks include | Booth 15 funding the problem-oriented research that a competitive industry and a flourishing society require, as well as strengthening the networks Xplora that are a necessary element of this work. | Booth 7 Karl Sarnow Rue de Treves 61 1040 Brussels | Belgium www.xplora.org WONDERS/Wissenschaft im Dialog/EUSJA/EUSCEA Xplora, the new European Science Education Gateway was launched on Peter Rebernik 10th of June 2005 during the ECSITE Anton-Baumgartner-Straße 44 conference in Vantaa, Finland. Its A-1230 Vienna | Austria services are focused on serving www.wonders.at teatchers of science, as a resource to stimulate compelling, innovative A “Carousel of Science” sweeps teatching, to raise interest in science through Europe in 2006: science acting and scientific carreers among communication events send their young people. Xplora is built by presentations to each other’s science European Schoolnet together with festivals, enjoying the public with a consortium of partners including ECSITE and more than 12 science museums across Europe. The project PENCIL is funded by the European Commission Directorate General for Research as part of the Science and Society action of the sixth Framework Programme. | Booth 22 112 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Participants’ Index 113

Christopher Bunting 60 A Frank Burnet 84 F Alison Abbott 77 Richard Faragher 76 Ana Achucarro 55 Aldo Fasolo 70 Marina Afanasieva 76 C Ulrike Felt 6, 66 Elisabet Akesson 83 Philip Campbell 6, 55 Jens Erik Fenstad 61 Delilah Al Khudhairy 62 James Carlson 39 Axel Fischer 83 Sadik Al-Azm 16, 29 Andrew Carnie 90 Frank Fischer 66 Richard Alley 47 Elisabeth Carniel 77 Julia Fischer 68 Eduard Amon 76 Pierre Cartier 40 Chuck Fisher 50 Kai Alter 90 John Casti 37 Hans Flohr 39 Alessandro Annoni 47 Stefan Catheline 40 Dagfinn Føllesdal 61 Nicholas Arndt 43 Mario Cervantes 84 Michael Forsting 79 Julian Ashburn 62 Claudia G. Cetean 76 Russell Foster 77 Sian Astley 94 Ruth Chadwick 61 Andrea Fournier 88 Walter E. Aulitzky 80 Neil Champness 54 Caroline Fox 63 Lutz Cleemann 60 Claudio Franceschi 76 Filip Cnudde 93 Thomas Fraps 91 B Sophie Coisne 83 Malcolm Fridlund 54 Bobby Baker 90 Franciscus Colijn 46 Angela Friederici 18, 34 Edward T. Baker 50 Valérie Collin 90 Gretchen Früh-Green 89 Nadine Baluc 52 Jean-Patrick Connerade Enric Banda 6, 70 4, 6, 38, 55, 70, 72, 74, 82 Salvador Barberá Sández 60 Peggy Connolly 85 G Franco Barberi 17, 31 Clive Cookson 68 Marie Jose Gama 94 Sjef Barbiers 38 Quentin Cooper 6, 60, 103 Frank Gannon 69 Pierre Baruch 69 Ed Copeland 55 Dave Garner 72 Reto Battaglia 94 James Cornell 73 Hu Gengxi 61 Guntram Bauer 82 Massimo Craglia 47 Reinhard Genzel 55 Jörg Bauer 93 Alain Crevoisier 40 Albert Gerdes 89 Ansgar Beckermann 37 Chris German 50 This Behnke 88 Rainer Gerold 6, 65 Ulrike Behrens 88 D Philomena Gibbons 90 Sandra Bendiscioli 71 Manuel Nunes da Ponte 70 Gerd Gigerenzer 68 André Beraud 63 Wilson da Silva 73 Rowland Gill 44 Svetlana Berdyugina 74 Olivier da-Costa 86 Christopher Gillberg 77 Kerstin Berthold 88 Hans Dahlin 46 Gerry Gilmore 14, 25, 82 Clive Best 62 Radu Damian 70 Roberto Gilmozzi 55 Deniz Beten 62 Karsten Danzmann 91 Wolfgang Goede 73 Georges Bingen 83, 84 Sophie Daull 38 Alexander Goersdorf 66 Dieter Bingmann 79 Inez de Beaufort 64 André Goffeau 71 Katarina Bjelke 83 Flora de Pablo 53 Michael Graetzel 54 Colin Blakemore 80 Thomas Deichmann 93 Katherine Green 76 Wim Blockmans 6, 38 Paul Desruelle 68 Peter Green 63 Deborah Blum 73 Colin Devey 50 Martin Greiner 52 Johannes Blümer 53 Nelly Didenko 71 Walter Greiner 52 Antje Boetius 49 Robbert Dijkgraaf 18, 33, 82 Thomas Groth 53 Martijn Boosman 42 Carl Djerassi 37 Sieglinde Gruber 74 Rick Borchelt 73 Peter Dobson 54 Peter Gruss 1 Vsevolod Borissov 70 Dietrich Dörner 39 Arnaud Guichard 40 Cedric Bornand 40 Guido Drexlin 53 Balázs Gulyás 65 Hélène Bosc 69 Ruth Duncan 74 Mary Bossis 17, 31, 82 Justus Duyster 80 Sven Bostyn 73 H Thomas Bourgeron 77 Jörg Hacker 77 Jean-Pierre Bourguignon 6, 39 E Martina Hahne 37 Alexander M. Bradshaw 52 Kim Edmunds 44 Ian Halliday 74 Dan Brändström 70 Peter Ehlers 46 Thomas Hamacher 52 Rachel Brazil 54 Iris Eisenbeiser 88 Steen Hannestad 53 Catherine Bréchignac 52 Irina Eliseeva 70 Theodor Hänsch 11, 22 Monika Bright 89 Rolf Emmermann 93 Stevan Harnad 69 Nils Brose 77 Mustafa Erdik 44 Maria Harsanyi 86 Tracey Brown 71 Pit Hartling 91 Linda Buck 18, 32, 33 Barbara Hartung 63 Anjana Buckow 83 Yael Hashiloni-Dolev 66 114 Participants’ Index ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 115

Alan Hawley 44 Marian Mours 47 Tim Healing 44 L Alexis-Michel Mugabushaka 84 Lutz Hecht 89 Patrice Laget 68 Nancy Mushall 37 Wolfgang M. Heckl 5, 6, 38 Anne-Marie Lagrange 54 Thomas Mussweiler 38 Thomas Henning 55 Michael Lange 63 Julia Higgins 63 Ray Latypov 42 Jöns Hilborn 54 Manfred Laubichler 40 N Eberhard R. Hilf 69 Jacques Legrand 46 Eva-Maria Neher 85 Gerd Hirzinger 38 Yves-Marie Legrand 53 Wolfgang Nentwig 49 Arlie Hochschild 79 Jean-Marie Lehn 16, 28, 82 Brigitte Nerlich 40 Rainer Höll 61 Bruno Leibundgut 54 Hans-Joachim Neubert 65, 83 Werner Hofmann 53 Raffaele Liberali 72, 74 Birger Neuhaus 89 Gert Holstege 79 Lynda Lich-Knight 63, 64 Peter Neuner 39 Ludger Honnefelder 60 Wolf-Andreas Liebert 40 Michael Neve 90 Robert Huber 12, 22 Joanne Linneroth-Bayer 44 Raluca Nica 65 Andrew Hudson-Smith 47 Gordon Lithgow 76 Julian Nida-Rümelin 39 Tom Huigen 65 Patrick Llerena 68 Vladimir Nikolaev 76 Myoung Hwan Kim 85 Wolfgang Ludwig 79 Tor Nørretranders 37 David Hydes 46 Otto Luehrs 88 Nick Norwood 38 Arthur Lupia 66 Carlos Novas 66 Helga Nowotny 6, 37, 69, 71 I Joaquim Nunes de Almeida 62 Patrick Illinger 68 M Alik Ismail-Zadeh 42 Pierre Magistretti 12, 23, 80 Gaell Mainguy 86 O Agnieszka Majcher-Teleon 86 Oleg Obolensky 52 J Vigor Majic 85 Cathy O’Malley 68 Michael B. Jackson 82 Jean-David Malo 69 Bill O’Neill 65 Lisa Jamieson 90 Ingegard Malmros 42 Brian O’Neill 38, 84 Günter Janeschitz 52 Karl Mannheim 53 Juan Ortin-Monton 77 Gisela Janetzke 85 Guido Martinotti 49 Julian Osborne 55 Eystein Jansen 47 Kerstin Mauth 77 Franz Ossing 91 Doris Janshen 79 Nonna Mayer 66 Michael Ott 79 Klaus-Dieter Jany 93 Michel Mayor 54 Mike Jay 90 Allan Mazur 64 Josef Jochum 53 Evelyn McEwan 94 P Stevan Jokic 70 Sean McWhinnie 63 Jerome Pamela 52 Bob Jones 16, 28 Svenje Mehlert 74 Tajinder Panesor 54 Roger Jowell 66 Harald Mehl 44 Jaak Panksepp 79 Harald Meier 79 Vivienne Parry 62 Hans-Peter Meister 60 John Paterson 42 K Kari Melby 64 Margarete Pauls 83 Fotis Kafatos 69 Victoria Mendizabal 86 Ellen Peerenboom 88 Lisa Kaltenegger 54 Martha Merrow 77 Klaus-Viktor Peinemann 53 Mike Kaminski 76 Bruno Merz 44 Alvise Perosa 46 Bengt Kasemo 17, 32, 82 Andres Metspalu 18, 34, 82 Michael Perryman 55 Nikos Kastrinos 66 Gunthard Metzig 88 Anna Persson 83, 85 Stefan H. E. Kaufmann 91 Robert M. Metzke 86 Hans Peter Peters 64, 65 Helmut Kettenmann 80 Frieder Meyer-Krahmer 60 Wilhelm Petersen 46 T.W.B. Kibble 55 Daniel Mietchen 82 Patrick Phelan 84 David Kipling 76 Valeria Mikhalevich 76 Ginger Pinholster 68 Robert Klapisch 71 Isabella Milch 52, 109 Pasquale Pistone 38 Stefan Klein 37 Erik Millstone 64 Sverre Planke 43 Thomas Klinger 52 Dan Minchin 49 Roland Pochet 80 Stefan Klotz 49 Liu Ming 61 Ulrich Poeschl 82 Johannes Klumpers 63 Stephen Minger 80 Martyn Poliakoff 47 Vladimir Kossobokov 42 Zhan Mingsheng 61 Dunja Potocnik 86 Wolfgang Krohn 66 Petra Mischick 63 Ingo Potrykus 93 Wilhelm Krull 69, 70 Jürgen Mittelstrass 60 Barbara Prainsack 65 Ingrid Krüssmann 84 Ekkehard Mochmann 66 Wolfgang Prinz 37 Stefan Kuhlmann 68 Hormoz Modaressi 42 S.K. H. Prinz Leopold von Bayern 38 Ingolf Kühn 49 Andrew Moore 6, 71, 84 Alberto Procopio 47 Seema Kumar 62 Petr Pyˇsek 49 Kristen Kusek 49, 50, 89

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Christian Spiering 53 Judit Wefer 83 Q Mone Spindler 76 Andrea Wegener 91 Alexandre Tiedtke Quintanilha 70, 74 Dan Sporea 85 Peter Weingart 65 Andreas Quirrenbach 55 Rikard Stankiewicz 68 Rick Weiss 68 Stef Steyaert 65 Marc-Denis Weitze 40 Günter Stock 15, 27 Friedemann Wenzel 42 R Oliver Stohlmann 63 M. Wessling 53 Didier Raboud 70 Volker Stollorz 63, 64 Li Westerlund 73 Georg Raffelt 53 Maria Stratigaki 64 Brenda Wiederhold 42 Rino Rappuoli 71 Joseph Straus 73 Hans Wigzell 6, 60, 61 David Reddy 14, 24, 25, 82 Eva-Maria Streier 77 Ralph Wijers 55 Geraint Rees 90 Susanne Strempel 88 Annette Williams 6, 64 Max Reinhardt 86 Andrew Sugden 71 Neil Williams 6, 74 Jacques Remacle 71 Ying Sun 40 Karen Wiltshire 46 Ortwin Renn 6, 60, 65, 94 Carl Johan Sundberg 6, 61, 62, 73 Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker 93 Friedo Ricken 39 Chris Surridge 71 Frederik Wittock 62 Armin Riedel 39 Henrik Svensen 43 Holger Wormer 63, 73 Gilbert Rios 53 Alma Swan 69 Albert Rizzo 42 Leiv Sydnes 47 Alan Robock 43 Sylvoisal 38 X Peter Rodgers 54 Lejun Xiao 40 Eloy Rodrigues 69 Till Roenneberg 77 T Michael Rogers 65 Shin Tanaka 85 Y Wolfgang Rolshofen 40 Ioannis Tarnanas 42 Ming Yang 40 Jeanne Rubner 84 Mohamed Tawfic 47 Lesley Yellowlees 63 Robert B. ter Haar Romeny 38 Dick Thompson 64 S Gérard Toulouse 72 Z Pirkko Saarikivi 49 Karlheinz Trebesius 79 Don Zagier 40 Dalia Satkovskiene 64 Andreas Trepte 68 John Ziebuhr 77 Andy Saunders 43 Jochen Triesch 53 Karl Ziemelis 82 Roberta Schaller-Steidl 64 Peter J. Tüll 62 E. Jürgen Zöllner 93 Annette Schavan 93, 97 Pietro Tundo 46 Jochen Zschau 44 Roland Schenkel 12, 24 Christiane Schmeken 85 Beate Scholz 84, 85 U Friedhelm Schroeder 46 Johan Ubbink 54 Klaus Schulten 52 Eskil Ullberg 60 Wolfram Schultz 90 Carlo Ungarelli 55 Michael Schulz 47 Michael Schwarz 80, 111 Barbara Schwerdtfeger 47 V Steve Scott 50 Luc van Dyck 69 Kenneth Seddon 47 Rinie Van Est 65 Kaianders Sempler 65 Eus van Someren 77 Stephen Serjeant 52 Tinne Vandensande 64 Frédéric Sgard 70 James W. Vaupel 91 Yael Shahar 62 Montserat Vilá 49 Tim Shallice 37 Steven Vols 90 Seema Sharma 71, 85 Arndt von Haeseler 79 Barbara Sheldon 85 Stefan von Holtzbrinck 70 Sara Shinton 86 José Manuel Silva Rodriguez 60, 82 Wolf Singer 37, 91 W Archana Singh-Manoux 37, 38 This Wachter 63 Keith Smith 68 Michael Wagner 79 Tom Smith 66 Michael H. Wappelhorst 64 Anselm Smolka 42 Wanda Ward 66 Elaine Snell 80 Anthony Warnes 76 Mark Solms 80 Chris Warrick 93 Andrey Solov’yov 15, 26, 52, 82 Rens Waters 54 Luc Weber 61 Andrew Webster 71 Gerold Wefer 46 116 General Information ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 117

General Meeting Information

Meeting Location Conference Office Medical Care

Forum am Deutschen Museum The conference office is located in the Medical care and first aid by Museumsinsel 1 Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room experienced personnel is available in 80538 Munich Aurora, Ground Floor. both the Forum am Deutschen Tel: +49 (0)89 211 25 332 Museum (Ground Floor) and the Fax: +49 (0)89 211 25 120 Opening hours: Deutsches Museum (Ground Floor). Saturday 15 July 12.00 – 15.00 Deutsches Museum Sunday 16 July 08.00 – 17.00 Museumsinsel 1 Monday 17 July 08.00 – 17.00 Outreach Activities 80538 Munich Tuesday 18 July 08.00 – 17.00 Tel: +49 (0)89 2179 562 Wednesday 19 July 08.00 – 12.00 The locations of the ESOF2006 Fax: +49 (0)89 2179 425 Outreach Activities are as follows: The contact details of the meeting staff are as follows: Main locations: • Marienhof (in the centre of Munich, Meeting Registration Scientific Programme just behind the town hall) Ms. Barbara Diehl • Altes Rathaus (in the centre of Registration is possible online at Tel: +49 (0)30 20 63 46 92 Munich, inside the town hall) www.esof2006.org until 12 July 2006 (until 11 July) and on site during the conference (15- Mob: +49 (0)162 23 15 778 Secondary locations: 19 July 2006). The ESOF2006 registra- (from 12 July onwards) • Forum am Deutschen Museum tion area is on the Ground Floor of the Fax: +49 (0)30 20 64 92 05 (Museumsinsel 1, Munich) Forum am Deutschen Museum. Email: [email protected] • Max-Planck-Haus am Hofgarten (Hofgartenstraße 8, Munich) Registration hours: Press Operation & Marketing • Deutsches Museum, Inner courtyard Saturday 15 July 12.00 – 19.00 Ms. Effrosyni Chelioti • Theater Drehleier (Rosenheimer- Sunday 16 July 07.30 – 18.30 Tel: +49 (0)30 20 67 29 96 straße 123, Munich) Monday 17 July 08.00 – 18.30 (until 11 July) Tuesday 18 July 08.00 – 18.30 Mob: +49 (0)173 64 33 010 Opening hours: Wednesday 19 July 08.00 – 12.00 (from 12 July onwards) Saturday 15 July 12.00 – 24.00 Fax: +49 (0)30 20 64 92 05 Sunday 16 July 10.00 – 19.00 Registrants are requested to wear their Email: [email protected] Monday 17 July 10.00 – 19.00 badges at all times when attending Tuesday 18 July 10.00 – 19.00 ESOF2006 meetings. Anyone without Exhibition & Outreach Activities Wednesday 19 July 10.00 – 19.00 a valid meeting badge may be denied Mr. Christian Kleinert Thursday 20 July 10.00 – 19.00 entry to the sessions and other activi- Tel: +49 (0)30 20 64 92 01 Friday 21 July 10.00 – 19.00 ties. Please note that no registration (until 11 July) is required for the Exhibition, the Mob: +49 (0)173 – 21 52 080 Outreach Activities and the Plenary (from 12 July onwards) Lectures. Fax: +49 (0)30 20 64 92 05 Email: [email protected] Registration is handled by: EUROKONGRESS GmbH Partners Isartorplatz 3 Mr. Andreas Gundelwein 80331 Munich Tel: +49 30 20 63 46 91 Germany (until 11 July) Tel: +49 (0)89 210 986 0 Mob: +49 (0)162 24 88 108 Fax +49 (0)89 210 986 98 (from 12 July onwards) Email: [email protected] Fax: +49 (0)30 20 64 92 05 Email: [email protected] 116 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 General Information 117

Exhibition Media Check

The ESOF2006 Exhibition is located in The media check is located in the the Forum am Deutschen Museum, Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Ground Floor. Diana, Ground Floor.

Opening hours: Opening hours: Saturday 15 July 12.00 – 16.00 Saturday 15 July 13.00 – 19.00 Sunday 16 July 09.00 – 19.00 Sunday 16 July 07.30 – 17.30 Monday 17 July 09.00 – 19.00 Monday 17 July 07.30 – 17.30 Tuesday 18 July 09.00 – 19.00 Tuesday 18 July 07.30 – 17.30 Wednesday 19 July 09.00 – 14.30 Wednesday 19 July 07.30 – 11.30

All speakers are kindly requested to deliver their presentation on a CD, DVD Press Centre or memory stick at least 3 hours before their session or lecture takes place. The ESOF2006 press operation is located in the Forum am Deutschen Museum on the Second Floor. Please note that access is restricted to press Lounge badge holders. (Exception: speakers holding press briefings or giving The following lounges are available interviews). during the conference:

The layout of the Press Centre is as Speakers’ & Exhibitors’ Lounge follows: Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Help Desk (Büro 3) Orion, Second Floor Coffee Lounge (Room Phoenix) Speakers’ Papers (Room Pegasus) Partners’ Lounge Press Briefings (Room Andromeda) Forum am Deutschen Museum, Room Computer Room (Room Auriga) Wega, Second Floor Scheduled Interviews (Büro 2) Follow-up Interviews (Room Carina) Opening hours: Sunday 16 July 07.30 – 18.30 Opening hours: Monday 17 July 07.30 – 18.30 Saturday 15 July 12.00 – 16.00 Tuesday 18 July 07.30 – 18.30 Sunday 16 July 07.30 – 19.30 Wednesday 19 July 07.30 – 15.00 Monday 17 July 07.30 – 19.30 Tuesday 18 July 07.30 – 19.30 Please note that only holders of the Wednesday 19 July 07.30 – 15.30 respective badges will be allowed in the lounges.

Internet Café

Computers with free internet access are available in the Forum am Deutschen Museum on the First Floor. 118 Maps Munich ESOF2006 | 15 – 19 July 2006 Theatinerkirche, Odeonsplatz Munich, a City with Charm 3 Christl Reiter |

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