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Organisation: Joint Research Centre (JRC) Ulla Engelmann

Vinnova Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems European Programmes Department Christian Hansen

Logistics Information Day European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) Cynthia Dennis of the Tel. +32 2 2968102 Fax +32 2 2996322 European Commission’s Email: [email protected] Joint Research Centre Registration On-line registration at https://jrc-meeting-registration.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ European research for European Union policies. or by e-mail at The Joint Research Centre and : cooperation [email protected]; in research deadline: 5 November 2007

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The mission of the Joint Research Centre is to provide Fees Stockholm • customer-driven scientific and technical support for the There are no registration fees for this Information Day. conception, development, implementation and monitoring 8 November 2007 Participants are responsible for their own travel and of European Union policies. As a service of the European accommodation costs, which will not be reimbursed by Commission, the Joint Research Centre functions as a the European Commission. reference centre of science and technology for the Union. http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/infoday-sweden-2007 Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common Lunch interest of the Member States, while being independent VINNOVA invites participants to a buffet lunch on of special interests, whether private or national. The Teaterskeppet ©European Commission 30/10/2007

The Information Day will be held in English The JRC Science and technology for a sustainable Europe: environment and sustainability, nuclear waste management and energy, ICT The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is a Directorate General of the European Commission and has 7 scientific institutes Priorities of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and Swedish research organisations spread over 5 sites in , , , The and . PROGRAMME The JRC acts in collaboration with its European partners 08.30 Registration and welcome coffee as scientific and technological reference centre for the 09.00 - 09.45 Opening Session European Union in diverse areas like environment, Moderator: Ulla Engelmann, Joint Research Centre consumer protection and nuclear energy as well as Peter Honeth, State Secretary, Ministry of Education and Research agriculture, fisheries and internal and external security. Anneli Pauli, Deputy Director General, Joint Research Centre The JRC also gives support to community policies like Kerstin Eliasson, Swedish Member of the JRC's Board of Governors research, education, external relations, enlargement of Per Eriksson, Director General of Vinnova the EU and support for development in third countries. 09.45 - 12.15 Environment and Sustainability Session Moderator: Peter Pärt, JRC's Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) For more information: Climate changing us: Research for policy-making at the JRC: Frank Raes, JRC's Institute for Environment and http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ Sustainability (IES) JRC supporting the EU Climate Change Policy: Antonio Soria, JRC's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) Discussion 10.25 - 10.50 Coffee break VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation 10.50 - 12.15 Collaboration in the environment and health area: A joint venture between JRC, European Commission's Research Systems) is a State authority that aims to promote growth Directorate General, European Environment Agency and Swedish Environment Protection Agency: and prosperity throughout Sweden. Our particular area of Ingvar Andersson, European Environment Agency Copenhagen responsibility comprises innovations linked to research and JRC Vessel Detection System (VDS) developed for fisheries monitoring and control: Marte Indregard, JRC's Institute for development. Our tasks are to fund the needs-driven research the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC) required by a competitive business and industrial sector, and Fisheries Enforcement: the Swedish Perspective: Ronnie Willman, Kustbevakningen to strengthen the networks that are such a necessary part of Towards sustainable management of coastal ecosystems in the European Union - the Baltic Sea case: this work. Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, JRC's Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) Discussion European Programmes at VINNOVA is the main Swedish 12.15 - 13.30 Buffet Lunch National Contact Point, NCP, for the European Framework 13.30 - 14.20 Nuclear Waste Management and Energy Session Programme and is responsible for the information Moderator: Gustaf Löwenhielm, SKI - Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate dissemination in Sweden. We provide information and advice European Nuclear Waste Management Options: Jean-Paul Glatz, JRC's Institute for Transuranium Elements (ITU) to Swedish universities and colleges, large and small Supporting the Strategic Energy Technology Plan: Evangelos Tzimas, JRC's Institute for Energy (IE) enterprises, government agencies, research institutes, Swedish perspective: Maria Brogren, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications municipalities, guest researchers and others. Discussion 14.20 - 14.35 Coffee break For more information: 14.35 - 15.15 ICT Session http://www.vinnova.se Moderator: Christian Hansen, Vinnova Mapping European R&D in the ICT Sector: Sven Lindmark, JRC's Instititute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) Swedish perspective: Patrik Sandgren, Vinnova Discussion 15.15 - 15.30 Discussion and Concluding Remarks