EUROSCIENCE 35 newsEUROSCIENCE: THE VOICE OF SCIENCE IN EUROPE In this issue: ESOF2006: page 2 Euroscience Day and General Assembly page 3-5 Reports from Regional Sections page 6 Rotblat and Sakharov and Outreach activities page 7 European Research coverage in the Media page 8-9 ESOF2008 news and views: page 10 Ethics in Science and Book review page 11 The EIT debate page 12 How long can Europe press forward with the cart in front of the horse? ESOF’s European itinerary WELCOME TO The EUROSCIENCE Open Forum The secret’s is held every other year, visiting the major scientific cities of out: the session ESOF2006! Europe and bringing European science to the attention of all is on Ludwig! citizens. The starting point of ESOF’s European journey was Stockholm, Sweden, in 2004. IF YOU JOINED EUROSCIENCE The outreach programme consists Two years later, ESOF’s itinerary THE MYSTERY mentioned in the recently you might wonder what of a large number of events and brought the vent to Munich, last issue of EUROSCIENCE the EUROSCIENCE Open Forum happenings throughout the ESOF Germany. And, after ESOF2006, News was suddenly resolved just is and how it is related to host city, which are targeted to the route will continue as we went to Press: the EUROSCIENCE. the public at large of all ages. southwards: ESOF2008 will be Chairmen’s Session – it turns out held in the capital of Catalonia, – is about Ludwig II. Hence, the How ESOF was born ESOF also serves as a young Barcelona, Spain. ESOF’s exciting stories about castles re-created in For too long, Europe was lacking scientists’ forum, encouraging host cities reflect Europe’s virtual reality, poets who will turn an independent arena for open students, PhD students and post- cultural diversity. Thus, you will up in Munich to read their works, dialogue on the role of all the docs to share their experience experience that the spirit of every the Parisian actress and the sciences, including the and participate in debates about Euroscience Open Forum is Bavarian Prince. It all begins to humanities, in society. We have it such subjects as the European different… add up. You might even say it now with the EUROSCIENCE Charter for Researchers, how to makes sense once you figure that Open Forum. The initiative was motivate young people to engage You can propose the next the Forum is held in Munich, that taken in 1999 by the researchers in scientific careers, and how the destination for ESOF’s travel Ludwig founded the Technical themselves: the EUROSCIENCE construction of the European plans. EUROSCIENCE has University, that he was fascinated Open Forum was brought to life Research Area enhances the launched a call for bids to host by science and engineering, that by EUROSCIENCE. prospects of young scientists. ESOF2010. For further Ludwig’s legend then fascinated EUROSCIENCE recognised information, please contact us European (and even American) the need for an interdisciplinary, ESOF’s aims are: or visit www.euroscience.org, Poets, and that scientists were in pan-European meeting place for – Presenting scientific and or the EUROSCIENCE exhibition turn fascinated by the idea of re- open dialogue and the exchange technological developments stand at ESOF2006. creating vanished castles gardens of ideas. at the cutting edge in all their he had inspired using the latest variety from natural sciences ESOF’s success depends on computer technology. In fact, once The ESOF concept to the social sciences and you, too! you bring in Ludwig, there seems Science and technology are the humanities You can contribute to this open to be no limit to the possibilities becoming increasingly important – Stimulating the European dialogue on all the sciences of connecting everybody together, as they concern and affect public’s awareness of and and on their role in shaping except for the problem that there everybody. The EUROSCIENCE interest in science and a knowledge-based society. will be a limited number of seats Open Forum is not an ordinary technology ESOF invites individuals and for this session. So, you had scientific conference, but a totally – Fostering a European dialogue organisations to submit their better ask about it as soon as you new concept. It consists of a on science and technology, best ideas in the form of arrive at ESOF2006, or you might Forum for discussion of topical society and policy by offering proposals for the programme. find it hard to squeeze in. issues, an embedded conference a platform for cross-disciplinary The best of these proposals (with an exhibition) to showcase interaction and communication will be selected for the Forum Oh, by the way: the prince in European achievements right on current trends and future by a Programme Committee question is Herzog Leopold of across the scientific and roads for science and of international standing. Bavaria. So now, all should be technological spectrum, and an technology, their interaction completely clear… And about outreach programme. with society and policy and time too. Phew! EC the role of the public SUMMER 2006 ES NEWS . PAGE 1 ESOF2006 Stevan Jokic 12.15 – 13.00 Euroscience Day Euroscience Serbian Section Alexandre Tiedtke Quintanilha Vinca Institute of Nuclear Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia “Abel Salazar” Monday, July 17th Hands on science: The South- University of Porto, Portugal Eastern Europe experience How the Lisbon-Barcelona process affects the Marie Curie 08.30–18.30 10.30 – 11.00 Programme Irina Eliseeva FORUM AM Euroscience Russian Section 13.00 – 14.00 Sociological Institute of the Lunch DEUTSCHEN MUSEUM Russian Academy of Science’s St. Petersburg, Russia 14.00 – 15.00 ROOM TERRA Benchmarking Russian science Enric Banda and technology productivity Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació UPDATED PROGRAMME participants of ESOF, whether 11.00 – 11.30 Barcelona, Spain This day is dedicated to the they are members of Coffee break Is Euroscience actually ‘grass roots’ activities of the EUROSCIENCE or not. After the building the European regional sections of session, the General Assembly of Research Area? EUROSCIENCE. The intention EUROSCIENCE will take place. 11.30 – 12.15 is to provide concrete examples Vsevolod Borissov 15.00 – 15.40 of how the objectives of Jean-Patrick Connerade Euroscience Russian Section Peter Tindemans EUROSCIENCE can be realised (Organiser) EUROSCIENCE Research Institute of Economics, Euroscience Science Policy Group by individual sections in their own Strasbourg, France Policy and Law in Science Den Haag, The Netherlands respective regions. In particular, & Technology, Moscow, Russia The EIT debate we have selected for presentation The Bologna Process and its “hands on” science projects, 09.00 – 10.30 impact on European 15.40 – 16.00 which are currently under way in Frédéric Sgard university research Nelly Didenko several regional sections with Euroscience Ile-de-France Section Euroscience Russian Section quite different socio-economic Organisation for Economic Co- Radu Damian St. Petersburg Research Centre backgrounds. We will also operation and Decelopment Euroscience Romanian Section of the Russian Academy address issues such as the (OECD), Paris, France Technical University of Civil of Sciences, Russia Bologna Process and the Motivating youngsters for science Engineering A tour of the activities of the implementation of the European Bucharest, Romania Euroscience Research Area, which are Didier Raboud The Bologna Process and its Russian Section common to much of Europe, Euroscience Léman Section impact on European university and we will consider how Université de Genève Research 16.00 – 16.30 EUROSCIENCE can best Genève, Switzerland Coffee break influence European science policy Hands on science: the Swiss on behalf of ordinary researchers. Experience/Euroscience Prize for 16.30 This session is open to all Young Scientists Euroscience General Assembly Euroscience – The scientists’ Europe: societies and professional Euroscience at ESOF2006 associations – what are they up to? (please see article «Rotblat and Sakharov: General Assembly European leaders in science and ethics» We want to draw your attention – Open Acces: threat or to the fact that EUROSCIENCE blessing?: EUROSCIENCE organises several sessions at work group on Science Due to a tight agenda the Proposed agenda: ESOF2006 which emanate Publishing EUROSCIENCE General 16.30 Welcome directly from the association – Riding the storm: can science Assembly will start 30 minutes 16.30 Results of the Governing or from its work groups: keep us in the saddle?: earlier as announced previously. Board election – EUROSCIENCE Day: EUROSCIENCE work group 16.40 Report from the office contributions from regional on Science and Urgent It will take place on Monday, 16.50 Report from the President sections of EUROSCIENCE Problems in society 17 July from 16.30 to 18.30 17.00 Modification of Statutes – The European Charter for just after the EUROSCIENCE 17.35 Report from the Treasurer Researchers: a new Magna This does not include the Day in Room Terra of the Forum 17.45 EUROSCIENCE Carta for science? numerous individual am Deutschen Museum. Development strategy – Ludwig II: the visionary king EUROSCIENCE members 18.15 Other items of Bavaria who organised sessions. 18.30 Close: J-P Connerade SUMMER 2006 ES NEWS . PAGE 2 EUROSCIENCE news35 There is a multitude of the grass-roots activities going on within members of ES – Bulgarian deposited. After selection Euroscience – the Euroscience Day at ESOF2006 will showcase section took part in the following procedure, the proposal has some of them. Of course, one single day can hardly represent discussion panels: i-State, been accepted for financial the richness of all Euroscience activities. That's why some of society and science, ii-Business support from the National them will be described here. and science, iii-Issues of Science Fund. This two-year science, and especially iv- project is under evolution International scientific including two subprojects of Euroscience cooperation.