Field: Open Science
Date: 29 November 2018
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organizer: Frontiers and SwissCore

The open science platform Frontiers and SwissCore (the Swiss Contact office for Research, Innovation and Education), in cooperation with the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU, have the pleasure to invite you to the Open Science Policy Symposium: "Enabling the Open Science Modus Operandi in Europe".

The symposium takes place on Thursday 29 November 2018 in Brussels at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel from 16:00 to 19:30 and will be followed by a networking reception.

The symposium aims to discuss key enablers of the open science modus operandi in Europe, including:

how to transition to immediate open access swiftly and foster a transparent and competitive scholarly communication sector;
rewards and incentives for embedding open science in research practices, promotions and assessments.

Confirmed speakers already include:

Jean-Claude Burgelman Head of Unit Open Science, European Commission
Michael Hengartner President of swissuniversities and Rector of Zurich University
Stephan Kuster Secretary General of Science Europe
Kamila Markram CEO Frontiers
Ingeborg Meijer Senior Researcher and Research Evaluation Consultant, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)
Gareth O’Neill President of the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers
Florian Pecenka Head of Unit, Austrian Permanent Representation to the EU
Falk Reckling - Head of Department Strategy, Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Alexis Walckiers Invited Professor in Microeconomics, Université Libre de Bruxelles

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Field: Humanities and Social Sciences
Date: 1 December 2018
Location: Berllin
Organizer: DAAD Research Network "Migration, Trauma in Transition"

Presentation of the Policy Makers Conference of the international research network "Migration - Trauma in Transition".

If survivors from crisis areas in Europe seek protection, they will find people who feel their immediate need for help - but also others who are full of resentment, fears and doubts. Both optimistic compassion and timid avoidance are rooted in unconscious beliefs and expectations shaped by different national histories along the Balkan route and in the destination countries.

Since 2017, the international DAAD research network "Migration, Trauma in Transition" has been working on making the psychological expertise of scientists available for refugee aid. For this purpose, clinical and psychological trauma researchers work with experts from refugee work.

On 1 December 2018, the practical implementation of knowledge will be developed at a conference with political decision-makers from countries along the Balkan route at the IPU Berlin. The central component will be three parallel workshops on integration, education and mental health. The conference will issue recommendations for newly developed procedures and prepare them for online publication. At a public presentation following the workshops, the results of the research questions will be presented and discussed.

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Field: Bioeconomy and Biotechnology
Date: 4 December 2018
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organizer: European Forest Institute

The European Forest Institute organizes a seminar on "Climate Policy and Forest Bioeconomy" in Brussels on 4 December 2018. The event aims to provide a better understanding of the science strategy for achieving the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement. The focus is on:

- The question of the relationship between climate goals and policies and the future development of the bioeconomy
- Supportive effects of the forest bioeconomy to achieve the Paris climate targets
- Effects of substituting fossil based products with wood based products

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Field: ICT
Dates: 4-6 December 2018
Location: Vieann, Austria
Organizer: European Commission

As part of the EU Presidency, Austria will host the European Commission's most important European research and innovation event in 2018. The event will take place in Vienna from 4 to 6 December 2018 in the conference center "Austria Center Vienna".

The event will focus on EU priorities for the digital transformation of society and industry. The event is aimed at researchers, policymakers and anyone interested in the future of information and communication technologies in Europe.

In addition to networking sessions, presentations by high-ranking speakers and the presentation of the results of successful EU projects are planned.

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Field: Life Sciences
Dates: 4-5 December 2018
Location: Lille, France
Organizer: BioFIT

With more than 1,200 international players from more than 35 countries, including major pharmaceutical companies, emerging and small biotech and diagnostics investors as well as technology transfer, science and research professionals, BioFIT is Europe's leading partnering event for technology transfer, academic-industrial collaborations and early-stage innovations in the field of the Life Sciences.

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