THANK YOU ALL: for informative presentations, interesting questions & answers and good discussions!

What:    Meeting Point for Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities researchers
When:   October 16, 2009, 9.15 a.m. - 16.45 p.m.
Where:  Brussels:   University Foundation CLUB, Rue d'Egmont 11. Brx 
              (not on the shoulders but on the chairs of giants)
Who:     up to 140 researchers from 28 countries
              SSH National Contact Points from 12 countries, 
              4 national experts
              & 7 speakers from DG-L, European Commission

Aim:     

• provide a meeting point for all stakeholders in the SSH Community
• inform about topics Financial System, Addiction & Lifestyles, Multi-polar world (FP7-SSH-2010-1)
• help to establish new partnerships /  new consortia building

INFO AVAILABLE

• event: Info brochure & agenda 
• find participants' profiles in the electronic brokerage tool  HERE !
• find participants' 3-minutes-project presentations here: financial system - addiction - multi-polar world - others  (soon to come)
• first visual impressions (from 1 camera - more to come): here!
  
  

SPEAKERS' PRESENTATIONS (as promised):

• Ms. Angela Schindler-Daniels, Coordinator of NET4SOCIETY, DLR e.V., (DE)
  Welcome & overview of the agenda
• Mr. Jean-Michel Baer, Director, European Commission DG RTD L - Science, Economy and Society
  SSH  Work Programme 2010 - A new Approach: Addressing important societal challenges
• Mr. Pierre Valette, Head of Unit, European Commission DG RTD L.2 - Research in the Economic, Social Sciences and Humanities – Prospective
  Horizontal aspects of societal challenges: Stocktaking, forward looking and communication
• Ms. Louisa Anastopoulou, Scientific Officer, European Commission DG RTD L.2
  Horizontal aspects of societal challenges: Stocktaking, forward looking and communication
• Mr. Johannes Klumpers, Head of Unit, European Commission DG RTD L.6 - Administration and Finance
  Research management: professionalisation and practical application
• Mr.  Yannis Caloghirou, member of the Project Management & Scientific Committee of the AEGIS FP7 large scale integrating project
  Research management: professionalisation and practical application  
  

• Panel session I:  Changing the role of the financial system to better serve economic, social and environmental objectives 
  Mr. Ronan O'Brien,  Scientific Officer, European Commission DG RTD.L.2
  Mr. Peter  Westerheide, Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschafts­forschung (ZEW), (DE)
• Panel session II:  Addictions and lifestyles in contemporary European societies  
  Ms. Manuela Alfe,  Scientific Officer, European Commission DG RTD.L.2
  Ms. Alessandra Sannella, National Institute for Health Migration and Poverty (NIHMP), (IT)
• Panel session III: Europe facing a rising multi-polar world
  Mr. Jean François Dechamp, Policy Officer, European Commission DG RTD.L.3
  Ms. Cigdem Üstün, Middle East Technical University (TR)

Please note: 

Addiction & lifestyles: another chance to meet: Ms. Alfe is organising a special info-day on this topic October 27, Brussels
Financial regulations: Your chance to comment: Johannes Klumper invited you to a:  public consultation on modification of financial regulations

 
Thank you to the organisers:

Ms. Seda Goksu, Tubitak, TR - E-mail:seda.goksu@tubitak.gov.tr   & Ms. Monique Longo, APRE, IT - E-mail:mailto:longo@apre.it

Special thank you to to a very interesting venue: the University Foundation Club!