ERA2009 International Conference, Prague
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The objective of the ERA2009 conference is to look at the Role of Basic Research in the Process of Structuring the European Research Area (ERA). The event is being organised by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, under the auspices of the Czech presidency of the Council of the EU.
The formation of the ERA is a political goal drawn up by the EU at the beginning of the 21st century. The vision is being refined periodically through various analysis and/or recommendations. The recently launched Ljubljana Process is supported by five initiatives, underpinning the development or the ERA, which were launched in 2008. They concern researchers’ careers and mobility, research infrastructures, knowledge sharing, joint programming and international science and technology cooperation. These initiatives can contribute to setting-up durable partnerships with Member States and stakeholders to jointly develop the ERA in their specific areas of focus. Moreover, the paper prepared under the French Presidency, “Vision 2020 for the ERA”, underlined the importance of the effective creation of an area of the freedom and exchange for researchers and therefore to contribute to a “Europe without barriers”.
The ERA2009 conference will contribute to the discussion on these new perspectives for the ERA. The target participants are from the European and international communities of research stakeholders, research performing organisations, science foundations, European Commission and other relevant policy makers. The scientific community and relevant policy makers of all the EU member states and associated countries are invited to participate in the debate.
More information including practical details about venue, accommodation and registration can be found at http://www.era2009.cz.
Participation is free of charge.