| Wednesday,
19th October
2005 |
| From
14.00 h |
Arrival
and registration of participants |
| 18.00-18.15
h |
Welcome
Adresses
Prof.
Dr. Dorothea Jansen, FÖV
Speyer
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Fisch, Rector of DHV Speyer |
| 18.15
h |
Strengthening Higher Education
in Europe
Prof.
Dr. Margret Wintermantel, Vice-President for Research and
Young Academics and Scientists, German Rectors' Conference
(HRK),
President of the University of the Saarland, Saarbrücken |
| 18.45 h |
Reception |
| Thursday,
20th October 2005 |
| Session
I: From the European Science Foundation towards a European Research
Council |
| 09.00-09.45
h |
Organising
for basic research in Europe. From the ESF towards an ERC?
Neil Williams (Keynote speaker), Senior Scientific Officer, CEO's Unit, European
Science Foundation, Strasbourg
Presentation
 (10
MByte)
|
| 09.45-10.30
h |
The
governance of Frontier Research in comparative perspective: What role for the European Research
Council?
Dr.
Robert Kaiser, Ludwig-Maximiliams-University, Munich
Abstract, presentation
|
| 10.30-11.00
h |
Coffee
Break |
| 11.00-11.45
h |
The
DFG’s involvement in European Research Funding
Dr.
Torsten Fischer, German Research Foundation (DFG), Bonn
Abstract,
presentation
|
| 11.45-12.30
h |
Integration
of European Research Systems: A Multi-Dimensional Phenomenon
Dr. Jakob Edler,
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research,
Karlsruhe
Abstract,
presentation
|
| 12.30-14.00
h |
Lunch
Break |
| Session
II: From national research cultures to internationalization –
network building and coordination of national programmes |
| 14.00-14.45
h |
International
vs. national research programmes – the need of synergy
Dr. Jacek Gierlinski (Keynote speaker),
Director, Department of European Integration, Ministry of
Science and Information Society Technologies, Warsaw
Prof. Dr. Jerzy Marian Langer,
Deputy
Minister, Ministry of Science and
Information Society Technologies, Warsaw
Abstract, presentation
|
| 14.45-15.30
h |
Southeast
European ERA.Net – Strategies for Integrating the Western Balkan
Countries into the European Research Area
Mag.
Peter Mayr, Centre for
Social Innovation, Vienna
Dr. Ulrike Kunze, International
Bureau of the BMBF, Bonn
Abstract, presentation
|
| 15.30-16.00
h |
Coffee
Break |
| 16.00-16.45
h |
Fostering
Transnational Cooperation in ERA. ERA-NET's as new research policy
instrument
Dipl.
Ing. Mag. Claus Seibt, ARC
Systems Research, Seibersdorf
Abstract,
presentation
|
| 16.45-17.30
h |
Squaring
the circle: New FP6 instruments as a Challenge for the Research
Community
Dr. Fabrice Larat,
University of Mannheim
Abstract,
presentation
|
| 19.00
h |
Conference
Dinner |
| Friday,
21st October 2005 |
| Session
III: On the road to Framework Programme 7 |
| 09.00-09.45
h |
Building
the Europe of Knowledge: Towards
the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (2007-2013)
Dr. Leonidas Karapiperis (Keynote
speaker),
European Commission, DG Research Directorate B, Brussels
Presentation |
| 09.45-10.30
h |
Technology
Platforms from the Perspective of Chemistry in Europe
Prof. Dr. Dieter Jahn,
BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
Abstract,
presentation
(3 MByte) |
| 10.30-11.00
h |
Coffee
Break |
| 11.00-11.45
h |
From FP4 to FP7:
What European Research Area? Strengthening the Innovators or Funding
the Established?
Dr. Hans-Liudger Dienel,
Centre für Technology
and Society (CTS), Technical University Berlin
Dr. Ronald Pohoryles,
Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences,
Vienna and Paris
Abstract,
presentation
|
| 11.45-12.30
h |
FP6
– A programme for achieving global competitiveness or balancing
disparities in member states’ R & D expenditures?
Dr.
Vladimír Albrecht,
Technology Centre Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic,
National Information Centre for European Research, Prague
Abstract,
presentation
|
| 12.30-13.00
h |
Summing
up: Results of the discussions
Prof.
Dr. Dorothea Jansen, FÖV Speyer |
