EuroScience (the founding organisation of ESOF, EuroScience Open Forum) is a pan-
European
grassroots
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organisation for the support and promotion of
science and
technology in Europe. The membership of EuroScience consists of individuals interested in constructing a scientific Europe. Its members include anyone interested in
European research, whether professional scientists, policy-makers, industries or members of the public.
EuroScience represents European scientists of all disciplines (
natural science
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s,
mathematics
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,
medical sciences
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,
engineering,
social sciences,
humanities and
the arts), institutions of the public sector, universities, research institutes as well as the business and industry sector.
EuroScience is open to research professionals, science administrators, policy-makers, teachers, PhD students, post-docs, engineers, industrialists, and generally to any citizen interested in science and technology and its links with society.
EuroScience organises meetings of all sizes at the international level or at regional levels; publish position papers; and use the Internet to discuss science within a public agenda.
EuroScience also edits the free online magazin
EuroScientistand is part of the European projec
NewHoRRIzon
EuroScience is headquartered in Strasbourg. The President is
Michael Matlosz and Secretary General is Matthias Girod.
Aims
EuroScience was founded in 1997 by members of Europe's research community to:
* provide an open forum for debate on science and technology and research policies in Europe
* strengthen the links between
science and society
* contribute to the creation of an integrated space for science and technology in Europe, linking research organisations and policies at national and EU levels; strive for a greater role of the EU in research and
* influence science and technology policies.
EuroScience Open Forum
EuroScience organises the ''EuroScience Open Forum''
ESOF which brings together
stakeholders involved in European science: scientists, business executives and policy-makers. The ESOF is held every two years and is hosted by a European city.
* 2004:
Stockholm
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* 2006:
Munich
* 2008:
Barcelona
* 2010:
Turin
* 2012:
Dublin
* 2014:
Copenhagen
* 2016:
Manchester
* 2018:
Toulouse
* 2020:
Trieste
* 2022:
Leiden &
the Hague
* 2024: {{flagicon, Poland
Katowice
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See also
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Science and technology in Europe
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Directorate-General for Research
The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, located in Brussels, and responsible for the European Union's research and innovation policy and coordination of research and innovati ...
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European Science Foundation
The European Science Foundation (ESF) is an association of 11 member organizations devoted to scientific research in 8 European countries. ESF is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation that promotes the highest quality science ...
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European Research Area (ERA)
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Eurodoc
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Academia Europæa
The Academia Europaea is a pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters, Law, and Sciences.
The Academia was founded in 1988 as a functioning Europe-wide Academy that encompasses all fields of scholarly inquiry. It acts as co-ordinator of Europea ...
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Lisbon Strategy
Sources
* ''EuroScience Open Forum 2006'', Biotechnol J. 2006 Sep;1(9):890-1
''A new opportunity for science in Europe'' Nature 1996;384:108
''Europas Wissenschaftler gründen ihre Lobby, die Euroscience'' Die Zeit
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History
The ...
, Nr 13, 21 March 1997
* ''New Euroscience group'', Research Europe, 20 nov. 1997, p. 6
External links
EuroScienceEuroScientist, the official publication of EuroScienceEuroScience Open Forum (ESOF)Georgian National Section of EuroScience (ESGNS)Romanian section of EuroScienceEuroScience Local Section in Russia
Science and technology in Europe
Pan-European scientific societies
Organizations established in 1997