On November 27, S4D4C participates in the European Research Days 2020 (#ERD2020) Australia & New Zealand edition.
The European Research Days are organized by EURAXESS Worldwide which is a platform on researchers’ mobility present in several countries and regions (Australia & New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean, China, India, Japan, Korea, North America, ASEAN). The Australia & New Zealand sessions are organized together with the Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand and the Delegation of the European Union to Australia in the context of the #ERD2020. These sessions runs for a total of three days from the 25 to the 27 November addressing various topics in various formats: ‘High-level’ sessions are planned together with ‘highlights’ and ‘special’ sessions ensuring a diversity of stakeholders and topics. The special session of the last day of the event is hosted by the ZSI-coordinated project S4D4C, led by Elke Dall. In this panel, the S4D4C partners discuss several facets of science diplomacy.
Programme
Chairperson: Ms Elke Dall, S4D4C Project Coordinator, Centre for Social Innovation
07:30 CET Official Welcome and Introduction
07:50 CET Roundtable: What Is Science Diplomacy?
- Dr Susanne Keppler-Schlesinger, Deputy Director, Vienna School of International Studies
- Dr Marga Gual Soler, Advisor, Horizon 2020-European Science Diplomacy Cluster
- Dr Lorenzo Melchor, EU Science Advice & Diplomacy Officer, Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology
- Ms Charlotte Rungius, Research Associate, German Centre for Higher Education and Science Research
The panel will discuss three aspects: Conceptual Definitions, Evolution of the Concept and Strategies and the role of the ‘science diplomat’.
08:30 Final remarks and End of the session
More information on registration and the programme can be found here; AGENDA, REGISTRATION.