[Equal] WG: Women and Science Headlines 16 - message from the Women and Science unit, European Commission, DG Research

Tue Apr 5 13:25:18 CEST 2005

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Hier die neuesten Nachrichten aus Brüssel von der Women and Science Unit.

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Maya Widmer

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Maya Widmer 
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds 
Gleichstellungsbeauftragte Forschungsförderung 
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Von: Vera.Fehnle at cec.eu.int [mailto:Vera.Fehnle at cec.eu.int]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. April 2005 12:51
Betreff: Women and Science Headlines 16 - message from the Women and Science unit, European Commission, DG Research

Women and Science Headlines - 16:
Contact persons: vera.fehnle at cec.eu.int <  <mailto:vera.fehnle at cec.eu.int> mailto:vera.fehnle at cec.eu.int> - robert.o’meara at cec.eu.int <  <mailto:robert.o'meara at cec.eu.int> mailto:robert.o’meara at cec.eu.int >

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: 
Women & Science Report 
The Commission’s latest official document “Women and Science: Excellence and Innovation - Gender Equality in Science” has been published, in response to the European Council’s request to the European Commission for full details on Women & Science activities since 2001. 

The report sets out the actions on-going and under preparation at European level to promote the role of women in science, detailing some of the major statistics relating to the current state of this gender issue and the effects of various initiatives and projects. The focus of future priorities is based on the results of the actions to date. For the future, a further €5.7m has been earmarked for Women and Science in 2005-2006, bringing the total in the Sixth Framework Programme to around €20m. The Commission will give €2m to start up the European Platform of Women Scientists, which will establish networks of women scientists and organisations working towards gender equality in scientific research. The Commission is also proposing the creation of a European award on excellence in gender research, to raise awareness of the importance of such research. 

You can download a copy of the report at the following web address: 
 <http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/women-science/women-science_en.html> http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/women-science/women-science_en.html 

Science in Society Forum 2005 

The Science in Society Forum 2005 took place in Brussels on the 9-11 March. Some 840 delegates attended the event and the 42 participant information stands were divided into three main clusters: Popularisation of Science, Debates and Participatory Process and Addressing Groups of Society. Over the two and a half days of the event, the various sessions were themed as follows: 1) Towards a Communication Culture, 2) Science, Technology and Democracy, 3) Relevance to Lisbon’s objectives and 4) Diversity, Inclusiveness & Equality in Science. 

Session 4 - Fostering diversity, inclusiveness and equality in science looked at how better quality research can be gained through the integration of gender and ethical issues. There was also a screening of Femmes de Tête, the documentary that the Commission co-produced with ARTE last year, after which there was a Q & A with the filmmaker, Hervé Nisic. 

Please Note: A new call for proposals covering ‘Science Events’ and ‘Science in Society beyond FP6’ is now open, the budget is €2.2million and the closing date is 24 May 2005. For more information, click on the following link:  <http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=199#> http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=199#

DG Employment announces Institute for Gender Equality 

Following a request by the European Council and approval by the European Parliament, International Women’s Day saw the European Commission make the significant announcement of the commitment of €52.5 million to the creation of a European Institute for Gender Equality.

The Institute will be an independent centre of excellence at European level. It will gather, analyse and disseminate reliable and comparable research data and information needed by policy-makers in Brussels and in the Member States. It will also have a documentation centre and a library which will be open to the public. 

 <http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2005/mar/genderinstitute_en.html> http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2005/mar/genderinstitute_en.html 

PERSPECTIVES: Women & Science - Future Events

Enwise Follow-Up Workshop 

After the success of last September’s Enwise valorisation conference in Tallinn, Estonia - we are pleased to announce that a follow-up workshop is currently being organised and is set to take place over two half-days, 25-26 April 2005. The provisional title for the workshop is “Implementing Enwise Results” and our collaborators from last year’s conference, the Archimedes Foundation, are busy making preparations for the event, which shall be held in the Reval Hotel Central, Tallinn, Estonia.

If you would like any more information on this event, please contact Robert O’Meara, Robert.O’Meara at cec.eu.int or Margit Lehis,  <mailto:margit at irc.ee> margit at irc.ee    

New Research. New Technology. New Thinking. 
Euroscience Open Forum 2006 launches call for proposals 
The 2nd Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF) will take place July 15th-19th 2006 in Munich, Germany. Scientists, journalists and experts from politics, industry and research can now submit proposals for scientific sessions and outreach activities online at www.esof2006.org until June 15th 2005.

The organisers of ESOF2006 now welcome contributions to the Forum’s programme. The call for proposals is open from March 15th until June 15th 2005. Proposals for scientific sessions and outreach activities can be submitted online at www.esof2006.org. To stimulate inspiring submissions, 18 broad themes have been selected. These themes highlight current developments in research and science policy and set the framework for an outstanding conference.

NETWORK NEWS 
Women In Technology International 
The 11th WITI Annual National Conference will take place in Los Angeles, California on 5-6 May 2005. The event promises to bring together many prominent women in the technology and enterprise sector in the USA. For further information, please proceed to the following website:  <http://www.witi.com/magazines/news/conf2005/> http://www.witi.com/magazines/news/conf2005/

The 13th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists 

The International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists is set to take place between August 26 and 29, 2005, in Seoul, Korea. The ICWES13 is a dynamic, international conference for women engineers and researchers under the theme “Women Engineers and Scientists: Main Force to Reshape the Future World”. For further information, please proceed to  <http://www.icwes13.org> www.icwes13.org 

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