ISE Conference


Building-up the ERC – A novel Approach to Science Policy Making
UNESCO, Paris, 25-26 October, 2004

On Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 October 2004, the Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) organized a Conference on the European Research Council (ERC), which was be hosted by UNESCO in its Headquarters in Paris, France.


The Conference identifed and discussed crucial issues related to the establishment of an ERC and highlight the various possibilities to address them. Notably, the Conference revued and discussed the general principles of the ERC, provided an update on current views from the European Commission, confronted the recommendations of the EC-EUROHORCs working group on the principles that should govern the ERC and its practical implementation with the views of the scientific community and discussed further issues affecting ERC policies. In organizing this Conference, ISE assisted politicians define a roadmap for the establishment of the ERC.

 


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