EuroScience (the founding organisation of ESOF, EuroScience Open Forum) is a pan-
Europe
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an
grassroots
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organisation for the support and promotion of
science
Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...
and
technology
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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 sciences,
mathematics,
medical sciences
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,
engineering
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,
social science
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s,
humanities
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and
the arts
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), 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
Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
* 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
* 2006:
Munich
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* 2008:
Barcelona
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* 2010:
Turin
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* 2012:
Dublin
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* 2014:
Copenhagen
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* 2016:
Manchester
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* 2018:
Toulouse
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* 2020:
Trieste
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* 2022:
Leiden
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&
the Hague
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* 2024: {{flagicon, Poland
Katowice
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See also
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Science and technology in Europe
Europe's achievements in Science, technology and society, science and technology have been significant and research and development efforts form an integral part of the European economy. Europe has been the home of some of the most prominent res ...
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Directorate-General for Research
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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
The European Research Area (ERA) is a system of scientific research programs integrating the scientific resources of the European Union (EU). Since its inception in 2000, the structure has been concentrated on European cooperation in the fields of ...
(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
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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
Th ...
, 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