Annual Meeting of the European ISC Members took place in London on the 12th–13th of October 2022.
Venue and location
Kohn Centre/Marble Hall
The Royal Society
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London, SW1Y 5AG
Programme
October 12
| 13.30 | Registration, welcome coffee |
| Moderated by Robin Grimes, Foreign Secretary, Royal Society | |
| 14.00 | Opening of the Annual Meeting. Royal Society welcoming words, Robin Grimes, Foreign Secretary, Royal Society |
| 14.05 | Opening address by Euro-ISC chair Tarmo Soomere, President, Estonian Academy of Sciences |
| 14.20–16.30 | Euro-ISC Business Meeting Brief overviews of the activities of the member organisations of the network, discussion |
| 16.30–17.00 | Library Tour (room for 15 people) |
| Break | |
| 18.15 | Drinks reception (Marble Hall) |
| 18.30 | Gala dinner (Kohn Centre) Speakers: – Robin Grimes, Foreign Secretary, Royal Society – Ambassador H.E. Mr. Viljar Lubi |
October 13
| 9.00 | Morning coffee |
| Moderated by Simon Goldhill, Foreign Secretary, British Academy Practicalities of the day, introduced by the moderator | |
| 9.30–11.15 | Science advice and sustainability Chair: Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Adviser, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) |
| Dr Marco Sacchi, University of Surrey, Department of Chemistry, Leverhulme Quantum Biology Doctoral Training Centre (QB-DTC). Anu Realo, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Warwick. Past-President, European Association of Personality Psychology Mathieu Denis, ISC Acting CEO and Science Director Q&A/panel discussion | |
| 11.15–11.30 | Coffee break |
| 11.30–13.00 | Crisis preparedness and the challenges of scientific advice Chair: Professor Peter John, Professor of Public Policy, King’s College, London |
| Tarmo Soomere, President, Estonian Academy of Sciences Melinda Mills FBA, Director Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, University of Oxford Elizabeth Storer, Research Officer, Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, London School of Economics Q&A/panel discussion | |
| 13.00–13.10 | Closing remarks by Euro-ISC chair Tarmo Soomere, President, Estonian Academy of Sciences |
| 13.15–13.45 | Sandwich lunch |