Welcome to the 7th Annual Meeting of the European Members of the International Science Council
The Annual Meeting took place on 21-22 November 2024 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, 114 18 Stockholm.
AGENDA
Agenda, accommodation, and transportation information (PDF)
21 November, Science and Discussion Day
22 November, Formulation and Election Day
We plan to formulate the messages of the European Members to the ISC General Assembly.
We are electing a new host country and new Management Group members for the next 3-year period.
| DAY 1, NOVEMBER 21 | |
| 13:45 | Part I: Formal Business Meeting Opening and Formalities – Tarmo Soomere Welcoming Words from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
| – Adoption of Agenda 2024 – Report from the Management Group and Secretariat – Approval of the Minutes of the Annual Meeting 2023 PDF – Information from participating members (possibility for introduction and sharing information from member organisations, 3 minutes per person) | |
| 15:00 | Part II: Addressing Challenges |
| 15:05 | Key presentation 1: Challenges of Artificial Intelligence. Presentation PDF Professor Amos Storkey, University of Edinburgh |
| 15:30 | Key presentation 2: Building capacity for evidence-informed policymaking in governance and public administration in a post-pandemic Europe. Presentation PDF Alexandra Olajos-Szabó, Policy Analyst, European Commission Joint Research Centre |
| 15:55 | Key presentation 3: The challenge of Reclaiming Europe. Dr. Helen Eenmaa, President of the Young Academies Science Advice Structure YASAS, Associate Professor of Governance and Legal Policy, University of Tartu |
| 16:20 | Coffee Break and setup for discussions in breakout rooms |
| 16:35 | Workshops – Breakout session 1: Artificial Intelligence, Professor Amos Storkey (Room A) – Breakout session 2, Room B: Shaping Science Advice Systems, Alexandra Olajos-Szabó, Estonian Ambassador to Sweden (Room B) – Breakout session 3, Room C: Towards Reclaiming Europe. Dr. Helen Eenmaa |
| 17:20 | Coffee Break and reconvening in the main meeting room |
| 17:30 | Discussion in the Main Meeting Room: The Message from the European Group Members |
| Part III: Networking Dinner | |
| 18:30 | Dinner at Academy Club Villa, main building Interventions by: – Estonian Ambassador to Sweden, Mr. Toomas Lukk (Moved to Day 2) – Professor Per Strömberg, Vice President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
| DAY 2, NOVEMBER 22 | |
| Part IV: Elections | |
| 09:00 | Introduction to the Day – Tarmo Soomere |
| 09:05 | Elections of the Host Country – Tarmo Soomere – Introduction of Candidate and Future Plans: Estonia – Tarmo Soomere – Q&A and discussion – Voting and results |
| 09:20 | Introduction of Management Group Candidates – Tarmo Soomere |
| 09:30–9:55 | Introduction of the Candidates |
| Candidate 1: Anna Mauranen, Council of Finnish Academies | |
| Candidate 2: Augusta Maria Paci, CNR, Italy | |
| Candidate 3: Ilkay Erdogan-Orhan, TÜBA Turkey | |
| Candidate 4: Manuel De Leon, Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences | |
| Candidate 5: Jūras Banys, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences | |
| 09:55 | Voting and results |
| 10:20 | Coffee Break |
| 10:40 | Amending the Statutes of European Members of the International Science Council |
| 10:55 | The Actions and Challenges of the ISC, Presentation PDF Dr. Vanessa McBride, Science Director |
| 11:20 | Formulating the Message of European Members for the ISC General Assembly 2025 |
| 11:40 | The Format and Tasks of the Next ISC European Members’ Annual Meetings |
| 11:50 | Any other business |
| 12:00 | Wrap-up |
| 12:10 | Farewell lunch and departure |
Read about the 2023 Annual Meeting held in Podgorica, Montenegro, here: Annual Meeting 2023.