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Dissemination event for the Mutual Learning Exercise on Public Engagement in Research & Innovation in Europe
ERA Policy Agenda 2022-24 Action 14.4
We invite you to an event on how to shape, implement and embed Public Engagement (PE) in R&I policies and practices. Knowledge and recommendations from the ERA Action 14.4 MLE on PE will be shared, as well as best PE practices from across Europe. Participants are invited to co-create the contents and contribute with their own experiences and ideas.
Tuesday 1 April 9:30-12:30 CET at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels (29 Rue Vautier 1000 Brussels), and online
Participation is free of charge.
Register no later than 17 March to participate onsite, or 26 March to follow online.
The event is co-organised by the European Commission, Belspo (the Belgian Science Policy Office) and Scivil (the Flemish knowledge center for citizen science).
Programme
9:30 Welcome
Signe Ratso, Deputy Director-General, European Commission’s Directorate-General Research and Innovation and Acting Director of ERA & Innovation
Michel Van Camp, Director, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Cissi Askwall, MLE Chair and Coordinator, the Swedish Research Council
9:50 Presentation of MLE findings and recommendations
Marzia Mazzonetto, MLE Rapporteur and CEO, Stickydot
10:15 Good PE practices from MLE countries
MLE representatives from across Europe present successful PE initiatives and best practices in a 3-minute pitch format.
10:45 Good Belgian PE practices
ZEEKERWETEN – Dr Jan Seys, Science Communication Division Manager, Flanders Marine Institute
Urban Lab – Tim Guily, Policy Advisor Smart City, City of Leuven
PE at the Institute – Freek Fonteyne, Head of Education Service, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
11:15 Break
11:30 Interactive panel discussion
Next steps to strengthen PE policies and practices at national and European level
Dr Frederike Schmitz, Programme Leader Citizen Science & Societal Engagement, Open Science NL
Dr Angela Simone, Project Coordinator, REINFORCING and MLE individual expert
Dr Kenneth Skeldon, Research Engagement Manager, University of Glasgow and President, EUSEA (European Science Engagement Association)
Dr Marc Vanholsbeeck, Director, Department of Federal, Interfederal and International Coordination, BELSPO and Lecturer in science communication (ULB)
Dr Georgios Papanagnou, Policy Officer Open Science, European Commission’s Directorate-General Research and Innovation
12:15 Concluding remarks
Els Titeca, Science Policy Advisor, the Cabinet of the Flemish Minister of Science and Innovation
