June 2017

Science & Policy

What’s on the EU's agenda?

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Strategy and Work Programme Coordination Interinstitutional, International Relations & Outreach

SCIENCE & POLICY: WHAT'S ON THE EU'S AGENDA?

1 June 2017

The DG JRC's monthly briefing to the scientific community, N° 59

Table of Contents

1. Activities of the European Institutions 3

1.1 European Commission 3

1.2 Council 3

1.3 European Parliament 4

1.4 Committee of the Regions (CoR) 9

1.5 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) 10

1.6 International Relations 11

2. Conferences & Meetings 11

2.1 DG JRC Conferences and Meetings 11

2.2 Further European Conferences and Meetings 12

2.3 International Conferences 15

3. DG JRC News 18

April Highlights 18

Correspondence: Strategy and Work Programme Coordination Interinstitutional, International Relations & Outreach– DG JRC European Commission, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11 Office: CDMA 05/155 JRC-STAKEHOLDERS@ec.europa.eu Prepared by Elisebha Fabienne Platzer

mailto:JRC-STAKEHOLDERS@ec.europa.eu

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1. Activities of the European Institutions

1.1 European Commission

Date Event Subject

6 June College Meeting Among others: A strategic approach to resilience in the EU's external action;

All meetings of the College of Commissioners

1.2 Council

Date Event Venue/Location

8-9 June Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council Valletta, Malta

8-9 June Justice and Home Affairs Council Luxembourg

8-9 June Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council Luxembourg

12 June Agriculture and Fisheries Council Luxembourg

16 June Economic and Financial Affairs Council Luxembourg

16 June Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council Luxembourg

19 June Environment Council Luxembourg

19 June Foreign Affairs Council Luxembourg

20 June General Affairs Council Luxembourg

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22-23 June European Council Brussels

11 July Economic and Financial Affairs Council Brussels

17-18 July Agriculture and Fisheries Council Brussels

17 July Foreign Affairs Council Brussels

18 July General Affairs Council Brussels

24 July Economic and Financial Affairs Council Brussels

All meetings of the Council

1.3 European Parliament

Plenary Sessions

Date Event Subjects Venue/Location

1 June EP Plenary

Among others: Uniform format for visas; protection of vulnerable adults; internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G; digitising European industry; Multiannual Framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2018-2022; The new European Consensus on Development - our world, our dignity, our future; combating anti-semitism; resilience as a strategic priority of the EU external action; high-level UN Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UN Ocean Conference);

Brussels

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12-15 June EP Plenary

Among others: Participation of the Union in the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area; EU Cohesion policy; Status of fish stocks and socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean; energy efficiency labelling; European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033; Erasmus 30th Anniversary celebration; situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo Statement by Federica Mogherini, Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; preparation of the European Council of 22 and 23 June 2017 Council and Commission statements; The refoundation of a Europe based on values, anchored in effective democratic institutions and promoting a prosperous economy in a fair and cohesive society; implementation of the European Fund for Strategic Investments; Assessment of Horizon 2020 implementation; Digital economy; cross-border mergers and divisions; debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law;

Strasbourg

Committee Meetings

1 June Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Agenda to be consulted on website Brussels

7 June

Committee on Development and Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Agenda to be consulted on website

Brussels

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8 June Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Among others: The EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; Union Code on Visas (recast); respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications); information exchange, early warning system and risk assessment procedure on new psychoactive substances; minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of the term 'drug'; refugees/migrants issue in Italy: state of play and future scenarios; LIBE Mission on Migration and Asylum to Italy, 18 - 21 April 2017; European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA): presentation of the 2017 Drug report (EDR) package including the Trends and Developments report, the 2017 statistical bulletin and 30 Country Drug Reports; TE-SAT (EU Terrorism Situation and Trend) report 2017 by Europol; Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council “The protection of children in migration”;

Brussels

8 June Subcommittee on Human Rights

Among others: Jointly with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and in association with the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and with the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community: exchange of views with Evo Morales, President of Bolivia; Impact of international trade and the EU’s trade policies on global value chain;

Brussels

8 June Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Agenda to be consulted on website Brussels

8 June Committee on Economic

and Monetary Affairs

Among others: Report on ongoing interinstitutional negotiations; scrutiny of delegated acts and implementing measures

Brussels

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8 June Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Among others: European Electronic Communications Code (Recast); presentation by the Commission of the REFIT Report on Consumer and Marketing Law; access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries; enforcement of the Directive 2006/123/EC on services in the internal market, laying down a notification procedure for authorisation schemes and requirements related to services, and amending Directive 2006/123/EC and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System; contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods; copyright in the Digital Single Market;

Brussels

8 June Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Among others: UN CSW 61st session of the Commission on the Status of the Women- mission report 2017; Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Private and Public Sectors in the EU; the EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

Brussels

8 June Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Among others: Energy efficiency; application of Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage; implementation of environmental legislation;

Brussels

12 June Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Among others: Exchange of views with Mr Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights as part of the structured dialogue

Strasbourg

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12 June Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Among others: Presentation by Commission representatives (DG AGRI and DG SANTE) on the ongoing trade negotiations with Mercosur; presentation by a Commission representative (DG AGRI) on geographical indications (GI) negotiations with China; presentation by a Commission representative (DG AGRI) on the agricultural component of various other ongoing and forthcoming trade negotiations

Strasbourg

12 June Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Among others: 2018 Budget - Mandate for the Trilogue

Strasbourg

12 June Committee on Legal Affairs

Among others: Disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches; approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States as regards the accessibility requirements for products and services; measures to safeguard the security of gas supply;

Strasbourg

15 June Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Agenda to be consulted on website Strasbourg

20-21 June Committee on Economic

and Monetary Affairs

Agenda to be consulted on website Brussels

21 June Committee on Fisheries

Among others: Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks;

Brussels

21-22 June

Committee on the Internal

Market and Consumer

Protection

Among others: Laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products; legal and operational framework of the European services e-card and related services; saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU-COM(2016) 787 final;

Brussels

21-22 June Subcommittee on Human Rights

Agenda to be consulted on website Brussels

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21-22 June Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Agenda to be consulted on website Brussels

26 June Committee on Development

Agenda to be consulted on website Brussels

All European Parliament Committee Meetings

1.4 Committee of the Regions (CoR)

Date Event Venue/Location

1 June 14th Commission for natural resources meeting and conference "Smart tourism: innovation, partnerships and sustainability"

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

2 June Europe - What Future? Reflecting on Europe Gdynia, Poland

6 June Cross-border cooperation to enhance renewable energy in the EU Brussels

6 June An EU Action Plan for nature, people and the economy Brussels

7 June Sustainable Fisheries in the Black Sea Brussels

7 June Talk to your neighbours! Multilingualism in border regions Brussels

7 June Harnessing the Bioeconomy Potential of European Regions Brussels

8 June 14th Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) Meeting

Brussels

8 June REVES Excellence Award 2017 Brussels

13 June Reflecting on Europe from the Heart of Transylvania Cluj-Napoca,

Romania

17 June EU - What has to change? Erfurt, Germany

19 June Athens Citizens' Debate on the Future of Europe Athens, Greece

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20 June The Future of the European Union: The Citizens' Expectations Thessaloniki,

Greece

20 June Energy Day Conference Brussels

6 July 14th Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX)

Brussels

12 July 124th CoR plenary session Brussels

9-12 October 15th European Week of Regions and Cities Brussels

Further Events of the Committee of the Regions

1.5 European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Date Event Venue/Location

5 June World Environment Day International Prague, Czech Republic

6-7 June 25th meeting of the European Economic Area Consultative Committee (EEA-CC)

Prague, Czech Republic

7 June Right of persons with disabilities to vote in EP elections Brussels

19-20 June 7th Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi) Brussels

22 June Employment of Persons with Disabilities: follow- up on equal treatment directive 2000/78/EC

Brussels

22 June Black Gold's Legacy Brussels

23 June Wealth Inequality in Europe Brussels

26-27 June Civil Society Days 2017 Brussels

28 June 2nd European Day of Social Economy Enterprises Brussels

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10-11 July 6th Western Balkans Civil Society Forum Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Further events of the European Economic and Social Committee

1.6 International Relations

Date Event Venue/Location

1-2 June EU-China Summit Brussels

26-27 October EU-CELAC Summit 2017 San Salvador, El Salvador

29-30 November

Africa-EU Summit Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (tbc)

2. Conferences & Meetings

2.1 DG JRC Conferences and Meetings

Date Event Organiser Venue/Location

4-9 June 14th International Workshop on Separation Phenomena in Liquids and Gases (SPLG 2017)

DG JRC, EC Stresa, Italy

12 June Congress on Food Fraud

DG JRC, EC, Federal Office of Consumer

Protection and Food Fraud

Berlin, Germany

20 June Policy impact of knowledge organisations: from understanding impact towards measuring it

DG JRC Brussels

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20-21 June

Transatlantic Knowledge Sharing Conference on Unconventional Hydrocarbons: Resources, Risks, Impact and Research Needs

DG JRC Amsterdam, The

Netherlands

20-21 June

Scientific workshop on nuclear fission dynamics and the emission of prompt neutrons and gamma rays

DG JRC, Horia-Hulubei National

Institute for R&D in Physics and

Nuclear Engineering,

Bucharest (RO) and Institute for

Nuclear Research and Nuclear

Energy, Sofia (BG)

Varna, Bulgaria

3-7 July Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Water Management

Central European University- In-

service ICT Training for Environmental

Professionals (ISEPEI), United

Nations Office for Outer Space

Affairs, DG JRC

Budapest, Hungary

5 July Estonian Semester Opening Ceremony DG JRC Ispra, Italy

4-15 September

International Summerschool on GNSS 2017 DG JRC, ESA Svalbard-

Spitsbergen, Norway

25-26 September

DG JRC Annual Lecture and Annual Conference: EU4FACTS: Evidence for policy in a post-fact world

DG JRC Brussels

27-29 September

CONCORDi 2017: Innovation and Industrial Dynamics: Challenges for the next decade

DG JRC, DG GROW, OECD

Seville, Spain

Further upcoming DG JRC Events

Further upcoming events in the EU Newsroom Calendar

2.2 Further European Conferences and Meetings

1 June High-level event in skills needs in an evolving maritime green economy

EC Brussels

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1 June Workshop on climate action in agriculture and forestry

EC Brussels

1-2 June Energy infrastructure forum EC Copenhagen,

Denmark

1-2 June Urban Development Network (UDN) peer review

EC Athens, Greece

1-2 June Smart regions 2.0 conference: Maximising Europe’s innovation potential

EC Helsinki, Finland

2 June

Conference on strategic public procurement: Procuring sustainable, innovative, and socially responsible solutions

EC Paris, France

5 June World circular economy forum 2017 (WCEF 2017)

EC Helsinki, Finland

6 June Innovative financing for cross-border transport

EP Brussels

6 June EU Code of Conduct Awards EC Monte Carlo,

Monaco

6-8 June 3rd World Reconstruction Conference EC, UNDP, Worldbank Group, GFDRR,

ACP Brussels

6-7 June Next generation internet summit Atomium – European Institute for

Science, Media and Democracy, EC, EP Brussels

7 June COFUND 2016 Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) beneficiaries’ day

EC Brussels

7 June Cohesion policy in mountain areas: How to increase the contribution from mountains and benefits for mountain territories?

EC Brussels

7-8 June European Development Days 2017 EC Brussels

7-8 June Annual privacy forum 2017 EC, Law Faculty-Vienna University Vienna, Austria

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8 June Health systems for the future-Making EU health systems resilient and innovative

EP Brussels

9 June Forum: Health research in a connected and participative society

EC Brussels

12-14 June

International workshop on materials resistant to extreme conditions for future energy systems

EC Kyiv, Ukraine

12-15 June

European Conference on Networks and Communications EUCNC 2017

EC Oulu, Finland

12-15 June

European biomass conference and exhibition

EC Stockholm,

Sweden

13-21 June

European Research Council (ERC) 10th anniversary celebrations

EC Brussels

15 June Financing energy efficiency in Spain and Portugal

EC, IDEA, UNEP, Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda of Spain

Madrid, Spain

15-16 June

Digital assembly 2017 in Valletta: Digital Europe – Investing in the future

EC, Maltese Presidency of the Council Valletta, Malta

15-16 June

Maritime Spatial Planning Conference: Addressing Land-Sea Interactions

EC, Maltese Presidency of the Council St. Julian’s,

Malta

15-16 June

A sustainable Arctic: Innovative approaches EC Oulu, Finland

15-16 June

Urban Development Network (UDN) workshop ‘Smart cities’

EC Plovdiv, Bulgaria

16 June Workshop for public procurers in the sectors of transport and mobility

EC Brussels

20 June International forum on women and trade EC Brussels

20 June Crowdfunding4Culture conference EC Brussels

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20-21 June

Transatlantic knowledge sharing conference on unconventional hydrocarbons: resources, risks, impact and research needs

EC Amsterdam, The

Netherlands

20-22 June

EU Sustainable Energy Week 2017 (EUSEW2017) – policy conference

EC Brussels

22-23 June

International IP Enforcement Summit 2017

EC, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Federal

Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection of Germany

Berlin, Germany

26 June EU corporate governance in XXI Century: Shareholder rights directive II and beyond

EC Brussels

28-29 June

Fourth European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) Conference on Nuclear Safety

EC, ENSREG Brussels

29-30 June

CompNet annual conference - Innovation, firm size, productivity and imbalances in the age of deglobalisation

EC Brussels

3 July Research & innovation – shaping our future EC Brussels

7 July The CAP: Have your say EC Brussels

4-5 September

INSPIRE Conference 2017: INSPIRE a digital Europe – Thinking out of the box

EC Kehl, Germany

16-22 September

European Mobility Week EC across the EU

5-6 October

Our Ocean. An Ocean for life EC Valletta, Malta

16 October

INNOVEIT 2017: EIT's Innovation Forum EC Budapest, Hungary

2.3 International Conferences

Date Event Organiser Venue/Location

5-9 June The Ocean Conference: United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14

UN New York, USA

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Conference

6 June OECD Forum 2017: Bridging Divides OECD Paris, France

6-7 June Second Mission Innovation (MI-2) High Level Meeting

Government of the Republic of China

Beijing, China

6-8 June Clean Energy Ministerial 8 (CEM8) Government of the Republic of

China Beijing, China

6-8 June United Nations Statistical Commission’s Expert Group Meeting on international trade and economic globalization statistics

Eurostat, United Nations Statistical Commission

Luxembourg

6-8 June Offshore wind energy 2017 WindEurope, RenewableUK London, United

Kingdom

6-8 June The World Reconstruction Conference EC, UNDP, World Bank Group, et al. Brussels

6-9 June European HTCondor workshop 2017 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron

(DESY) Hamburg, Germany

7-8 June Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level

OECD Paris, France

8-9 June STEM Gender Equality Conference Science Impact Ltd Berlin, Germany

12-14 June

EuroMedLab Athens 2017

EuroMedLab Athens, International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and

Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), European Federation of Clinical

Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM), Balkian Clinical Laboratory

Federation (BCLF)

Athens, Greece

12-14 June

9th Trondheim Conference on CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage

International CCS Research Centre (NCCS) under auspices of NTNU and

SINTEF

Trondheim, Norway

15-17 June

Western Balkans Process– 1st Joint Science Conference

Leopoldina- Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften

Berlin, Germany

15-19 June

Life everywhere: Ecsite Annual Conference 2017

Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto

and Ciência Viva Porto, Portugal

18-23 June

STARMUS IV Festival Norwegian University of Science and Technology, The Research Council of

Norway

Trondheim Norway

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26 June-7 July

European University Institute (EUI) Migration Summer School: Thinking beyond the crisis

EUI Florence, Italy

27-29 June

Summer Davos: Annual Meeting of the New Champions-Technological Innovation and Sustainable Development

World Economic Forum Dalian, China

28-30 June

International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE) Annual Conference: Migrations, Diversity and the City

IMISCOE Rotterdam, the

Netherlands

7-8 July G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government

G20 Hamburg, Germany

19-21 July 3rd Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies 2017

South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS), Global Young

Academy (GYA)

Johannesburg, South Africa

24-28 July Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction

Central European University- In-service ICT Training for

Environmental Professionals (ISEPEI), United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP)

Budapest, Hungary

7-8 November

Euro-CASE Annual Conference 2017 Euro-CASE Poznan, Poland

7-11 November

World Science Forum 2017 Royal Scientific Society of Jordan Dead Sea,

Jordan

16-18 November

2017 EU-US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

National Academy of Engineering Davis, USA

25-28 November

World Bosai Forum IDRC 2017 Sendai City, the Tohoku University,

IRIDeS, Global Risk Forum GRF Davos

Sendai, Japan

7-8 December

Science Forum South Africa 2017 Department of Science and

Technology of the Republic of South Africa

Pretoria, South Africa

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3. DG JRC News

2015 DG JRC Annual Report

2015 Overview of the scientific process of the EU Agencies

network for scientific advice (EU-ANSA)

May DG JRC Newsletter May 2017

Open The EU is recruiting researchers - Call for expressions of

interest

Open

Call for Expression of Interest to participate to JRC's

Institutional History Project (iHiP): Arts-booklet, Story-

telling and Exhibition initiatives

May Highlights

3-4 May JRC-DG SANTE Symposium on nanomaterials in food: reliability of

measurement results

The Directorate General Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the Directorate General Health and Food Safety (SANTE) organised a symposium on nanomaterials in food: reliability of measurement results. It aimed at creating a forum where challenges of the enforcement of the relevant EU legislation on food and food contact materials requiring detection and quantification of nanomaterials can be identified, discussed and best practices exchanged. It is structured around the following sessions: • EU legislation, risk assessment and consumer and industry perspectives • Analytical challenges on the identification, characterization and quantification of (engineered) nanomaterials • Development of analytical methods and reference materials • The way forward. Collaboration and networking This initiative with the involvement of Member States and stakeholders aimed at facilitating the work of official control laboratories and competent authorities.

12 May Stakeholders conference on the Digital Competence Framework for citizens (DigComp) and the Entrepreneurship Competence Framework (EntreComp)

The event was hosted by DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Brussels on Friday, 12 May 2017. Since 2015, DigComp has become a well-regarded reference framework for establishing a shared understanding of digital competences and supporting development of digital

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competences in the work place, in education and training, policy-making and more widely. EntreComp, launched in 2016, has already had positive uptake by stakeholders and is supporting new thinking and understanding of what it means to be entrepreneurial and to have a sense of initiative in today's challenging and ever changing society. The event brought together stakeholders from every sector with an interest in these two key competences and sought to create a community around the frameworks to explore and advance the use of both. A key feature of the event was an exhibition session run during part of the day which allowed stakeholders to present information on how they have applied or used the frameworks in their work. The event contained also a number of interactive sessions and presentations.

16-19 May JRC Summer School on Alternative Approaches for Risk assessment

The JRC's Chemical Safety and Alternative Methods Unit, which incorporates the EU Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM), organised a JRC Summer School from the 16-19 May 2017, at the JRC Ispra site, on the topic of "Alternative Approaches for Risk Assessment". The overall aim was to provide comprehensive training on state-of-the-art alternative (non-animal) approaches to predictive toxicology and to promote their use within modern chemical risk assessment practice. The Summer School was specifically tailored for post-graduate students (PhD/Masters) and early-career scientists working in relevant fields. It provided valuable insights into principles and methodologies of human health and environmental risk assessment using non-animal approaches, drawing from scientific, regulatory, and industrial perspectives. Presentations didn't only outline the typical risk assessment process in widespread use today but also explored options for modernisation through greater incorporation of new scientific tools and thinking. Topics that were covered include; exposure assessment, hazard identification and characterisation, in vitro methods and computational modelling, validation principles and practice, and analysis of uncertainty. The programme was varied and engaging, combining lectures from experts in the field with a range of other activities to facilitate exchange between students and lecturers and students and their peers. Each participant was asked to contribute to a poster session to present aspects of their own studies, interests or work area, and some abstracts may be selected for oral presentation. A world café-type session, a quiz, games and visits to the EURL ECVAM laboratories and the JRC Visitors Centre were also planned to enrich the Summer School experience and to maximise learning opportunities through different means.

16-31 May Science meets Arctic

The Arctic is a rich and unique ecosystem which is under threat from the effects of global warming, changes to the environment, pollution, globalisation and hunger for resources. These changes threaten both the environment and the indigenous population and their way of life. The JRC has been highlighting these issues and is increasingly bridging the gap between science and the EU Arctic Policy in an area of geo-political relevance . The Arctic environment is emblematic in terms of current concerns with climate change, and it provides the focus of much scientific work that tries to understand the processes at play, and their significance. In this context, the artist Jane Rushton has become interested in drawing on the knowledge and methodologies of science as a means of expanding her approach to material investigations, with the ultimate aim of making visually poetic work that provokes a different type of engagement: of seeing, valuing, knowing and understanding. The interaction between art and science on this fascinating theme is the key focus area of this event, jointly organized by the JRC and the artist Jane Rushton.

17-19 May Dresden Nexus Conference 2017 - SDGs and NEXUS Approach: Monitoring and Implementation

The Dresden Nexus Conference is a platform to discuss current research and initiatives applying the Nexus Approach and the benefits for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. It is a key pillar for advancing the nexus approach to the integrated management of resources. Bringing together scientists, implementers, decision-makers and donors, the Conference has and will continue to connect UN entities, first-class research institutions,

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governmental institutions and nongovernmental organisations under the umbrella of Sustainable Development Goals and the Water-Soil-Waste Nexus. JRC scientist and Chair of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS) and the IPBES thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration (LDR), Luca Montanarella, is a keynote speaker at the Conference.

18 May STS Contro-Corrente Seminars: Brian Wynne

Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), has become a pillar of European Research Development and Innovation (RDI), as is immediately apparent from its presence for example in Horizon 2020, its guidance and Call For Projects texts. Despite its conceptual birth within and close to the European Commission's Directorate-General for RTD, and a substantial effort to give it practical force in Research and Development and innovation cultures, after several years' promotion and broadly sympathetic debate, its principles remain legitimate abstractions rather than practical descriptions of EU and member-state RDI, indeed even more so when we consider global RDI in all its variety. Was the original idea just too naively idealist and unrealistic? It is difficult to hear anyone claiming or proposing to do irresponsible research and innovation; yet it is also clear that research and innovation remain a long way from the honourable- and maybe essential- goals this programme has laid out. In the paper some examples from both global and EU research science were introduced to show how political-economic commercial forces bear down on and shape scientific research, including a domain which has been neglected in RRI analysis and discussion, namely (what is claimed to be) scientific regulation of the products of scientific research. Some of this analysis will focus on The European Food Safety Authority, and its role in the EU regulation of Genetic Modified Organisms and chemical pesticides.

23-24 May Workshop on the role of Science/ Technology Parks and Incubators in

Innovation Ecosystems

The main focus of this workshop was the exchange of good practices for the development and management of Science and Technology Parks (STPs) and Incubators in the Danube and Adriatic-Ionian Macro Regions. Issues related to the optimal ownership and operational structure of such facilities were discussed as well as approaches in terms of sectoral or technological profile. Exchange of best practices will be facilitated through the exploration of case studies from the region and beyond. The role of STPs and incubators in supporting smart specialisation strategies were also considered. Objectives: The objectives of this workshop was to exchange know-how among practitioners from the region on successful practices in science parks and incubators development and management and to explore and understand the role that these can play in creating value and developing innovation ecosystems. The workshop aimed to explore the different models for STPs and incubator development and financing as well as management. It also considered the role that various stakeholders, both private and public (industry, academia, government, the investment community, etc.) can play to generate a virtuous circle that can accelerate local economic development and drive regional competitiveness. The focus of the workshop was on exploring best practices that can help to tackle issues and bottlenecks that are specific to the Danube and Adriatic-Ionian macro regions. This workshop was expected to assist in streamlining the technology commercialisation and technology transfer system in all the countries concerned including member states, candidate and neighbourhood countries. The conclusions of this meeting are also expected to feed into broader political developments, in particular in relation to the Berlin process, and the development and further integration of the economies of the Western Balkan countries. In this respect, it is expected that the outcome of this meeting will feed into discussions to be held at the Berlin Process Summit scheduled to take place in Trieste in July 2017.

30 May-1 June Scientific guidance to help prevent and mitigate chemical accidents

The symposium was jointly organised by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and Kanazawa University. It was held from 30 May to 1st June 2017 in Kanazawa, Japan.

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/scientific-guidance-help-prevent-and-mitigate-chemical-accidents

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The event offered a forum for presentations on the latest developments in radiotherapy with alpha emitters in cancer treatment and provided the opportunity for scientific exchange and networking. Potential topics for presentations and discussions include clinical experience of treatment with alpha emitters, preclinical research, radionuclide production, instrumentation and dosimetry. residential areas, transport infrastructure or other public spaces.

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