Patrick Bressler Physical and Engineering Sciences NuPECC meeting, Zagreb, June 13/14, 2008
ESF Member Organisations 2 75 MOs in 30 countries Research funding organisations Research performing organisations Academies
About ESF: The executive agency of the national agencies ESF provides a common platform for our Member Organisations (MOs) in order to: advance European research explore new directions for research at the European level Through its activities, ESF serves the needs of the European research community in a global context. 3
4 Instruments Forward Looks Exploratory Workshops Member Organisation Fora ESF Research Networking Programmes EUROCORES ESF Conferences EuroBioFund Expert Boards COST (Brussels) Surveys & studies
2008: New CEO Professor Marja Makarov Biochemistry Helsinki U. previously Vice-president Helsinki University SAB chair Nokia Innovation Award EMBO, EMBL advisory and supervisory panels 5
6 IYA09 Contact: Thibaut Lery Science Officer PESC
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PESC – NuPECC ESF PESC/ESSC/NuPECC INIF proposal ECRIN for you to support/approve FORWARD LOOK Link with IYA 09 actions: Cosmology, Origin of the Universe, physics of stars, plasmas and other matter (PESC contact: Thibaut Lery) 16