1. Patrick Bressler Physical and Engineering Sciences NuPECC meeting, Zagreb, June 13/14, 2008

2. www.esf.org ESF Member Organisations 2 75 MOs in 30 countries Research funding organisations Research performing organisations Academies

3. www.esf.org 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. www.esf.org 4 Instruments Forward Looks Exploratory Workshops Member Organisation Fora ESF Research Networking Programmes EUROCORES ESF Conferences EuroBioFund Expert Boards COST (Brussels) Surveys & studies

5. www.esf.org 2008: New CEO Professor Marja Makarov Biochemistry Helsinki U. previously Vice-president Helsinki University SAB chair Nokia Innovation Award 2006-2008 EMBO, EMBL advisory and supervisory panels 5

6. www.esf.org 6 IYA09 Contact: Thibaut Lery Science Officer PESC

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16. www.esf.org 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