Preliminary programme
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ACADEMIA EUROPAEA AND THE YOUNG ACADEMY OF EUROPE
AND DISPUTATIO OF BARCELONA
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November 28 [Wednesday]
| Morning, at the IEC (c/Carme 47) | |
| 09.00 – 18.00 | Documents delivery. |
| 10.00 – 14.00 | Meetings of the four Section Classes of AE — General coordinator: Alexander Fidora (ICREA-UAB) — Coordinators of each Session: Vladimir Biti, Björn Wittrock, Donald Dingwell, Alexei Verkhratsky |
| Morning, at the CSIC Residence (c/ Hospital 64) | |
| 09.00 -16.00 | Meetings of the YAE |
| Afternoon, at the IEC (c/Carme 47) | |
| 1st part, for members of the AE, and from 16.30h on also members of the YAE | |
| 15.00 – 18.00 | General Assembly of the AE and Delivery of Diplomas to the new Members of the AE and the YAE |
| 2nd part, open to the general public | |
| 19.00 – 21.00 | Disputatio of Barcelona 2018: Cooperation vs. Competition. Challenges and Opportunities — Disputantes: Hervé Moulin (Glasgow) vs. Gabrielle Demange (Paris) — Coordinator: Salvador Barberà (UAB) — Open discussion with the attendants |
November 29 [Thursday]
| Morning, at the CosmoCaixa (c/d’Isaac Newton 26) | |
| 09.00 | Buses to CosmoCaixa will depart from Hotel Regina (Carrer de Bergara, 4) — Documents delivery. (cont.) |
| 10.00 – 13.00 | Welcome to CosmoCaixa — Angel Font, Corporate Director of Research and Strategy, “la Caixa” Banking Foundation Official opening of the Annual Congress of the AE and the YAE — Sierd Cloetingh, President of AE — Ricard Guerrero, Academic Director of the Barcelona Hub — Marcel Swart, Chair of the YAE |
| The 2018 AE-Heinz-Nixdorf ERASMUS Medal and Laudatio: — Hans Clevers, “Stem cell-based organoids in personalised medicine” — Jos van der Meer, Laudator — Balzan Lecture #1: Carlo Ginzburg, “Disciplines, Serendipity, case studies” — Balzan Lecture #2: Michaël Gillon, “Life under another Sun: from science-fiction to science” — COST Lecture #1: Marcel Swart, “Spinning from north to south: a collaborative COST approach in transition-metal chemistry” |
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| 13.00 – 14.15 | Lunch |
| Afternoon,at the CosmoCaixa | |
| 14.30 – 17.45 | — COST Lecture #2: Angelo Camerlenghi, “Uncovering the Mediterranean salt giant (MEDSALT) – a COST Action as an incubator of cross-disciplinary research in Earth Sciences” |
| YAE Prize and Laudatio: — Gabi Lombardo, “Encouraging a strong SSH scientific community to serve society’s wellbeing” — YAE Session Talk #1: Sarah de Rijcke, “Metrics and science” — YAE Session Talk #2: Anna Marmadoro, “Time after change” — Closure and Welcome Reception for new Members |
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| 18.00 | Buses to RAMC-IEC |
| 19.00 – 20.30 | Concert by The Gani Mirzo Band, “Building musical bridges in the Mediterranean. Songs from Algeria, Armenia and Kurdistan” — Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia (RAMC), at the Anatomic Theatre Gimbernat Hall — Presentation: Ramon Gomis (IDIBAPS, UB) |
| 20.30 – 22.30 | IEC, Cloister: — Reception and Hot buffet — Farewell |