RESCUE Launching Conference

RESCUE Launching Conference - programme and presentations

Thursday 10th September 2009

09:00 - 09:20Welcome & Introduction
ESF (Sonja Lojen), COST (Ipek Erzi) & IFP (Philippe Ungerer) Representatives
09:20 - 09:40Challenges and Perspectives in RESCUE science

FL RESCUE Chair/Vice Chair: Leen Hordijk /Gísli Pálsson

PDF (1,2 MB)
09:40 - 10:05RESCUE and beyond - opportunities, challenges and responsibilities of an emergent society and for sustainable governance
Patrick Monfray (CNRS, INSU) and Leah Goldfarb (ICSU)PDF (915 KB), PDF (371 KB)
10:05 - 10:25RESCUE: responding to the societal and scientific challenges - the "mission"
Elie Faroult (EC DG, Foresight Unit)PDF (391 KB)
10:25 - 10:40 Break
10:40 - 12:10New, emerging and neglected Science Questions in the RESCUE remit
Perspective from "natural sciences" (30 minutes) - Sylvie JoussaumePDF (900 KB)
Perspective from "social/human sciences" (30 minutes) - Andrew GouldsonPDF (154 KB)
Discussion to complement the two perspectives (20 minutes; with moderator: Gísli Pálsson)PDF (279 KB)
Conclusion (10 minutes; by Chair of "Science Questions" WG: Joseph Alcamo)
12:10 - 12:30RESCUE Work Plan and Working Groups
FL RESCUE Chair/Vice-Chair: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson
12:30 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 15:00Breakout for the Working Groups (1) Content issues

Chairs or Vice-Chairs of the 5 WG's

What is the remit of the WG? –> scanning of the content issues and science questions
15:00 - 15:20 Break
15:20 - 16:30Breakout for the Working Groups (1) - Content issues (continued)
Chairs or Vice-Chairs of the 5 WG's
16:30 - 17:30 Reports from the Working Groups (1) - Content issues
Reports (by the Chairs or Vice-Chairs of the 5 WGs; 10-15 minutes each)
-Joseph AlcamoPDF(109 KB)
-Sierd CloetinghPDF (259 KB)
-Theo Toonen
- Karen O'BrienPDF (192 KB)
- Jill Jaeger/Frans BerkhoutPDF (7 KB)
17:30 - 17:40Short break
17:40 - 18:10Conclusions and next steps
FL RESCUE Chair/Vice-Chair: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson
19:00 - 21:00Reception / light meal

 

 

Friday 11th September 2009

09:00 - 10:00Foresight methodologies for RESCUE
Michael Keenen (PREST & OECD) and Riel Miller (xperidox) and questions from the floorPDF (468 KB); PDF (2,8 MB), PDF (153 KB)
10:00 - 10:10Strategy and Roadmap for RESCUE
FL RESCUE Chair/VIce-Chair: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson
10:10 - 10:30Break
10:30 - 12:30Breakout Working Groups (2) - Strategy issues

Chair or Vice-Chairs of the 5 WGs

Outputs expected -> Foresight methodologies to be used; planning of the activities

12:30 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 14:00Reports from the Working Groups (2) - Strategy issues (continued)
Reports (by the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the 5 WGs; 5-10 minutes each)
- Joseph AlcamoPDF (109 KB)
- Sierd Cloetingh PDF (352 KB)
- Theo ToonenPDF (1 MB)
- Karen O'Brien PDF (184 KB)
- Jill Jäger / Frans BerkhoutPDF (154 KB)
14:00 - 14:30General discussion (about Contents issues and Strategy issues)
with moderators: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson (+ Arja Kallio)PDF (344 KB)
14:30 - 14:45Conclusions and next RESCUE steps
FL RESCUE Chair/Vice-Chair: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson