The second workshop of the ESF Member Organisation Forum on Science in Society Relationships was held at the Genoa Aquarium in Genoa on 3 and 4 November 2010. It was hosted by the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR).
Day 1 - Wednesday 3 November 2010
| Open and Welcome by Hosts | |
| Setting the scene of the workshop, Laura Marin, European Science Foundation | |
| Roundtable presentation of participants | |
| Lecture on preamble, Pirjo Hiidenmaa, The Academy of Finland, Finland | |
| Public Engagement, the perspective of a funding organisation, Chloe Sheppard, Research Councils UK, United Kingdom | |
Breakout session by Working Groups: WG1: Capacity Building WG2: Recognition, impact and evaluation WG3: Good Practices WG4: Ideas and Pitfalls in Audiences | |
| End of Day 1 |
Day 2 - Thursday 4 November 2010
| The Genoa Science Festival, Manuela Arata, CNR, Italy | |
| Presentation of the MO Forum Survey on Science in Society – Results, main conclusions and debate, Jean-Pierre Alix (expert) and Diego de la Hoz del Hoyo, ESF | |
| Tour of the Aquarium | |
| Debriefing on Working Groups activities. By Co-Chairs | |
| Current debates on Public Engagement, Ulrike Felt, University of Vienna, Austria | |
| The Climate Change panels – a case study of societal-driven research, Amy Dahan, l'Ecole des Hautes études en sciences sociales, France | |
| Future perspectives, next steps and final conclusions - Debate | |
| End of Meeting |