ESF Conference in Partnership with RU
Towards a sustainable bio-based society: aligning scientific, cultural and societal agendas for bio-innovation society
Organised by CSG, EGN (ESRC Genomics Network) and GEN-AU, with the support of ESF and the contribution of project VALGEN
6-7 December 2012 - Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Organising Committee |
Prof. Dr. Hub Zwart, Radboud University Nijmegen, NL
Prof. Steve Yearley, ESRC Genomics Network/University of Edinburgh, UK
Mag. Nicole Firnberg, Austrian Research Promotion Agency, AT
Scope |
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The transformation towards a sustainable bio-based society is one of the big challenges of our era. It has been called a “second” industrial revolution and a “greening” of industry, entailing a plethora of promises as well as concerns. Regions and nations are facing important opportunities, but also potential items of conflict. There is a general awareness that a solid societal embedding is of key importance, so as to forego the biotech debacle of the 1990s. Both scientific and societal agendas are redefined in the light of these challenges and prospects, closely related to emerging bio-based economies and industries, aiming to develop more sustainable forms of energy, food, and bio-based renewable materials. A successful transformation calls for a close alignment of research, policy and industrial agendas.
Conference flyer - Please circulate this announcement among your colleagues and contacts.
To learn more about the conference, please see the preliminary programme.
List of accepted posters and short talks |
Please find the list of posters here
Please find the list of short talks here
FINAL closing date for ALL registration & fee payment: 20 November 2012 |
How to participate |
Registrations are now closed. For more info please contact the conference officer.
Practical Information |
The conference will be held at Pakhuis de Zwijger:
Piet Heinkade 179
1019 HC Amsterdam
The Conference will start on 6 December 2012 at 9:00 and end on 7 December 2012 at 16.00.
Partnership
This is an inaugural event, meant as a kick-off for the ESF Conference Series devoted to this topic. It is organised by Centre for Society and the Life Sciences (CSG, NL), ESRC Genomics Network (EGN, UK) and GEN-AU (A), with the support of the European Science Foundation (ESF)
