REA will take part in the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Washington, DC on 14-17 February 2019. Several projects and funding opportunities managed by the Agency will be in the spotlight of four conference sessions on 15 and 16 February 2019: Research Funding: Exploring Programmes in the European Union Friday, 15 February, 10:00-11:30 Would you like to boost your research career in Europe? This session will show European funding opportunities for researchers of any nationality, at several stages of their career. Fabio Ferrari (PhD, Politecnico di Milano) and Giulio Pergola (PhD, Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro) will share their experience as fellows of the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, whereas Bodó Balázs (PhD, Universiteit van Amsterdam) will tell about his experience as grantee of the European Research Council. More information: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - post- and pre-doctoral fellowships European Research Council - grants for principal investigators EURAXESS - information and support services to professional researchers Experience Europe while advancing your career – watch a short video Agricultural Innovation and Uptake: Using a Multi-actor Approach Friday, 15 Feb, 10:00-11.30 How can end users across the world co-create and take up innovations faster? Researchers of the SheepNet project will present a sustainable thematic network for knowledge exchange among researchers, farmers and advisors that can inspire engagement of scientists and stakeholders in any other field. More information: SheepNet project website Project details Epigenetics in Infection, Diets, and Environment: Responsible Research and Innovation Saturday, 16 February, 08:00-09:30 Responsible Research & Innovation (RRI) strategy can help solve many contemporary challenges by joining as diverse aspects as public engagement, gender, open access, education, ethics, and governance. Researchers from the STARBIOS project will show how RRI has helped raising awareness on epidemics and vaccines, improving nutrition and fostering open access to big data. More information: STARBIOS project website Project details Funding opportunities in this area Beyond or Despite Political Borders: Science Diplomacy and the Construction of Europe Saturday, 16 February, 10:00-11:30 How has science diplomacy shaped the European borders? Researchers of the EL-CSID, INSSCIDE and S4D4C projects will use archival and interview data to argue that science diplomacy has a crucial role in the European construction. More information: Science diplomacy - common project website EL-CSID project website and project details INSSCIDE project website and project details S4D4C project website and project details This year the European Commission is participating at the conference with eight sessions, other events and a booth – see the full programme and details on the event. Would you like to follow the conference? Check the event’s websiteand Twitter account, as well as the account of the European Commission. You can also fins all information on the event using #AAASmtg and #EUatAAAS on Twitter. Details Publication date12 February 2019AuthorEuropean Research Executive AgencyLocationWashington DC
