Invitation to Side Event of SAM Conference, 26 May, Vienna
The Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs is joining forces with the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance to organise the following side event during the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) Conference: “Building bridges – shaping Europe’s science-for-policy landscape” on 26-27 May 2025 in Vienna, Austria:
Side Event: Shaping the European Framework for Science Diplomacy: What is in it for science advice?
Time: Monday, 26 May 2025 | 10:00-11:30 CET
Location: Ministry for European and International Affairs, Minoritenplatz 8, 1010 Vienna, Austria | in-person only
Speakers include:
- Jan Marco Müller, Team Leader Global Approach, Multilateral Dialogue and Science Diplomacy, European Commission
- Maria Rentetzi, Professor and Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies, FAU
- Carolina Cañibano, Tenured Scientist at CSIC, and an SNE in DG R&I, European Commission
- Arnold Obermayr, Director Austrian Cultural Forum Warsaw, Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Lise Øvreås, Professor and EASAC Vice-President
Over the course of 2024, European scientists and diplomats joined forces in one of the largest Science Diplomacy co-creation endeavors ever. Five EU Science Diplomacy Working Groups, established by the European Commission, developed recommendations for a future European Framework for Science Diplomacy, the first joint strategic approach to Science Diplomacy in Europe. This side event will present key recommendations of the working group on: “Making European diplomacy more strategic, effective and resilient through scientific evidence and foresight” and provide an outlook on the future steps.
In an interactive world café looking at science advice to foreign and security policies in 2035, participants will then have an opportunity to brainstorm, create and discuss different scenarios and explore a set of unexpected or extreme events and their potential impact on the future of science advice in Europe and beyond.
For more details and to register please visit the website of the Alliance: https://www.science-diplomacy.eu/news/our-science-diplomacy-side-event-at-the-sam-conference-in-vienna-26-may-2025/
