Building on the great success of last year’s event, ESG2012 brings together top-level researchers, science leaders, and policy makers to examine gender issues that impact on the implementation of the upcoming Horizon 2020, the European Research Area, and Innovation Union. As a high-level platform dedicated to promoting research evidence and consensus-seeking dialogue involving top-level leaders in science and policy and gender research scholars and experts, the Summit is dedicated to supporting and advancing excellence and effectiveness of research and innovation at all levels.

Programme

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Thursday 29th Nov 2012, 14:00–19:00

• Session 1 – Aligning Policy Agendas
• Session 2 – Integrating the Gender Dimension in Research and Innovation Landscape
• Session 3 – Advancing Science and Innovation through Inclusion: The Gender Factor
• Session 4 – Open Discussion on Key Points from Day 1
• Session 5 – Networking and Refreshments

Friday 30th Nov 2012, 9:00 – 17:00

• Session 6 – The role of research evidence in shaping science making and science policies
• Session 7 – Integrating the Gender Dimension in Research and Innovation Content
• Session 8 – Mainstreaming and Consolidating Gender Research Scholarship
• Session 9 – Open Discussion on Key Points from Day 2 Plenary Sessions
• Session 10 – Three parallel Café Scientifique

Café 1 :The leaky pipeline and age discrimination, Café 2 : Gender as ‘big ticket’ item in R&D&I , Café 3: From Manifesto to Gender Equality Standard for projects and institutions Session 11 –

Summary of conclusions – Refreshments

This is an unprecedented opportunity to place gender equality and gender research dimension in science on a cross-European political agenda find out more at www.gender-summit.eu