Integrating European Research and Innovation Management
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JCEE 2002
JOINT CONFERENCE of
EARMA and EUROSCIENCE
8th Annual EARMA Conference and General
Assembly
3rd EUROSCIENCE Conference
14-16 June 2002,
Budapest, Hungary
Modified:
10/06/2002
Contents
EARMA
Presidents Salute
Organising
Committee
JCEE 2002 Secretariat
Registration
Related events
- EARMA Graduate Studies
Programme Residential School
10 - 13 June 2002
Registration form - on-line
Registration form - doc
file
Registration form - pdf
file
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EARMA President Salute for the Final Call
Tenerife, 5 June 2002
One week to go to our
big yearly event and over 250 have registered – the highest number ever for
an EARMA event! The final version of the Programme is now on the web.
We are very grateful
to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and especially Gustav Hencsey &
Mariann Kindl, for getting everything ready for another memorable Annual Conference
(AC). Among many other sessions to increase our professional standing as
Research Managers and Administrators we shall have a unique opportunity to
learn about the proposed Networks of Excellence and Integrated Projects and
to debate the managerial aspects involved, with Jürgen Rosenbaum (Head
of Unit, Information and Communications EC DG-RTD). The conclusions of these
discussions will be relayed directly to the Director General of RTD at a
workshop he is hosting in Brussels on June 24, to which EARMA has been invited
to send representatives (in itself a testimonial to our having gained recognition
as a ‘valid interlocutor’ on research and innovation management!).
The registration for
the NATO sponsored Advanced Training Course (ATC) organised by EARMA has
been closed with over 20 Science Managers from the NATO partner and Mediterranean
Dialogue countries registered. This is another ‘first’ in EARMA’s annals.
It will be held at the Budapest Technical and Economics University on 12,
13 & 17 June. The full programme of the ATC is available on the EARMA
website www.earma.org under “Events - Training”.
I encourage you to continue
to bring the EARMA Annual Conference to the attention of Research Managers
and Administrators and in particular to any of your contacts who may be able
to act as ‘information multipliers’ to their communities.
If you haven’t done
so already, I invite you to register as quickly as possible for our conference
and look forward to welcoming you all in Budapest next week!
Campbell Warden
EARMA President
Co-Chairs
Norbert Kroó
Secretary General
Hungarian Academy of
Sciences
Campbell Warden
President
EARMA
Vice Chairs
Peter Büttner
EARMA Executive Committee
Peter Zilahy
Hungarian Academy
of Sciences
Members
Miklos Boda
Ericsson Hungary Ltd.
Peter Kerey
BARTEX2000 Ltd.
Laszlo Monostori
Computer and Automation Research Institute
of HAS
Judith Mosoni-Fried
Institute for Research Organization of HAS
Kristof Nyiri
Institute of Philosophy of HAS
Raymond Seltz
EuroScience
Andras Siegler
Ministry of Education
Szabina Török
KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute of HAS
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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JCEE 2002 Secretariat
JCEE 2002 Secretariat,
c/o Mariann Kindl
Computer and Automation Research Institute, HAS
Kende u. 13-17, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
fax: +361 386 9378
e-mail: kindl@sztaki.hu
Conference venue
The neo-renaissance building
of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is
built on the Danube bank, in the heart of the city. It is one of Budapest's
most popular sites for scientific assemblies and conferences. The premises
of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences will accommodate the JCEE 2002.
The building of the Academy can easily be reached
by public transport. The downtown of the city is within walking
distance.
Address:
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1051 Budapest, Roosevelt
tér (square) 9.
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Programme
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16.00 – 19.00
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Registration (at the Conference venue)
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19.00 -
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Welcoming reception (Picture Gallery, 3rd Floor)
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14 June 2002
1st conference day
| 09.00
– 09.20 |
Opening Ceremony
Norbert Kroo (Hungarian Academy
of Sciences), Jean-Patrick Connerade (EuroScience) & Campbell Warden
(EARMA)
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| 09.20
– 10.30 |
Plenary session
Integrating the European Research Area - including
the CEEC
Chair: Campbell Warden
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| 10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee break
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| 11.00 – 11.45 |
Two
Parallel Sessions
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Cultivating an Innovative Culture in Universities &
Research Organizations
Chair: Alex Quintanilha
Discussants: Jean
Pierre Broyart (ASPERT, France) & John Kirkland (Association of Commonwealth
Universities, UK)
Rapporteur: Ekkehard
Winter (Stifterverband, Germany, and ES)
The Chair will
invite the discussants to comment for 10 mins each on the presentation given
during the plenary. The Chair will have 5 mins to reply and will then moderate
the debate with the audience for about 15-20 mins.
The Integration
of the Accession Countries in the NEW INSTRUMENTS: Opportunities, Barriers
and The Way Forward
Chair: Jürgen
Rosenbaum (Head of Unit, Communications EC DG-RTD)
Discussants: Jacek
Kornacki (Secretary General, Polish Association of Research Managers &
Administrators), Jacek Kucinski (NCP-PL) & Adrian Curaj (Director of
Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research, Romania)
Rapporteur: Ene
Ergma (Estonian Academy of Science)
At 11:45 the
Session-Chairs will end the debate and the Rapporteurs will present the results
to the following Plenary.
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| 12:00
- 12.30 |
Plenary Session
Chair: Peter Tindemans (ES)
The Parallel Session Rapporteurs
will present then conclusions (5-10 mins each) of their sessions to the Plenary.
The Integration
of the Accession Countries in the NEW INSTRUMENTS: Opportunities, Barriers
and The Way Forward
Ene Ergma
Cultivating an
Innovative Culture in Universities & Research Organizations
Ekkehard Winter
Discussion with the
audience
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| 12:30 - 14.00 |
Lunch break
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| 14:00
– 15:30 |
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Managing Networks of Excellence
& Integrated Projects – new challenges in International Science Management
Session Chair:
Birgit Baumann (Technologie Impulse Gesellschaft TIG, Vienna, Austria)
Keynote presentation:
“How to Manage and Administer Integrated Projects and Networks
of Excellence”
Sean McCarthy
(Hyperion, Ireland)
Round Table
Discussion with audience participation:
Birgit Baumann (Session Chair/moderator)
Monika Krautstrunk (German Aerospace Center, Flight Facility Oberpfaffenhofen)
Sean McCarthy (Hyperion, Ireland)
Jürgen Rosenbaum (EC DG-RTD)
Rapporteur: Eric Zimmerman (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
Graduate Studies Programme
in Research Science Management & Administration
Eileen Clucas (University of
Essex, United Kingdom, EARMA Vice President) & Frank Heemskerk (Tibotec-Virco
nv, Belgium, Member EARMA Executive Committee)
Rapporteur: Chris Heller (ES)
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15:30 – 16:00
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16:00 – 17:15
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Parallel Sessions:
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EARMA Special Interest Groups
Roles of Legal Experts in Research & Innovation Management
& Administration
Chair: Sanna Järvelin (Legal Counsel, University of Jyväskylä,
Finland)
Rapporteur: Bettina Crispin (Head of Unit, External Funding, German
National Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany)
Valuing Intangibles & Managing Knowledge
Chair: Campbell Warden
Rapporteur: Karl-Heinz Leitner (Austrian Research Centre – Seibersdorf,
Austria)
INTEGRATION: Mastering challenging situations:
Session Chair: Helena Petiz (Portuguese Research and Liaison Office
in Brussels PRELO)
Presentation of Case Studies:
"The University of the Algarve within the regional socio-economic context"
José Ferraz (Vice Rector, University of the Algarve, Portugal)
“Hungary – the view from an Accession Country”
Andras Siegler (Hungarian Ministry of Education)
Round Table discussion with audience participation:
Identification by the panel and the audience of ‘good practice’ in taking
advantage of opportunities provided by R&D and Research Infrastructure
funding to develop a sustainable Research Base with Regional Socio-Economic
relevance.
Rapporteur: Adao Flores (University of the Algarve, Portugal)
Meeting of ‘The Crossroads Task Force’ (Preparation of EARMA’s
participation in the EC Conference to launch FP6).
Responsibility: Colin Pilbeam (Cranfield School of Management, UK)
Rapporteur: Adrian Curaj (Director of Executive Agency for Higher
Education and Research Funding, Romania)
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| 17.30 - 18.00 |
Plenary Session:
Chair: Campbell Warden
Short reports (5 mins each) by the Rapporteurs
of the previous Parallel Sessions
Managing Networks of Excellence
& Integrated Projects
Eric Zimmerman
Graduate Studies Programme
Chris Heller
INTEGRATION: Mastering challenging situations
Adao Flores
Roles of Legal Experts in Research &
Innovation Management & Administration
Bettina Crispin
Valuing Intangibles & Managing Knowledge
Karl-Heinz Leitner
The Crossroads Task Force
Adrian Curaj
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18.00 - 19.00 |
Induction session: EARMA Graduate Studies Programme/Open
University
Eileen Clucas (EARMA) and Mike Green
(Open University)
Networking event to bring together experienced
Research Managers & Administrators and EARMA members with ‘newcomers’
to the field.
Sigurd Lettow (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe,
Germany, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, immediate past president
EARMA)
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| 20.00 |
Conference Dinner |
15
June 2002
2nd conference day
| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Two parallel sessions
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"Why Innovation
& Integration should be tackled at a Regional and not at a National Level"
Session
Chair: Fernando Conesa (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain;
Member EARMA Executive Committee)
Keynote
Presentation: Margaret Sharp (Member of Parliament, UK)
Discussant:
Isabell Majesky (University of Warwick, UK) & Terry Young (Past-President,
AUTM, USA)
Discussion
with the audience
Rapporteur:
Alex Quintanilha
Young Scientists Programme:
“Enhancing training programmes for improved professional development”
Responsibility: Christine Heller
(ES) & Peter Kerey (IYS & pi-net)
Round table participants: Tony Mayer
(ESF), Eileen Clucas (EARMA), Claude Kordon (ES), Sean McCarthy (Hyperion)
& representatives of YS associations.
Discussion with the audience
Rapporteur: Sonia Gonzalez (Director
OPPI, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain)
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10:30 – 11:00
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Coffee break
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| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Plenary Session:
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EARMA General Assembly
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12:30 – 14:00
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Lunch break
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| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Three parallel sessions |
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European Science &
Technology Policy
Presentation of the Benchmarking
exercise led by DG Research - result of the first benchmarking cycle and enlarging
the scope of the second exercise
Erika Szendrak (EC DG Research,
Unit B1)
Rapporteur: Tony Mayer (ESF)
Successful initiatives in
modern Human Resource Management to promote Equal Opportunities in Science
and Science Management
Session Chair: Katharina Bjelke
(Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden)
Participants: Dragana Brzakovic
(National Science Foundation, USA), Helga Ebeling (Women in Science unit,
DG Research, Brussels), Annamaria Klug (Ericsson, Budapest)
Discussion with the audience
Rapporteur: Ilona Vass (Ericsson,
Hungary)
Start of the Euro Science
and the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) Work Shop:
“Science for the reduction of
risk”
(see ES web for full details: http://www.euroscience.org/WGROUPS/SCS_AND_SOC/index.html)
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15:30 – 16:00
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Coffee break
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| 16:00 – 17:30 |
Final Plenary Session of the EARMA Annual Conference
Chair: Shabtay
Dover (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, EARMA Vice President) |
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Presentation of the conclusions and recommendations by the
Rapporteurs of the day’s parallel sessions:
1. "Why Innovation & Integration should be tackled at a Regional and not
at a National Level"
Alex
Quintanilha
2. "Enhancing training programmes for improved professional development”
Sonia Gonzalez
3.
“Successful initiatives in modern Human Resource Management to promote Equal
Opportunities in Science and Science Management”.
Ilona
Vass
4. "European Science and Technology Policy"
Tony Mayer
Discussion
with the audience.
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17:30– 17.45
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Closing of the EARMA
Annual Conference 2002
EARMA President
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18:00 – 19:30
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“Networking Event”
with regional Science and Business leaders:
bring them together with
members/participants of EARMA/ES AC
Host and introduction:
Miklos Boda (VP & GM of R&D, Ericsson, Hungary Ltd)
Regional
Science and Business Leaders:
1) István
Maradi, chief development manager, Westel Magyar Távközlési
Rt.,Budapest
2) Sándor
Kürti, chief executive officer, Kürt Computer Rendszerház
Rt., Budapest
3) Miklós
Csapodi, former vice president of General Electric Hungary, Budapest
4) László
Pap, professor, vice rector and head of Department of Telecommunications,
BudapestUniversity of Technology and Economics, Budapest
5) Péter
Arató, professor, dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering andInformatics,
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest
6) Erik
Bogsch, chief executive officer, Richter Gedeon Rt., Budapest
7) Lajos
Nyíri, chief executive officer, Zinnia Group L.P., Budapest
8) Ferenc
Csempesz, vice dean for scientific and international affairs, Eötvös
Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Budapest
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| 19.30 |
Very high level public
lecture:
"Two hundred
years of Knot Theory revisited"
Eva Bayer
Fluckiger (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale.Lausanne, Switzerland)
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| 21.00 |
(Optional) Networking Dinner of EARMA with ES |
16 June 2002
3rd conference day (EUROSCIENCE) - free admission for registered
JCEE participants
Euroscience and IUGG
Workshop: “Science for the reduction of risk”
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09:00 – 10:30
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Joint meeting of IUGG
GeoRisk Commission and Euroscience Working Group "Science and Urgent Problems
of Society"
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10:30 – 11:00
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Coffee break
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11:00 – 12:30
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Round table discussion
and conclusions
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12:30
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Closing of the Workshop
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Posters
14 - 15 June
2002
During whole conference posters
presented by EARMA members and "sister associations" will be on display:
(There will be opportunity
to comment on these with their authors during the breaks)
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The STRATA Thematic Network
“MAP”
Birgit Baumann (Technologie
Impulse Gesellschaft, Vienna, Austria)
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Innovation Experience of IHCE
SD RAS
Sergey P. Bugaev, Sergey E.
Kunts (Institute of High Current Electronics, Tomsk ,
Siberia, Russia)
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SARMA - the Swiss Association
of Research Managers Administrators
Peter Büttner (SARMA Vice
President)
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Facilitating Technical Innovation
in Construction
Andrew Cripps (Buro Happold
Consulting Engineers, London, UK)
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European Network for Arctic-Alpine
Multidisciplinary Environmental Research - ENVINET
Jon Børre Ørbæk
(Norvegian Polar Institute, Svalbard, Norvay)
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Public Industrial Property
Aggregate Collection for Search
Etelka Pjeczka (Hungarian Patent
Office, Budapest, Hungary)
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Gaining Insight from Research
Information: Common European Research Information Format (CERIF) as a
Platform for Current Research Information Systems (CRIS)
Eric Zimmerman (Bar-Ilan University,
Ramat Gun,. Israel)
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Semisynthetic Analogues of
Human Insulin
S. Zorad, L.Macho (Insitute
of Experimental Endocrinology, SAV, Bratislava, Slovakia)
T. Barth (Institute of Organic
Chemistry and Biochemistry, AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic)
J. Barthova, (Charls
University, Prague, Czech Republic)
J. Skarda (Institute of Animal
Physiology and Genetics, AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic)
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Society of Research Administrators
SRA International (USA, Canada)
Colin L. Cooper (SRA International)
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“EARMA Annual Conference 2003 Faro, Portugal”
Fernando Conesa (Portugal)
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“EARMA Graduate Studies Programme GSP”
Eileen Clucas (University of
Essex, UK, EARMA VP)
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European Industrial Research Managers Association
EIRMA
Andrew Dearing (Secretary General EIRMA)
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European Association of Research Managers and Administrators
EARMA
Monica Gonzales (EARMA Main Office, Brussels, Belgium)
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Southern African Research and Innovation Managers
Association SARIMA
Jan C. Geertsema (Potchefstroom University, South
Africa)
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All attendees are kindly requested
to register:
on-line: register and arrange payment,
either on-line by credit card, or off-line by credit card or bank transfer
off line: use the printout
of the Registration Form available in .doc or .pdf files.
Registration fees
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Fees
(EUR 1 ~ HUF 245)
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Fees include |
Early
before 15
May, 2002
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Late
after 15 May,
2002
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Registration fee for Members*
Membership number required!
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Admission to all sessions
Welcoming reception
Lunches
Coffee & refreshments
Conference dinner
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HUF 85.000** |
HUF 100.000 |
| EARMA membership |
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HUF 25.000 |
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Accompanying guest
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Budapest sight-seeing tour
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HUF 22.000 |
*If you
are not a member of EUROSCIENCE, before registering for the Conference you
are kindly requested to apply for membership on-line:
** Participants
from accessioncountries may apply for a reduced registration fee by
sending an e-mail with argumentation of her/his request as soon as possible
but not later than 1 May 2002. The degree of the reduction depends on the
number of eligible applicants and the financial situation of the conference.
EARMA
"Free
Trial Institutional Membership" for Research Institutions from Accession
Countries 2002 has been announced by EARMA for universities and research
organisations from these countries, that intend to send one or more delegates
to the EARMA Annual Conference 2002.
(The Copenhagen European Council
in 1993 (later 1998 and 1999) confirmed thefollowing countries to be nominated
as accession countries: Bulgaria,Cypros, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey.)
Interested institutions from other Central and Eastern European Countries
will be considered on an exception basis - see the "Rules" in the announcement
text.
EUROSCIENCE
No membership fee for members
from Eastern Europe as long as difficult situation persists.
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Accommodation
Block reservations, at special
rates, have been made in the following hotels:
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Hotels
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Room rates* per night |
Access
to the Conference venue
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Double |
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Hyatt Regency Budapest*****
1051 Budapest, Roosevelt tér
2.
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EUR 195
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EUR 215
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3 min. walk
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Hotel Taverna****
1052 Budapest, Váci
utca 20.
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EUR 90
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EUR 120
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10 min.
walk
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Hotel Ventura***
1119 Budapest, Fehérvári
út 179.
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EUR 50
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EUR 60
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25 min.
by tram
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* Room rates include taxes
and breakfast.
To benefit from the
special rates quoted for Conference participants, reservations should be made
via the JCEE 2002 Secretariat by using the Registration Form as soon
as possible but no later than 1 June, 2002 at the latest. After this date
the availability of rooms cannot be guaranteed.
Reservations will be
confirmed by the JCEE 2002 Secretariat. The hotel fee is to be paid
directly to the hotel.
General conditions
One night room rate will
be charged
- in case of non-attendance
if a cancellation notice in writing is not received by the JCEE 2002 Secretariat
before 1 June, 2002
- in case of delayed arrival
if the JCEE 2002 Secretariat is not advised before 1 June, 2002.
Excursions and
Optional Dinner
Full and half day excursions
will be offered for the accompanying guests to explore Budapest and the Danube
Bend.
Friday, 14 June 13.00-18.00
Price: HUF 6.100/person
(Free for accompanying guests)
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Budapest sight-seeing
andvisit the
building of the Opera
One of the most exciting metropolises
of the world with a gorgeous geographic location, full of historical monuments
and places of interest. Budapest, including the banks of the Danube and the
district of Buda Castle, is on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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Saturday, 15 June
09.00-17.00
Price: HUF 16.000/person
(Lunch included)
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Danube Bend
Three small old towns crown
the picturesque Danube Bend:
Szentendre – aunique artists’
town, Visegrád – a former royal seat, Esztergom – the former capital
of Hungary.
Excursion is based on a minimum
of 20 participants
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Saturday, 15 June
21.00
Price: HUF 12.000/person
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Networking Dinner of EARMA with
ES
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All excursions leave from the
building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (1051 Budapest, Roosevelt tér
9.).
Danube Bend Tour and Networking Dinner are based on a minimum of 20
participants.
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Social Events
Welcoming Reception
Thursday, 13 June
2002, 19.00 - 21.00
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
(1051 Budapest, Roosevelt
tér 9.)
All registered participants
and accompanying guests are cordially invited.
Conference dinner
Friday, 14 June 2002,
20.00
Boat trip with dinner.
Beautiful sight and delicious Hungarian food and wine specialties.
All registered participants
and accompanying guests are cordially invited.
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Method of Payment
Advance payments can be
made by credit card (Eurocard/Mastercard and Visa are accepted)
on-line, off-line
or by bank transfer.
Payments by bank
transfer should be sent to the following account of the MTA SZTAKI.:
”JCEE 2002” MTA SZTAKI
Account No 10032000-01738588-00000000
Hungarian National Treasury
H-1139 Budapest, Vaci
út 71
Hungary
SWIFT CODE: MANEHUHBA
Please attach a proof of remittance to the Registration
Form; also, in order for the organizers to identify payments, please make
sure that the name of each Conference participant is clearly indicated on
all documents.
Please note:
- payments sent by bank
transfer must be free of charges for the MTA SZTAKI
- the cut-off date for
early registration (15 May, 2002) will be strictly enforced
- for on-the-spot payments
credit cards (Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa) and cash (HUF) will be accepted.
Confirmation
Confirmation will be sent
upon receipt of the completed Registration Form and, in case of bank transfer,
the proof of remittance. Please bring the confirmation with you to the Conference
for presentation at the registration desk.
Cancellation
Requests for refunds (less
20% administration charge) will be honoured only if they are received before
1 June, 2002.
No refunds will be given
for cancellation requests received after that date or for non-attendance.
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General Information
Budapest, the capital of Hungary,
is situated in the heart of Central Europe, on both sides of the Danube (Duna)
River. On the right bank stands the hilly and wooded Buda and on the left
bank, on the plain, Pest. Biased locals and unbiased foreign visitors hold
the view that Budapest is one of the finest situated cities in the world.
Budapest is also the center of cultural life in Hungary.
It is the perfect place not only for tourists, but also for foreign visitors
attending conferences, for the city has something to offer everyone with
a few hours to spend after work or between meetings. After visiting one of
the many famous museums or historical buildings, visitors can enjoy strolling
in the downtown, along the Duna Corso or on the Margit Island, stopping to
relax in a pleasant coffee-house, a small romantic restaurant or a cosy tavern.
Evenings can be spent enjoying the summer entertainment in a night spot,
or in one of the open-air theatres or concert halls of the city listening
to the music of Bartók, Kodály or Liszt, or perhaps enjoying
a folklore performance. Those in search of active recreation can visit Budapest’s
famous baths and swimming pools.
Budapest named “the pearl
of the Danube” or “little Paris”, is definitely the city you won’t be disappointed
in, and it is just ascertain that if you come, there will be one more person
falling in love with it.
Visas
Visitors from European countries (except Albania, Belarus,
Bosnia, Moldova, Macedonia, Russia and Turkey) are not required visas.
Participants from a few
overseas countries will need a visa (please
check beforehand)
Insurance
The Organizers of the Conference do not provide insurance
and do not take responsibility for any loss, accident or illness that might
occur during the Conference or in the course of travel to or from the meeting
site. It is, therefore, the responsibility of the participants to check their
coverage with their insurance provider.
Weather
Hungary is in the temperate zone, the mid-June weather is
usually nice and quite warm. Daily temperatures
range from 15°C to
25°C (59F to 77F). However, the evenings may be chilly so a light jacket/sweater
is recommended.
Arrival in Budapest - transfer
from the airport & railway
Most participants will
arrive at the Budapest Ferihegy Airport.
The simplest means of transportation to any place in Budapest is via minibuses.
This door-to-door Airport Minibus Service is reasonably priced (approx. EUR
8) and is much more reliable than taxis.
A Railbus Service operates
from the three major railway stations, with approximately the same conditions
as the Airport Minibus.
Getting to the Conference venue
from the hotels
For getting to the Conference
venue, please consult the map of Budapest or contact your
hotel reception.
Registration and information
desk
The registration and information
desk will operate at the Conference venue as follows:
Thursday 13 June
16:00-19:00
Friday 14 June
08:00-18:00
Saturday 15 June
08:00-16:00
Bank, currency, credit cards
The unit of currency is
the Hungarian Forint (HUF), denoted as “Ft” by the Hungarians. As of early
March 2002: EUR 1 = HUF 245, see current exchange rates on
the web.
International credit
cards (American Express, Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa) are accepted at most hotels,
restaurants and shops. ATMs are available at the Airport and all over the
city.
Voltage
The electricity supply
in Hungary is 230 V AC (50 Hz).
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Important dates
| Early
registration |
15 May 2002 |
| Cancellation
and accommodation modification |
1 June, 2002 |
| Conference |
14-15 June 2002 |
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