An event giving a overview of science communication and introducing new dierctions of research and action will be held on 27 November 2006 in the Main Building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the „House of Future”. The conference is also the closing event of the research and communication program entitled „The communication of knowledge and society – the social presence of scientific research and technological development” (supported by the Jedlik Ányos program of the National Office for Research and Technology), in progress since January 2006. The event will be held by Knowledge Society Foundation (www.tudastars.hu), in cooperation with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (www.mta.hu) and Mindentudás Egyeteme / ENCOMPASS (www.mindentudas.hu) public company, targeted at actors and academic experts of science communication, and involving representatives of the media and science.

A major result and message of the one-year research program to be presented at the conference is that in order to make science communication efficient, we must transcend the traditional framework of scientific journalism. Therefore we sought to invite contributions by representatives of the media industry and science, who encounter the initiatives of science transmission as ’outsiders’.

An important element of the conference is that we host practical experts and academic researchers of European science communication. We present the experiences of Hungarian best practices to them, and employing their help by consultation, we incorporate their recommendations into national developments.

Planned program of the event:

Sunday, 26 November 2006 – Arrival, check-in

1600 -     Meeting with pupils of the Hungarian Research Students Movement (Descartes Prize Winner 2004) and lecturers of ENCOMPASS in the Main Building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
              Dinner at the Academy Club

Monday, 27 November 2006

900 – 930    Registration    
930 – 1045    Workshop: Presentations from Hungarian and EU Science Communication Projects
Invited lecturers (agreement in progress):
Csermely, Péter, professor Semmelweis University of Medicine
Gózon, Ákos, general editor, Élet és Tudomány
Mercouri, Virginia, press officer, CORDIS, Brüsszel, Belgium
Szilágyi, Zsuzsa, general editor of the HAS homepage
1045 – 1100    Cofee break
1100 – 1230    Plenary session and discussion: Science and the media industry
Presiding chair: György, Gábor, head of the EU Representation in Budapest
Invited lecturers (agreement in progress):
Amor, Pablo, head of unit, European Commission, Research Directorate
Baló, György, chief editor, Hungarian Television
Claessens, Michel, Information and Communication Officer, European Commission Research Directorate
Pléh, Csaba, deputy general secretary, HAS
Riba, István, editor, Heti Világgazdaság
Simó, György, general director, T-Online
1230 – 1330    Lunch
1330 – 1500    Plenary session and discussion: Scientists in the media
Presiding chair: Kroó, Norbert, vice-president, HAS
Invited lecturers (agreement in progress):
Falus, András , corresponding member of HAS, professor and head of institute, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Cell and Immunobiology
Felt, Ulrike, Professor of Social Studies of Science and Head of  Department, University Vienna, Editor of the journal Science, Technology, and Human Values
Hunyady, György, corresponding member of HAS, dean of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of Eötvös Loránd University
Kicińska-Habior, Marta, professor, Warsaw University’s Physics Department
Miller, Steve, Professor in Science Communication and Planetary Science, and Head of Department, University College London.
Semir, Vladimir de, Director of Science Communication Observatory, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
1500 – 1515    Coffee break
1515 – 1630    Workshop: Reflections on the Hungarian and European Experiences
Invited lecturers (agreement in progress):
Mosoniné Fried, Judit, vice-director, Institute for Research Coordination of HAS
Sepsi, Enikő, manager of international relations, ENCOMPASS
Spaeth, Philipp, Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society, Graz
Tatic, Kasim, Institute for Advanced Studies on Science, Technology and Society, Graz
1630 – 1700    Changing location
1700 – 1900    Visit behind the scenes of ENCOMPASS, with presentation
1930 – 2100    ENCOMPASS lecture
2100 -         dinner

Tuesday, 28 November 2006

        Departure

The event will take place in the Main Building of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in the small Lecture Hall on the 2nd floor, and the” House of Future” Teátrum in Millenáris Park.

We cover the travel costs of our invited lecturers, and provide accommodation and meals for them.

Contact:
Anita Simon, program coordinator
Mobile: 30 – 639 – 52 -67
E-mail: simon.anita@tudastars.hu