RESCUE Launching Conference

RESCUE Launching Conference - programme and presentations

Thursday 10th September 2009

09:00 - 09:20

Welcome & Introduction

ESF (Sonja Lojen), COST (Ipek Erzi) & IFP (Philippe Ungerer) Representatives

09:20 - 09:40

Challenges and Perspectives in RESCUE science

FL RESCUE Chair/Vice Chair: Leen Hordijk /Gísli Pálsson

PDF (1,2 MB)

09:40 - 10:05

RESCUE and beyond - opportunities, challenges and responsibilities of an emergent society and for sustainable governance

Patrick Monfray (CNRS, INSU) and Leah Goldfarb (ICSU)

PDF (915 KB), PDF (371 KB)

10:05 - 10:25

RESCUE: responding to the societal and scientific challenges - the "mission"

Elie Faroult (EC DG, Foresight Unit)

PDF (391 KB)

10:25 - 10:40

Break

10:40 - 12:10

New, emerging and neglected Science Questions in the RESCUE remit

Perspective from "natural sciences" (30 minutes) - Sylvie Joussaume

PDF (900 KB)

Perspective from "social/human sciences" (30 minutes) - Andrew Gouldson

PDF (154 KB)

Discussion to complement the two perspectives (20 minutes; with moderator: Gísli Pálsson)

PDF (279 KB)

Conclusion (10 minutes; by Chair of "Science Questions" WG: Joseph Alcamo)

12:10 - 12:30

RESCUE Work Plan and Working Groups

FL RESCUE Chair/Vice-Chair: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Breakout for the Working Groups (1) Content issues

Chairs or Vice-Chairs of the 5 WG's

What is the remit of the WG? –> scanning of the content issues and science questions

15:00 - 15:20

Break

15:20 - 16:30

Breakout for the Working Groups (1) - Content issues (continued)

Chairs or Vice-Chairs of the 5 WG's

16:30 - 17:30

Reports from the Working Groups (1) - Content issues

Reports (by the Chairs or Vice-Chairs of the 5 WGs; 10-15 minutes each)

-Joseph Alcamo

PDF(109 KB)

-Sierd Cloetingh

PDF (259 KB)

-Theo Toonen

- Karen O'Brien

PDF (192 KB)

- Jill Jaeger/Frans Berkhout

PDF (7 KB)

17:30 - 17:40

Short break

17:40 - 18:10

Conclusions and next steps

FL RESCUE Chair/Vice-Chair: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson

19:00 - 21:00

Reception / light meal

 

 

Friday 11th September 2009

09:00 - 10:00

Foresight methodologies for RESCUE

Michael Keenen (PREST & OECD) and Riel Miller (xperidox) and questions from the floor

PDF (468 KB); PDF (2,8 MB), PDF (153 KB)

10:00 - 10:10

Strategy and Roadmap for RESCUE

FL RESCUE Chair/VIce-Chair: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson

10:10 - 10:30

Break

10:30 - 12:30

Breakout Working Groups (2) - Strategy issues

Chair or Vice-Chairs of the 5 WGs

Outputs expected -> Foresight methodologies to be used; planning of the activities

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14:00

Reports from the Working Groups (2) - Strategy issues (continued)

Reports (by the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the 5 WGs; 5-10 minutes each)

- Joseph Alcamo

PDF (109 KB)

- Sierd Cloetingh

PDF (352 KB)

- Theo Toonen

PDF (1 MB)

- Karen O'Brien

PDF (184 KB)

- Jill Jäger / Frans Berkhout

PDF (154 KB)

14:00 - 14:30

General discussion (about Contents issues and Strategy issues)

with moderators: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson (+ Arja Kallio)

PDF (344 KB)

14:30 - 14:45

Conclusions and next RESCUE steps

FL RESCUE Chair/Vice-Chair: Leen Hordijk / Gísli Pálsson