Patrick Bressler Physical and Engineering Sciences Nu PECC

Patrick Bressler Physical and Engineering Sciences Nu. PECC meeting, Zagreb, June 13/14, 2008

ESF Member Organisations 75 MOs in 30 countries Research funding organisations Research performing organisations Academies www. esf. org 2

About ESF: “The executive agency of the national agencies” ESF provides a common platform for our Member Organisations (MOs) in order to: • advance European research • explore new directions for research at the European level Through its activities, ESF serves the needs of the European research community in a global context. www. esf. org 3

Instruments www. esf. org • Forward Looks • Exploratory Workshops • Member Organisation Fora • ESF Research Networking Programmes • EUROCORES • ESF Conferences • Euro. Bio. Fund • Expert Boards • COST (Brussels) • Surveys & studies 4

2008: New CEO Professor Marja Makarov Biochemistry Helsinki U. previously Vice-president Helsinki University SAB chair Nokia Innovation Award 2006 -2008 EMBO, EMBL advisory and supervisory panels www. esf. org 5

IYA 09 Contact: Thibaut Lery Science Officer PESC www. esf. org 6

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PESC – Nu. PECC • ESF PESC/ESSC/Nu. PECC INIF proposal ECRIN for you to support/approve • FORWARD LOOK www. esf. org • Link with IYA 09 actions: Cosmology, Origin of the Universe, physics of stars, plasmas and other matter (PESC contact: Thibaut Lery) 16