News archive - [Event Announcement] 2nd European Gender Summit 2012
Building on the great success of last year's event, the European Gender Summit 2012 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.
This year's European Gender Summit under the theme 'Aligning Agendas for Excellence' will take place on November 29-30, 2012 at the European Parliament in Brussels.
As a high-level platform dedicated to promoting research evidence and consensus-seeking dialogue involving 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.
The 2012 edition of the European Gender Summit will demonstrate innovative initiatives in the area of gender equality introduced by leading science institutions, such as the League for European Research Universities (LERU), German Research Foundation (DFG), European Research Council (ERC), National Science Foundation (NSF) and European Commission (EC). The Summit is designed to confront common challenges at national, EU and international levels.
Distinguished scientists will discuss opportunities for advancing excellence through greater awareness of the role of gender as a dimension of research content and as an important driver to promote mobility of talent and knowledge. Building on the success of the Manifesto for Integrated Action on the Gender Dimension in Research and Innovation, which has attracted over 4000 signatures from scientists, the 2012 Gender Summit will include a consultative process to develop a new Gender Equality Standard in science. The latter would encourage organisations and projects to meet agreed criteria, standards and recommendations for addressing common gender problems in research and innovation.
This Summit will take a positive look at all these issues, and thanks to the contributions of top-level speakers, will offer participants an opportunity to be better prepared for responding to the research and innovation agendas promoted in Horizon 2020, ERA, and Innovation Union.
Expected outcomes & benefits
As an attendee, you will:
• GAIN crucial insights into latest developments in advancing gender equality issues in science institutions
• VOICE your feedback to the multi-stakeholder, consensus dialogue on the gender dimension in research and innovation
• DISCOVER how and where the political and scientific leaders focus resources to promote excellence in science
• ACCESS important decision-makers and leaders in European policy and funding
• PARTICIPATE in detailed discussions on establishing gender equality standard for more effective research and innovation landscape
Source: Henrietta Dale, Portia Ltd, genSET coordinator
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European Gender Summit 2012 - Invitation (pdf, 675.14Kb)
Entry created by Ines Marinkovic on August 27, 2012
Modified on August 27, 2012
