On 26 June 2009, the participants of the EPWS Annual Conference “Scientific Culture, Communication, Gender – An Innovative Challenge for Women Scientists”, joined the delegates of the EPWS General Assembly 2009 in their call for immediate financial support to the European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS by signing a resolution approved by the EPWS General Assembly in Brussels on 25 June 2009.
In view of the impending close-down of the EPWS Secretariat in Brussels, as a result of the current financial situation of the Platform, the signatories of the Resolution urge all responsible policy makers in the European Commission, the European Parliament and in the EU Member States to provide immediate financial support to EPWS to overcome the impasse created by existing financial structures and help to ensure the continuation of the acknowledged quality of the Platform’s work, fulfilling an identified public need and an explicit political goal of the European Lisbon Agenda.
To sign the Resolution, please click here
For the full Press Release, please click here
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Dear Colleagues,
The European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS is a non-profit umbrella organisation of networks of women scientists and an organisation promoting equal opportunities in science from all disciplines all over Europe.
The Platform has been established with seed funding from the European Commission as an FP6 Specific Support Action ending 31 October 2008. Since 1 November 2008, the Platform has to secure its own financial sustainability.
To successfully ensure the continuation of EPWS and the further performance of its services, the Platform needs the help and financial support of all stakeholders involved: public and private research institutions, foundations, companies and individuals.
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In Quest of Scientific Excellence
Presentation of the Final Report of the EU Expert Group on “Gender and
Excellence” 2009
2 July 2009
dbb Forum Berlin, Atrium IV
10:30-12:00
Excellence is one of the key words for the implementation of the European Union’s Lisbon goals, aiming at establishing a European Research Area and at making Europe the world's most competitive knowledge-based economy.
But how is excellence being defined and how to be measured in science and research?
Existing procedures to measure and establish the scientific excellence of candidates and their research cover a variety of activities, in particular the appointment and recruitment of researchers, but also grant awarding systems.
Are these criteria transparent and the evaluation procedures without bias?
For the full invitation text, please click here.
To register, please click here
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The European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS will hold its Annual Conference:
Scientific Culture, Communication, Gender - An Innovative Challenge for Women Scientists
in Brussels, Belgium, on 25-26 June 2009.
The Conference is organised in collaboration with BeWiSe - Belgian Women in Science.
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The EPWS Newsletter of March-April is now online.
To read it, please click here
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