Patrick BresslerPhysical and Engineering SciencesNuPECC meeting, Zagreb, June 13/14, 2008

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ESF Member Organisations

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75 MOs in 30 75 MOs in 30 countriescountries

Research Research funding funding organisationsorganisations

Research Research performing performing organisationsorganisations

AcademiesAcademies

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About ESF:“The executive agency of the national

agencies”ESF provides a common platform forour Member Organisations (MOs) inorder to:• advance European research• explore new directions for research at the

European levelThrough its activities, ESF serves theneeds of the European researchcommunity in a global context.

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Instruments• Forward Looks • Exploratory

Workshops• Member Organisation

Fora• ESF Research

Networking Programmes

• EUROCORES • ESF Conferences• EuroBioFund• Expert Boards• COST (Brussels)• Surveys & studies

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2008: New CEO

Professor Marja MakarovBiochemistry Helsinki U.previously Vice-president

Helsinki UniversitySAB chair Nokia Innovation

Award 2006-2008EMBO, EMBL advisory and

supervisory panels

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IYA09 Contact: Thibaut LeryScience OfficerPESC

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PESC – NuPECC

• ESF PESC/ESSC/NuPECC INIF proposal ECRIN for you to support/approve

• FORWARD LOOK

• Link with IYA 09 actions: Cosmology, Origin of the Universe, physics of stars, plasmas and other matter (PESC contact: Thibaut Lery)

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