AAAS 2010
For the third time, the ERC participated in the Annual Conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) which this year took place on 18-22 February in San Diego, US. The following ERC activities took place:
1) Career Workshop for early-career researchers, organised by the ERC together with the Marie Curie programme and Euraxess.
"Funding Opportunities in Europe for Researchers from Anywhere in the World!"
Date: Saturday 20 February 2010
Time: 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Location: Room 5B (San Diego Convention Center)
Speakers:
- Pablo Amor, Head of Department, ERC
- Samantha Christey, Communication officer, ERC
- Dr Louise Byrne, Research Programme Officer Marie Curie Actions, REA
- Izabella Zandberg, Info Officer EURAXESS Links US
2) ERC booth at the European Research stand.
Date: 18- 21 February 2010
Location: European Research stand, AAAS exhibition area (San Diego Convention Center)
3) Press briefing and Interview opportunity with Pablo Amor, Head of Department (ERC) and 2 ERC grantees.
Date: Saturday 20 February 2010
Time: 3pm-3.45pm
Location: European Research stand, AAAS exhibition area (San Diego Convention Center)
Press interviews also organised on an ad hoc basis until Sunday 21 Feb.
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Dr. Alberto Broggi (University of Parma, Italia), ERC Advanced Grantee presented his ERC funded research:
A three months trip, 13,000 km... without a driver!
Pioneering intercontinental trip from Italy to China with autonomous vehicles.
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Dr. Vladimir Canudas-Romo (John Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health, US/University of Copenhagen, DK), ERC Starting Grantee.Researcher moving from the US to Europe with his ERC grant.
His challenge ahead: Unravelling Longevity.
