Throughout the meeting, visit the Destination Europe stand nr. 507 in the exhibition hall to discover EU funding opportunities.
ERC activities
Friday 13 Feb
8:00 - 9:30 AM
Visualizing the Experience and Use of Space in the Built Environment
Room LL21E (San Jose Convention Center)
Organizers:
- Katja Meinke, ERC Executive Agency
- Annekathrin Jaeger, ERC Executive Agency
Speakers:
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Ann Heylighen, University of Leuven (Starting grant 2007 and Proof of Concept grant 2012)
Challenging Prevailing Ways of Understanding and Visualizing Space -
Yehuda Kalay, Israel Institute of Technology (ERC Advanced Grant 2013)
Simulating Human Behavior in Built Environments -
Steven Vertovec, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (ERC Advanced Grant 2010)
The Diversification of Migration: Visualization Across Scales
10:00 -11:30 AM
Imaging the Past: Using New Information Technologies To Nurture Historical Analysis Room LL21E (San Jose Convention Center)
Organizers:
- Anne Kathrin Jaeger, ERC Executive Agency
- Cecile Menetrey-Monchau, ERC Executive Agency
Speakers:
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David Mattingly, University of Leicester (Advanced Grant 2010)
Tracing History in the Saharan Desert Landscapes -
Niclas Burenhult, Lund University and Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (Starting Grant 2010)
Mapping Categories of the Past and Present for the Future: Hunter-Gatherer Motion -
José Iriarte, University of Exeter (Starting Grant 2013)
Using UAV LIDAR and Spectral Technology To Detect Human Landscape Changes in Amazonia
3:00 - 4:30 PM
Imaging the Future of Cancer Research
Room 230B (San Jose Convention Center)
Organizers:
- Eleni Zika, ERC Executive Agency
- Sally Donaldson, ERC Executive Agency
Speakers:
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David Scadden, Harvard University
Tracking Cancer Stem Cells: The Intestine Paradigm -
Danijela Vignjevic, Curie Institute (Starting grant 2012)
Cancer in 3D: In-Depth Research To Uncover Its Secrets -
Cristina Lo Celso, Imperial College London (Starting Grant 2013)
In Vivo Imaging of Stem Cells: Deciphering the Dynamics Regulating Self-Renewal
Saturday 14 Feb
9:15 - 10:15 AM
Top European Grants for Brilliant Minds from Across the World
Room 210H (San Jose Convention Center)
Presenters:
- Prof. José Labastida, Head of Scientific Department, ERC Executive Agency
- Dr Gabriela-Elena Chira, Research Programme Officer for Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions, Research Executive Agency
- Dr Viktoria Bodnarova, Regional Representative, EURAXESS Links North America
- Dr Cristina Lo Celso (ERC grant holder)
- Dr Alex Nichifor (Marie Curie Fellow)
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Organizer: Béatrice Thiry, ERC Executive Agency -
Sunday 15 Feb
11:00 - 11:30 AM
ERC meeting with the press
Room TBC
Speakers:
- Prof Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, ERC President
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ERC grantees Prof Ann Heylighen and Prof Steven Vertovec
After the press point, the ERC delegation and some of grant holders participating in AAAS2015 will be available for one-to-one interviews.
For press requests, please contact: erc-press@ec.europa.eu
