Events & In the Press

NEW! Information about ESOF2004 in the Editorial in Science, August 2003! Read the Editorial: "Europe, Science and Unity."

NEW! An article about ESOF2004 was published in the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung with August 29, 2003. The article was written by Donald Kenneby and the headline was:"Europa muß sich bewegen".

NEW! Article (in spanish) about ESOF200F in El País, one of Spain's most important newspapers!

NEW! Information about ESOF2004 in the editorial in Nature, June 2003!
Read the Editorial in Nature, June 2003 - "A meeting for Europe´s scientists and publics - Scientific organisations should support the EuroScience Open Forum in 2004."

Welcome to a Briefing Day, 20 May, in Stockholm!
We would like to invite you to an ESOF2004 Briefing Day, at Norra Latin, in Stockholm. The briefing will take place on 20 May 2003, between 9.00 AM and 3.00 PM.

Read more about The Briefing in the programme.

The Gastelgandolfo Declaration
The International Board of Euroscience met at Castelgandolfo 8-9 February 2003 and called on all the governments of Europe to support EuroScience Open Forum in Stockholm, 25 – 28 August 2004. Read more in The Gastelgandolfo Declaration.

Kick Off
A Kick Off was held for EuroScience Open Forum 2004 in May 17, 2002 in Stockholm.

The aims of the event were to inform decision makers and organisations about the preparations of the meeting 2004, and to engage the scientific community, society organisations and industry in the event.

Among the speakers were:
- Carl Cederschiöld, Mayor of Stockholm.
- Philip Campbell, Chief Editor, Nature.
- Jean-Patrick Connerade, President, Euroscience.
- Madeleine Leijonhufvud, Deputy Director General, The Swedish Research Council.
- Jürgen Rosenbaum, Head, Information & Communication Unit, DG research European Commission.
- Hans Wigzell, President, Karolinska Institutet, Scientific Adviser to the PM.

Chairpersons:
- Carl J Sundberg, Assoc Professor, Karolinska Institute, Governing Board Member Euroscience.
- Anna Schytt, Head of Science Unit, Swedish Television, Governing Board Member Euroscience.