Invitation: 40 years of collaboration for the advancement of international science
The Council of Finnish Academies celebrates the 40 years of collaboration between science academies in Finland by organising an open seminar. The seminar highlights the opportunities and success stories made possible by co-operation of science academies and their international partner organisations. We welcome you to the seminar and to participate in discussions about the benefits that science academy collaboration provides to science, society and the future researcher generations.
The official collaboration between Finnish science academies begun in 1976, as the predecessor of the Council, the Delegation of Finnish Academies, was formed.
The seminar takes place at the House of the Estates, Snellmaninkatu 9-11, on Wednesday 5 October at 16:00 – 18:00.
Welcome! No registration is required.
The programme of seminar:
Opening remarks from the Council of Finnish Academies
Dr. Päivi Tikka, Secretary General
Recent Developments of Science Advice in Europe: Possibilities for Science Academies?
Dr. Christiane Diehl, Executive Director, European Academies Science Advisory Council EASAC
The Long and Winding Road… To Academic Tenure: The Role of International Science Organisations in Supporting Early Career Researchers
Dr. Keely Mills, International Union of Quartenary Research – Early Career Researchers
Significance of the international activities of Council of Finnish Academies
Dr. Päivi Tikka, Secretary General, and Dr. Petra Autio