Správa zo zahraničnej pracovnej cesty

	Príloha k cestovnému príkazu číslo:23/2015	  	
1.	Účastník pracovnej cesty	
Meno, priezvisko, tituly	Prof. RNDr. Jozef Masarik, DrSc.	
Útvar	Predsedníctvo APVV	
Prac. zaradenie	predseda	
Znalosť jazykov2]	AJ	
2.	Pracovná cesta 	
Vykonaná v dňoch	19.11.2015 – 20.11.2015	
Štát	Belgicko	
Mesto	Brusel, Crowne Plaza - Le Palace, Rue Gineste 3, 1210 Brussels (Belgium)	
Názov organizácie vrátane adresy	Science Europe, Rue de la Science 14, B–1040 Brussels	
Účel pracovnej cesty	Science Europe General Assembly (Valné zhromaždenie)	
Spôsob financovania (cestovné, pobytové náklady, iné výdavky)	APVV	
3.	Rámcový program pracovnej cesty	
Dátum
	Hodina
	Navštívené organizácie	Mená a funkcie kontaktovaných partnerov	Kontaktné adresy	
19.11.2015	20,00	Témy:
Strategické rozhovory o Európskom výskumnom priestore
Pracovná večera	delegáti - členovia Science Europe	Brusel, Crowne Plaza - Le Palace 	
20.11.2015	9,00 – 11,30	Revízia stanov a vnútorných predpisov Science Europe.	delegáti - členovia Science Europe	Brusel, Crowne Plaza - Le Palace	
4.	Stručný priebeh rokovaní/študijného pobytu1]
4.1.	       Welcome and apologies 
4.2.	       Approval of agenda 
4.3.	       Formal approval of minutes of previous meeting (April 2015)
4.4.	       Governing Board Election:
4.5.	       Speech by nominee for President on their vision for SE
4.6.	       Vote on Governing Board, President and Vice-Presidents
4.7.	       Future of SE Scientific Committees:
4.8.	       Discussion of, and vote on, the proposal for a new SE scientific advisory committee
4.9.	       Transition arrangements
4.10.	SE Articles of Association and Internal Regulations
4.11.	Report on SE activities 2015
4.12.	Discussion and approval of SE work plan for 2016 
4.13.	SE expenditure 2015 and budget 2016
4.14.	Strategic discussion on Horizon 2020
4.15.	Scientific Committees – ongoing work and priorities
4.16.	Working Groups:
4.17.	Cross-border Collaboration – follow-up on Money follow Co-operation Line proposal 
4.18.	Research Infrastructures – approval of report on ‘Strategic Priorities, Funding and Pan-European Co-operation for Research Infrastructures in Europe’
4.19.	Research Policy and Programme Evaluation – potential SE position on Leiden Manifesto for research metrics 
4.20.	General Working Groups update
4.21.	ERA developments
4.22.	Global Research Council update
4.23.	AOB
	
5.	Odporúčané závery a návrh úloh2]	

Here is a brief summary of the main decisions and outcomes of the General Assembly. If you have any questions please do let me know. Detailed minutes will follow later.
 
•         The new SE Governing Board was elected. Michael Matlosz (ANR, France) was elected President of SE, and Emilio Lora-Tamayo (CSIC, Spain – RPO) and Ingrid Petersson (FORMAS, Sweden – RFO) were elected Vice-Presidents. Names of all GB members can be found on the website at: http://www.scienceeurope.org/about-us/bodies-2/governing-board. There was a press release on Friday to announce the new President and Board, which can be found here: http://www.scienceeurope.org/uploads/PressReleases/151120_New_GB_Election_FIN.pdf
 
•         The GA agreed the proposal to create a single Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). The proposal circulated to the GA was adopted with four minor changes. First, the SAC will have ‘up to’ 30 members, rather than necessarily having to have exactly 30. Second, the idea of the future evaluation of the SAC will be built in from the beginning. Third, the wording will be strengthened regarding the relationship between SAC and Working Groups (but without specifying precise mechanisms as these are yet to be fully defined). Fourth, the wording around ensuring that SAC advice will be fully embedded in SE will be clarified. As a next step, letters will be sent to all current Scientific Committee members, to inform them of the decision, and to invite the Chairs and those members who are near the start of their mandate to join the SAC if they wish to do so.
 
•         The SE work plan and budget (and therefore also membership fees) for 2016 were all approved. For the work plan, MOs expressed a strong desire that SE should do some work around ‘impact’, and so this will be built into the work plan. All MOs will receive final confirmation of their fee for 2016.
 
•         There was an extremely rich discussion on Horizon 2020. The feedback will be used to help shape SE’s opinion on Horizon 2020 to submit for the forthcoming mid-term review, and to seek to influence the development of the next Framework Programme. The WG will have a workshop in early 2016. There will also be further consultation with MOs and with SAC.
 
•         The GA approved the Research Infrastructures report on ‘Strategic Priorities, Funding and Pan-European Co-operation for Research Infrastructures in Europe’. This will be publicly released shortly.  The GB also agreed that the approach of SE towards taking forward the principles in the ‘Leiden Manifesto for Research Metrics’  was to remain interested but without offering active leadership.
 
•         The SE Articles of Association will move to the next GA for discussion and agreement. MOs will be consulted shortly on the basis of the work done so far by the Task Force. Any MO Head wishing to join the TF for the remainder of the exercise should please let me know.
	
6.	Prehľad prinesenej dokumentácie a miesto jej uloženia	
Dokumentácia	Miesto uloženia	
Všetky prerokované materiály sú dostupné v elektronickej forme na internete. 	http://www.scienceeurope.org/ 	
7.	Osobitne vyhodnotený očakávaný prínos pracovnej cesty	
Priamy prínos z rokovaní SE nie je veľmi veľký, no dáva nám možnosť spolupodieľať sa na formovaní európskej vednej politiky.	
8.	Spôsob zverejnenia výsledkov pracovnej cesty, prenos získaných informácií2]	
O výsledkoch pracovnej cesty budú informovaní relevantní zamestnanci APVV a  členovia Predsedníctva APVV.	
Súhlasím so zverejnením správy na internete.	
Správu vypracoval (meno a priezvisko účastníka)
Prof. RNDr. Jozef Masarik, DrSc.
Dátum 30.11.2015	

Podpis 	

Správu schválil
Ing Martina Hasayová PhD. 
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