DANDELION Participation at the TA16 Conference

On 30 of May 2016, DANDELION will be present at the TA16 Conference in Vienna, where the theme - Smart New World - What is smart about "smart technologies"? will be addressed. 

More information about the event HERE

DANDELION at the Security Research Conference - SRIE2016

On 1-2 June 2016, DANDELION will be present at the event "Security Research Conference" in Hague.

This is the event where industry, governments and knowledge institutions come together to discuss the latest security challenges for Europe.

The main topics are: terrorism, border management, cybercrime, financial investigation, forensics and space & security. The SRIE will provide access to knowledge, innovations and markets and consists of the following activities:

- The Security Innovation Room

- The Security Research Event of the European Commission (DG Home and Migration) consisting of two components: (1) The Security Research Conference (2) The expo of 8 EC-projects

- Thematic workshops and world cafés

- Matchmaking opportunities for participants (organised by Enterprise Europe Network).

More information about the event HERE

DANDELION at an event on Big Data Analytics

On 4-5 June 2016, DANDELION will be present in an event in Geneva on "How Big Data Analytics can impact and possibly enhance the security of individuals and society". 

DANDELION at the ERC Day in Slovakia

DANDELION session "Mainstreaming, Embedding, Integrating" under SIS2016

Mainstreaming, Embedding, Integrating: What difference does stakeholder engagement make on the impact of S&T research on public safety and security?

This plenary session will take place under the frame of SIS2016 - 1^st Conference of Social Impact on Science, on the 26 of July 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.

The session will address the link between stakeholder participation in European R&D for public safety and security, the responsiveness of the R&D agenda and the kind of impacts out of it.

More information about the session here: https://www.conftool.pro/sis2016/index.php?page=browseSessions&form_session=30

More information about the SIS2016 event here: http://socialimpactscience.org/sis2016/

DANDELION at ESOF 2016

DANDELION at the 4S/EASST Conference “Science and Technology by other means"

On 31 August to 3 September 2016, DANDELION will participate in the event 4S/EASST Conference, in Barcelona.

Under the motto “science and technology by other means: Exploring collectives, spaces and futures”, the 4s/EASST Conference, will take place from the 31st of August to the 3rd of September 2016 in Barcelona.

“The event will explore the ways in which science and technology are increasingly performed ‘by other means’, in a variety of exploratory activities that include the articulation of collectives that do not fit with the traditional actors in science and technology, or in ways that problematize the established value systems involved in the production of knowledge and technologies”. 

More information about the event HERE

DANDELION exhibition at 'T2gE – Transition to the Green Economy'

On 6-7 September 2016, the Dandelion project will showcase its work at the exhibition booth during the Slovak EU Presidency conference 'T2gE – Transition to the Green Economy', in Bratislava.

The conference will attract international stakeholders from public, private, non-governmental sector, academia, associations, clusters and civil society.

The discussions will address issues such as the role of research and innovation in accelerating a transition to the green economy, the needs of researchers and innovators, the obstacles that researchers and innovators meet when developing and deploying innovative solutions, including their implementation in real life.

DANDELION at SOG-TIM workshop 2016 - Social Growth on Trafficking and Immigration

DANDELION will be present at the SOG TIM workshop "Social Growth on Trafficking and Immigration" on 28 October 2016 in Bratislava, with the objective of sharing the objectives of the project and promote its activities. 

DANDELION at INGSA2016 Conference

DANDELION´s partner, Georgios Kolliarakis from Goethe University Frankfurt, is representing the project at the event “Science and Policy Making: towards a new dialogue” (#EUINGSA16), which is currently taken place in Brussels from 29 to 30 of September 2016.

Check out some of the quotes collected during the event:

Mairead McGuinness, Vice-president of EU parliament, stressed in her video that while there is abundance of every sort of information, there is a lot to be done to improve communication between scientist and policy makers, the latter are clearly in need of advice for better legislation.

Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO, pointed the need for enabling and constraining ecosystems for the uptake of evidence from research.

Jacques Lukasik, Secretary General EU council of academies of applied sciences, criticized the gap between researchers and general public, which undermines trust both in science and policy making.

Pearl Dykstra, High Level Group of EC’s Scientific Advisors, said researchers need to earn their authority in controversial, politically polarized policy issues.  

Daniel Sarewitz from Arizona State University stressed that when there are disputed values, complex situations and urgent decisions, no simple (technological) solutions can be effective 

More information about the event HERE

DANDELION at Joint Conference & Networking meeting "Understanding Europe"

DANDELION has been invited to participate to the Joint Conference & Networking meeting "Understanding Europe – Promoting the European Public and Cultural Space", that will be orgised by REA (European Commission's Directorate General for Research and Innovation, Unit B6 "Open and inclusive societies") on the 17-18 of October in Brussels.

The meeting aims at bringing together selected projects selected under the Horizon 2020, REFLECTIVE 2014 and 2015 calls "Reflective Societies: Cultural Heritage and European Identities" to discuss about the social challenges covered by the respective projects. 

DANDELION Quadruple Helix Workshop

On the 19th of October 2016 DANDELION will organize the Quadruple Helix workshop at the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development, in Brussels. 

The purpose of the workshop will be to foster the discussion on “how to better communicate SSH research results to maximise their societal impact”. 

The workshop will be organised in focus groups engaging the dialogue in topics related with:

- the innovation in SSH research and (current) key socio-economic challenge;

- the communication gap and interaction barriers among stakeholders; and

- the benchmarking of IIRS projects for the valorisation of dissemination and communication strategies and impact. 

The Agenda of the Workshop is now available HERE

The participants will be composed by stakeholders representing the Quadruple Helix model, namely:

- Researchers from the broader field of Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities;

- Social incubators, SMEs, education and training providers, consultants;

- Policy/decision makers and advisors;

- Public agencies active in supporting/promoting R&I collaboration and Liaison Offices;

- Science communicators, Civil Society Organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations;

- H2020 National Contact Points as well as coordinators of H2020-IIRS projects;

- EC officers from the DG Research and Innovation and the Research Executive Agency.

DANDELION Thematic Workshop at the SSH2016 Conference "Social Sciences and Humanities: A New Agenda for Europe's Challenges"

The registration Networking Event and to the DANDELION Thematic Workshop are now CLOSED.

On November 14th, DANDELION will organise its Thematic Workshop in Bratislava as a side event of the SSH2016 Conference "SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES: A NEW AGENDA FOR EUROPE'S CHALLENGES" organised during the SK PRES 2016, on the 15-16 November 2016 at the Hotel Saffron, Bratislava.

DANDELION Thematic Workshop aims at exploring the dissemination and communication practices of Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies (IIRS) projects in order to increase their uptake and valorization by citizens, policy makers, businesses and civil society.

AGENDA

13:00 - 13:15

Welcoming participants and registration (Coffee break)

13:15 - 13:30

Welcome & Introduction to Dandelion and division of participants into three groups:
Table 1 Migration & Refugee integration in the EU
Table 2 EU identities, extremism and radicalization
Table 3 Social Innovation and reform of EU Public Services

13:30 - 14:00

Round 1 Barriers, bottlenecks and lost knowledge from projects untapped potential of SSH projects to reach policy and society

14:00 - 14:30

Round 2 What has worked well so far: Success stories and best practices which have reached policy, society, the market

14:30 - 15:00

Round 3 How to communicate in an effective, target-sensitive manner in order to mobilise stakeholders and valorise research?

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:00

Conclusions: Presentation of main results and plenary discussion

The registration to the Networking Event and to the DANDELION Thematic Workshop are now closed  

See the official annoucement from the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic at http://goo.gl/fYS3jr

DANDELION at the Net4Society SC6 Brokerage Event

DANDELION at the Estonian Science communication Conference "Science in today’s media-saturated world"

On 15 of November 2016, DANDELION will participate at the Estonian Science communication conference "Science in today’s media-saturated world", organised by Estonian Research Council in Tartu, Estonia on the 23rd of Nov 2016.

The Conference will be a great opportunity to discuss on issues related with: 
- How media can help foster knowledge-based and scientific way of thinking in society?
- How to communicate scientific content in nowadays digital media era? and 
- How to better use open data and big data in communicating science?

DANDELION at the ACCOMPLISSH Conference and Dialogue Platform

On 21 to 22 of November 2016, DANDELION will participate in the ACCOMPLISSH SSH Dialogue Conference “SSH Impact & Action” in Rome, Italy.

This is a multi-stakeholder conference and networking event on fostering co-creation, impact and valorisation of Social Sciences and Humanities and bringing it all into practice.

Registration and more information at www.accomplissh.eu

DANDELION at the event "Normative (B)Orders. Migration and Citizenship in a Time of Crisis"

On the 24-25 November 2016, DANDELION will participate in the event "Normative (B)Orders. Migration and Citizenship in a Time of Crisis" in Frankfurt.

More information about the event HERE

DANDELION at the Net4Society Workshop "Increasing the impact of Societal Challenge 6 research"

On 12 December 2016, DANDELION will be present at the Net4Society Workshop "Increasing the impact of Societal Challenge 6 research", in Vienna. 

DANDELION's participatation aims to support Net4society to increase the impact and visibility of SSH.  

DANDELION at the 6th Plenary Meeting of Community of Users on Secure, Safe and Resilient Societies

Under the 6th Plenary Meeting of Community of Users on Secure, Safe and Resilient Societies held from 14-16 March 2017 in Brussels, DANDELION will organise a roundtable session on the topic "Transfer of Knowledge between Security Researchers and Practitioners”.

DANDELION at the Conference State of the Union

On the 4 and 5 of May 2017, DANDELION will attend to the State of the Union Conference in Florence. 

Under the title "Building a People´s Europe, the State of the Union will revolve around the theme of European Citizenship, a multifaceted topic of acute relevance across all EU member states. 

More information about the event HERE

DANDELION at the TechSummit in Bratislava

On the 10-11 May 2017, DANDELION will showcase its findings and activities in an exhibition booth at TechSummit in Bratislava. 

More information about the event HERE

DANDELION at SOG TIM workshop 2017 - "Social Grow on Trafficking and Immigration"

On the 18 May 2017, DANDELION will participate at the SOG-TIM’ Social Innovation International Workshop on "Social Grow on Trafficking and Immigration", in Sibiu, Romania. 

DANDELION supporting the Net4Society Webinar: "Beyond dissemination: How to communicate your research"

DANDELION will support the Net4Society Webinar: "Beyond dissemination: How to communicate your research" on the 24 of May 2017 from 15h to 16h30 (CET).

The objective of the webinar is to support NCPs as well as projects and researchers in improving communication skills within the framework of European funded projects in the field of Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies (IIRS), by providing:

1. Relevant insights into factors to consider when communicating to different target groups: general public, policy makers, academia and media; and

DANDELION at the OECD/INGSA Conference 2017

On 26-27 June 2017, DANDELION will participate in the OECD/INGSA Conference 2017 ‘Governing better through evidence-informed policy making’ in Paris. 

DANDELION’s Charrette at WIRE2017

DANDELION is organising its first charrette within the event “Week of Innovative Regions in Europe – WIRE2017”, that will take place in Košice, Slovakia on the 28^th of June 2017. 

A Charrette is a structured brainstorming session aiming at providing useful insights on a particular topic from as many angles as possible by engaging different stakeholders.

The Charrette that will be organised in WIRE2017 aims to support actors involved in EU-funded projects in the areas of i) Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and ii) Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies (IIRS) in disseminating their results.

The session will provide guidelines, recommendations and practical tips to help projects to design effective impact and valorisation strategies, including the identification of target groups, the engagement of relevant stakeholders and the selection of appropriate communication channels and tools, among others.

More information about the event HERE

Register HERE

DANDELION @ Opinion Festival

DANDELION will be represented by our partner CIVITTA at the Opinion Festival in Paides (Estonia) the 11-12 of August 2017.

Opinion Festival is a meeting place for the entire community, that gives a word to different political views. Its mission is to improve opinion culture and civic education. The festival is open to all active-minded people in Estonia as well as elsewhere, who together would like to discuss issues that are important for all of us.

DANDELION at the JRC-SAS-INGSA Evidence and Policy Summer School

On 6-8 Setember 2017, DANDELION will participate at the JRC-SAS-INGSA Evidence and Policy Summer School, in Senec, Slovakia. 

DANDELION at the Final Conference of THRIVE project

On 21 September 2017, DANDELION will be present at the THRIVE project final conference “Helping to promote positive behaviour in the classroom”, in Chatham (London).

The project will host a session on gamification where the game GUESSH developed by DANDELION will be showcased. 

DANDELION at the EU4FACTS: Evidence for policy in a post-fact world

On the 26 September 2017, DANDELION will be present at the event EU4FACTS: Evidence for policy in a post-fact world, in Brussels.

DANDELION at the Researchers Night 2017 (ROME)

On 28 of September 2017, DANDELION will be present at the ‘European Researchers’ Night’ in Rome, the most important European scientific communication event involving more than 300 cities, with a rich calendar of events and scientific aperitifs, meetings with researchers, conferences and visits to the most renowned Italian research centers.

The European Researchers’ Night, which is 12 years old this year, is promoted and funded by the European Commission.

DANDELION will facilitate the following ACTIVITIES:

- 28 September 2017 from 09:30 am to 10:30 am at Mura del Valadier – via del Castello – Frascati, IT

Learn through the interactive group game “GueSSH! Societal Challenges in Europe”

The activities are addressed to primary and secondary schools as a group play session with the aim of spreading and improving knowledge on the societal challenges (immigration, Labor, Health, Wellbeing, Integration etc.) in an engaging and fun way.

A scientific animator will stimulate the curiosity of children by creating, through games, an open space of discussion, reflection and deepening, in which children will be the protagonists.

- 28 September 2017 from 18:00 to 19:00, at Mura del Valadier – via del Castello – Frascati, IT

Thematic Joint Workshop realized in collaboration with the European projects DANDELION, ISAAC, MEAL and BIOWAYS, “Educational games and educational solutions to increase the impact of scientific and research results and involve the general public and new generations” aim to improve the impact of scientific results through “serious games”.

During the workshop will be presented to the public the Serious Games developed in the context of various European projects aimed at promoting discussion on the potential of these innovative tools, strongly encouraged by the European Commission, as a vehicle for increasing the impact of scientific and research results involving the general public and new generations.

DANDELION at the Researchers Night 2017 (AVEIRO)

On the 29 September 2017, DANDELION will organise a barcamp under the frame of the event European Researchers’ Night in Aveiro (Portugal), the project will collaborate with the initiative “Fabrica ciencia viva” from the University of Aveiro, who will provide a space for DANDELION to showcase its results namely the GUESSH game and the factsheets of SSH hot topics. 

DANDELION at the Estonian Presidency Research Policy Conference

On the 12-13 October 2017, DANDELION will participate at the Estonian Presidency Research Policy Conference "European Research Excellence - Impact and Value for Society", in particular on the 13 October the project will organise the workshop: "European integration, inequalities and citizens’ participation: How social sciences create value for policy and society”.

DANDELION Workshop "European integration, inequalities and citizens’ participation: How social sciences create value for policy and society”

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DANDELION will organise a Thematic Workshop on 13 October 2017, as a side-event of the Estonian Presidency Research Policy Conference "European Research Excellence - Impact and Value for Society" that will take place in Tallinn, Estonia. 

The Thematic Workshop "European integration, inequalities and citizens’ participation: How social sciences create value for policy and society" will take place on the 13th of October 2017 from 09h to 12h.

The interactive roundtable discussion at the workshop will highlight how research from socio-economic sciences and humanities (SSH) contributes to understanding and coping with rising social inequalities and exclusion, how to foster citizens’ and especially youth participation in democratic processes, and not least, how to promote inclusive visions of EU integration.

In a series of inputs, representatives from academia, policy-making, and the civil society will showcase “what works” in practice in terms of research transfer to other societal stakeholders for the common benefit. In the plenary discussion we will identify which factors enable the “ripeness” or readiness of research to deliver impact, which barriers need to be overcome, and when, how and whom to engage within the research process in order to generate value for policy and society.

The rationale and agenda of the Thematic Workshop is available HERE. 

For more information about the DANDELION workshop, please contact Kristiina Laurits from Civitta at kristiina.laurits@civitta.ee.

DANDELION Workshop - Valorisation Activities and SSH Research Ripeness for Impact

In the context of the Conference “Democracy and Europe - our common future?”, the project DANDELION (‘Promoting EU funded projects of inclusive, innovative and reflective societies’) is organising a workshop on the 31^st of October 2017 (14:30 to 17:15) around the theme of “Valorisation activities and SSH research Ripeness for Impact”.

The workshop aims at bringing together SSH researchers, research managers, such as National Contact Points, and dissemination/impact managers, in order to generate actionable knowledge for the everyday practice of SSH research, and help demonstrate and enhance its unique value.

In two consecutive working sessions, we will  

FIRST,  explore the multitude of research dissemination, communication, and transfer activities between SSH researchers and stakeholders from policy, civil society and business, which lead to positive impacts and societal value out of research; and

SECOND, based upon illustrative cases brought by all participants, we will position ‘productive interactions’ among stakeholders within the stages of the research cycle, which help research results to ‘travel’ outwards, triggering exchange.  We will focus thereby on the dimensions of When, With-whom, What, How, and What-for of the activities identified in the first session, in order to come up with what works, where are barriers, but also untapped potential for exchange and collaboration among SSH researchers and stakeholders from policy, civil society, and business.

The number of participants will be limited to 30 and selection will be based upon criteria of diversity, experience, and expertise.

Please, REGISTER HERE

Detailed agenda:

14:30  Welcome

Mr Iakovos Delioglanis, Q-Plan

Mr Alexandre Almeida, LOBA

14:45  Introduction to the rationale of the workshop

Dr Georgios Kolliarakis, University of Frankfurt

Facilitators: Dr Susanna Albertini, FVA; Mr Alexandre Almeida, LOBA

Rapporteurs: Ms Candela Bravo, LOBA; Ms Kristiina Laurits, Civitta

15:00  Round I: Disambiguation and operationalisation of concepts: Dissemination, Communication, Exploitation

15:45  Break

16:00  Round II: Positioning of illustrative cases into the Impact Readiness Level flow model

16:45  Round III: Aggregation of results, plenary discussion, lessons learnt, open issues for future elaboration

17:30 End of the Workshop

Location: Pavilion of Knowledge - Largo José Mariano Gago, 1990-223 Lisbon

DANDELION at the Workshop Impact Taxonomies in the Humanities and Social Sciences

On 1 November 2017, DANDELION will participate at the Workshop "Impact Taxonomies in the Humanities and Social Sciences" in Copenhagen. 

This workshop aims at presenting a number of impact taxonomies, examining possible pathways and impact categories across stakeholders, sectors and institutions. In particular, the workshop explores work-in-progress and new approaches to impact assessment and classification systems as well as qualitative and quantitative methods for studying connectivity, linkages, interactions, and pathways between science and society.

More information about the event HERE

DANDELION Workshop at the World Forum for Democracy 2017

On 9 November 2017, DANDELION will organise the workshop "From Fake to Fact: How to strengthen ties among Research, Policy, and Society to counter populism" within the event World Forum of Democracy 2017 on ‘Populism’, in Strassbourg.

'Post-fact’ politics is internationally fuelling concern, particularly in contested fields of public policy, such as social and minority rights, external relations and migration/refugee affairs, and, not least, counter-terrorism and -radicalisation. The interplay of value divergence and uncertainty has proved very vulnerable to opportunistic, simplistic discourses that blend out uncomfortable facts, disqualify opposing views, and polarise public opinion.

Under such circumstances, the relationship among science, policy making, and society is taking a new twist: In the face of proliferation of fake news via social media, and the spread and ‘normalisation’ of uncivil and manipulative behaviours in the public sphere by populist and extremist parties for political gain, the demand for evidence-based resistance has become visible.

While researchers, policy makers, and the media operate along different logics, interests, and time-frames for their action, there is a pressing need to re-examine responsibilities of research and academia, politicians and public administration, as well as the media and the organised civil society, and recast their strategic partnerships. A common objective thereby is to contribute to the self-defence capacity of democracy’s ‘immune reflexes’ by providing evidence and facts to inform policy making both in the technical-scientific sense, and by promoting plausible counter-narratives in the social media and the public sphere in general.

The speakers’ inputs, representing different stakeholder groups, should spin around the topics of 'How to make research results ‘travel’ as useful and usable evidence to policy makers and civil society actors?’, but also, vice versa, ‘In what ways decision makers and media should integrate evidence from research in order to better serve the public interest?

Specifically, three questions are to be addressed thereby:

1/ What sort of evidence is needed by policy makers, journalists, and CSO practitioners in order to evaluate populist and extremist content, effectively counter distorted narratives, fake news, and undocumented assertions against fundamental rights, and the rule of law?

2/ How do success stories and best cases of evidence transfer to policy and civil society look like? Who, together with whom, is to establish open channels of exchange, at which stage, and what for, in order to facilitate application of such knowledge to inform policy-making and promote plausible fact-based counter-narratives?

3/ Which are the barriers and the untapped potential on the supply and the demand sides for the uptake of scientific knowledge by policy makers/practitioners on the ground? Often, robust research produces valid and reliable evidence, yet it is not always perceived, understood, or timely used by key stakeholders. 

Speakers:

- Titus CORLATEAN, PACE, Former Minister of Justice and Foreign Affairs, RO

- Marinus PENNINX, Professor, Universiteit van Amsterdam, NL

- Rosemary BECHLER, Editor, Open Democracy, UK

- Matjaz GRUDEN, Director, Policy Planning Directorate, Council of Europe, SI

- Anna KRASTEVA, Professor, New Bulgarian University, BG

- Yuri BORGMANN-PREBIL, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission, BE

Moderator:

- Georgios KOLLIARAKIS, Senior Researcher, University of Frankfurt, GR

More information here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/world-forum-democracy/2017-panel-discussions

DANDELION Barcamp at the Martin City Festival

On 10-11 November 2017, DANDELION will organise a Barcamp at the Martin City Festival, in Slovakia.

DANDELION’s Barcamp on Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship

On 11 November 2011, Dandelion project will organize its barcamp on “Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship”. The event will be held in the framework of the traditional local market in Martin, Slovakia.

Local markets have a long ongoing tradition in Slovakia, reaching back to middle ages. The market in Martin, located in central north Slovakia, offers an excellent opportunity of combining both local and international elements in a single event, gathering thousands of kids, pupils, students, parents, teachers, local entrepreneurs and senior citizens.

Youth entrepreneurship is high on the EU political agenda as a tool to combat youth unemployment and social exclusion as well as stimulating innovation among young people. During the barcamp, young people will have opportunity to:

1. Learn about various EC programme tackling youth employment and entrepreneurship.

2. Express their concerns and views on the entrepreneurial climate in their region.

3. Get inspired from selected success stories.

4. Improve their entrepreneurial skills.

Thanks to the collaboration with the “Young goes Euro project” the Barcamp will, among others, host about 15 students and young entrepreneurs undertaking their training mobility in Slovakia.

Date: 11 November 2017

Time: 14:00 – 17:30

Venue: Hotel Turiec, A. Sokolíka 132/2, 036 01 Martin, Slovakia

Registration: Free-of-charge, come directly to the venue

Fore more information, please contact: r.miskuf@pedal-consulting.eu

DANDELION at the ACCOMPLISSH Co-creation and Social Innovation Summit

On 13-14 November 2017, DANDELION was present at the ACCOMPLISSH Co-creation and Social Innovation Summit “Tackling societal issues through innovative collaboration: active co-creation and dialogue between universities, governments, industry and societal organisations. From talk to action.”

DANDELION at the "Ladies First" meeting

On the 24 November 2017, DANDELION will participate in the "Ladies First" meeting in Paris, conducting an "ice breaking" session on Learn through the interactivegame "GueSSH! Societal Challenges in Europe". 

DANDELION at the Maker Faire Rome

On 1-3 Deccember 2017, DANDELION will participate at the Maker Faire Rome, conducting the activity: Learn through the interactive group game "GueSSH! Societal Challenges in Europe".  

DANDELION workshop at the Interhealth capacity building week

On 12 December 2017, DANDELION organised a workshop in the Interhealth capacity building week on the topic raising awareness in societal challenges using games.

DANDELION at a Capacity Building session for NCPs Portugal

On 13 December 2017, DANDELION participated in a session with NCPs from Portugal to discuss best practices and recommendations on science communication under the frame of Horizon 2020 projects in particular under societal challenge 6. 

DANDELION at Social Sciences info day "SSH in international collaborations"

On 19 December 2017, DANDELION will participate at the Social Sciences info day "SSH in international collaborations" in Tallinn. 

DANDELION Research Policy Workshop - "Coordinating Policy Recommendations for Durable Action"

On the 14^th of February 2018, the projects COURAGE and DANDELION invites other H2020 projects in the field of cultural heritage to a Policy Workshop in Brussels, in a joint effort to find responses to key issues in the cultural heritage field:

This workshop aims to improve the capacity of H2020 projects in the development of policy recommendations, developing synergies and bringing the results directly to representatives of the European Commission and policy makers. The ultimate goal is to enhance the networking capacities of projects and raise the impact of policy recommendations.

We invite all interested projects especially within the framework programme Societal Challenge 6 “Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies” focusing on cultural heritage to contribute to the workshop.

Participants to the workshop would have the chance to directly address representatives from the European Commission at various levels of the administration and discuss with other projects, about pressing issues and possible solutions.

Key issues in the cultural heritage field, to be discussed in the workshop, (but not restricted to) are:

- How to improve and harmonize the legal environment? What are the main legal obstacles your project faced so far

- What challenges the digital world poses to the field?

- What are the trends of cultural heritage preservation? How do these affect financing research and preservation of the European cultural heritage? Which are the ‘blind spots’ of stakeholders in the field, if any?

- Are there any conflicting interests in key players (institutions) in the field? How could the European Commission contribute to resolving these conflicts?  

View the PROGRAMME HERE  

Register now HERE 

For more information, please contact:

Robert Miskuf (PEDAL Consulting / DANDELION) r.miskuf@pedal-consulting.eu and Tamás Scheibner (COURAGE) scheibner.tamas@btk.mta.hu

DANDELION at the Roundtable Discussion: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Impact in Horizon 2020 Projects

On 26-27 February 2018, DANDELION will participate at the Roundtable Discussion: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Impact in Horizon 2020 Projects, in Bonn. 

DANDELION workshop - Migration: turning challenges into opportunities

#MigrationRomeDay2018

On the 13th of March 2018, DANDELION project in collaboration with the INTERHEALTH project, and with the support of the multidisciplinary platform the NODE, will organise, at the Spazio Europa in Rome, the event “Migration: turning challenges into opportunities” a mutual learning workshop to maximize opportunities.

DANDELION and INTERHEALTH, in collaboration with THE NODE and OIS have mobilized UN agencies and networks of local authorities and NGOs to offer an holistic and integrated perspective to the debate.

The event will be divided into a morning session focused on the topic migration and societal challenges (under the organisation of DANDELION) and an afternoon session on health and migration: national and international best practices for health care training (under the organisation of INTERHEALTH).

The objective of the event is to compare challenges, best practices and solutions to stimulate the discussion and mutual learn.

The participants will be ONGs, researchers, institutions, national and international projects, media, etc.

View the Programme HERE 

View the Speakers HERE

REGISTER HERE

DANDELION at the WHO experts panel in migration

On 20 March 2018, DANDELION will participate at the WHO experts panel in migration in Copenhagen, addressing the topic "Innovative communication tools for SSH".

DANDELION at the Seminar for NCPs - Boosting communication and impact in research projects

On 21 March 2018, DANDELION will participate in the Seminar for NCPs - Boosting communication and impact in research projects, in Rome. 

DANDELION at the expert panel of HubIT project

On 22 March 2018, DANDELION will participate in the expert panel of HubIT project in Rome.

In the session DANDELION presented the games developed under the project and moderated the discussion on “innovative tools to raise awareness on societal challenges”.