REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE /
Meeting of CEI Ministers of Science and Technology
Trieste, Italy
19 October 2011
PROGRAMME
18 OCTOBER
Arrival and Accommodation of Delegations in Trieste
18:30 Meeting in front of the Grand Hotel Duchi d’Aosta and Transfer to “Magazzino 26”, Porto Vecchio - Old Harbour, Trieste
19.00 – 20.00 Visit of “Free Port of Art” - First CEI Trieste Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Art, in the framework of the “Biennale 2011. Lo stato dell’arte. Friuli Venezia Giulia”, with the participation of contemporary artists from all CEI Member States
Venue: “Magazzino 26”, Porto Vecchio - Old Harbour, Trieste
Welcome Address by Mr. Elio De Anna, Minister for European and International Affairs of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, on behalf of the President of the Region, Mr. Renzo Tondo
20:00 Welcome Reception offered by the Serbian CEI Presidency
Venue: “Magazzino 26”, Porto Vecchio - Old Harbour, Trieste
19 OCTOBER
09.00 Meeting in front of the Grand Hotel Duchi d’Aosta and Transfer to the Synchrotron Elettra/Fermi Labs
09.30 – 11.30 First Session
Venue: Synchrotron Elettra/Fermi Labs, Basovizza, Trieste
Keynote Interventions
§ Mr. Zarko Obradovic, Minister of Education and Science of Serbia: Inaugural Address
§ Amb. Gerhard Pfanzelter, CEI Secretary General: CEI Role in Regional Cooperation in Science and Technology
§ Prof. Giuseppe Pizza, Italian Deputy Minister for Education, University and Research: Italian Vision on Science and Technology Cooperation with CEI Member States at Elettra and Fermi Labs and with other Centres of Excellence of the “Trieste System”
§ Prof. Carlo Rizzuto, President of Elettra/Fermi Labs: Trieste Synchrotron and Free-Electron Laser Labs, two European Class Facilities open to the Scientific Communities of CEI Member States
Discussion and Interventions by all participants
11.30 – 12.00 Meeting the Press: with the participation of Serbia, Italy, EC, Elettra/Fermi and CEI
Coffee Break for all other participants
12.00 - 12.15 Family Photo
12.15 - 13.15 Guided Visit to Elettra and Fermi facilities in small groups
13.15 - 14.15 Buffet Lunch
Venue: Synchrotron Elettra/Fermi Labs, Basovizza, Trieste
14.15-15.30 Transfer and Visit of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
15.30 Transfer to the CEI Headquarters
15.45 - 16.00 Coffee
16.00 - 18.00 Second Session
Venue: CEI Headquarters, Via Genova 9, Trieste
Keynote Interventions
§ Mr. Zarko Obradovic, Minister of Education and Science of Serbia: Proposal for Regional Cooperation to meet the Challenge Represented by Elettra and Fermi Labs with EU support
§ Mr. Giorgio Rosso Cicogna, CEI Alternate Secretary General: Next Generation Biofuels as a Priority Option for any Strategy on Eco-friendly Renewable Energy
§ Mr. Harry Boyle, Manager, Bioenergy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance: Prospects for the Next Generation Biofuels (NGB) in the CEI Region
Brainstorming Discussion on Elettra and Fermi and on NGB regional project
18.00 – 19.00 Conclusions and Recommendations
19.30 – 20.00 Meeting the Foreign Press
Venue: Hotel Vis a Vis, Piazza dello Squero Vecchio, 1
20.00 Dinner
Venue: Harry’s Grill, Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia 2, Trieste
20 OCTOBER
Departure of Delegations from Trieste