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