General Programme.

MONDAY 25th OF JULY

08:00 – 09:00 am REGISTRATION
09:00 – 09:30 am

Open Ceremony

Dídac Ramírez, Rector of the University of Barcelona.
Joandomènec Ros, President of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Marta Soler, President of the Scientific Committee

 Room: Paranymph
09:30 – 11:00 am

Keynote Lecture

François Englert, Nobel Prize in Physics 2013
Marta Soler, Director of CREA, will introduce SIS bi-annual conferences

Room: Paranymph

Natural Sciences, Physics & Mathematics
11:00 – 12:30 pm Paper session & symposiums

Check session P1a on this link

Check session P1b on this link
12:30 -1:00 pm Lunch Box distribution
12:45-1:45 pm  Brown Bag Seminar

Check session BBs1 on this link

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2:00-3:00 pm Midday Special Session. Relevance of Social impact for Universities,

Led by Adriana Aubert, University of Barcelona  and with speakers José M. Guibert, Rector of Deusto University and  Josep Manel Ricart Pla, Vicerector for Scientific Policy at the University Rovira Virgili.

Room: Main Hall
3:00-4:15 pm Paper Session & Symposium: Reflections about Social Impact 

Check session P2a on this link

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4:15 – 4:45 pm Break
4:45 – 6.00 pm Semi-plenary sessions (societal challenges)

  • SP1a: Environmental sustainability & Water. Led by Elena Duque, University of Girona, and with speaker Joan O. Grimalt, Director of the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDÆA).

  Room:  Main Hall

  • SP1b: Combat diseases. Led by Oriol Rios, University of Rovira i Virgili, and with speakers Marina Mesquida, Fundació Clínic (University of Barcelona) and Joaquim Segalés, Director of the Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA-IRTA).

   Room: Chapel Room
6:00 – 7:30 pm Interdisciplinary paper sessions & symposiums

Check  session P3 on this link

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TUESDAY 26th OF JULY

Social Sciences & Humanities
08:00 – 09:00 am Registration
09:00 – 10:30 am Paper session & symposiums

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10:30 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 – 12:30 pm Semi-plenay sessions (scientific field)

SP2. Approaches and methodologies in SSH research led by Donna M. Mertens, Gallaudet University and with speakers  Tessie Catsambas, EnCompass & Maria Bustelo Ruesta, Complutense University of Madrid.

Room: Main Hall

SP3. “Where the rubber meets the road: Creating societal impact from Social Sciences and Humanities research. Methodological insights and first results of the Horizon 2020 ACCOMPLISSH project” led by Sharon Smit, University of Groningen, and with speakers Nicol Keith, Institute of Cancer Sciences University of Glasgow, Mislava Bertoša, University of Zagreb, Alexis Dewaele, Ghent University, Jordi Méndez, University of Barcelona, Lasse Johansson, Aalborg University.

Room: Chapel Room
12:30 -1.00 pm Lunch Box distribution
12:45-1:45 pm  Brown Bag Seminar

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Check session BBS2c on this link
2:00 – 3:00 pm Midday Special Session. The role of publishers in promoting social impact. Led by Gisela Redondo, University of Barcelona and with speakers Monica Contestabile, Senior Strategy Editor from Nature and Evangelia Lipitakis, Research Analytics Consultant at Thomson Reuters.

Room: Main Hall
3:00 – 4:15 pm Paper session & symposiums

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4:15 – 4:45 pm Break
4:45 – 6:00 pm Semi-plenary sessions (societal challenges)

  • SP4a. Peace and social justice. Symposium «Mainstreaming, Embedding, Integrating»: What difference does stakeholder engagement make on the impact of S&T research?» Led by Georgios Kolliarakis, University of Frankfurt and with speakers Marta Soler, University of Barcelona, Sharon Smit, University of Groningen, Vincenzo Pavone, Consejo Superior Investigaciones Científicas, Francesc Guillén, Direcció General d’Administració de Seguretat Departament d’Interior. Check the session on this link.

   Room: Chapel Room

  • SP6. Education for All. Led by Rocio García (Deusto University) and with speakers Jo Lampert, Queensland University of Technology. Arnetha F. Ball Co-Director, Center for the study of Race, Ethnicity and Language (CREAL), Stanford Graduate School of Education.

    Room: Main Hall

 
6:00 – 7:30 pm Interdisciplinary paper sessions 

Check session P9  on this link

WEDNESDAY 27th OF JULY

Enginneering Information & Technology
08:00 – 09:00 am Registration
09:00 – 10:30 am Paper session & symposium

Check session P12 on this link
10:30 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 – 12:30 pm Semi-plenary sessions (scientific field)

SP5. Research work as the best tool for improving research innovation in high school students. Led by Núria Salán, Catalan Society of Technology IEC-UPC, and with speakers Ivan Nadal, Catalan Society of Technology -IEC, Antoni Hernández, Catalan Society of Technology-UPC and Frederic Luque, Catalan Society of Technology -IEC. Check session.

Room: Chapel Room

SP5b. Fighting disease with electricity; engineering meets medicine. Led by Javier Díez, University of Barcelona, and with speaker Antoni Ivorra, Director of BERG Biomedical Electronics Research Group, Pompeu Fabra University.

Room:  Main Hall
12:30 pm Lunch Box distribution
12:45-1:45 pm  Brown Bag Seminar

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2:00-3:15 pm Midday Special Session. The role of Evaluation and Funding Agencies in promoting Social Impact. Led by Esther Oliver, University of Barcelona, and with speakers Liviu Stirbat, Deputy Head of Unit Evalutation. DG Research and Innovation. European Comission,  Alan Tomkins, National Science Foundation & Saba Hinrichs -Krapels, The Policy Institute at King’s College London.

Room: Main Hall
3:15-4:15 pm P13 Symposium. Social impact: a matter of all sciences. Led by Teresa Sordé, Autonomous University of Barcelona, and with speakers Kubra Canhilal, Universita Della Svizzera Italiana, Ramon Flecha, University of Barcelona and Mar Joanpere, University of Barcelona. Check  session  on this link

Room: Main Hall
4:15 – 4:45 pm Break
4:45 – 6:00 pm  Plenary session (societal challenges)

  • Global partnership for development. The role of academia in empowering participatory and collaborative action

    Led by Enric Senabre Hidalgo, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, and with speakers Xavier Serra Casals, Dept. of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Davinia Hernández Leo, Dept. of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Bruno Raimbault, Médecins Sans Frontières, Open Street Map movement; Xabier Barandiaran, Barcelona City Council – Participation Councillorship.

    Session organised with the support of the DTIC-UPF María de Maeztu Units of Excellence Programme (MDM-2015-0502).

  Room: Chapel Room
6:00 – 7:30 pm Interdisciplinary paper sessions 

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THURSDAY 28th OF JULY

Life Sciences
08:00 – 09:00 am Registration
09:00 – 10:30 am P17 Symposium. Interdisciplinary approaches to neuroscience. Led by Sandra Racionero, Head of the Department of Psychology at Universidad Loyola Andalucía, and with speakers Jordi Alberch, President of the Spanish Society of Neurosciences and Vicerector for Research University of Barcelona, and Marco Calabria, Postdoctoral fellow in the Speech Production and Bilingualism research group at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Room: Main Hall
10:30 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 – 12:30 pm

Keynote lecture

Ada Yonath, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009. Led by Teresa Sordé, Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Room: Paranymph
12:30-1.00 pm Lunch Box distribution
12:45-1:45 pm  Brown Bag Seminar

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2.00 – 3.00 pm Midday Special Session. Open Science and Social Impact.  Led by Tinka Schubert, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, and with speakers Catriona McCallum from PLOS & Josh Brown from ORCID.

Room: Main Hall
3:00 – 4:15 pm Symposium: Gender and Impact of Research

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Paper session 

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4:15 – 4:45 pm Break
4:45 – 6:00 pm S4.Plenary session Gender relations in science. Led by Lena de Botton, University of Barcelona, and with speakers Ada Yonath, L’Oreal Unesco Award for Women in Science 2008
Lídia Puigvert, Author of “Women and Social Transformation” with Judith Butler.Room: Main Hall
6:00 – 7:30 pm P19 Symposium Computational intelligence led by Joan Guàrdia, University of Barcelona, and with speakers Adrián Ponce-Álvarez, University Pompeu Fabra, Jaime de la Rocha, IDIBAPS.

Room: Main Hall

FRIDAY 29th OF JULY

Health & Pharmacy
08:00 – 09:00 am Registration
09:00 – 10:30 am Paper session & symposium

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10:30 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 – 12:30 am

Keynote Lecture

“Contributions of infectious agents to human cancer. Consequences for cancer prevention». Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008.

Led by Ainhoa Flecha, Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Room: Paranymph
12:30-1.00 pm Lunch Box distribution
12.45-1.45 pm  Brown Bag Seminar

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2.00 – 3.00 pm M5. Midday Special Session. The role of Research Agencies in the Promotion of Social Impact. Led by Itxaso Tellado, University of Vic, and  with speakers Mariachiara Esposito, Science Europe, Senior Scientific Officer, Lluis Rovira, Director of CERCA Institution.

Room: Main Hall
3:00 – 4:15 pm Paper session & symposium

Check session P21  on this link
4:15 – 4:45 pm Break
4:45 – 6:00 pm Interdisciplinary paper sessions & symposium

Check session P22 on this link
6:00 – 7:30 pm  Semi-plenary sessions (societal challenges)

  • SP8.Promoting economic growth and eradicating poverty and exclusion.  Led by  Mimar Ramis, Autonomous University of Barcelona,  and with speakers  Sergio Nasarre, Professor of Civil Law and Director of the Chair on Housing, University Rovira i Virgili, Stefaan Hermans, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, European Commission and Fernando Macías, researcher at Roma Studies Centre from University of Barcelona.

  Room:  Main Hall
7:30 – 8:00 pm Closing Ceremony

General Programme

MON 25 TUE 26 WED 27 THU 28 FRI 29
Natural Sciences, Physics & Mathematics Social Sciences & Humanities Enginneering Information & Technology Life Sciences Health & Pharmacy
8:00-9:00 Registration Registration Registration Registration Registration
9:00-10:30 Wellcome (9.00-9.30)

Open Ceremony
(09:30-11:00)

 Paper session & symposiums Paper session & symposiums Paper session & symposiums Paper session & symposiums
10:30-11:00 Break Break Break Break
11:00-12:30 Paper session & symposiums Sessions with speakers
Donna M. Mertens Tessie Catsambas, Maria Bustelo Ruesta, Sharon Smit		 Semi-plenay sessions (scientific field) Keynote lecture. Ada Yonath, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 Keynote Lecture. Harald zur Hausen, Nobel Prize in Medicine 2008
12:30-1:00 Lunch Box distribution Lunch Box distribution Lunch Box distribution Lunch Box distribution Lunch Box distribution
2:00-3:00 Midday Special Session. Midday Special Session. Midday Special Session. Midday Special Session. Midday Special Session.
3:00-4:15 Paper sessions & symposiums Paper sessions & symposiums Paper sessions & symposiums Paper sessions & symposiums Paper sessions & symposiums
4:15-4:45 Break Break Break Break Break
4:45-6:00 Environmental sustainability

Combat diseases

 Peace, social justice

Education for All

 Global partnership for development Plenary session “Gender relations in science”. Interdisciplinar paper sessions & symposiums
6:00-7:30 Interdisciplinar paper sessions & symposiums Interdisciplinar paper sessions & symposiums Interdisciplinar paper sessions & symposiums Interdisciplinar paper sessions & symposiums Eradicate hunger, poverty, exclusion

Economic growth
7:30-8:00 Closing Ceremony

* Lunch box distribution will be from 12:30 to 15:30
*  Green rows  indicate interdisciplinary sessions.

Semi-plenary sessions (scientific field)

Every day there will be two parallel sessions on the scientific field of the day (i.e. Physics and Mathematics, etc.). One session will be on some scientific advancements in that field. The other on a success story from research with social impact within that field. These sessions will be organized by organizing committee.

Semi-plenary sessions (societal challenges)

Every day there will be two parallel sessions on research targeting societal challenges organized by organizing committee. These challenges will be approached through an interdisciplinary perspective. The challenges are:

  • Economic growth
  • Eradicate hunger, poverty, exclusion
  • Gender equality
  • Peace, social justice
  • Sustained infrastructure and industrialization
  • Global partnership for development
  • Sustainable water management
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Combat diseases
  • Education for all

Paper sessions and symposiums

These will be sessions presenting individual papers and thematic symposiums. These sessions will be organized in relation to either the scientific field of the day or a particular societal challenge.

Midday special sessions

These will be shorter sessions with one specific topic of interest for researchers. Five midday specials have been organized on:

  • The role of publishers in promoting social impact
  • The role of funding agencies in promoting social impact
  • The role of universities in promoting social impact
  • The role of open access in promoting social impact
  • The role of scientific societies in promoting social impact

Brown bag seminars

Every day at lunch time there will be several seminars in which presenters can discuss about social impact of science in a more informal environment over lunch. Some of them will take place in seminar rooms and some other in open-air corner format in the university gardens. Brown bag seminars will be one hour long, and lunch boxes or any other food or drink will be allowed.

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