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!!Invitation to EASAC/IIASA/OeAW\\Side-Event at the 2025 SAM Conference
!Partnering for Progress: Strengthening Science and Policy\\through Multilateral Collaboration for Tomorrow
!Tuesday 27 May 2025, 14:00-16:00 CEST, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
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__We are delighted to invite you to a [side event|http://scientificadvice.eu/events/partnering-for-progress-strengthening-science-and-policy-through-multilateral-collaboration-for-tomorrow] jointly organized by the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), in the context of the [Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) Conference of the European Commission|http://scientificadvice.eu/conference].
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This session will explore the growing role of collaborative frameworks in advancing science and strengthening science advice for policymaking.__
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__Date:__ Tuesday, 27 May 2025\\
__Time:__ 14:00-16:00 CEST\\
__Place:__ Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (in-person only)
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[Registration|http://link.edgepilot.com/s/7e5e16a0/FkXFSaUdqEmFdn2DAAiDEg?u=http://connect.iiasa.ac.at/events/177471]
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Programme highlights will include __Barbara Weitgruber__ (Director General, Scientific Research and International Relations, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science, and Research) as keynote speaker and __Simone Gingrich__ (Member, the Young Academy), [Lise Øvreås|Member/Øvreås_Lise] MAE (Vice-President, EASAC), and __Karen Lips__ (Deputy Director General, IIASA) on the panel. 
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We warmly encourage you to participate and contribute to the dialogue on strengthening the science-policy interface for the future.

!About EASAC

The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) is formed by the national science academies of the EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland and the UK. EASAC’s 30 member academies collaborate with each other in giving advice to European policymakers. Through EASAC, the academies provide collective, independent, evidence-based advice about scientific aspects of policy issues. For more information, visit our [website|http://easac.eu].