From | 2009-10-05 |
To | 2009-10-07 |
Course | The European Genetics Foundation (www.eurogene.org), Telethon Italy (www.telethon.it), the PROGEN Consortium (www.consorzioprogen.it) and the University of Bologna, under the aegis of the Italian Consiglio Universitario Nazionale (CUN), are promoting for the second year a course devoted to scientific officers responsible of the organization of the peer review of research projects in all areas of science. The aim of the course is to provide a platform of information/discussion on the themes related to the implementation of the best practices of peer review by public and private granting agencies. The programme will be focused on providing an overview of peer review-based models adopted by leading European and American granting agencies to implement strategies for funding scientific research. Lectures and round-tables involving preeminent policy-makers will delineate key issues and challenges for the diffusion of an effective peer-review-based system aimed at funding the best science. Interactive workshop sessions, chaired by Telethon Scientific Officers, will be the occasion for participants to discuss key themes and policies in peer review management and compare different perspectives on the basis of their specific work experience. The course will be aimed at scientific officers at the European level, and will accept a maximum of 50 students. |
Venue | EuroMediterranean University Centre of Ronzano, Bologna, ITALY |
Directors | L. Monaco (Milan, Italy), G. Romeo (Bologna, Italy) |
Speakers | Ezio Andreta (Commissioner of the National Agency for the Innovation, Milan, Italy),Omer Cebeci (Vice President of TUBITAK, Ankara, Turkey),Renat Bilyalov (ERC, Brussels, Belgium), Fabrizio Cobis(MIUR, Rome, Italy) Silvio Garattini (Director of the Mario Negri Institute, Coordinator of the Scientific Commission of the Italian Drug Agency - AIFA, Milan, Italy),Giuliana Gemelli (University of Bologna, Director of the Master in International Studies in Philantropy, Bologna, Italy),M. Heppener ( ESF, Strasbourg), Kenneth Keller (Director of the SAIS - Johns Hopkins University Bologna Center, Bologna, Italy),Josè Manuel Labastida (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Madrid, Spain), Luciano Modica (University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy), Lucia Monaco (Chief Scientific Officer Italian Telethon Foundation, Milan, Italy), Francesca Pasinelli (Telethon, Milan, Italy), Giovanni Romeo (University of Bologna, Italy),Lisa Vozza (AIRC, Milan), John Williams (Head of Clinical Activities, Wellcome Trust, UK). |
Programme | Monday, October 5 - Comparative analysis of different Peer Review systems Morning Session (09:00-13:00) 09:00 Registration R. Bilyalov Funding Frontier Research : ERC peer review process O. Cebeci Tubitak Panel Review Process 10:30 Coffee break S. Garattini The project of AIFA on independent clinical research L. Monaco Promoting research towards the cure of genetic diseases: how a charity faces its challenges L. Vozza Peer review in cancer research: the AIRC review process Discussion 13:00 Lunch break Afternoon Session (14:30-18:00) Parallel Workshop1 1. Managing the research portfolio: one Call does not fit all. 2. Key players and roles in the peer review process 16:30 Coffee break Parallel Workshops Wrapping up Evening Seminar at the Collegio di Spagna: G. Gemelli The Rockefeller Foundation and the historical roots of peer-review in the international context K. Keller Peer review in American research universities Tuesday, October 6 - Definition of Standards for Quality Assessment Morning Session (9:30-13:00) G.Romeo t.b.d. M. Heppener Peer Review and the European Science Foundation V. Ley Peer review and Research Funding in Spain 10:30 Coffee break E. Andreta The strategy of science policy in the EU Discussion 13:00 Lunch break Afternoon Session (14:30-18:00) Parallel Workshops 3. IT and AI tools to support and enhance peer review 4. Reviewers and reviews: optimizing the quality of the process 16:30 Coffee break Parallel Workshops Wrapping up Wednesday, October 7 - Discussion of a Common Strategy for the Promotion of Peer Review in Europe Round Table: Feed-back from the afternoon workshops of the previous days Participants: Telethon staff and students Moderator: L: Monaco 10:30 Coffee break Round Table: How to prepare the future of peer review in Europe: Participants: All the invited speakers of the previous days Moderators: F. Pasinelli and G.Romeo 13:00 Lunch and departure ? |