Conference Programme

Day 1 - 12:00 – 17:45

• Lunch buffet from 12:00 – 13:00 at conference facility
  The day will start with an open lunch buffet for correspondents to meet before the official opening of the day.

•  Opening of correspondents’ day 13:00 – 13:20
  Maurits Butter – TNO, the Netherlands
  Title: The EFMN from 2004-2008
  In a short welcoming introduction, the EFMN correspondents’ day will be opened and a short review about EFMN will be given.

• Presentation Key Messages Journal EFMN Special Issue 13:20 – 14:00
  Luke Georghiou – PREST, UK
  The EFMN has produced a journal special issue publishing the EFMN results of the last 4 years. The special issue will be introduced to the audience by Luke Georghiou. Some key messages are presented by Maurits Butter.

•  Presentation key note speaker on weak signals 14:00 – 15:00
  Mrs Elina Hiltunen – Nokia, Finland
  Title: Weak signals – what is it and how can it be identified?
  This presentation will present methodological ideas and insights of weak signals and develop ideas how these can be better classified and identified.
  The presentation of 30-40 minutes will be followed by an open discussion of the results of 20-30 minutes

• Break 15:00 - 15:30
  During the break an opinion poll on most important future issue was held. A questionnaire was distributed and analysed later in the day, feeding into next year’s EFMN issue analysis.

• Presentations of featured correspondents 15:30 – 17:00
  These presentations will be held by correspondents that will present experiences and insights of recent foresight projects related to weak signal analyses.
  This year’s presentations will be held by Anssi Tervonen and Alun Rhydderch.
  Each presentation ca 25-30min leading to open discussion.

• Anssi Tervonen – Data Rangers, Finland
  Experiences of using weak signals in foresight building at M-real in 2001-2005

• Alun Rhydderch – DIUS, UK
  Weak signals identification for policy – the UK Horizon Scanning Activities

• Short break 17:00 - 17:15

• Pecha Kuchas 17:15 – 17:45
  Participants will present their latest projects and ideas to the audience in Pecha Kucha format.

• End of formal presentations: 17:45

• Informal event from 20:00
  To allow for informal networking between correspondents’ as well as the EFMN partners, a dinner has been arranged at the restaurant of the university foundation. The cost of this event is free of charge.

Day 2 - 9:30-15:00

• Presentation of EFMN mapping results 2008 9:30 – 10:10
  Raphael Popper – Manchester University, UK
  Title: Results of EFMN mapping report 2008
  Part of this year’s EFMN mapping compares the results of the mapping for Europe to other world regions. Additionally, the lessons learnt from the mapping since 2004 will be presented including future improvements and ideas.

• Presentation of EFMN issue analysis results 2008 10:10 – 10:30
  Dr Anette Braun – VDI, Germany
  Title: Results from the  issue analysis 2008

• Pecha Kuchas 10:30 – 11:00
  Participants will present their latest projects and ideas to the audience in Pecha Kucha format.
  Bob Frame of the Land Care Research Institute in New Zealand

• Presentation of EFMN briefs production 11:00 – 11:30
  Dr Susanne Giesecke – ARC, Austria
  This presentation will reflect upon the Briefs production process, community building, and experience with different approaches.
  Furthermore, a closer look will be taken at the content and context of the Briefs and related foresight activities.

• How to make the best use of the EFMN website 11:30 – 12:00
  Dr. Patrick Crehan – CKA, Belgium
  Practical tools and tips to get the most out of the EFMN website.

• Lunch buffet from 12:00 – 13:00
  A lunch buffet during the break will be provided for you.

• Presentation by the Commission 13:00 – 13:45
  Pierre Valette – DG Research / L.2
  This presentation will give the Commission’s view on the new context of Foresight and implications for future work programmes.

• Presentation of opinion poll on weak signals 13:45 – 14:15
  This presentation will briefly present the results from the opinion poll on the most interesting / most important future issue, conducted during the previous day.

• Final conclusions, EFMN outlook and future vision 14:15
  Maurits Butter – TNO, the Netherlands
  This presentation will summarise the EFMN correspondents’ day and provide an outlook of the EFMN for the next years.

• End of Correspondents’ day 2008 – ca 15:00