Ciência'18 – Meeting with Science and Technology in Portugal

Following the last annual Science meetings, it is with renewed enthusiasm that we challenge all researchers and their R&D Units to participate in Science 2018 , also attracting all citizens to open debates on new scientific opportunities and challenges. This year's annual meeting, Ciência 2018, will take place from 2 to 4 July at the Lisbon Congress Centre .

This year, the program will be organized around “ missions ” associated with major scientific and societal challenges, based on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. We aim to highlight the need to deepen research and innovation, while strengthening communication and dialogue mechanisms, recognized by all as increasingly important so that the contributions of knowledge and technology are understood and strongly supported by society. We would therefore like to mobilize all researchers and their R&D Units for the debate emerging in Europe on the design of the future 9th European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, 2021-2028. 

During the month of April, R&D unit coordinators were invited to submit their proposals for oral communications and demonstrations of R&D activities. Soon, we will also be asking for proposals for digital posters to be presented by doctoral students during the meeting.

The Science Meeting 2018 is promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology in collaboration with the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture Ciência Viva and the Parliamentary Committee for Education and Science , with the institutional support of the Government through the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education .

We are certain that, with everyone's collaboration, we will create another unique moment of annual reflection on the state of Science and Technology in Portugal and Europe.

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