Science Meeting 2020 Warm Up Sessions

In a preview of Science Meeting 2020, which will take place on November 2, 3, and 4, 2020, at the Lisbon Congress Center, the event organizers are promoting three warm-up sessions on October 14, 21, and 26, in Lisbon, Ponte de Sor, and Porto.

The warm-up sessions will feature Portuguese scientists specializing in the topics highlighted this year at the 2020 Science Meeting, whose main theme will be the importance and challenges of science, research, and innovation in Portugal's recovery during the pandemic, making our country and Europe more resilient, more digital, greener, more social, and more global. This debate is particularly relevant in the current context, as Portugal prepares to take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2021.

The first warm-up session is entitled "Recovering Portugal with more knowledge, jobs, and digital transformation" and will take place at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento(Pavilion of Knowledge) in Lisbon on October 14 at 11 a.m. This session will present the agenda for the Science 2020 Meeting, which will feature the special participation of two Nobel Prize winners, among other renowned national and international scientists. All information regarding the program for these warm-up sessions is available on the meeting's website, where registration is now open.

This year, due to the current contingency situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, the logistics of the 2020 Science Meeting will be adjusted accordingly. The event will be held in person, with limitations in accordance with the contingency plan of the Lisbon Congress Center. The event will be broadcast via webstreaming, but all speaker presentations will be made in person. The program is being finalized and will soon be available on the website.

The Science Meeting is an annual event promoted by the Science and Technology Foundation in collaboration with the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture – Ciência Viva and the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science, Youth, and Sports, and has the institutional support of the Government through the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Higher Education. The initiative aims to promote a broad debate on the main topics and challenges of the scientific agenda, seeking to stimulate not only participation but also interaction between researchers, the business sector, and the general public.