ENCUENTROS Paris 2012: bringing Chilean researchers together

The central theme of the Encuentros Paris 2012 Conference will be the exploration of alternatives to effectively integrate Chilean scientists and from other nationalities, trained abroad, into the process of economic and social progress in Chile. This subject converges with the analysis of global issues as international mobility and the contribution of knowledge to the development of emerging countries. 

The conference takes place in English, lasts for three days, and aims to gather a total of 300 participants, representing the main interest areas of Chilean researchers abroad.  This year’s program will include seven sessions covering medical sciences, life sciences, engineering, math, renewable energies, education, communication, economy, public policy and urban studies. Each session will combine expositions from renowned international investigators and young scientists.

During the conference, round-table discussions about relevant topics such as how to combine sciences and business or how to re-integrate and transfer knowledge in your home country after studying and researching in Europe, will take place. In addition, poster presentations with the work of at least 100 young researchers will be interspersed. 

Confirmed world-class speakers 
In this 6th version of Encuentros, the participants will have the privilege of enjoying a Keynote Presentation from Dr. Saskia Sassen, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and Co-Chair Committee on Global Thought. Her research and writing focuses on globalization issues, including social, economic and political dimensions, and immigration and terrorism in global cities.

On the other hand, the keynote speaker for Natural Science will be Dr. Rainer Fischer, Department head of the Institute for Molecular Biotechnology and Senior Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute. Dr. Fischer’s expertise covers many areas of Molecular Biotechnology including genomics, proteomics, cellomics, protein engineering, molecular medicine, immunology, virology, plant biotechnology, as well as the production and purification of recombinant proteins.

The keynote triplet is completed with the participation of Pr. Bernard Seguin, jointly awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which authored the Fourth Assessment Report on Climate Change.

For information about other speakers, please see our website. 

Call for abstracts
Encuentros Paris 2012 Conference has opened a multidisciplinary call for oral presentations and/or posters, in order to represent the thematic diversity of our community research areas. You are invited to propose papers and/or posters for this event. The official language is English, with the possibility of communication in French or Spanish only to be considered in exceptional cases. The submission deadline is February 28, 2012. 

For information about call for abstracts, please see our website.