El 16 de mayo es la fecha límite para enviar las aplicaciones.
Con el objetivo de dar a conocer el Joint Research Centre (JRC), la EUSJA ofrece 20 plazas para periodistas de toda Europa que deseen viajar a Ispra (Italia) entre el 7 y el 9 de julio de 2010.
El study trip de dos días permitirá a los participantes obtener información sobre actividades de investigación de primera importancia para Europa y  descubrir el rol del JRC en la toma de decisiones de la política científica europea. Tendrán también posibilidades de entrevistar a científicos.
Ispra es una pequeña ciudad del norte de Italia, a orillas del lago Maggiore, que alberga algunos de los institutos principales del Centro de Investigación (JRC) de la Comisión Europea, como el Instituto para la Protección y la Seguridad del Ciudadano (IPSC), el Instituto para el Ambiente y la Continuidad (IES) y el Instituto para la Salud y la Protección al Consumidor (IHCP), así como la dirección del sitio de Ispra (ISD).
Científicos procedentes de toda Europa trabajan en Ispra en temas de medio ambiente,  protección al consumidor y seguridad. Allí definen estrategias para ahorrar energía, desarrollar las normas de seguridad para los productos o sistemas de alerta temprana para desastres naturales y proporcionar asistencia en las crisis humanitarias.

Date prisa para enviar tu solicitud escrita en inglés al correo sec2@aecomunicacioncientifica.org. Debe incluir tu nombre completo, medio para el que trabajas y correo electrónico.
La invitación incluye los dos días de alojamiento en hotel en Ispra (Hotel Lido y Hotel dei Tigli) y el transporte desde Turín, desplazamientos al JRC y al aeropuerto tras la visita.

Nota 1. Es la EUSJA y los organizadores del viaje a Ispra quienes -tras evaluar las solicitudes- hacen la escogencia final de los periodistas a invitar, no la AECC.

Nota 2. Ten en cuenta que los organizadores están interesados en que publiques un artículo tras el viaje.

Lee aquí la información completa de la invitación:

Invitation:
Post-ESOF press trip the Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Discover how the JRC’s research work supports EU policies for sustainable growth & development and safety & security
Ispra, 7 – 9 July 2010
Decision makers need scientific and technical support not only in the formulation of new policies, but also for their subsequent implementation and final impact evaluation. The JRC has developed special skills and tools to provide scientific and technical support throughout the complete policy cycle. Its activities in areas such as energy, environment, nuclear safety, security and crisis management as well as consumer protection and food safety are also very close to concerns of the citizen.
The JRC is a Directorate General of the European Commission and employs around 2700 staff in seven different research institutes located in five different countries. The small town of Ispra in Northern Italy (Lake Maggiore) hosts the biggest JRC site, which is also the third largest site of the European Commission, after Brussels and Luxembourg. Scientists coming from all over Europe work here on a broad range of environmental, consumer protection and security related topics. For example they define strategies to save energy, develop safety standards for products or early warning systems for natural disasters and provide assistance in humanitarian crises.
This two day visit programme will allow participants to gain insights into many research activities of prime importance for Europe and to discover JRC’s role in the European policy making process. There will be ample interviewing possibilities with top scientists.

Preliminary programme
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Departure from Turin around 17:00 and  2 hour transfer to Angera (ca 6 km from Ispra) where participants will be accommodated.
N.B. For participants coming directly to JRC Ispra, i.e. not participating in ESOF, transport will be arranged from Milan airports or stations.

Welcome dinner in Angera

Thursday, 8 July 2010

9:00 – 9:30    General introduction to JRC’s role, structure and activities

9:30 – 12:30    Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC)

    European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (equipped with the largest reaction wall in Europe): Research on structural behaviour of buildings, vulnerability assessment of civil infrastructures and standardisation of construction methods and products
    Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (www.gdacs.org) and Tsunami model
    Automated analysis of satellite images for disaster monitoring and post-disaster damage assessment (e.g. comprehensive building damage atlas for Haiti – see: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/jrc/index.cfm?id=5620&lang=en)

Lunch

14:00 – 17:00    Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP)

    Food safety – Research on migration of chemicals from food contact materials in support of current and future EU legislation
    Systems Toxicology laboratories and Nanobiosciences – use of high throughput screening and other modern scientific methods to assess safety of chemicals and nanomaterials

Dinner on Isola dei Pescatori (transfer by boat from Angera)

Friday, 9 July 2010

09.00 – 12:00    Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES)

    Early warning systems: European Flood Alert System and European Forest Fire Information System
    Climate change research and the Atmosphere-Biosphere-Climate integrated research station facility
    Vehicle Emission Laboratories – research on air pollution from road transport and support to European emission standards for vehicles
Lunch

14:00 – 16:00    Institute for Energy (IE)
    Renewable energy and energy efficiency and visit to the European Solar Test Installation

Logistic arrangements
•    Accommodation:
Participants will be accommodated in one of the following two hotels where the JRC has already booked rooms for two nights (from 7th to 9th July):

HOTEL LIDO: Viale Libertà 11 – 21021 – Angera (VA) Tel. +39 0331.93.02.32 / 93.06.56.

HOTEL DEI TIGLI:  Via Paletta, 20 – 21021 Angera (VA)    
Tel. +39 0331.93.08 36
lido@hotellido.it                info@hoteldeitigli.com
www.hotellido.it/                www.hoteldeitigli.com

•    Local transport
Transport from Turin to the hotels on 7th July and all local transfers between hotels and JRC will be organised as well as transfers to the airports after the visit on 9th July.