Dr Alan I. Leshner, Chief Executive Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Executive Publisher of the Journal Science, is giving the inaugural JRC Annual Lecture this evening in Brussels.
The title of the lecture is "Europe and the United States, a crucial moment for science cooperation". European Commissioner for Science & Research, Janez Potočnik and JRC Director-General Roland Schenkel are also speaking at the event, which marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the European Commission’s first research site in Ispra (Italy) and today’s signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the JRC and AAAS.